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Old 01-10-2014, 02:16 PM   #109 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Really really bad idea A
Best bet I can think of would be to run a cut out switch to the injectors of either 1 & 4 or 2 & 3 and simply flip the switch to shut off fuel to two cylinders once you are up to speed. You could get creative and have two get automatically shut off over a certain rpm if you can do the electronics. You might get a half scale savings in fuel consumption of what you get while under dfco if done this way. Easy enough to try. Love to hear the results
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Originally Posted by Really really bad idea B
...and hold the exhaust valve open a little to kill the compression and vacuum cycles, it should easily still make 20 HP.
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