Patent ID: 7765982

Claim:
A system, comprising: a V-8 engine including a first and second bank of cylinders; a fuel delivery system including a direct cylinder injector for each cylinder and a port injector for each cylinder of the engine, the fuel delivery system further including at least a fuel source, where each of the port injectors and the direct injectors are coupled to the fuel source; and a controller for varying an amount of injection from the direct cylinder injectors and the port injectors with operating conditions, and when said variation causes one of said port injectors for a first cylinder to approach a first minimum opening condition, disabling at least said port injector and increasing injection of the direct cylinder injector of the first cylinder, and when said variation causes one of the direct cylinder injectors for a second cylinder to approach a second minimum opening condition, avoiding further reduction of the direct cylinder injector and decreasing injection of the port injector of the second cylinder.