You are correct sir, Jon. In 1968 however there were 1351 guitar pickers, Dad made me come home. But really all the parts clerks here in Kissimmee will only look up 3.8 liters. Only two guys at NAPA know what 235 means but, they are real parts people. Doc.
Our local Napa store has been in business (not necessarily as Napa) since 1909. They go out of their way to staff the counter with real parts guys that know their stuff. They even seem to be developing younger parts guys to take the torch from the old guys. Cool place, and I do my business there whenever possible.
However, they keep much shorter hours than the O’Reilly’s or Autozone and sometimes I have to go one of those places instead. Before I do, I do the 45 seconds of research it takes to have my part number ready before I walk in the door. They still ask me what vehicle and year I’m working on (which is largely irrelevant) but part numbers make for a much less frustrating trip.
Anyway, that really had nothing at all to do with this thread. Back to conversion rates.....
I didn’t realize until recently that some Buick engines were named for their torque number rather than displacement. A 310 wildcat is 300 cid but 310 lb/ft of torque!
