2019 Ram 3500. Why and when you should use the exhaust brake?

This video applies to all exhaust brake pickups. Ford chevy Ram. But the experience I'm talking about comes from 6.7 Cummins only.

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[gunfreak]

Use mine all the damn time. Towing, driving to work, running around town. It’s just awesome!!

[chrisjames]

Keep it on all the time. It helps the turbo actuator on the variable side of things keep functioning. It’ll also save your brakes

[CornFed_]

I run my exhaust brake 24/7. Doesn’t matter if I’m loaded, or empty. It cleans the turbo, helps warm the engine faster and keeps my brakes from wearing out too quickly. I’ve never noticed a mileage decrease, either.

[lifelong]

I don't have a diesel...but using my tow/haul on my 2014 3500 5.7 hemi makes a helluva difference, just accelerate to keep speed up if I get too slowed down. This discussion is really valuable...thanks for highlighting the uses of these areas that make driving safer etc.

[jfhistand]

My 09 3500 is loaded with a plumbing and electrical body in the bed. It weighs about 11, 000 lbs. all the time. I got a little over 190, 000 miles out of the front pads. The rears got to about 170, 000. The exhaust brake is on all the time. Love it! I do need to replace my brake hoses now at a little over 193, 000. Also need to replace my actuator on the turbo. It sticks and surges.

[AvgDan]

If you don't have a load and want the best mpg, you'll want the ability to coast without the exhaust brake slowing you down so you can coast further. I am normally empty so I normally have EB off or in auto unless I'm exiting highway and would otherwise need to do a lot of braking. That said, the EB does generally get used for some purpose every time I drive.



Coming out of the mountains, I keep the EB on full and love it... just set cruise and if you anticipate curve, cancel cruise and let the EB slow you down for the curve via EB, use accelerator to maintain this slower speed for curve (so you don't continue slowing down more than needed), then hit resume once you're out of the curve if the speed limit hasn't changed. Driving out of Rock Mountain National Park, I hit my brakes literally a handful of times very briefly, whereas everyone else ahead of me seemed like they were on their brakes over half of the time.

[jet]

Sweet! I'm gonna put mine on driving home from work tonight.

[Jon-O.]

What I will say is this the exhaust brake works insanely well with the manual G56 because you can keep those rpms up through the down shift of the gears makes feel like I’m in a big rig! Always make sure your right foot is resting on the brakes so your stop lights are

[compactc]

I use mine when I coast down a hill and want to slow down, or keep a certain speed but don’t want to ride the brakes all the way down. Makes downshifting more effective in the diesel.

[CautiousDavid]

Random note, your videos make me want to get a Ram truck more than anything else out there. I don't know a comparable channel with hundreds of videos on F350s, for example, so by watching you I feel far more familiar with the Rams. Chrysler ought to pay you or give some incentive! At the very least they should invite you out to reveals/press events to check out new trucks.

[TowPiglet]

All the time because it's awesome 😂

[kurtsmith]

I keep mine on all the time except for bad road conditions

[Homeguyx]

I use mine every day, except in the winter on snow or ice covered roads.

[edwardcollier]

I use it all the time and it helps me with all my trailers I haul best feature ever

[justpalms]

Going from a hemi 2500 to a Cummins 3500, I feel so much safer towing. Exhaust brake is worth the price of the truck.

[christophercracker]

Never leave home without it. The brake on the 19 ho is incredible. Paul you should do a video on manual adjustment of the high idle through cruise control buttons. Cool feature but i don't have a channel to share it on haha.

[FreeMindAdvoates]

Thanks. You are so knowledgeable, especially compared to other diesel channels.

[doddgarger]

Always on, they say it helps warm up and obviously saves brake maintenance

[Triplethreatindustries]

You should use it all the time . Not because it’s awesome and it is but because it helps the veins in the turbo move back and forth removing soot. But bad news for vgt turbo dodges they will fail anyway. Mine did at 71000. Good luck and run that exhaust brake.

[darryladams]

Full exhaust brake mode with my the time.