" The only other way to tell what it actually is now, is to open it and measure the cylinder diameter and multiply that by the stroke " You need more than that to figure total displacement brother. You have to factor in Pi ( 3.14 ) or use a calculator that factors it in automatically. 103' engine ...3.88 * 4.38 = 16.99 * 2 = 33.98 * 3.14 = 106.72 ... At least that's the way I remember doing it.
Yeh, I knew that. I was only trying to say physical measurement of the diameter and stroke was necessary. I mixed in bad wording which gave it up as an incorrect mathematical equation. Sorry to confuse...
Yeh, I knew that. I was only trying to say physical measurement of the diameter and stroke was necessary. I mixed in bad wording which gave it up as an incorrect mathematical equation. Sorry to confuse...
Actually the formula he used isn't quite correct, it's actually Pi R*2 (which is the formula for the area of a circle, Pi times the Radius squared) times the stoke. This works out to be the area times the distance = volume (for 1 cylinder).
The answer using the corrected formula = 103.52 cu. inches total for 2 cylinders (using the bore and stroke he used).