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akumabito · 03-14-2012, 05:22 AM

Yet another half-baked idea..

Could you take a 4 cylinder diesel engine, and only run it on 2 cylinders? Maybe remove 2 pistons/injectors.. would you run into trouble with th eengine management system?

03-14-2012, 05:22 AM	#1 (permalink)
akumabito EcoModding Lurker Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 32 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	Half a diesel engine? (Mechanical cylinder deactivation - 2 of 4 cylinders?) Yet another half-baked idea.. Could you take a 4 cylinder diesel engine, and only run it on 2 cylinders? Maybe remove 2 pistons/injectors.. would you run into trouble with th eengine management system?