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Dec 30, 2005 | 12:13 PM

leftme4dead

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408ci

ok, i feel kind of ignorant asking this but since im somewhat new hehe. basically dont know what a 408 and wanted to know. Infact before this site I never even knew they existed buttttt, Is a 408ci a 350 that was bored out something? I would like to know. thanks mucho

Dec 30, 2005 | 12:27 PM

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In the LS1 worls it's a bored 6.0L block with a 4" crank (4.030 x 4).

Dec 30, 2005 | 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by leftme4dead

a 408 is a 6.0 liter block with a 4.0 stroke. Here is the formula.
CID= Bore X Bore X 0.7854 X Stroke X no. of cyl.

So basically you have a larger diameter cylinder and the piston travels more creating more area to fill.