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    Aftermarket exhaust brake with a turbo swap?

    Do ya need an aftermarket exhaust brake with a 2nd or 3rd gen swap? Would the stock setup become totally useless wthout the VGT?

    Or would it still work but just not as well as original?



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    Re: Aftermarket exhaust brake with a turbo swap?

    Quote Originally Posted by BlackBart View Post
    Do ya need an aftermarket exhaust brake with a 2nd or 3rd gen swap? Would the stock setup become totally useless wthout the VGT?

    Or would it still work but just not as well as original?
    You have to have the VGT to use the stock brake, all it does is close the fins in the turbo to restrict the exhaust flow.


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    Re: Aftermarket exhaust brake with a turbo swap?

    Quote Originally Posted by BlackBart View Post
    Do ya need an aftermarket exhaust brake with a 2nd or 3rd gen swap? Would the stock setup become totally useless wthout the VGT?

    Or would it still work but just not as well as original?

    Depends on the kit- I believe BD makes a kit that utilizes factory switch.

    Are you on the market for a new turbo and wanting to keep exhaust brake?

    As for the function most people think the aftermarket brakes are better than OEM and have more stopping power

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    Re: Aftermarket exhaust brake with a turbo swap?

    Quote Originally Posted by TexNeck View Post
    Depends on the kit- I believe BD makes a kit that utilizes factory switch.

    Are you on the market for a new turbo and wanting to keep exhaust brake?

    As for the function most people think the aftermarket brakes are better than OEM and have more stopping power
    BD makes an in-line exhaust brake that plugs into the wiring harness and operates just like factory VGT brake. It does require on board air to function.

    Supposed to be quite effective from what I’ve read.


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    Re: Aftermarket exhaust brake with a turbo swap?

    Quote Originally Posted by TexNeck View Post
    Depends on the kit- I believe BD makes a kit that utilizes factory switch.

    Are you on the market for a new turbo and wanting to keep exhaust brake?

    As for the function most people think the aftermarket brakes are better than OEM and have more stopping power
    Yeah I was ponderin an Aurora 3000 windmill. That should work fine since I ain’t plannin on crankin horsepower way up or tryin to pull a house down the road.

    So the stock one has nothin on the valvetrain compression related, it relies entirely on them turbo vanes?



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    Re: Aftermarket exhaust brake with a turbo swap?

    Quote Originally Posted by BlackBart View Post
    Yeah I was ponderin an Aurora 3000 windmill. That should work fine since I ain’t plannin on crankin horsepower way up or tryin to pull a house down the road.

    So the stock one has nothin on the valvetrain compression related, it relies entirely on them turbo vanes?
    Correct on that. The only engine braking comes through the VGT vanes constricting exhaust flow on the way out. Pacbrake makes an engine mounted brake (weeper design) but from what I see it works best in conjunction with the VGT exhaust brake.

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    Re: Aftermarket exhaust brake with a turbo swap?

    Crap....

    I wonderin which way I wanna go as far as a manifold redo, 2nd gen or 3rd. An aftermarket exhaust brake attached to a 3rd gen manifold would be WAY the hell back there about near unreachable. A little easier methinks on a 2nd gen setup.



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    Re: Aftermarket exhaust brake with a turbo swap?

    Quote Originally Posted by BlackBart View Post
    Crap....

    I wonderin which way I wanna go as far as a manifold redo, 2nd gen or 3rd. An aftermarket exhaust brake attached to a 3rd gen manifold would be WAY the hell back there about near unreachable. A little easier methinks on a 2nd gen setup.
    Second gen swap will get you the HX40 downpipe which is forward the firewall a bit more than the stuffed 3rd gen style. That being said you’d have to pull manifold and down pipe for turbo and manifold swap so you could save some money and do EB brake work While you have things apart. Either one will be a bit of booger to get!

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