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Old 04-10-2012, 03:01 PM   #38 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by yostumpy View Post
could this work on a turbo deisel? with an electric fuel cut off solonoid on , say , the two inner injector pipes. Which would be the best 2, inner or outer cut off. How would the turbo react to only working on 2 cylinders.Would a fuel cut off solonoid work on the high pressure side of a Bosch mech injector pump. The engine is 2500cc, so I wonder if a landrover would drive (on highway) on 1250cc without overheating?
Go common rail, and then turning off the fuel is easy--just turn off the injector. As far as the turbo goes, I think I'd be okay. I'm not sure about the overheating concern--you'd be putting less heat into the coolant with half the cylinders.
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