I'm all set having my truck sound like a rice burner at idle I wanted half an engine, I'd buy a 4 cyl.

 

That was very cool You can't get that from a magazine! IMO GM has always been the innovators in the industry, However there will always be those who will find something wrong with what they(GM) are doing. I am very excited about the DOD in particular, as it is a big step in shutting up the tree huggers (I Hope) even if only for a little while, as well as give us more powerful engines. Also alot of GM'S innovations will trickle down to other companies. I think the anti GM sentiment is kinda like how our (USA) enemies dislike us. You know hate the big powerful bully. And then when u need something who do u call? Even though many of the rags subscribe to this feeling, those same rags turn around and refer to them (GM) as The Number One Automaker go figure! And yes I like some Fords & Mopar, I just like Chevy's a whole lot better.

 

Um... oh. OK.

 

Chances are the motor will be so quiet at idle you won't notice a "4 cylinder sound" anyway. I think this will be a very welcome feature and it's very usable technology that no one else has.

 

Yeah, that is absolutely a non-issue. If this will allow GM to make bigger and more powerful motors and still provide good gas milage, then that is great.

 

As long as you leave it stock it probably will...so I guess we can forget about putting a Flowmaster catback or any other aftermarket exhaust on it for that matter, huh? So long small block rumble...

 

I don't know about you, but I will stop modifying my cars when my arms get chopped off in an unfortunate accident with a big SUV, cause the driver was on a cell phone. Even then I might start using my toes. DOD or no DOD we will figure out a way to mod them. That is how its always been. A bigger powerplant is always a good thing, no matter how they get there! If things always stayed the same it might get boring. Anyone else for change? No matter what they change, and I have said this before, but they will never please everyone!

 

Oh, and the small block rumble isn't going anywhere. Theres tons of them still being built. Oh and if thats not enough insurance that the chevy rumble is here to stay, heard of the new Hemi, yeah well I guess they figured since chevy wasn't using the old firing order anymore they might as well use it. So the chevy sound is going nowhere.

 

I guess you're right, I'll just have to order a new computer chip that allows all 8 cyls to run at once before doing the exhaust, then unplug it once a year to fool the state inspection program.

BTW I was talking about GM built products when talking small block rumble.

 

Good show, so rather than GM trying to innovate to keep big displacement around, we can just get rid of V8's altogether since they can't pass fuel economy.

Great idea, champ!

 

Let's put a half dead V8 under the hood instead of a normal regular V8 under the hood.

Great idea, chump Let's see, it started off by bogging them down with smog crap and adding 20 computers,now it's turn the cyls off altogether...you're right, the next step is remove the extra cyls entirely. If you're not going to build them right, don't build them at all.

 

Another How about reserving judgement until test driving one? I guess if fuel-saving technology with seamless operation doesn't appeal to you then you aren't in the target market, what more is there to say.

 

obviously you don't understand displacement on demand

I'm no rocket scientist but I think I get it, and I'm happy about it. whenever you're cruising on the highway most of your gas consumption is going wasted. how much horsepower do you think is required to keep a car going on the highway? it's not 300 or 200 or even 100, probably not even 50. it's some really low number that can be generated with fewer cylinders for higher efficiency and less waste. with DOD if you should feel the need to punch it and pass a granny, it wouldn't be any different than a traditional engine. just guessing here but I'm guessing that when you downshift to pass, extra cylinders would kick in and you'd have full power. DOD is to a normal engine what a firefly is to a light bulb. high efficiency versus low efficiency.

 

and another from me. Yeah, the 17-20 miles a gallon and 150k-200k miles of abuse a traditional 350 can give just isn't good enough I guess you never heard of if it isn't broke, don't fix it. If you want better fuel economy, you shouldn't be driving an 8 cyl,what more is there to say.Oh yeah, those new Silverados are great and all with thier cold start piston slap problems...It's the straw that broke the camel's back, F GM, it's time to go Ford or Dodge.

 

When was the last time you got 20 miles/gallon out of a full size truck?