Zrush Posted June 23, 2004 Share #301 Posted June 23, 2004 OK, back to trivia questions. Here's oneWhat was the first year that american automakers started measuring engines by litres rather that cubic inches?Vicky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fun_in_my_z Posted June 23, 2004 Author Share #302 Posted June 23, 2004 Id say back when jeep came out to the public. But i figure i would be wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordbiotree Posted June 23, 2004 Share #303 Posted June 23, 2004 Originally posted by Zrush OK, back to trivia questions. Here's oneWhat was the first year that american automakers started measuring engines by litres rather that cubic inches?Vicky Good question. Since when did car guys stop measuring engines by cubic inches? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hls30.com Posted June 23, 2004 Share #304 Posted June 23, 2004 That would be when GM started imorting and selling other cars under their umbrella of marques. Probably about the time of the Opel GT?Car guys still use in3, but we have been quoting liters and ccs since the Z first hi the shore!Will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fun_in_my_z Posted June 23, 2004 Author Share #305 Posted June 23, 2004 They were using ccs in 1948 when the Tc model MG was running around.When it actualy started i have no clue:stupid: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zrush Posted June 24, 2004 Share #306 Posted June 24, 2004 Originally posted by lordbiotree Good question. Since when did car guys stop measuring engines by cubic inches? Not so much car guys, but automakers. I owned a 78 Trans Am and on the hood-scoop it said 6.6 litres. I've seen early 70's models T/A's with 400 c.i. on the scoop. Early Boss 302's are now 5.0's. I'm kind of thinking it was when the US tried using the metric system in the 70's, no?Vicky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fun_in_my_z Posted June 24, 2004 Author Share #307 Posted June 24, 2004 Im stumped.:stupid: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav240z Posted June 24, 2004 Share #308 Posted June 24, 2004 When they realised metric units were superior forms of measurement. Ahhh the French Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdbrandy Posted June 24, 2004 Share #309 Posted June 24, 2004 Originally posted by Zrush I'm kind of thinking it was when the US tried using the metric system in the 70's, no?Vicky I remember back in grade school (and that was late 60's into early 70's), with the "new math" and introduction of the metric system, we were all told that the US would be completely metric within 10 years. RIGHT! When I did my engineering degrees in the 80's, we ended up learning both metric and US units. Learned to hate doing engineering calculations in US units. The metric system is SO much easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fun_in_my_z Posted June 24, 2004 Author Share #310 Posted June 24, 2004 I wonder why we dont switch to metric to.:stupid: Oh yeah nothings ever easy to work on as long as its made here . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav240z Posted June 24, 2004 Share #311 Posted June 24, 2004 Agreed having done Physics at Uni I found metric units so much nicer and simpler to use.Main reason why I've never liked US measurements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordbiotree Posted June 25, 2004 Share #312 Posted June 25, 2004 For those of us that haven't reached higher levels of math yet, the US system is just fine. They did teach it to us in Biology Class back in high school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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