Brake Saver wanting one

a brakesaver is not an easy install it is a factory option it adds to the length of the clutch housing which moves the tranny back and shorter driveshaft

i've never heard of one installed on a used truck

 

Yep you are correct all you need is OIL PUMP,oil pump tubes front or rear sump oil pan,outside oil tubes B/S control valve,cab air switch,misc wiring,misc air lines,whole lot of labor! Newer jakes are the cats meow.

 

All that for 125 more braking hp? Sounds like a good deal!

 

Where do you get 125 extra hp from????

Mines making 400+ hp on the brakesaver alone.

Western Star charged a extra $8k(nzd) for the brakesaver and KW a extra $15k(nzd),never have any trouble with heat in the Star but the KW you had to watch the temps.

 

HAHA I just figured out I misread the article I quoted from Cat.

I took it as "600 retarding HP or 725 hp WHEN combined with Cat's BrakeSaver. Which would be the 125. I didn't think that sounded right. You could drag your feet Flintstones style and get that much.

 

You might want to google smartbrake not exactly what you seem to be looking for but...........

 

It all depends on the driveline. The theoretical maximum is somewhere around 925hp total braking for a C15 and brakesaver... but most drivelines can't handle that so the OEM will program the CAT ECM to electronically limit it.

Also as previously mentioned temps are an issue if you're doing that for an extended period of time...

 

925 HP......wow. That would slide the drives tires with a light trailer...

 

Cant put both on in the wet,locks up straight away even fully loaded in the wet you have to be carefully the ECM will turn the jakes off when it locks up but not the brakesaver.

When I got the truck new it was wired up from the factory so you couldn't use both together,A tech at the dealers should me how to bypass it and turn the psi up but said if I was caught it would void my warranty.

The gearbox(22918) destroyed the input shaft bearing 6 months ago at only 420k miles I put that down to to much engine braking as the KW I had before did the same thing.