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Encyclopedia > Cubic inch displacement

A cubic inch (plural: cubic inches) is a non-SI unit of volume, equal to the volume of a cube with sides of one inch. Cover of brochure The International System of Units. ... The former Weights and Measures office in Middlesex, England. ... The volume of a solid object is the three-dimensional concept of how much space it occupies, often quantified numerically. ... A cube[1] is a three-dimensional solid object bounded by six square faces, facets or sides, with three meeting at each vertex. ... An inch (plural: inches; symbol or abbreviation: in or, sometimes, ″ - a double prime) is the name of a unit of length in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ...


Cubic inches are still sometimes used as a unit of measurement in the United States and the United Kingdom.

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Notation conventions

The following symbols are used to denote cubic inches:

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Equivalence with other units of volume

1 cubic inch (assuming an international inch) is equal to: An inch (plural: inches; symbol or abbreviation: in or, sometimes, ″ - a double prime) is the name of a unit of length in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ...

  • 0.000578703703703703 cubic feet (1 cubic foot is equal to 1,728 cubic inches)
  • about 0.554112552 U.S. fluid ounces
  • about 0.069264069 U.S. cups
  • about 0.000465025413 U.S. bushels
  • about 0.00432900432900433 U.S. liquid gallons
  • about 1.0307153119047619047619047619048e-4 crude barrels
  • 0.016387064 litres (1 litre is about 61.02 cubic inches)
  • 16.387064 cubic centimetres (1 cubic centimetre is equal to about 0.06102 cubic inches)
  • 0.000016387040931387 cubic metres (1 cubic metre is equal to about 61,023.83 cubic inches)

The cubic foot (symbols ft³, cu. ... A fluid ounce is a unit of volume in both the Imperial system of units and the U.S. customary units system. ... The cup is a unit of measurement for volume, used in cooking recipes in several countries. ... A bushel is a unit of volume, used (with somewhat different definitions) in the systems of Imperial units and U.S. customary units. ... The gallon (abbreviation: gal) is a unit of volume. ... Traditional wooden barrels in Cutchogue Modern stainless steel beer barrels - also called casks or kegs - outside the Castle Rock microbrewery in Nottingham, England For other uses, see Barrel (disambiguation). ... The litre or liter (U.S. spelling, see spelling differences) is a unit of volume. ... A cubic centimetre (cm3) is an SI derived unit of volume, equal to the volume of a cube with side length of 1 centi metre. ... The cubic meter (symbol m³) is the SI derived unit of volume. ...

Uses of the cubic inch

The cubic inch was formerly used (until the 1980s) to express the size (displacement) of engines for new cars, trucks, etc. It is therefore still used for this purpose in the context of the classic-car hobby, auto racing, and so forth. (The auto industry nowadays uses SI for this purpose.) Some examples of common c.i.-to-litre conversions are given below. Note that nominal sizes are not always precisely equal to actual sizes. This principle is frequently seen in engineering, tool standardization, etc. (for ease of use) and in marketing (when a big round number sounds more impressive, is more memorable, etc.). Cover of brochure The International System of Units. ...

Make (±Division) c.i. (actual) (nearest 1) c.i. (nominal) SI (actual) (nearest 0.01) SI (nominal)
Honda, Kawasaki, others something close to 61 c.i. NA (not marketed in c.i.) [something close to SI nominal] 1000 cc (= 1.0 L)
Honda, Kawasaki, others something close to 98 c.i. NA (not marketed in c.i.) [something close to SI nominal] 1600 cc (= 1.6 L)
Honda, Kawasaki, others; Ford something close to 122 c.i. NA (not marketed in c.i.) [something close to SI nominal] 2000 cc (= 2.0 L)
GM (Pontiac, Buick, Oldsmobile, GMC, others) 151 c.i. NA (not marketed in c.i.) [something close to SI nominal] 2.5 L
Toyota, Ford, Chrysler, others something close to 183 c.i. NA (not marketed in c.i.) [something close to SI nominal] 3.0 L
Ford something close to 244 c.i. NA (not marketed in c.i.) [something close to SI nominal] 4.0 L
Ford (Ford, Mercury) [something close to c.i. nominal] 250 c.i. 4.10 L 4.1 L
Ford (Ford, Mercury) [something close to c.i. nominal] 289 c.i. 4.74 L NA (not marketed in SI)
Ford (Ford trucks and vans) [something close to c.i. nominal] 300 c.i. 4.92 L 4.9 L
Ford, GM (Chevrolet) [something close to c.i. nominal] 302 c.i. 4.95 L 5.0 L
GM (Chevrolet; others?) 307 c.i. 307 c.i. 5.03 L NA (not marketed in SI)
GM (Oldsmobile) 307 c.i. NA (not marketed in c.i.) 5.03 L 5.0 L
GM (GMC, Chevrolet, Buick, Oldsmobile, Pontiac, others) [something close to c.i. nominal] 350 c.i. 5.74 L 5.7 L
Ford (Ford, Mercury) [something close to c.i. nominal] 351 c.i. 5.75 L NA (not marketed in SI)
Chrysler (Chrysler, Dodge, Plymouth) [something close to c.i. nominal] 360 c.i. 5.90 L 5.9 L
Chrysler (Chrysler, Dodge, Plymouth) [something close to c.i. nominal] 383 c.i. 6.28 L NA (not marketed in SI)
GM (Chevrolet) [sometimes 396 c.i., sometimes 402 c.i.] 396 c.i. 6.49 L NA (not marketed in SI)
GM (Chevrolet) [something close to c.i. nominal] 409 c.i. 6.70 L NA (not marketed in SI)
Chrysler (Chrysler, Dodge, Plymouth) [something close to c.i. nominal] 426 c.i. 6.98 L 7.0 L
Ford (Ford, Mercury) [something close to c.i. nominal] 427 c.i. 7.00 L 7.0 L
Ford (Ford, Mercury) [something close to c.i. nominal] 428 c.i. 7.01 L 7.0 L
Ford (Ford, Mercury) [something close to c.i. nominal] 429 c.i. 7.03 L 7.0 L
Chrysler (Chrysler, Dodge, Plymouth) [something close to c.i. nominal] 440 c.i. 7.21 L 7.2 L
GM (GMC, Chevrolet) [something close to c.i. nominal] 454 c.i. 7.44 L 7.4 L
GM (Buick, Oldsmobile, Pontiac) [something close to c.i. nominal] 455 c.i. 7.46 L NA (not marketed in SI)
Ford (Ford [trucks and vans]; Lincoln [cars]) [something close to c.i. nominal] 460 c.i. 7.54 L 7.5 L
GM (Cadillac) [something close to c.i. nominal] 472 c.i. 7.73 L 7.7 L
GM (Cadillac) [something close to c.i. nominal] 500 c.i. 8.19 L 8.2 L

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