by E. Newnes <enewns45@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Feb 1, 2008 at 11:30 PM
On Sat, 2 Feb 2008 09:10:15 +1000, "RogerM" <RogerM@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:
>invent an engine that say, is 6cyl, when on the highway at cruising speed
>and not labouring (or liberaling) have some kind of device fitted that
drops
>the fuel inlet to say 2 or 3 cylinders to conserve fuel and then when the
>power was required again switch to extra an cylinder or cylinders for the
>added power? Just a thought and probably not feasible but I thought some
of
>you guys in here could give an explanation as to whether it would work or
>not.
Why not just put a decent ECU controlled hairdryer onto a 4 cylinder
car? You have all the torque of a 6 when needed and the frictional
losses of a four. Best of both worlds.
