Tow/Haul on Truck
I'm wondering how many of you use the "TOW/HAUL" mode on your trucks. I'm assuming this only a function with newer trucks but I imagine it's a feature across the board with the various makes. I have a...
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Kayteg1 wrote:
Closing turbo vanes makes new kind of brake. I still think it should be classified as an engine brake.
Me too.
An exhaust brake is also called an engine brake - and technically, it is an engine brake. But so is the effect of the transmission in lower gear descending a hill.
Perhaps the rv.net dictionary should read:
Engine brake: restricted air flow before combustion
Exhaust brake: restricted air flow after combustion
Regardless, the automotive world will continue to use the two terms interchangeably.
Lastly, an exhaust brake is NOT a Jake brake according to Banks Power article: How an exhaust brake works
