The stricter emissions standards mandated by EPA are no doubt having their most dramatic impact on engine development. And such widespread changes to engines means that changes to engine brakes and ...

Among the many characteristics that differentiate diesel and gasoline engines, a diesel's lack of engine braking is probably the least pronounced-yet one of the most significant. While diesels are ...

Since this Cummins doesn’t have a throttle valve on the intake (like most gasoline engines), there is little engine braking or negative torque created by the crankshaft. This is because the ...

Pacbrake is proud to announce the revolutionary PRXB Exhaust Brake specifically designed and manufactured by Pacbrake, approved by Hino Motors! The new PRXB exhaust brake is offered for North American ...

London, Exposure to air pollution is associated with around seven million premature deaths per year across the world. When we think of urban air pollution, diesel exhaust emissions are often portrayed ...

Power is both the blessing and the curse of diesel engines, which is where retarders, more commonly known as engine brakes, come into play. Pacbrake explains that since diesel engines lack a retarding ...

Although we haven't been able to get behind the wheel of a new 2013 Ram HD, we believe the new exhaust brake, called Smart Brake, on the newly up-rated Cummins turbodiesel is worth a closer look. The ...

If you are tired of eating up front disc brakes and having to lay on the brake pedal longer than you’d like when your late-model GM HD pickup is towing a big gooseneck or heavy tow-behind trailer, we ...

DRACUT — Dan Greenhalgh was feeling a little cramped in his car shop at 25 Victory Lane. Dracut Exhaust & Brake does a thriving business, and after 11 years in the building, he was starting to feel a ...