If a car has a 6.0 liter V12, what are those 6 liters a measure of? I know V12 means a 12 cylinder engine, but what does the 6 liters have to do with?
2007-02-26 12:39:41 · 11 answers · asked by MichaelP 4 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
It is the displacement of the engine. Simply stated, it is the volume taken up by the piston from the low point of it's travel (BDC or bottom dead center) to the high point of it's travel (TDC - top dead center). This volume is then multiplied by the number of cylinders to calculate the displacement.
It can be stated in liters, cc's (cubic centimeters), or cubic inches.
Hope this helps.
2007-02-26 12:57:26 · answer #1 · answered by sk33t3r 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
liters are the metric unit of measurement for displacement, kind of like if you hear of a 350c1 chevrolet or a 427ci ford..
you can find out the cubic inches of displacement on any car by multipying the liters by 61.. so a 6.0 liter engine would be a 366cubic inch motor
2007-02-26 12:45:34 · answer #2 · answered by paranoidandroid581 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The liter size is the size of the piston displacement. The physical size of the engine in laymans terms. Many American cars used to be referred to by cubic inches. So there is also conversion factor.
For example. A chevy 350 small block works out to 5.7L of piston displacement.
2007-02-26 12:44:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
6 litres is the total displacement of the 12 cylenders the same as saying it's a 350 means it's got 350 cubic inches of displacement. each cylender displaces 500 ml
2007-02-26 12:44:28 · answer #4 · answered by E_NA_NA 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are 61 cubic inches per liter. So, a 4.6 liter is about a 283 cubic inch motor. A 5.7 is about 350 cubic inches.
2016-03-29 02:16:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Liter is a measure of size. When you put the piston in waater it is how much volume it will displace. So a 5.0L v8 would have smaller cylenders than a 5.0L v6 becuase the volume is spread out between more cylenders on teh v8.
2007-02-26 12:54:53 · answer #6 · answered by jungle867 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
That's the size of the cylinder bore, or in lay mans terms, how big the hole is that piston is in! I'm enclosing a link, but, unless your a certified mechanic you may not understand it.
2007-02-26 12:46:16 · answer #7 · answered by cireengineering 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's the volume of the cylinders. Metrics are supposed to be more easily understood.
2007-02-26 12:59:11 · answer #8 · answered by Steven D 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Cylinder displacement,or how much air the pistons suck in for every revolution.
2007-02-26 12:43:52 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
just like a chevy 5.7 litre is a 350 cubic inch engine, actually the litres are just a european measure of cubic inch.
2007-02-26 12:45:17 · answer #10 · answered by mister ss 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋