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Old 05-24-2009, 11:55 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by kevinmarathon View Post
does any one think if you could put the switch on only two cylinders, you could have a button to run on 2 or 4 cylinders?
You could do it, and yes it would cut fuel to two of your cylinders but....

It would be a very unsatisfying experience and I recommend against it strongly.
-The engine would run rough.
-The power loss would be substantial, not only are you losing half your power, but your engine will still be working just as hard to pump air into and out of the two dead cylinders.
-The mixing of air from the two dead cylinders into the exhaust stream could drastically affect the readings your cars ECU gets from the sensors, causing the ECU to attempt to adjust the fuel mixture to compensate.

I'm sure some others around here can come up with more reasons why this is a bad idea.
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