If it is 2021 you sure do have itCylinder Deactivation-seems to me you would have to order it special. My 5.0 does not have it.
Your'e right. I posted a method to disable it above but it does not seem like the smart thing to do.If it is 2021 you sure do have it
I thought this trick after further testing was found to not work. Not that I care much about it anyway as a warning on the dash would be far more obnoxious than the perfectly seamless cylinder deactivation.To turn OFF, you can use a simple and free trick available.
You can do it by unplugging the small cable hooked to the battery’s negative terminal via a connector.
What kind of police state is that? It’s possible that maybe *maybe* it might fail a smog inspection but the way they test probably not likely and even then there would be no warning… just a fix it before completing registration please. Average joe cop on the highway would never have any way to detect its disabled… heck its not even detectable while enabled.You will likely get a warning from police or any other authority on the road if you disable it.
Ha! Hard pass. I will be staying stock, besides already having all the power I need there are other things I would much rather spend my money on.I don't know about that but for what it's worth... the 2021 5.0 was redesigned to handle Cylinder Deactivation and A.S.S. so the starter and the engine itself IS improved over the 2020 5.0
...or at least "stronger". I wouldn't worry too much about it unless you were planning to add a blower or something. THAT might be a problem.
Engineering Explained on YouTube did a scientific test and found that (at least on the vehicle he tested with, I assume a bigger V8 would yield even more significant results) if you are going to be stopped longer than 3 seconds, you save fuel by stopping the engine. So for 12 seconds it has a point…lolanother example:
- Pulling to a red light it shuts down… cool i like this as I know its a long light… except 15 seconds later it starts back up (climate control)…. So that was pointless. It should know better than to think climate can be maintained when it is 110 out.
It is not on in sport mode. However, it is not 'on' when you're sitting at a light. That's what start/stop is for... The Obvious difference is the shift points and how long it holds a gear before shifting in sport mode. Mine will hold 3rd through like 50 vs normal its into 3rd by 15 mph and in 10th by 50.Is the deactivation on in Sport mode? The difference is obvious when launching from a stop.
A.S.S. is a pain in the A.S.S. sometimes.Ha! Hard pass. I will be staying stock, besides already having all the power I need there are other things I would much rather spend my money on.
Only thing I will put in is the A.S.S. Memory thing because that is noticeable and it always picks the most annoying times… for example:
- Pulling out of my neighborhood I do a momentary complete stop before turning with the expectation to go right away… if I hold it for more than a moment… bruuuhh… shutdown and gotta lift my foot so it restarts and now I miss my traffic window.
another example:
- Pulling to a red light it shuts down… cool i like this as I know its a long light… except 15 seconds later it starts back up (climate control)…. So that was pointless. It should know better than to think climate can be maintained when it is 110 out.