REAL Jake on a 5.9
#11
06-21-2008, 06:47 PM
#12
06-21-2008, 07:22 PM
#14
06-21-2008, 08:19 PM
#15
06-23-2008, 08:47 AM
Diesel Bomber
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.
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.
#16
06-23-2008, 03:14 PM
Diesel Bomber
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.
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.
#17
06-23-2008, 03:37 PM
Diesel Bomber
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.
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.
#19
06-25-2008, 02:12 PM
Diesel Bomber
the problem is the engine isnt strong enough, when a jake engages it holds the exhaust valve open, and that would rattle apart the smaller 5.9.
I think this might be one thing our beloved 5.9 might not be able to handle.
but i do think it would be a sweet thing to have.
I think this might be one thing our beloved 5.9 might not be able to handle.
but i do think it would be a sweet thing to have.
Why don't you just ask somebody to invent something that sticks in your exhaust pipe and makes the jake noise when you flip a switch. They have those whistlers you stick in your muffler to make it sound like you have a turbo... It'd be way cheaper than trying to fit a real jake.
#20
07-21-2009, 07:45 PM
