Re: Choke as an engine brake? (fwd)

[Tom Mandera <tsm1@domain.elided>]

"Stegmann, Steve" wrote:
> Now, if you shut off the exhaust with a pressure relief valve so you don't
> blow anything up, you can get a bmep much higher than this and get much more
> engine braking.  On a big truck this is called a "Jake Brake".  It is the
> loud noise you sometimes hear big trucks making as they decelerate.  The

Hmmm... how well do Jacob's brakes work on a gas motor?  I wonder if
those heat risers could be adapted... (LOL)

-Tom