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Old 04-29-2010, 12:11 AM   #2
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Originally Posted by slothman86 View Post
I was sitting at school today and wondered what would happen if you could shut one of the injectors so that only 3 cylinders are operating. I dunno. I was really tired and it seemed like a good idea at the time. This could be a way to improve fuel economy even more...LOL. I think its a long shot at best.

Any thoughts?
Will cause more problems than anything else. The pistons are still going up and down, and the fuel in the cylinder will be expelled as unburnt exhaust gasses...
Stay in school, and get a complete education before you start trying to design automobiles. lol Good "idea" but that won't work for anyone's benefit.
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