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Can you disable 2 cylinders of a 6 cylinder engine so the car uses less gas?
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∙ 16y ago
No it will use more fuel and the engine would be so unbalanced it would probably fall apart. Actually, there is a way to do this and get better fuel economy. You would need to know what you are doing without a doubt, so most people shouldn't attempt it. You can disable 2 cylinders without the engine being out of balance, but you need to know which 2 can be disabled. Disabling the wrong 2 would likely cause the crankshaft to break over time. Also, you would need a manual cylinder disable switch because the car would need to accelerate on all 6 cylinders. The only way to increase fuel mileage is to disable the un-needed cylinders at highway speed, disabling the 2 cylinders permenantly will cause the car to use more fuel due to excessive strain during acceleration. Even then, the fuel savings probably won't be as good as other basic economy tips... such as keeping tires properly inflated and driving the speed limit. Start with doing those things first.
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