by "Klompmeester" <whowhere@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
Feb 2, 2008 at 09:23 AM
"RogerM" <RogerM@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:13q79mq2rti87a2@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 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.
>
Nothing new, this has been done for some time now.
Opel/GM has been doing it for years, as have other makes.
