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Originally Posted by boneheaddoctor
I would have to disagree with that...and my brothers Chevy truck with a small block chevy has far more engine braking than my 6.2 equiped truck....
Also my 1.6 L Honda or my 1.9 saturn has far more engine braking than either benz or my truck....by a huge margin...
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The reason that your examples may disagree with the physics are as follows:
The comparison between two different vehicles can only be done fairly if all of the following parameters are identical between the two vehicles:
------weight
------intermediate gear ratios
------final drive axle ratio
------transmission (auto vs. auto or manual vs. manual)
Any other comparison is meaningless and can result in reaching a conclusion that defies the engineering principles upon which the aforementioned post is based.