[Shotimes] (OT) SHO replacement

[Carl Prochilo]

I know Alfa Romeo attempted such a program as well and did a field test
using Taxi's.  I vaguely remember this from the Knoxville World's Fair in
1982.

As good an idea as this sounds, I don't think my right foot has an
override to use such a system.  ; )
-- 
Cheers,
Carl Prochilo
92 Ultra Red Crimson

On Fri, July 23, 2004 12:30 am, James F. Ryan III said:
> The Cadillac V-8-6-4 system was introduced the same year as the IBM-PC -
> 1981, and was used for that year only.  The "computers" in cars of the
> late
> 70s and early 80s weren't called OBD-I, that didn't start until 1982.  If
> the brand new IBM-PC had 640kB of RAM and a 4.77MHz 8088 I can only guess
> that the "computers" in the cars at that time were 1/10 of that.
>
> My friend Lou's father bought a Caddy in 1981 with the V-8-6-4 and he
> loved
> it.  He was so proud of it and drove it for many years without problems.
> I
> did a search on the internet and it seems its reliability was pot-luck and
> the SOP was to disable the system and just let the engine be a V-8.
>
> It's easy to look back in hindsight, 25 years ago, and say the Cadillac
> system was a piece of junk.  I applaud them for their vision and the
> engineering effort.  Who knows, if Cadillac hadn't offered the system in
> 1981 maybe Daimler wouldn't have been inspired.
>
> When I did the search, I also learned 2 other things.  1 - The V-8-6-4
> system wasn't designed by Cadillac it was designed by Eaton.  2 - This
> wasn't Caddy's first foray into this area, in the 1930's they offered a
> similar system on their V-16.  The system could shut off an entire bank,
> effectively making a straight-8, and it supposedly worked well.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Paul L Fisher" <sho@paul-fisher.com>
> To: "'Ron Childs'" <rbchilds@pacbell.net>; <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 6:38 AM
> Subject: RE: [Shotimes] (OT) SHO replacement
>
>
>> Probably because of the new capability of the electronics. When the
>> V8-6-4
>> came out, wasn't OBD-I still the standard?
>>
>>
>> Paul L Fisher
>>
>> '99 Ford Taurus SHO Toreador Red Clearcoat Metallic 66K - Kirk'ed
>> 2/29/04
>>
>>  - Amsoil Two-Stage Air Filter - TS-124
>>
>> SHO Club member http://www.shoclub.com/
>> Check out my web site http://www.paul-fisher.com/
>> Amsoil dealer http://www.paul-fisher.com/oil.htm
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
>> [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
>> On Behalf Of Ron Childs
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 9:21 PM
>> To: shotimes@autox.team.net
>> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] (OT) SHO replacement
>>
>> In the road tests I have seen of the new hemis, they have said the
>> system
> is
>> not
>> even noticeable; much better than the Cadillac 8-6-4 system.
>>
>> -Ron Childs  '91
>>
>> --- BOB FISHER <thunderbird88@comcast.net> wrote:
>> >  cadillac tried this a while back and it was a flop.i wonder if it
>> will
>> flop
>> > for chrysler too.BOB
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "bjshov8" <bjshov8@comcast.net>
>> > To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
>> > Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 9:42 PM
>> > Subject: Re: [Shotimes] (OT) SHO replacement
>> >
>> >
>> > > I think the jury is still out on this but the Hemi has a system that
>> drops
>> > > out some cylinders under light load in order to improve mileage.
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