Larry/car

In aviation we use knots instead of miles per hour. Worse, weather minimums are in statute miles instead of nautical. Heck, runways are numbered magnetically, wind indirection is reported true north. So to figure the actual wind direction landing or taking off, need to figure magnetic variation to the true wind direction to get the real wind picture. This outdated misinformation has been used for years and there is no sign of change any time soon.

SCM_Crash

Sometimes I act stupid when people ask just to see the looks on their faces:

Them: "What's in there? A 5.7?"
Me: "A what?"
Them: "5.7."
Me: "What's a 5.7?"
Them: "The engine. Chevy's small block 350."
Me: "You lost me at engine."

I don't break character until they walk away.

2 Ag R8Cs

Or 6161.5cm³

C7Joy

Good thread!

Actually, to the OPs point, I am old school and never really got with the metric stuff. Oh, I know, the simplicity of 10s in the scientific world, etc. I have to admit that I usually do the math when I hear an unfamiliar displacement to understand the CID size.

ByByBMW

Doesn't this whole discussion belong in OT?

70LQ4

Yes but that new LS based 427 would jost totaly a*s rape that old 427 cast Iron Boat Anchor. And this is coming from a 57 year old that as a Kid druled all over them Tri Powered big blocks. Time marches on.

Back in the mid '70s I pissed and moaned about havin to buy Metric tools, now You otta hear Me when I work on some junk like a chrysler that likes to throw a 3/8 headed Bolt in the mix.

But I still like the sound of 427 over 7 liter and that old 327 wouldn't hold a candle to a 5.3.

AFVETTE

I was hoping the new LT4 was going to come in at 396 CI.