by "RogerM" <RogerM@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
Feb 2, 2008 at 09:56 AM
"Steve Brooks" <temuchin06@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:47a3abaf$0$9753$5a62ac22@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> RogerM 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.
>>
>> Beers & Cheers
>>
>> Roger
>
> Like
> http://www.greencar.com/features/features46/
>
> Been around for a while now
Thanks Steve, so much for my "brilliant" idea. Great reading. According to
the re****t, GM was trying it back in 1981 when fuel was around $0.30c
litre
Beers & Cheers
Roger
