Im a car newbie and my question is
in a car terms what does "cc" mean ??
simple explaination please and thankyou
2007-11-30 19:25:40 · 6 answers · asked by himynameisgary 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
cc=cubic centimeters , 1000 cc =1 liter
ci = cubic inces 350 = 5.7 liters or 5700cc
2007-11-30 19:41:44 · answer #1 · answered by Robert F 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
CC stands for Cubic Centimeters. In the most simplest of terms, it is a measure of the total volume of the combustion chambers of a car's engine. It is also referred to as the engine's "displacement". As an individual piston in the engine moves down, it sucks in the air/fuel mixture. When the piston comes up, it compresses this mixture, then the spark plug ignites it, forcing the piston back down. The volume that it sucks in is measured in cubic centimeters. Centimeters is a metric measurement. Some engines have this measurement expressed in cubic inches, some are expressed in liters. It all means the same thing. As an example, a four-cylinder engine that has 1,600 cc displacement has four cylinders that each suck in 400 cubic centimeters. Because 1,600 cubic centimeters is the same as 1.6 cubic liters, you will sometimes see the engine referred to as a 1.6 liter engine. American cars for years were referred to in cubic inches, or CI, and a big V8 could have a displacement of as much as 454 cubic inches or more. This link to Wikipedia will show you visually what displacement is and how it is measured.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engine_displacement
2007-12-01 11:26:28 · answer #2 · answered by Me again 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"cc" means "cubic centimeter." it's a volumetric thing- generally the greater the displacement, the greater the power. You'll find lots of cars with a 1.6 liter motor. This is the same as 1600 cc's. This is a kind of basic four-cylinder econo-box motor. A muscle car with a Ford 460 V-8 has about seven and a half liter displacement.
Motorcycles have smaller motors and use cc's to let you know the volumetric displacement of their motors. You can find a small motorcycle with 50 cc's or about three cubic inches.
2007-12-01 03:54:00 · answer #3 · answered by going_for_baroque 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I thought it was cubic capacity and relates to the size of the engine. The bigger the cc the bigger the engine, the faster it goes, the more fuel it uses and (possibly) the higher the emissions.
2007-12-01 06:04:54 · answer #4 · answered by Babs 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
cubic centimeters-it refers to the displacement of the engine, its the metric version of c.i., or cubic inches.
2007-12-01 03:30:51 · answer #5 · answered by omnisource 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
cc = CUBIC CENTIMETERS......
whereas ci = CUBIC INCHES
2007-12-01 03:29:21 · answer #6 · answered by Dennis E 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋