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 ...

How often do you hear drivers complaining about weak engine brakes? Some drivers will say the engine brake provides so little retarding power they have to use their service brakes to help decelerate ...

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 ...

Adam Metters spends the majority of his workweek sitting behind the wheel of his ’99 Dodge Ram 3500 dualie, towing heavy trailers over long distances in the Pacific Northwest. A lot of the driving ...

Modern diesel engines perform exceptionally well at 1,100 to 1,200 rpm. They deliver peak torque just a few hundred rpm above idle, and peak horsepower somewhere around 1,500 or 1,600 rpm. But what ...

The refreshed 2016 GMC Sierra 1500 and 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 gobbled up the lion’s share of the headlines this week. Though not a whole lot was revealed other than minor sheetmetal changes, we ...

Every diesel truck owner wants an engine brake on their rig. That is if they don’t already have one. They help slow your pickup without cooking the brakes. But how do they work? And why don’t pickup ...

Modern technology has benefited the automobile in more ways than you could count on an Excel spreadsheet. Specifically, heavy duty vehicles have benefited greatly in terms of fuel economy and overall ...

MOUNT ENTERPRISE — Some towns pair their city limits signs with others acknowledging the local Kiwanis Club, a brag about a native celebrity or a proclamation that it's the fill-in-the-blank capital ...