F150 Diesel Ike Gauntlet
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avoidcrowds wrote:
Not surprised at the results.
When I got my 5,600lb trailer and towed with my 2014 Grand Cherokee Ecodiesel, I towed it up and down the same stretch of highway. It would not hold-back the trailer with the engine. Dealer said nothing was wrong with the Jeep. I had downshifted, braked, downshifted, braked, and it always up-shifted to protect the engine. No engine braking to speak of.
That's exactly correct. Diesels by their design DO NOT have compression braking from the engine.
My '14 RAM CTD has a factory exhaust brake. This thing is amazing and even pulling my 16,000 lbs 5th down a 10% grade it slowed me down almost too much.
In my opinion, if OEM's are going to put even small diesel engines in their trucks they should come with exhaust brakes if the trucks are intended to tow.
KJ
