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Old 08-06-2020, 08:41 PM   #41 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by SkauneJohan View Post
exhaust brake? you know this is a regular car and not a big truck there is no risk of brakes getting overheated if I need to use them(rarely) so adding a exhaust blocker and reducing engine efficiency is not on the menu
An exhaust brake would only be used on demand. Well, even though the Diesel vehicles I drove more recently were 4WDs and not big trucks, I would actually prefer to resort to an exhaust brake sometimes. And since it's activated on demand, it wouldn't be such a hassle to the overall efficiency.

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