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English translation: engine size/cc
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| 15:12 Dec 24, 2008 |
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|  Selected response from: James (Jim) Davis Seychelles Local time: 22:16 | ||||||
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| 4 +2 | displacement/cc |
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| 4 +1 | engine size / cc |
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peer agreement (net): +1engine size / cc Explanation: Engine size is generally measured in cc, cubic centimetres. "cc" usually in small letters looks a bit small, lost and strange as a title on its own, so you could put "engine size". If you put something like displacement or swept volume, I think even the most expert readers would probably be a bit confused. The definition comes below a title. Reference: http://www.google.com/search?hl=it&q=Engine+size+cc&lr= |
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40 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +2
peer agreement (net): +2displacement/cc Explanation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engine_displacement "The cubic inch was often formerly used (until the 1980s) to express the displacement of engines for new cars, trucks, etc. (e.g., the "426" in 426 HEMI refers to 426 cubic inches displaced). It is therefore still used for this purpose in the context of the classic-car hobby, auto racing, and so forth. The auto industry nowadays uses SI for this purpose (e.g. 6.1 L HEMI). However, *****the actual displacement measurements of an engine are still given by many manufacturers in cubic inch displacement (usually along with cc; e.g. the 6.1 L HEMI's published displacement is 370.0 CID/6,059 cc).*****[1][2][3][4] Some examples of common CID-to-litre conversions are given below. Note that nominal sizes are not always precisely equal to actual sizes. This principle is frequently seen in engineering, tool standardization, etc. (for ease of use) and in marketing (when a big round number sounds more impressive, is more memorable, etc.)." And here a way to calculate the displacement: http://www.csgnetwork.com/cubicinchcalc.html -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 ore (2008-12-24 17:14:30 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Hi Pauley! I was still thinking about your query and I have realised my English friends talk about "engine capacity". A quick check prooved them right (of course!): http://www.carkeys.co.uk/glossary/7939.asp "Glossary Engine Capacity Engine capacity is expressed in terms of cubic centimetres (cc) or litres. One litre is the equivalent of 1000cc, and engine sizes are usually rounded up to the nearest litre, so a 2296cc engine is also referred to as a 2.3-litre engine. These are metric terms which have always been used in the UK. Traditionally, US engine capacities are expressed in the Imperial measurement of cubic inches". |
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