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diesel_john · 02-08-2008, 10:17 PM

i missed the title, this more like cylinder decommissioning

ive always wondered if i take half the pistons,rods and valvetrain out of an engine will it get better mileage? or will the remaining cylinders use more gas working twice as hard?

yes & no or no & yes ?

02-08-2008, 10:17 PM	#1 (permalink)
diesel_john MP$ Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 595 Thanks: 5 Thanked 19 Times in 14 Posts	Cylinder deactivation discussion i missed the title, this more like cylinder decommissioning ive always wondered if i take half the pistons,rods and valvetrain out of an engine will it get better mileage? or will the remaining cylinders use more gas working twice as hard? yes & no or no & yes ? Last edited by diesel_john; 02-12-2008 at 09:32 PM..