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Re: <OT> calculating engine displacement

To: Thomas Walter <twalter@austin.rr.com>
Subject: Re: <OT> calculating engine displacement
From: RWM <RWM@rwmann.com>
Date: Mon, 05 Nov 2001 19:59:10 -0500
Combustion chamber volume (and valve relief pockets in piston tops, if
applicable) come into play when calculating compression ratio.

- Bob Mann, '69 2000 Solex

Thomas Walter wrote:
> 
> Swept volume.
> 
> So figure the area (d/2^2 * PI)
> times the stroke.
> 
> That is the volume for one cylinder.
> 
> Since the roadster is a has an 87.2mm bore,
> and a 83mm stroke.
> 
> Area = (d/2)^2  * PI
>       =  87.4/2 ^2  * 3.1415
>       =  7638/4    * 3.1415
>       =  6005 mm*mm
> 
> Stroke = 83mm
> 
> So per cylinder = 6005 * 83 mm*mm*mm
>                  = 498495 cubic millimeters
>                  = 498 cc
> 
> Note the measurements go from mm to cc (cubic centimeter).
> cc is the common factory, but to go from mm to cm is a factor of
> 10, or in the case of mm*mm*mm to cm*cm*cm (a factor of 10 * 10 * 10).
> 
> Anyway from the above give us just about 2000cc for a four cylinder
> engine, so those darn bore and stroke measurements should be correct.
> 
> snyler wrote:
> 
> > Just curious, how is displacement of an engine calculated?  Simply bore
> > and stroke and number of cylinders?  Are combustion chambers factored in?
> >
> > -Marc T.
> >
> >
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