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>>>  What the heck are cubic INCHES??
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>>That is a good question for the younger members of the list.  This is an
>old
>>measurement once used on american metal produced prior to some time in the
>>70s.  427cid 428cid and 440cid were once considered ideal numbers. Even
>>better than the xx-xx-xx series once discussed in that era as well.

>>>>My question was tongue-in-cheek, but does reflect today's usage. The
>nondecimal system was always ridiculously clumsy, and I never could
>remember how many feet or yards there were in a mile, even as a kid in
>Canada in the 60s.

Cubic inches is a measurement of volume, easy to picture in you mind..
Liters is how much Dr. Pepper you get in a 12 Pack......... I have no idea
how that relates to the displacement of my engine..... I guess I have to
be content to know my Vanagon is moved along the road by an 89 cent
bottle of pop........

Makr