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St. Jude Donor '06
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for some reason the blues never last more then a few years ? ls3 425 hp is my bet . any one know what 6.2 liters are in cibic inches I know 6 .6 is about 389 CI to bad it was not 396 425 hp that would be cool
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the 60s gtos were 6.6 liters 389 ci . not much smaller then a 402 . so i'm thinking motor size by-liters is not an exact science
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It is a pretty simple metric/english conversion.
389 is 6.4l. I'm not sure I've ever heard of the 389 called a 6.6. Not many American engines were stated in liters back then.
The late 60's Pontiac 400 (which replaced the 389 in 1967) is commonly referred to as the 6.6l, but that has a larger bore than the 389.
Also, the later 70's Pontiac 403 (ie: Smokey/Bandit Trans Am) was also commonly called the 6.6l.
389 is 6.4l. I'm not sure I've ever heard of the 389 called a 6.6. Not many American engines were stated in liters back then.
The late 60's Pontiac 400 (which replaced the 389 in 1967) is commonly referred to as the 6.6l, but that has a larger bore than the 389.
Also, the later 70's Pontiac 403 (ie: Smokey/Bandit Trans Am) was also commonly called the 6.6l.
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my sister had a 65 gto on the front fenders it said 6.6 liters or maybe 6.5 one of the two and that was a 389
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1 cubic inch equals 0.016387064 liter.
A LS1 or LS6 (which is 346 cubic inch, if I remember correctly) is 5.67 liter - round up to 5.7.
The old Pontiac 400s would be 6.55 liter - round up to 6.6. The Olds 403s would be 6.6 almost exactly.
Play for yourself at:
http://www.metric4us.com/calculator.html
A LS1 or LS6 (which is 346 cubic inch, if I remember correctly) is 5.67 liter - round up to 5.7.
The old Pontiac 400s would be 6.55 liter - round up to 6.6. The Olds 403s would be 6.6 almost exactly.
Play for yourself at:
http://www.metric4us.com/calculator.html
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