Re: V-8-6-4
They call it Active Fuel Management (AFM) and it seems to work pretty well. I can't speak on how the vibration is under constant load, but it's been in production for a while now.
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zepphead2011 wrote:Would it be possible for players to make full size V8s and then cut off certain cylinders so as to have better gas mileage much like Cadillac did in the early '80s (and failed) or like Chrysler does today with the 300c. I think I read somewhere that GM still makes some engines like this (maybe?).
I think this variable displacement would be fun to get a lot of power out of an engine with the ability to change into a more fuel efficient car while cruising.
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maffc wrote:Ah I see, so rather than let the engine slow to 2k rpm drop half the cylinders and keep running at 4k and retain more of the efficiency
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