Upgrades and Aftermarket - 99 & up 7.3L EngineUpgrading or adding OEM or aftermarket equipment to your 1999-Up Super Duty or Excursion with 7.3L Power Stroke diesel engine. Please confine discussion of topics in this forum to those items that are specific to the 7.3L Power Stroke engine.
Who's using their EBPV as an exhaust brake? It probably doesn't work as well as an actual exhaust brake, but does it do OK? I already have a TC lockup switch with LED's. Does it work well enough to help the braking on long decents?
Yes it works quite welll...I am sure there will be a few of our customers who come along and share their experiences but even the home grown ones work to slow you down just the same.
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Hey is my post on testing SPDiesel prototype: Link
Mine has been back for updates and you can tell by this post it's great product. I use it all the time when I tow. It slows you down until about 30-35 mph. Down hills it really helps to hold the speed. My wife sometimes drives and she doesn't like when it's off. She always can tell when it's on or off. She feels very comfortable going down hills with it on.
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Tru-Cool Max trans cooler, FTVB, Amsoil ATF, MBRP exhaust My truck
yes it works very well. Took a little while for me to get all the connections nice and tight but it works like a charm now. It is deff worth the money.
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2000 F250 Maroon lariat ext cab, short bed. 2.5" leveling kit, Ranchhand front replacement, custom Headache rack, 285 Revos, Rancho Steering Stabilizer, Tymar, 4" turbo back exhaust (no muffler), Wicked wheel, quad pod with Dipricol optix (boost, pyro, trans, fuel pres), Steering column pod with optix HPOP guage, DI 6 position chip (40, 60, 80, 100, 140, high idle), Fumoto, dieselsite BRV, custom made turn over goose neck hitch, clear corners, silverstars, Cobra 29 CB, CCV, Blue IC Boots, TC lock up switch, LED side marker lights, cab lights with smoked lenses.
Let freedom ring and the turbos sing.
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DI, Diesel Power Products, SP Diesel, Dieselsite, ITP
302 HP/720 TQ (In the 80 setting)
If it dont smoke black, take it back
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I'd have to say that I don't see how "an actual exhaust brake" could work any better than the EBPV type brake I've been using for almost 6 years actually works. Course mine is on a manual shifting truck and maybe they work better on manuals than automatics??? I do remember before getting mine, driving in someone's automatic truck with the brake and it didn't slow it down as much as mine does on the manual. I do think these things (the EBPV type and not the actual exhaust brake type) are well worth having on your truck though.
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"unaable" on the tailgate!! New door actuators!!
T-304 Stainless exhaust turbo back, Southbend clutch
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able" on the tailgate!! New door actuators!!
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