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Originally Posted by GretchenGotGrowl
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Thank you for those references. I found a lot of useful information there. However, I don't understand your reasoning for making this comment;
"Second, if the LFX V6 is a low compression engine (
) then your Miata had no compression."
The Miata specified Premium was recommended due to the high compression. I disagree with the poster who suggested that I get up to 3500 RPM in M1 and let off the gas to prove that it is high compression. With the Miata I could be doing 50 mph, downshift one gear and feel the effect; I don't get that effect with the Camaro until I downshift in to M2 at about 2000 - 2500 RPM. That is why I said that the paddle shifters are not very useful for compression braking. Going back a few years I had a '60 Austin Healy that would throw me to the windshield if went from 4th to 3rd at 50 MPH (I don't remember the RPM's at the time as that was quite a few years ago).