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Re: British Pie!

To: Toby@intri-plex.com, spridgets@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: British Pie!
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2000 11:03:42 EST
In a message dated 11/10/00 8:40:52 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
Toby@intri-plex.com writes:


> Bore 70.61mm
> Stroke 81.28mm
> Capacity: 1274.8 cc
> "
> everytime I calculate it I get 1273.1 ccs.
> 
> Are the british using some kind of different Pi? (3.14159265358979)
> 
> (Bore/2)squared X PI X stroke X 4 = displacement right?
> 
> 
> (70.61/2)=35.305
> 35.305 squared = 1246.443025
> 1246.443025 X PI = 3915.81625
> 3915.81625 X 82.28 = 318277.5448372
> 318277.5448372 X 4 = 1273110.17934
> 1273110.17934 /1000 (convert to cc) = 1273.1101793 !!!
> 
> Dude... what am I doing wrong? am I incorrect in asuming that all 4 cly are
> 

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Well, you are forgetting that the British cc is probably different from the 
rest of the world.  Look at it this way, in the USA a pound is 16 oz.  
In England a pound is $1.43 (as of today.)  
Go figure.  :-)

Allen Hefner
SCCA Philly Region Rally Steward
'77 Midget
'92 Mitsubishi Expo LRV Sport

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