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Old 08-04-2008, 02:35 PM   #45
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That's a good question. Does anyone know what the deactivated cylinders do when they are "off"? If the valves are still opening and closing wouldn't that cause problems with forced induction?
The valves are inoperative (I think closed) when AFM is active. I thought that was why people fear difficulty modifying it...
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