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Old 02-22-2008, 08:54 AM
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Originally Posted by hobbitss View Post
If memory serves correct 1 Liter = 61.4 cubic inches..

100hp / 61.4 = 1.63 hp per cubic inch, this is an economically obtainable power range... I have a 16 yr old car with a 1.6 liter engine that puts out just over 100hp... Add a turbo or super charger and some modern engine management electronics and that engine will reliably run in the 160hp range...

Joe
I came up with the same Cu Inch figure you do, I wonder how my calculator got the 2.77 from..... simple head math shows it's less than 2HP... I blame my macintosh.....
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