Effect of weight on braking for trucks.
Instead of further morphing the other thread, I thought it would be interesting to discuss the effect of weight and speed for trucks since we obviously increase our weight when we add TCs. Obviousl...
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StirCrazy wrote:KD4UPL wrote:
You have to be careful telling people they should get a diesel because it will help them slow down better. This is not at all true. A diesel engine has less engine braking then a gas engine.
All new turbo diesels have them in one form or another and have had them for quite a few years. weather it is by use of a varable vane turbo or a true exhaust brake, no gas engine has close to the engine braking power of the moderen disels.
Steve
New maybe but the line was "braking is one reason to consider a diesel engine." This does not universally apply. Many, many older diesels do not have an exhaust brake; I drive one every day, a 2005 Duramax dually.
I don't think even all newer diesels have them. The 2015 Ford Transit van diesel I used to drive at work did not have one. As far as I know Duramax vans, Sprinter vans, Nissan pick-ups, RAM Eco-diesel, F-150 diesels do not have them either.
