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Originally Posted by pete c
My question was how much of a load the deactivated pistons are. I realize the airspring idea means they are a small load, but, they are a load, none the less.
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As long as the deactivated cylinders are not pumping air, they should prove to be a negligible load. Piston ring blowby, and friction losses, will undoubtedly make the load greater than zero, but it's going to be very small.