Exhaust Brake
Just got a new pickup with exhaust brake on it,I was told that some people keep it on all the time,What's the reason for that?Thanks
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N-Trouble wrote:ScottG wrote:
On new trucks it moves the impellers on the turbo to create the back pressure. If you don't use it often enough they get clogged up with carbon and eventually stick.
I have head this as well but believe it to be a myth...
Just watching my turbo vane position in my Edge CTS without the exhaust brake on its all over the place based on output demand. Its not like without the EB on its not ever going fully open or close.
One negative aspect of using around town is that you have to remember your BRAKE LIGHTS do not come on when the EB engages. So if you have it set aggressively and someone is tailing you just be prepared.
Not really different than downshifting with a manual transmission!
