Exhaust brake Q

Thats_Ok wrote:
Been thinking about a Pac or other brand brake.

Is installing one moderately easy by say the do it myselfer?

I know it's always better done by someone else.
Was just wanting to keep the cost down.

Maybe I can get the young guy next door to help me.
I'd have to do it outside on the driveway the weather right now is perfect.

"I know it's always better done by someone else"

NOT always!

I had DTT install a PacBrake when doing my transmission. They over tightened (probably used an air impact) the two bolts and caused the butterfly to not release when hot.

Did a lot of trouble shooting with PacBrake and decided they did over tighten the bolts.

PacBrake actually sent me a whole new unit and I installed it. Not a hard job at all.

My story tells of the great customer support PacBrake has!

ScottG wrote:
It's not a bad job at all but use the one that replaces the elbow. It activates faster because it doesn't have to build pressure in the piping. It's also easier to put in.
Just make sure to follow the directions exactly including unhooking the batteries.
Oh and I recommend the Pac Brake because it has fewer failures than the Jake and has better braking at lower RPM's.

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Installed mine myself, helps to have the right tools. Sawsall with a metal cutting blade, and tail pipe expander of the right size (rented/borrowed from parts store).Pakbrake PRXB turbo mounted, best investment I have made in the TV.

Put a BD brake on my 07. Same install as your 05. Similar brake to a Pacbrake.
I'd say its a 5 out of 10 on a DIY scale. Took more than a 6 pack but it was warm out!
Took me all afternoon and then some but most of the time was mounting up the compressor and running the line into the cab. Not physically difficult just time consuming. Hardest was lining up the brake and getting it tightened up.
If you can do a complete brake job and install a car stereo you can put in a e brake.

It's not a bad job at all but use the one that replaces the elbow. It activates faster because it doesn't have to build pressure in the piping. It's also easier to put in.
Just make sure to follow the directions exactly including unhooking the batteries.
Oh and I recommend the Pac Brake because it has fewer failures than the Jake and has better braking at lower RPM's.

a manual is easier then auto. on switch and an activator on the stick. you be jamming gears like Patrick Swayze in Black Dog.

I love my PRXB in-line. Something about having it under the floorboard makes it sound like an engine brake, which I've also had. It was a driveway job, no problem. Craig

Ah ha...
Thanx ib!
So it is an under the hood bolt on or it looks like it is.

I was think above all add-ons a brake might be important for us.

Never installed one myself, but I bet YouTube would give you some idea of the difficulty. Someone's got to have filmed an install.

Here's what I found doing a quick search.
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