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Old 10-30-2016, 01:10 PM   #23
bsmith0404
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Re: How I use my exhaust brake

I have never had a wheel lock up from the combination of the downshift and exhaust brake. I believe the computer would also control that along with the ABS sensors, but the combination does work well to control 15k lbs while going down a mountain pass. The combination can feel aggressive, but to me it feels like a controlled aggressiveness. All three brands work on similar technology with just slight variations from what was described for the Ford.

With the exhaust brakes on pickups, you won't get a jake brake noise because it doesn't use that type of system. You can look up the difference between the two, but in basic terms, our trucks pump exhaust gasses back into the cylinders to create back pressure, a big truck jake brake system uses hydraulics to actually shut the valves and turn the motor into nothing more than an air pump.
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