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Originally Posted by euromodder
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 ;-)
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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!