[Diy_efi] RE: Dropping Subaru injectors for economy
John Smith
dirtrider218
Tue Jan 31 04:03:27 UTC 2006
Ideally you would have some sort of vavletrain control to minmize pumping
losses on the inactive cylinders. Since nothing short of electronic valve
actuation does, those dead cylinders will be like driving an air compressor.
I think the resulting economy gain would not be worth the trouble. If your
Legacy is turbocharged, this could actually be a dangerous thing to do if
you lean out a cylinder under boost. If you did do it, you would also need
to simulate the unused injectors or you will get a check engine light.
>Message: 1
>Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2006 21:01:31 -0500
>From: "Lee M. Lemoine" <llemoine at gmail.com>
>Subject: Re: [Diy_efi] 10hp injected turbo
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>I just bought a 2006 Subaru Legacy GT Limited... 2.5 liter DOHC with VVT,
>turbocharged and intercooled. I get about 17 mpg with a 5 speed auto
>transmission, and a fair amount of jackrabbit starts (hey, i haven't found
>anything that pulls on me yet!)...
>
>Either way, i would love to drop a cylinder and see twice or three times
>the
>economy... maybe i can toggle a switch just not to fire the injectors or
>ignitors for one of the cylinders ;)
>
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