1. SO awesome that CARB / EPA does not allow GM to allow customers to opt into or out of the cylinder confusion feature, unless they buy a 6.6L L8T.
2. Some say 'regular'=3000. I say 3500. Some say 5000. Some say 7500. Some say "I follow the Oil Life Monitor". What say you?
3a. GM calls it Dynamic Fuel Management. Tula Tech calls it Dynamic Skip Fire. I regret how damnedably long it took me to come up with ...
... Cylinder Confusion ... you'd all be wise to refer to this feature properly.
A V8 with Cylinder Confusion has
SEVENTEEN different firing orders, alternating between V8, V7, V6, V5, V4, V3 and/or V2 mode
S.
Having 17 different firing orders maintains very consistent cylinder temperatures and wear, and allows Cylinder Confusion to remain in effect far longer than the previous version, 'Cylinder Half-assinanity'.
Point is, a display that attempted to show the driver which cylinders happen to be deactivated in real time would ...
Come to think of it, that actually might look ... AWESOME ... although some kind of a seizure warning might be advisable ...
3b. I would actually appreciate something like this. I think, however, we should first lobby to have the 'Check Engine' light replaced by
The actual trouble code
S displayed without having to drive a vehicle to the mechanic that I maybe should've towed and pay them extra money to tell me the codes.
"But there's an app for that"
If the '96 Roadmasters' and Fleetwoods' radios were able to show the driver the trouble codes without an app, WHY DO WE NEED AN APP?
