exhaust brakes

i have a 02 and i'm looking to get an exhaust brake but don't really know what a is the best i have be looking at bd, pac, banks, but don't know anyone that is running these on a powerstroke. so what do you guys have to say any help is good

i have seen people using ther EBPV for it my brother uses it and works well dont know any aftermarket ones

how would you set that? would you know how strong the ebpv is?

I believe you can put it on a switch

i have been thinkin bout doing the same.. except im not sure what damage you can do if any to the my automatic.

put a torcloc on the trans then you would be fine with the ebpv or an exhaust brake

I've had a Banks brake and now have a BD, the BD is hands down better than the Banks I had for the OBS which was part of the down pipe. The BD is in the tailpipe and uses v-band clamps to attach, it will work with up to a 5" pipe. It works off compressed air and is pretty instant. Have your tuner keep the torque converter locked down low, or get a switch to lock it.

X2..BD IMO is the best option I ran one for years..If you deside we have them..

Frank why did you like the BD better out of curiosity.

The BD responds way quicker than the Banks did. I believe thats because it uses an air compressor to operate instead of vacuum. It also doesn't limit exhaust size like the Banks installed in the power elbow did, and has a much larger valve, and isn't limited to the stock turbo since that's where the Banks mounted, so it's more performance friendly. Overall the design and quality of the parts seems better also.

As an aside I believe Banks discontinued the brake for the OBS.

what about pac brake? do i need put on pressure gauge so i don't build to much pressure

BD has a regulator as part of the kit. I don't know anything about the Pac, and the BD is such a nice setup I would probably never even look at it.

BD brake here. Not bad at all. Just don't set your expectations of these things too high. They're not regular brakes. They really shine in higher rpm downhill applications. It definitely does its job well though.

Just my 0.02.

steele86 said:

what about pac brake? do i need put on pressure gauge so i don't build to much pressure

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If i recall, PacBrake does not either make one to fit an obs or does not recommend installation of one because they stated something about they were afraid of too much back-pressure for the valves or something to that nature.

So do any of these brakes ensure the convertor is locked ect on the trans side?

Mine is on a zf6. It has no input other than brake switch. I think its all up to you if its a 4r100.

Tom S said:

So do any of these brakes ensure the convertor is locked ect on the trans side?

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Mine doesnt, but I have a BD torqueloc, and my tunes have the converter locked down as low as possible