2005 Dodge 6 speed

[zues]

What is the best exhaust brake and the best place to get one for a 2005 6 speed dually.

 

[klenger]

I won't claim it's the best, but the Jacobs works fine for me. Got it here http://www.klenger.net/dodge/general-reference/mechanicsville-dodge.html

 

[Joseph Donnelly]

If you come to May Madness you can hear seminars by three brake manufacturers, in alphabetical order, BD, Cummins/Jake, and PacBrake. Make an informed decision.

 

[JRensel]

They may all work OK, but I have had great success with BD. They may cost a little more, but it works quicker than the others, when you let off the fuel. I got mine at Oregon Fuel Injection. http://www.o-f-i.com/index.php?pid=11#VACUUM_EXHAUST_BRAKE_KITS and they have good prices and are good folks.





My buddy with one from Dodge (Jacobs) regrets getting it for his 2003 truck, his prior 2nd gen truck had a BD. He just figured they were all the same and had Dave Smith install it on his new truck. He hauls a 12 horse trailer so it make a big difference. All the third gen exhaust brakes kick in slower than the second gen units, due to something about clearing the fuel rail. I may be wrong about this, but dont think so. Check out the BD web site and look for the PDF brochure that shows the difference in construction.

 

[Rockcrawler]

As far as I know, the us gear superduty brake offers low RPM advantages due to the waste gate design that others can't touch.

 

[GarrettS]

I have jacobs in both my trucks, I'm very happy with mine. I actually think there is one for sale on ebay.

 

[RWood]

I ghave a PacBrake and I like It. They are also suposed to be offering a design that performs better in the lower RPM range.

 

[RankRam]

Another vote for the PacBrake.

 

[FDavid]

I Have the Jacobs/Mopar brake (the delay is there by the way as to not kick on between shifts), and it has performed flawlessly. Some of the things I like about it is that it can be used to warm up the truck faster on cold days and will kick off once the engine reaches a desired temp.

The drawback to this is my cab smells like diesel whenever I do this. May need to be retorqued however.



Also if you have the switch in the on position while the cruise control is set and lets say you are going down a hill and gain too much speed, it will kick on automatically to slow you down.



It also has a port for an EGT gauge, a great warranty and I like the fact the Cummins clearly says this brake was in mind when the commonrail was designed, so its not an afterthought.



However If i could do it again, I would go with a different brake. In my case (03 truck, 3. 5" elbow) having the jacobs brake (or any other turbo mounted brake for that matter) totally limited my choice on aftermarket turbos. Twins are out of the question and my choice in singles was dramtically reduced. If I could do it over again, I would probably get an inline 5" pacbrake so I could of gotten twins. Just do your research and decide what your goals are before you make my mistake.



Dave

 

[jelag]

I have a couple of thoughts... . I suggest a brake manufacture that works with the OEMs and provides both exhaust brakes and engine brakes for the assembly line... these manufactures get advance information... . and usually have access to the OEM engineers... . Engine brakes require lots more engineering... . the've got to know their stuff... .



I also suggest you look at a brake that is built inhouse with full time engineers, and manufacturing... . these guys control the complete process... .



To me, this narrows the numbers down to PacBrake and Jacobs... They both provide exhaust and engine brakes to CAT, IH, Cummins,,, and others...



I think Joe's approach is great... . the more informed you are... the more I think you'll end up with a pacbrake... but that's my 2 cents worth..... anyway hope this has been helpful. . if you have any specific questions let me know... . either through this thread or with a PM... .



Jim