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Originally Posted by Xist
Thanks for the updates and introduction! Do you mind telling us how tall you are?
There have been many cylinder-deactivation discussions here. I do not know if anyone has successfully modified an engine like that. I am sure that people just deactivate the deactivation, because who needs fuel economy?
Basjoos has front skirts. I do not know if you can make a more efficient version, but it sure could be prettier! Aerocivic - how to drop your Cd from 0.31 to 0.17 He made a huge number of other modifications, but it does not seem like any were with sheet metal.
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Well there's the old 4-6-8 Cadillac V8 from a long time ago that was
waaaay too early for prime time. As for the dodge MDS (multiple displacement system), some people turn it off, most don't. It's fairly effective other than cylinder wear being much higher on the 4 most-used ones.
And yeah I saw the Aero Civic while googling around. He still has the stock roofline which is unnecessarily tall, so I bet I can beat him when I reshape things and do some tuning up. His site is actually where I got the idea for inside mirrors as a supplement to side cameras. If you see this Basjoos, thanks mate!
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Originally Posted by freebeard
Here's an idea hat no-one has stolen from me yet, prolly because it's so poorly represented:
The cylinders represent four-bars linkages. The top two are connected to prevent racking or binding as it moves. Instead of hinging at the top the whole skirt lifts against gravity.
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I don't think I understand how it works. Is the idea for the wheel to press against the skirt while steering and push it out? Not a fan of that. I'd rather use a mechanism to push.