Date:         Mon, 18 Oct 2004 13:29:17 +1300
Reply-To:     Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
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From:         Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
Subject:      Re: 101 MPH Vanagon!
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>  >>>
>>>>   What the heck are cubic INCHES??
>>>>
>>>>
>>>That is a good question for the younger members of the list.  This is an
>>old
>>>measurement once used on american metal produced prior to some time in the
>>>70s.  427cid 428cid and 440cid were once considered ideal numbers. Even
>>>better than the xx-xx-xx series once discussed in that era as well.
>
>>>>>My question was tongue-in-cheek, but does reflect today's usage. The
>>nondecimal system was always ridiculously clumsy, and I never could
>>remember how many feet or yards there were in a mile, even as a kid in
>>Canada in the 60s.
>
>Cubic inches is a measurement of volume, easy to picture in you mind..
>Liters is how much Dr. Pepper you get in a 12 Pack......... I have no idea
>how that relates to the displacement of my engine..... I guess I have to
>be content to know my Vanagon is moved along the road by an 89 cent
>bottle of pop........
>
>Makr

1 liter = 1000 cm3 = 10x10x10cm  (=4x4x4" for those living in caves)
;-)