If I pull out the spark plug wire for one of the cylinders, would the engine continues to run on 3 cylinders? Would this mess up anything?

 

and you want to do this why?

 

^^ what he said.

 

just wondering.

 

x3

 

it would run, but prolly destroy a few things

but why would you ever do that

 

but what do you want to?

 

It might be a good way to save gas while on the freeway if it can be done safely.

 

if you wanted to get gas you should have got a yaris or prius.

 

lol. my tC while highway driving was getting 390 miles to the tank, how much more you wanna get...

 

OMFG THAT IS THE DUMBEST IDEA I HAVE EVER HEARD EVER ABOUT SAVING GAS! WE DO NOT HAVE DISPLACEMENT ON DEMAND, YOU ALREADY DRIVE A 4 CYL ENGINE, NOT A V8 OR A HYBRID!

EVEN IF YOU DID PULL THE PLUG YOUR ENGINE WOULD CONTINUE TO INJECT GAS INTO THAT CYLINDER ONLY NOW IT WILL DO NOTHING AND YOU'LL GET WORSE GAS MILEAGE AND LESS ACCELERATION.

I THINK YOU NEED TO FORFEIT YOUR KEYS AND TAKE THE BUS FROM NOW ON, MAKE THAT THE SHORT BUS.

 

Wouldn't you want to get more than 390 mi if you could?

 

but you cant... go buy an xB if you want a lot per tank, no offense xB owners.

 

But what if we could? Maybe some modification can make the tc runs on 2 cycl on the freeway and 4 on local street. It doesn't need a lot of HP to keep up speed when it is already in motion

 

you cant! thats all there is to it!

 

Ride your bicycle.

 

dude is this guy the new snarcher or is it just me

or is this snarcher with a new name

 

look, our mileage is a result of our engines size and output, ratio of the gears, and the weight of the car, drag coefficient and rolling resistance of our tires. ambient weather conditions and terrain. and lastely the biggest variable are your driving habits. if you want better gas mileage you need to learn how to properly modify these objects.

the engine and gearing are set in stone, not much you can do to make it more aerodynamic unless you lower it and remove the side mirrors, you can put on smaller less grippy wheels with less resistance, remove all unnecessary weight from the car and go on a diet, you can't control the weather, but you can move to someplace that is completely flat like the mid west or whatever.

actually, turbo tc's have slightly better mileage some how, but that isn't a cost effective measure.

 

that is one way to check to see if you have a misfire in that cylinder and yes it will run, it will run like ____ but it will run. if you are doing this 'for the hell of it' then i think you really need a life. but thats just me.

 

"snarcher" if this is you, come on out