Which exhaust brake is the best
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Which exhaust brake is the best
Hi all,
I am looking to put an exhaust brake in my 2000 2500 automatic and I was wondering which ebrake is the best bang for the buck.
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-Pete
I am looking to put an exhaust brake in my 2000 2500 automatic and I was wondering which ebrake is the best bang for the buck.
Thanks
-Pete
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We had a couple of trucks running the D-cellerator seemed like a decent setup too. Had just as much hold back as the jakes, i really liked the 4" retarder option, ran a 100 degrees or so cooler on compression too. the one odd thing i knowticed in the records between it and our jake equipt dodges was a few less turbo failures. I am not sure how the two details are related if at all, it probably mainly can be chased back to lack of driver attention to E-temps while compressioning and in shut down.
Any thoughts comments anyone?
Any thoughts comments anyone?
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I have had the jacobs on the last 2 trucks and had no problems. 30k miles on this truck and brakes still look brand new, exhaust brake been on since 0 miles I pull a 4 horse trailer w/ living quarters in the Arizona mountains. Trailer weighs 10k empty.
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Hey Horse Hauler,
Did you notice any increase in your EGT's , when hauling over mountain passes?
I seem to have gained almost 200 degrees since installing my Jacobs.
Did you notice any increase in your EGT's , when hauling over mountain passes?
I seem to have gained almost 200 degrees since installing my Jacobs.
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Hi Javamann, the one thing you'll want to think about is how much your going to bomb your truck. If you really get into the mods and different turbo's you'll want to go with a inline exaust brake so you can run a bigger turbo with a different down pipe. If you go with a turbo mounted exaust brake you'll be limited on the turbo's you can run. Hope I'm correct on my advise but if not some one will slap some sence into me . by the way I've have the BD turbo mounted exaust brake for 3 year's and it works for me so far.
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Pete, first things first. If you haven't upgraded your tranny you need to do that FIRST! As for me I like my Jacobs.
Roadranger, I too expirenced an increase in EGT's after installing my brake. They climbed alot faster than without the brake but it was nothing that a Proguard 7 and 4" exhaust didn't fix!
Phil
Roadranger, I too expirenced an increase in EGT's after installing my brake. They climbed alot faster than without the brake but it was nothing that a Proguard 7 and 4" exhaust didn't fix!
Phil
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Hi Phil,
Yea, an ATS transmission is on my list of things to do. I can't do that for a month or two. Until then I can do minor mods. I want to put some new injectors in next.
-Pete
Yea, an ATS transmission is on my list of things to do. I can't do that for a month or two. Until then I can do minor mods. I want to put some new injectors in next.
-Pete
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Originally posted by renegade681
Hi Javamann, the one thing you'll want to think about is how much your going to bomb your truck. If you really get into the mods and different turbo's you'll want to go with a inline exaust brake so you can run a bigger turbo with a different down pipe. If you go with a turbo mounted exaust brake you'll be limited on the turbo's you can run. Hope I'm correct on my advise but if not some one will slap some sence into me . by the way I've have the BD turbo mounted exaust brake for 3 year's and it works for me so far.
Hi Javamann, the one thing you'll want to think about is how much your going to bomb your truck. If you really get into the mods and different turbo's you'll want to go with a inline exaust brake so you can run a bigger turbo with a different down pipe. If you go with a turbo mounted exaust brake you'll be limited on the turbo's you can run. Hope I'm correct on my advise but if not some one will slap some sence into me . by the way I've have the BD turbo mounted exaust brake for 3 year's and it works for me so far.
That is where I'm at now.
I have a Banks Brake.
It works good but I want to change chargers and can't without changing brakes.
But 1 good point is that the Banks Brake does open you up to 4 in. at the housing instead of coming out 3 in. and adapting to 4 in.
I think that is the only thing that is letting me get by right now.
: Eddie :
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