Ok, this may be far fetched but it's something I really want. I need the opinion or advice from the mechanics or more experienced guys. I want a true compression brake for a 5.9 24V. If it can be done, I'd be willing to pay somebody to CNC one based off an N14. I've gone as far as to email the guys at Jake Brake but they say they have no plans to make one. If it can't be done, what engine manufacturers out there besides Detroit ( i don't want a 2 stroke) make an engine with a Jake that's small enough to fit in a 2nd Gen Dodge?

gonna be ALOT of work and ALOT of money to get it......

why???

If this was easy enough, don't you think
that thousands of us would already have them?

Pretty much an entirely different engine for starters.

The idea is being kicked around by pacbrake...... But I'm doubtful it'll happen but it defiantly would be sweeeet! Build it, we will buy....DO IT - TDR Roundtable Want an ENGINE brake for your B-series?! Vote here! - TDR Roundtable

Thanks for the info Rattler, some of the rest of you, I'm lookin for advice, not Smarta$* comments

Be a killer setup. But the cost, couldn't fathom it!

Might as well set your truck up to run an 8.3...they have jakes don't they? That's gonna take one big cowl hood too.

cwal, how about whole new frame and extended front end..

according to Jake Brake's website, i think the L10 is the smallest cummins offered with a Jake, HOWEVER.............. the 7.2 Cat they put in F-650 Ford trucks you can get one for.

NOPE......they are just a fat 5.9......

That's what I was thinking....wasn't sure.

Well I e-mailed PacBrake's tech department about the comment Rattler made. I'll let yall know what they tell me. I don't think these companies realize how many they would sale if they actually would make one.

Yeah, but the R&D would far outweigh the sales profits. First comes designs, prototypes, testing, redesigns, retesting (this can go on for months, often years before a final production version is reached). Then comes the big expense, TOOLING. Figure a few million dollars, then production costs for overhead, material cost, labor cost, and warranty work.

All for a product that does nothing better than a standard exhaust brake, it just sounds cool. Even if Pacbrake ends up producing one, do you know what the cost will be just for the part? I bet at least $3,500, and probably closer to the $5k mark. Remember, they don't just bolt on, there are a lot of other necessary parts, gaskets, and adapters to install a Jake.