Engine Displacement and Compression Ratio

Cubic inches / liters and static CR from bore, stroke, chamber, gasket, deck, and dome volumes.

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Details, formula, and sources

Displacement (in³) = π × (bore/2)² × stroke × n_cyl. Static compression ratio CR = (V_swept_per_cyl + V_TDC) / V_TDC where V_TDC = chamber + gasket + deck − dome.

Classical engine-design geometry; SAE J604 displacement / SAE J1349 power-rating by name.

SAE standards licensed; principles free in published engine-design texts.

Estimate. AHJ and licensed professional govern.

Field names used by the API: bore_in, stroke_in, cylinders, chamber_cc, gasket_bore_in, gasket_thickness_in, deck_clearance_in, displacement_in3, displacement_l, compression_ratio, requires_premium_octane

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