"rcgldr" > wrote in message
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>> It seems that for some cars, TC is achieved by skipping ignition
>> for a few steps.
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> That would end up putting unburnt fuel and air into the exhaust, which
> would ignite and probably do some damage, or at least create a lot
> of unwanted head in the exhaust system. It's more likely that TC
> systems skip fuel delivery to cylinders in a cyclic pattern perhaps
> from 1 cylinder every 4 revolutions to 2 cylinders every 2 revolutions
> switching which cylinders are skipped to keep temps even. The other
> method is to retard the spark a bit, but generally that doesn't cut
> much power.
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Went to an Aussie V8 Supercar race a few weeks ago - you should hear
those things "BOOM" between gear changes due to ignition cut. Awesome at
first, annoying after about an hour.