engine brakes/exhaust brakes?

[Monster Man]

this is a question that's been on my mind for some time. Would these trucks benefit from an exhaust or engine brake. I looked at Jacobs' site and they don't have an app listed. How about an exhaust brake?

 

[Dieselsmoke]

Exahust brakes work wonderful on any diesel. There's plenty of companies that make a remote mount 3.5" brake that uses air. I wouldn't be without one!

 

[Longhunter7]

Dieselsmoke!

Could you expand on the uses and good reasons for an exhaust brake! <img src="emoticons/icon_smile_question.gif" alt="Question">

How and where to install one? <img src="emoticons/icon_smile_gossip.gif" alt="Gossip">

It might prove useful to all the new diesel drivers! <img src="emoticons/icon_smile_help.gif" alt="Help">

 

[Dieselsmoke]

Exhaust brake is basically a valve (butterfly or guillotine) that blocks off the exhaust flow creating backpressure in the engine and slowing your vehicle down. There are several types from manual or cable actuated, electric valve or air operated valve (i'd recommend the air since you already have an on board air system). Some trucks have vehicle specific brakes like the Ford Powerstroke and Dodge Cummins that mount directly to the turbo...we ain't gonna find that for the deuce. That's where the remote mounted units come in, they simply remove a piece of pipe 8-10" long and installs in place of the removed pipe. Plenty of room in our engine compt. to mount one.
Now there is some wiring involved, an on off switch to turn the unit off when you don't need it (They spend most of their lives in the 'on' position). Now there are two ways that you could wire it up, either use a throttle actuated switch that would activate the unit as soon as your foot is off the throttle, or a push pull type switch mounted on the gear shifter works nice also.
Hope that helps a bit, my eyes are so tired I can barely keep them open right now.

 

[Desert Rat]

DS;
Also, any info on where to get one?

 

[Dieselsmoke]

Oh yeah LOL, forgotted that part. Pacbrake http://www.pacbrake.com/products/index.html or B-D http://www.bd-power.com/mhome/product.php?pn=Exhaust Brakes&tt=mh Neither have the remote mounts listed, if I get a chance this weekend I'll go to my buddies shop and look up part numbers.

 

[Desert Rat]

DS;
Cooool!

 

[Longhunter7]

Dieselsmoke!

You are a man of great wisdom! <img src="emoticons/icon_smile_king.gif" alt="King">

 

[Dieselsmoke]

No, just a diesel performance addict...it's as addicting as collecting these green trucks<img src="emoticons/icon_smile_clown.gif" alt="Clown">

 

[Loose Deuce]

Hey that sounds really interesting.<img src="emoticons/icon_smile_cool.gif" alt="Cool">

 

[Desert Rat]

DS;
Yeah, it's difficult to get all that diesel soot out of your blood..........