2007-06-20 11:05:21 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
4.6 litres is 4600cc.
That equates to 282 cubic inch. The others are right, it just means the size of the engine.
2007-06-20 11:35:08 · answer #1 · answered by pat j 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It used to be cubic inches. Liters is just a metric measurement of the same thing. Basically it means the displacement of the cylinders. In other words, the total amount of liquid that the cylinder could hold with the piston fully down times the number of cylinders in the engine.
2007-06-20 11:14:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The numbers represent the displacement of the engine.
This is the amount of space inside the engine cylinder that is used by the piston when it completes each full upward or downward movement. (called a stroke).
The total area is determined by measuring the volume of space used (swept) by the piston in one cylinder and then multiplying it by the number of cylinders in the engine.
The measurements are expressed in cubic centimetres, so each 1000 cc's represents one litre.
If you have the Ford V-8 that I think you do, the swept area is 575 cc's per cylinder times 8 cylinders, for a total of 4600 centimetres, or 4.6 litres of engine displacement.
2007-06-20 11:31:41 · answer #3 · answered by Ef Ervescence 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Liters is a unit of measurement. It was used primarily in Europe first. Now it has spread to the States and has been with us for decades.
A loose conversion figure is about 60.4 cubic inches per liter. So a 302CI engine would be 5.0 liters.
2007-06-20 11:14:20 · answer #4 · answered by Fordman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Displacement. Used to be measured in CC's or cubic centimeters. Basically its the amount of room inside the engine's cylinders for air/fuel mixture.
There is a saying "There is no replacement for displacement"
The larger the displacement the more power is usually produced (more air= larger combustion= more horsepower)
2007-06-20 11:11:09 · answer #5 · answered by jst_nrml 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
t's called the "displacement."
Your car likely has a cylinder engine. It means that there are chambers in the engine where gas/air mixture is sucked in, burned, and the exhaust gas expelled. Obviously, more gas/air mixture you burn, more power you get. (simply stated)
Because each chamber is a cylinder, it has a finite ability (capacity) to suck in the gas/air mixture. When you add all of your whatever cylinders, it has the capacity of 4.6 l
2007-06-20 11:11:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The capacity of the cylinders in total
2007-06-20 11:08:42 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1 cubic Liter = 61.3 cubic inches
2007-06-20 11:12:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋