View Single Post
Old 05-16-2012, 07:59 AM   #12
GretchenGotGrowl


 
GretchenGotGrowl's Avatar
 
Drives: 11 F150 EB/13 Sonic RS/15 Z06
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Little Rock, AR
Posts: 7,127
Quote:
Originally Posted by suplex View Post
The confusion that I have with the Liter Size of my 2011 1LT V6 Camaro is this (in regards to liters vs. horsepower)

I know our V6 Camaro's have a 3.6L engine, but let me post some HP stats of previous cars I have owned.

1994 Camaro V6, 3.4L = 160-hp
2005 Monte Carlo V6, 3.4L = 180-hp
2011 Camaro V6, 3.6L = 312-hp

For the 2011 Camaro to only have an engine that's 0.2L larger than the 1994 Camaro and an increase of 152-hp, it almost makes me wonder if they changed what the Liter size of an engine is over the years. It's just a little confusing to me.
It is the technology that has changed, not the definition of a liter.
__________________
New Ride -- 2015 Z06 2LZ (stock) -- Journal
Old Ride -- 2012 Camaro 2LT/RS (647 RWHP & 726 RWTQ) -- Build Thread
GretchenGotGrowl is offline   Reply With Quote