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Unités et Boulonnerie
Les Lotus Seven et les CATERHAM Super 1600 GT sont de vraies voitures anglaises... Beaucoup de leurs coposants sont en unités du système anglo-saxon, alors voici un petit tour des unités que l'on peut rencontrer...
Suite:
| Unité anglo-saxone | en | Unité du système métrique | Remarques | |||
| Longueur - Length | ||||||
| 1 | in | (inch) | = | 25,4 | mm | - |
| 1 | ft | (foot) | = | 0,305 | m | 1 ft = 12 in |
| 1 | yd | (yard) | = | 0,914 | m | 1 yd = 3 ft |
| 1 | mile | - | = | 1,609 | km | - |
| Volume - Capacity | ||||||
| 1 | cu in | (cubic inch) | = | 16,387 | cm3 | - |
| 1 | pt | (pint GB ) | = | 0,568 | l | - |
| 1 | qt | (quart GB ) | = | 1,136 | l | - |
| 1 | liq qt | (US quart) | = | 0,946 | l | - |
| 1 | gal | (impérial gallon - GB ) | = | 4,456 | l | - |
| 1 | US gal | (US gallon) | = | 3,785 | l | - |
| Masse - Weight | ||||||
| 1 | oz | (ounce) | = | 28,35 | g | - |
| 1 | lb | (pound) | = | 0,454 | kg | 1 lb = 16 oz |
| 1 | cwt | (quaterweight) | = | 50,802 | kg | 1 cwt = 112 lb |
| 1 | ton | (long ton GB ) | = | 1 016 | kg | - |
| 1 | ton | (short ton US) | = | 3,785 | l | - |
| Pression - Pressure | ||||||
| 1 | psi | (pound-force per square inch) | = | 0,0703 | kg/cm3 | - |
| 1 | psi | (pound-force per square inch) | = | 0,069 | bar | - |
| 1 | psi | (pound-force per square inch) | = | 6,895 | kPa | - |
| Couple - Torque | ||||||
| 1 | lb / ft | (pound-force per feet) | = | 1,488 | kg / m | - |
| 1 | lb / ft | (pound-force per feet) | = | 1,356 | Nm> | - |
| Puissance - Power | ||||||
| 1 | ch | (DIN) | = | 1,36 | - | (SAE) |
| 1 | ch | (DIN) | = | 0,736 | kW | - |
| 1 | hp | (horse power) | = | 1,014 | ch | (cheval vapeur) |
| 1 | hp | (horse power) | = | 746 | W | (watt) |
| Vitesse - Speed | ||||||
| 1 | mph | (mile per hour) | = | 1,609 | km / h | - |
| Consommation - Fuel consumption | ||||||
| 0,354 | mpg | (mile per gallon, GB ) | = | 1 | km / l | - |
| 0,425 | US mpg | (mile per gallon, US) | = | 1 | km / l | - |
| 282 / () | mpg | (mile per gallon, GB ) | = | 1 | l / 100 km | - |
| 235 / () | mpg | (mile per gallon, US) | = | 1 | l / 100 km | - |
| température - temperature | ||||||
| (()-32)*0,555 | °F | - | = | 1 | °C | - |