My C7 does not have a 6.2 engine, engines are measured in cubic inches
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My C7 does not have a 6.2 engine, engines are measured in cubic inches
I remember when they started this liter nonsense in the mid 60s and I never liked it. Numbers like 265, 283, 327, 427 all mean something to me. She's real fine my 409 just would not sound right if it were She's real fine my 6.7023.
Liters are less precise, when anyone asks I tell them I have a 376 engine. A 6.2L = 378.35in³ and a 6.1L = 372.24in³ which leaves a big gap between 6.1 & 6.2. Using liters bothers me because I am old school / old fashioned and it is not as precise.
If anyone asks you tell them it is a 376.
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Liters are less precise, when anyone asks I tell them I have a 376 engine. A 6.2L = 378.35in³ and a 6.1L = 372.24in³ which leaves a big gap between 6.1 & 6.2. Using liters bothers me because I am old school / old fashioned and it is not as precise.
If anyone asks you tell them it is a 376.
Rant off
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"In honor of jpee"
so, I guess a 9 mm is off, too.
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St. Jude Donor '15
"In honor of jpee"
and just to keep the kidding alive, and what would that be in inches?
"The .357 S&W Magnum (9×33mmR).." fr. wikiped.
"The .357 S&W Magnum (9×33mmR).." fr. wikiped.
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no offense taken.
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If someone gives me a number in "lee ters" I have to convert it to CI to figure out how big it is.
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definitely but the motor is still a 427 lol but people are equally confused when you say 7L lol I just say it has an engine now.
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Canada went metric back in 1978 and now we are so used to it, it's so easy compared to imperial....
We are slooooolyyyy converting you guy's to join the rest of the planet in metric...
We are slooooolyyyy converting you guy's to join the rest of the planet in metric...
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I remember when they started this liter nonsense in the mid 60s and I never liked it. Numbers like 265, 283, 327, 427 all mean something to me. She's real fine my 409 just would not sound right if it were She's real fine my 6.7023.
Liters are less precise, when anyone asks I tell them I have a 376 engine. A 6.2L = 378.35in³ and a 6.1L = 372.24in³ which leaves a big gap between 6.1 & 6.2. Using liters bothers me because I am old school / old fashioned and it is not as precise.
If anyone asks you tell them it is a 376.
Rant off
Liters are less precise, when anyone asks I tell them I have a 376 engine. A 6.2L = 378.35in³ and a 6.1L = 372.24in³ which leaves a big gap between 6.1 & 6.2. Using liters bothers me because I am old school / old fashioned and it is not as precise.
If anyone asks you tell them it is a 376.
Rant off
If anyone asks you tell them it is a 376
I am not an engine guy but why not say its a 378?
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Its a join the world thing (Remember No More Exceptionalism in US anymore) We are to march in line with the peace loving people of Europe and switch to METRIC!!!!
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I remember when they started this liter nonsense in the mid 60s and I never liked it. Numbers like 265, 283, 327, 427 all mean something to me. She's real fine my 409 just would not sound right if it were She's real fine my 6.7023.
Liters are less precise, when anyone asks I tell them I have a 376 engine. A 6.2L = 378.35in³ and a 6.1L = 372.24in³ which leaves a big gap between 6.1 & 6.2. Using liters bothers me because I am old school / old fashioned and it is not as precise.
If anyone asks you tell them it is a 376.
Rant off
Liters are less precise, when anyone asks I tell them I have a 376 engine. A 6.2L = 378.35in³ and a 6.1L = 372.24in³ which leaves a big gap between 6.1 & 6.2. Using liters bothers me because I am old school / old fashioned and it is not as precise.
If anyone asks you tell them it is a 376.
Rant off
It might be of interest that the US was the promoter of the 10 based measurement system from the 1780’s! This is some history:
In 1782 Thomas Jefferson suggested the messy currency situation in the US needed to be fixed. We were using British Pounds, Dutch Guilders and Spanish Pieces of Eight! He proposed the base 10 currency system we use today.
Jefferson and Ben Franklin strongly supported a base 10 measurement system that was being developed in France (now called SI.)
In 1790 George Washington in his First Congressional address said ”Uniformity of currency, weights and measures is of great importance.” Congress only supported currency! (Follow the money. Money is mostly what the bankers cared about!)
Typical of the US Congress they left us with our messy measurement system!
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I remember when they started this liter nonsense in the mid 60s and I never liked it. Numbers like 265, 283, 327, 427 all mean something to me. She's real fine my 409 just would not sound right if it were She's real fine my 6.7023.
Liters are less precise, when anyone asks I tell them I have a 376 engine. A 6.2L = 378.35in³ and a 6.1L = 372.24in³ which leaves a big gap between 6.1 & 6.2. Using liters bothers me because I am old school / old fashioned and it is not as precise.
If anyone asks you tell them it is a 376.
Rant off
Liters are less precise, when anyone asks I tell them I have a 376 engine. A 6.2L = 378.35in³ and a 6.1L = 372.24in³ which leaves a big gap between 6.1 & 6.2. Using liters bothers me because I am old school / old fashioned and it is not as precise.
If anyone asks you tell them it is a 376.
Rant off
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My whole point is the engine is advertised as a 376 engine and 6.2 does not = 376
THIS IS THE INFO ON THE GM WEB SITE
GM lists the car at 376 CI, Unless you want to list the displacement as 6.2xxxx the 376 number is more accurate
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Standard Engine Gas V8
Displacement (liters/cu. in.) 6.2L/376
7-speed manual transmission Standard
6-speed Paddle Shift automatic transmission Available
Horsepower @ RPM 455 @ 6000
Horsepower (with performance exhaust) 460
Torque @ RPM 460 @ 4600
Fuel Injection Direct Injection
Drivetrain Rear Wheel Drive
Axle Ratio 3.42
Steering/Suspension 6.2L V8 DI engine RWD
Front Suspension Short/Long Arm
Rear Suspension Short/Long Arm
Brakes 6.2L V8 DI engine RWD
4-Wheel Disc Brakes Yes
Brake/ABS System 4-Wheel
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You think the switch to "little tree" is painful. I can't wait when the US changes from Fahrenheit to Celsius or lb to kg. These two are really painful.
But the big one mph to kph. To this day, I never got use to this mostly because 60 mph=1 minute per mile. This works nicely. But 100kph doesn't play nicely with 1 minute.
The other thing is fuel consumption, mpg is easy. But for some reason, in metric, they insist on liters/100km. This is dumb. So if you know you have say, 8 liters at 10.3liters/100km. Now how far can you go? Dig out your calc. or switch the display to range if you can find it.
But the big one mph to kph. To this day, I never got use to this mostly because 60 mph=1 minute per mile. This works nicely. But 100kph doesn't play nicely with 1 minute.
The other thing is fuel consumption, mpg is easy. But for some reason, in metric, they insist on liters/100km. This is dumb. So if you know you have say, 8 liters at 10.3liters/100km. Now how far can you go? Dig out your calc. or switch the display to range if you can find it.