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NewCar · 03-04-2009, 10:01 PM

The irony of all this is that the V6 which runs on regular 87 actually has a higher compression ratio than that of the v8 which runs on premium. If compression is the main issue, then I wonder why this is?

11.3:1 (v6)

10.7:1 (LS3)
10.4:1 (L99)

03-04-2009, 10:01 PM	#76
NewCar Drives: hand me down pickup Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Houston Posts: 46	The irony of all this is that the V6 which runs on regular 87 actually has a higher compression ratio than that of the v8 which runs on premium. If compression is the main issue, then I wonder why this is? 11.3:1 (v6) 10.7:1 (LS3) 10.4:1 (L99)