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A local Chevy dealer once got a Silverado pickup with the 454 (7.5 liters) V8 in it. As an anti-theft measure, they disconnected four of the spark plug wires wh
by chiph 3y ago
A local Chevy dealer once got a Silverado pickup with the 454 (7.5 liters) V8 in it. As an anti-theft measure, they disconnected four of the spark plug wires when they parked it on the lot. It got stolen anyway - it turns out that a 454 will still run on half it's cylinders.
- jakogut 3y agoSeems it would be more effective to slightly disconnect the coil wire, in addition to being less work to reverse.
- doubled112 3y agoNow many Chevy V8s do this by design while you run down the highway.
- tveyben 3y agoWhich just highlights that if you do something - do it 100%, don’t just do it half-hearted…!