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afishinado
Explorer II
Jun 25, 2015

Do you think I should spend $2600 and add exhaust brake?

My truck is a Florida rig, no hills. Now 3 weeks away from a cross country trip and really considering adding the exhaust brake... Will be heading across the Rockys going from SD to San Fran... ...
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BarneyS
Nomad
Jun 25, 2015
2oldman wrote:
Bedlam wrote:
I use the EB in traffic as much as I do the hills - It's not just for elevation descents, but for any desired deceleration.
Yes, I forgot about that. I do that all the time..really saves the service brakes. I'm sure we've all heard that incredibly loud FAP-FAP-FAP-FAP of an unumuffled Jake brake (is that right?) in our travels.

They are not talking about Jake Brakes here.
Barney

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