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Engine Related Formulas

How To Calculate CFM:



Engine size (CID) x maximum RPM / 3456 = CFM

CFM @ 100% volumetric efficiency



Cylinder volume (displacement) =3.1416 x bore x bore x stroke



Compression ratio = Vi � V2
(Where Vi is total volume of one cylinder and
V2 is volume of space above piston at top of stroke)

Brake Horsepower (BHP) = RPM x torque
(in lbs ft.) = 5252
(Note:)    Formula is actually 6.28 x RPM x torque by dividing 6.28 into 33,000 we get 5250Piston speed (ft. per mm.) = 2 x RPM x stroke in feet)

1 mile per hour = 1.467 feet per second

Engine displacement = Cylinder volume times number of cylinders

Piston speed (ft. per mm.) = 2 x RPM x stroke
in feet

Torque = BMEP x Swept volume (in cc)
2473

MPH (RPM x wheel diameter in inches) =
gear ratio x 336
(Note: Wheel diameter is overall diameter of the inflated tire, not the nominal diameter of the wheel.)
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