Cylinders Deactivation
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Cylinders Deactivation
Has anyone tried to run on five cylinders with injectors unplugged on a v10? Like every other cylinder in the firing order.. just wondering if you would get any MPG out of it.. might try it on an up coming trip...
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Yeah i abandoned the idea. It actually didnt run bad with six cylinders.. it had enough power to drive 80mph in overdrive but did downshift more.. i wasnt too comfortable to run it long so tried with 2 and 9 deactivated.. this vibrated as much as four deactivated..
The mpg was the same as all cylinders but it spent more time out of overdrive.
The mpg was the same as all cylinders but it spent more time out of overdrive.
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Unsurprising. The amount of energy (fuel) and power (fuel flow rate) is the same to do the same thing (climb the same hill, accelerate to 60 in the same period, etc) given the same weight. If you reduce the number of cylinders you just make the others have to work harder to do that same task and burn the same fuel.
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