Jake vs Exhaust Brake
Pulling a 2012 39 ft. 5th wheel with a 2008 Chevy Silverado 3500 dwd. Question is: what is best ? Jake brake or Exhaust brake ?
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Trixie47 wrote:
Pulling a 2012 39 ft. 5th wheel with a 2008 Chevy Silverado 3500 dwd. Question is: what is best ? Jake brake or Exhaust brake ?
A "Jake brake" is technically an engine brake, which opens the exhaust valve during TDC to purge the compressed air. It turns your engine into a giant air compressor.
Jacobs as a company also make exhaust brakes, which operate similar to the variable geometry turbo induced braking on OEM setups.
With light duty trucks, you only have one choice - exhaust. An engine brake is better, the best can produce almost as much retarding hp as the engine hp rating.
