3 cylinder shifts?

[Boxer6SVX]

At full throttle, the flat-six revs right to the solid red at 7000 rpm before shifting up, and although first-to-second and second-to-third shifts are smoothed by a shift-energy strategy that cuts fuel to three cylinders momentarily, the next ratio hooks up pretty quickly.

Read from an article on subarusvx.com. Is it true? during WOT shifts it cuts 3 cylinders?

[Electrophil]

I have NEVER heard that before.

[Boxer6SVX]

http://www.subarusvx.com/articles/article2.html

read it yourself.. second page.

[Boxer6SVX]

From the first article on the same page of subarusvx.com
http://www.subarusvx.com/articles/article1.html

Incidentally the engine brain controlled each cylinder bank independently and could momentarily shut one side down to lessen "shift shock" in hard acceleration.

[Electrophil]

Well, I'll be da*mn. I never knew that!

Everyday... something different, something new. I love this site.

[Boxer6SVX]

Youre telling that to a guy who has owned an svx for one whole month now lol Im learning all kinds of things lol Ditto, loving this site... the info and advice is so valuable

[Electrophil]

Originally Posted by Boxer6SVX

From the first article on the same page of subarusvx.com
http://www.subarusvx.com/articles/article1.html

Incidentally the engine brain controlled each cylinder bank independently and could momentarily shut one side down to lessen "shift shock" in hard acceleration.

OK, the quote here also explains why replacing my O2 sensors all of a sudden caused my shifting to be so smooth. I never mentioned that here cause I felt like it had to be some sort of coincidence and I would look like an idiot making a connection between the two.

But I swear, I replaced the O2 sensors, and my shifting became velvet smooth during normal driving. You can barely tell it's shifting. Before then, it would "grab" the next gear.

[NikFu S.]

I read that a while back. I'm pretty sure it was discussed at length, at some point.