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bestclimb · 10-28-2010, 02:08 AM

The way I look at it even if you get past the valving and ECU O2 sensor issues you have a couple hurtals to over come.

The balance of the engine is engineered for all 8 jugs functioning, it may/will run rough. (this may or may not be an issue mechanical and would be up to you if it is a comfort/annoyance issue)

The biggest one efficient wise is that you are still accelerating and stopping and accelerating a bunch of mass in the pistons and the of scrapping the rings along the cylinders of the deactivated jugs several thousand times a second.

Got anything against pulse and glide?

10-28-2010, 02:08 AM	#22 (permalink)
bestclimb Smeghead Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: South Central AK Posts: 933 escort - '99 ford escort sport 90 day: 42.38 mpg (US) scoobaru - '02 Subaru Forester s 90 day: 28.65 mpg (US) Thanks: 32 Thanked 146 Times in 97 Posts	The way I look at it even if you get past the valving and ECU O2 sensor issues you have a couple hurtals to over come. The balance of the engine is engineered for all 8 jugs functioning, it may/will run rough. (this may or may not be an issue mechanical and would be up to you if it is a comfort/annoyance issue) The biggest one efficient wise is that you are still accelerating and stopping and accelerating a bunch of mass in the pistons and the of scrapping the rings along the cylinders of the deactivated jugs several thousand times a second. Got anything against pulse and glide? __________________ Learn from the mistakes of others, that way when you mess up you can do so in new and interesting ways. One mile of road will take you one mile, one mile of runway can take you around the world.