Metric System - Dodge Dakota Sport 2001 Service Manual

8 INTRODUCTION

METRIC SYSTEM

DESCRIPTION
The metric system is based on quantities of one,
ten, one hundred, one thousand and one million.
The following chart will assist in converting metric
units to equivalent English and SAE units, or vise
versa.
MULTIPLY BY
in-lbs x 0.11298
ft-lbs x 1.3558
Inches Hg x 3.377
(60° F)
psi x 6.895
Inches x 25.4
Feet x 0.3048
Yards x 0.9144
mph x 1.6093
Feet/Sec x 0.3048
mph x 0.4470
Kilometers/ x 0.27778
Hr. (Km/h)
1 inch = 25 Millimeters
1 Foot = 0.3 Meter
1 Yard = 0.9 Meter
1 Mile = 1.6 Kilometers
CONVERSION FORMULAS AND EQUIVALENT VALUES
TO GET
= Newton Meters (N·m)
= Newton Meters (N·m)
= Kilopascals (kPa)
= Kilopascals (kPa)
= Millimeters (mm)
= Meters (M)
= Meters
= Kilometers/Hr. (Km/h)
= Meters/Sec (M/S)
= Meters/Sec (M/S)
= Meters/Sec (M/S)
COMMON METRIC EQUIVALENTS
Refer to the Metric Conversion Chart (Fig. 9) to
convert torque values listed in metric Newton-
meters (N·m). Also, use the chart to convert between
millimeters (mm) and inches (in.)
MULTIPLY
N·m x 8.851
N·m x 0.7376
kPa x 0.2961
kPa x 0.145
mm x 0.03937
M x 3.281
M x 1.0936
Km/h x 0.6214
M/S x 3.281
M/S x 2.237
M/S x 3.600
1 Cubic Inch = 16 Cubic Centimeters
1 Cubic Foot = 0.03 Cubic Meter
1 Cubic Yard = 0.8 Cubic Meter
BY TO GET
= in-lbs
= ft-lbs
= Inches Hg
= psi
= Inches
= Feet
= Yards
= mph
= Feet/Sec
= mph
Kilometers/Hr.
(Km/h)
AN