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Old 08-27-2018, 08:18 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by euromodder View Post
Mazda is doing it on the revamped 6 and CX-5 2.5L engines

VW / Audi is doing it on a 1.4 TFSI

Not manually though ;-)
And Chevrolet on the Silverado (previous generation and new 2019), and Dodge on the Challenger/Charger 5.7L, and RAM, and Ford on various Ecoboost engines, and...and.....

Cylinder deactivation is becoming fairly common these days, but it's a) computer-controlled, and b) uses mechanical trickery to do things like keep the valves closed on the deactivated cylinders. You can't replicate that at home without millions of dollars, a team of coders, and an up-to-date shop for fabricating.

But the OP is welcome to try!
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