Exhaust brakes
From what I can tell most pickups with diesel engines do not come with exhaust brakes on them, except, I believe, for the latest iteration of the 6.7 Cummins. For those of you who have diesels, do ...
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ah64id wrote:john&bet wrote:seattlefirervr wrote:My truck is not new enough to have one so I will save my money. Changing pads on my brakes is no big deal every 90-100K. JMHO.
This shouldn't be a debate, if your diesel truck does not have an OEM exhaust brake, then seriously consider installing one. You will save on your personal stress and brakes all the way around.
There are aftermarket transmission controllers to put one on your 04.5 auto.
John&Bet are from a flat state, may not really need one. I typicality travel over the Oregon coast range to the coast. Didn't have one for two years. We then installed a Pacbrake turbo mounted, air activated, love it almost NEVER use service brakes on a down hill. This is with 19,000# GCVW, just a sweet rumbling of the EB holding us back.
Brake has worked great for over a year, the plus it comes with a 12V 150 psi, on board compressor, makes airing tires easy.
