So with that thinking, our total 2.5L engine size is really *does the math in the head* 30.0L engines!!! Whoa!! We have big engines!!!! Actually the liter size is the total of all the pistons bore/stroke, like you described. So, really, each pistons is approx. .4XXL
And I remember this discussion before I believe either on the onld Delphi SHOtimes board or SHOforum.com that the 3.4L V8 and the 2.5L Duratec share the same bore/stroke. In essence (IIRC) the 3.4L is a 2.5L with two cylinders added to it (minuse the intake tract, etc)
Originally posted by Obsidian:
piston size isn't the same though. the meaning of 2.5, 2.0, 3.8, or 3.4 (just throwing out numbers) isn't the size of the total displacement of the engine or anything like that, it's the size of EACH individually cylinder. So unless I've been taught wrong all this time, there is no way a 3.4 liter piston fit into a 2.5 cylinder.
But to tell you the truth... I can't remember how they get that number... I have ideas but I'm not so sure... can any clear things up for me?
