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Offline 70iselin

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Cylinder deactivation
« on: June 21, 2018 - 09:33:24 PM »
Can you turn off the cylinder deactivation on the hemi. 6.2  I am looking into a challenger with the shaker and the 6.2  I don't know if I want the manual or automatic what concerns me is the cylinder deactivation. I want the power all the time like the old days




Offline jimynick

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Re: Cylinder deactivation
« Reply #1 on: June 21, 2018 - 10:18:21 PM »
I don't know if you can kill the cylinder deactivation, but it only happens when the computers sense that they're not needed as in a steady state cruise. If you put your foot in it, they come back on line seamlessly and instantly, so it shouldn't be an issue powerwise. You can bet that the OEM spent a ton of dough to make it so. Just my  :2cents:

Offline 70chall440

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Re: Cylinder deactivation
« Reply #2 on: June 21, 2018 - 10:46:22 PM »
I dont know about the new models, but when that feature first came out I believe you could deactivate it. Talk to the dealer.
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Offline GoodysGotaCuda

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Re: Cylinder deactivation
« Reply #3 on: June 22, 2018 - 07:29:28 AM »
I wasn't aware that the hellcat even had MDS..
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Offline 70chall440

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Re: Cylinder deactivation
« Reply #4 on: June 22, 2018 - 02:22:48 PM »
I don't know or think that it is, he was talking about a Scat Pack car I believe.
Current Mopar
70 Challenger RT 440-6 EFI, 73 Cuda 416-6 EFI
05 Hemi Durango, 01 Ram 4x4, 14 Ram 2500 4X4, 10 PCP Challenger 6 spd RT, 01 Viper GTS ACR, 52 B3B w/330 Desoto Hemi, 70 Hemi RR (under const)
Past Mopars
9 x Challengers. AAR Cuda, 4 RR, 2 GTX, 4 Chargers, etc... (too many to list)

Offline 70iselin

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Re: Cylinder deactivation
« Reply #5 on: June 22, 2018 - 05:40:18 PM »
Yes the scat pack.  Maybe U should get a manual trans

Offline GoodysGotaCuda

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Re: Cylinder deactivation
« Reply #6 on: June 22, 2018 - 11:57:26 PM »
I don't know or think that it is, he was talking about a Scat Pack car I believe.

Gotcha, 6.2L in the original post would be a Hellcat displacement. 6.4 for the scat.
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