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A cubic inch is an Imperial Unit / U.S. Customary Unit (non- SI non- Metric ) of Volume , used in the United States . It is defined as the volume of a Cube with sides of 1 Inch (1/36 Yard s, 1/12 Feet , or 0.0254 Metre s) in Length .


SYMBOLS

There is no universally agreed symbol but the following are used:
  • cubic inches, cubic inch, cubic in

  • cu inches, cu inch, cu in

  • inches/-3, inch/-3, in/-3

  • inches^3, inch^3, in^3

  • inches³, inch³, in³



CONVERSIONS

1 cubic inch is equivalent to:


EXAMPLES

These examples reflect common engine sizes:
  • 200 c.i. = 3.28 litres

  • 350 c.i. = 5.74 litres

  • 409 c.i. = 6.7 litres

  • 426 c.i. = 6.98 litres

  • 454 c.i. = 7.44 litres


  • 1000cc = 61 c.i.

  • 1600cc = 97.6 c.i.

  • 2000cc = 122 c.i.



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