2006-12-06 04:21:09 · 4 answers · asked by Clifford M 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Some of these answers are great, but the Bore X Stroke = Cubic inches is totally wrong. Cubic inches of an engine is calculated by:
Bore(squared) X Stroke X pi (22/7) / 4 X number of cylinders.
Some of the answers we get online are little scary. I hope people are not walking around thinking CUBIC inches is measured by only 2 sides or variables.
2006-12-06 05:40:50 · answer #1 · answered by Marc87GN 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A big-block engine is a North American V8 in a family of engines which generally have greater than 5.9 L (360 cubic inches) of displacement; factory engine sizes reached a peak of 8.2 L (500 cubic inches) Anything V8 and smaller than 360 is a small block. Hope this helps.
2006-12-06 04:29:03 · answer #2 · answered by Mr Croup 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bore x stroke = cubic inches
chevy
small block 305, 307, 327, 350, 383, 400 cubic inches
big block 400, 427, 454,502
ford
small block 289, 302, 351
big block 390, 427, 406
not a dodge fan so dont know much about dodges
just a couple examples various kits for all engines are avabile so the cubic inches can vary but generaly speaking a small block will support only so many cubic inches before its maxed out, meaning if you eant more cubic inches than a small block will support youll need to step up to a big block
mouse= small block
rat=big block
2006-12-06 04:34:16 · answer #3 · answered by storminnormin 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
typically when talking about chevrolet or dodge it is the physical size of the block and also the displacement and configuration of things such as the accessories....if you want to know the difference with fords then you need to talk to a ford expert
2006-12-06 04:27:31 · answer #4 · answered by mopar_guru83 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋