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Old 07-06-24, 08:13 AM
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Originally Posted by AJT123
Nothing against cars over there or Europe, but 1.6L is teeny teeny. Imagine a 2 liter of Coke, all of the volume distributed into the four cylinders. Not even that much displacement.

There is 22.2 Liters of displacement in my driveway and garage. Yeehaw!!

This has got to be one of the strangest posts I’ve ever seen.
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Originally Posted by Toys4RJill
This has got to be one of the strangest posts I’ve ever seen.
I'm a good ole Southern boy, what do you expect? Size counts lol.
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Originally Posted by geko29
Nor have I. I've actually only ever had one non-6-cylinder:

4.0L NA V6 - stout but not fast
Frontier, FJ Cruiser or 4R?

Any 4 cyl I've ever driven was so crappy I couldn't even consider owning one.

3.0L NA V6 - Nice and surprisingly good.
2.7L NA V6 - Underpowered and strained. Felt like a crappy 4 cyl.
3.5L NA V6 - Smooth and powerful.
3.7L NA V6 - Powerful but got a bit harsh in high RPM's.
5.0L NA V8 - My first taste of V8 power. I'm in love lol.
5.6L NA V8 - May be getting added to the stable soon.
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Originally Posted by Toys4RJill
This has got to be one of the strangest posts I’ve ever seen.
Hahaha why?

I think AJ should get a Viper for weekends. Over 30L of displacement in a driveway is really impressive!
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Originally Posted by AJT123
I'm a good ole Southern boy, what do you expect? Size counts lol.
Being a good ole southern boy, you should have used Dr. Pepper in your example lol.
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Originally Posted by LH1
Hahaha why?

I think AJ should get a Viper for weekends. Over 30L of displacement in a driveway is really impressive!
Just the way it was described with a 2L bottle of Coke. There is a time and place for a small 1.6L motor, with a turbo or without one
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Originally Posted by Toys4RJill
This has got to be one of the strangest posts I’ve ever seen.
It took me a few mins to get what he is saying and I think he he saying that a two liter bottle of soda has more displacement in the bottle than a 1.6 liter engine.

I never thought about that but it's true. Lol
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Being a good ole southern boy, you should have used Dr. Pepper in your example lol.
What the heck y’all think I’m drinking? It’s diet though.

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Originally Posted by Toys4RJill
Just the way it was described with a 2L bottle of Coke.
I've used the 2L bottle of soda analogy to visualize an engine's displacement. Doesn't everyone do that?

Liter is the only metric measurement that gained mass market/widespread adoption in the US.
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Originally Posted by AJT123
What the heck y’all think I’m drinking? It’s diet though.
Life is good! Top down, diet Dr. Pepper.
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Originally Posted by LH1
I've used the 2L bottle of soda analogy to visualize an engine's displacement. Doesn't everyone do that?

~.
Never ever heard the analogy.



5.0 L

Liter is the only metric measurement that gained mass market/widespread adoption in the US.
it is unfortunate that the metric system has not been adopted in the US. I think the conversion was passed via congress.
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One "Bubba" Molson = One 2UR-GSE

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Originally Posted by Toys4RJill
Just the way it was described with a 2L bottle of Coke. There is a time and place for a small 1.6L motor, with a turbo or without one
Yeah in a go cart lol!

I actually like CID since it lets you be very specific unlike liters that tends to be rounded off. Like my Jeep and TT Audi are both 4.0 engines but the Jeep is a 242 and the Audi is a 241 CID.

Anything under 300 is small, 300-400 is midsize, and 400-500+ is actually big, that's how I look at it at least....
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Originally Posted by Toys4RJill
Never ever heard the analogy.



5.0 L
Good one! 🤓

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One "Bubba" Molson = One 2UR-GSE
Sounds about right.

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Yeah in a go cart lol!

I actually like CID since it lets you be very specific unlike liters that tends to be rounded off. Like my Jeep and TT Audi are both 4.0 engines but the Jeep is a 242 and the Audi is a 241 CID.

Anything under 300 is small, 300-400 is midsize, and 400-500+ is actually big, that's how I look at it at least....
Under 300 cubic inches I switch my terminology to liters because we need the extra decimal place to get more specific.

Ok, that was retarded but it's true. Lol
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Originally Posted by Margate330

Under 300 cubic inches I switch my terminology to liters because we need the extra decimal place to get more specific.
‘Cubic inch is good when it sounds good. “I drive a 5.0L V8” sounds better that “I drive a 303 cubic inch V8”
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