2005 JGC as described by TrailerLife Mag
Jul 18, 2004
27 Replies
I've had a chance to try the MDS on a Chrysler 300C and it is pretty much undetectable. There is a change in the exhaust sound as it switches on and off, but no detectable lag when you press the loud pedal or a slight uphill triggers all 8 cylinders.
Granted this was with a brand new car, dunno how gracefully it will age. However the Cadillac version from the 80's was a true POS when it was brand new.
L.W.(ßill) Hughes III proclaimed:
How can they do that? Are there counterweights or something to keep it smooth with different #'s of cylinders?
Thanks, Matt
BMWs use recirculating ball I think.
Dave Milne, Scotland '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
Not hardly. BMW uses Rack & Pinion.
Quit off-roading on Mars. Rack & pinion is the standard here on Earth.
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Dave Milne, Scotland '91 Grand Wag>
The technology has advanced quite a bit since then.
Plus the trick used on the hemi to change displacement won't work that well without the pushrod design. And a pushrod with modern fuel systems tends to be smaller vertically than a overhead cammer of comparable performance.
L.W.(ßill) Hughes III proclaimed:
why's that Lon ?
Dave Milne, Scotland '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
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