GEN 2 Using the engine brake

[scpete24]

I just use the button on the shifter and lock out higher gears until I get to the gear I want to increase the RPM's and help avoid riding the brake down steep grades.

 

[New recaros]

I just use the button on the shifter and lock out higher gears until I get to the gear I want to increase the RPM's and help avoid riding the brake down steep grades.

Well, Gen 3 you lose that option. I used to do that, lol

 

[scpete24]

Well, Gen 3 you lose that option. I used to do that, lol

You had me wondering if this was in the Gen3 forum haha did not know you lose that ability in the gen3. My pops just picked one up last week haven't been able to get my hands on it yet! To me that seems to be the most effective way of using the engine brake and takes the computer out of it and back into your control.

 

[GordoJay]

Well, Gen 3 you lose that option. I used to do that, lol

You can't do the same thing with the paddle shifters the way you can on gen 2?

 

[GordoJay]

If the engine brake is not effective at 4000 rpm, at what revs do you bring the engine up very frequently? 5000? 6000?

5000 at least. 6000 starts to sound awfully high to me, although it would probably not hurt anything.

 

[NM_Life_Defender]

I'll throw a plug for @GooseTuned in here. I went with a Stage 1 GooseTune with TCM as soon as I got my truck. Just got back from a road trip to and from AZ. Outbound trip the roads were dry. Return trip they were wet and heavily snow covered on the passes. Sport mode (and 4A for the wet/snowy roads). The TCM tune (with or without cruise control) is smart to the point that it downshifts for me on the descents and provides excellent engine braking.

 

[hingedthinker]

Using the engine/trans to slow the truck in the ways you described will not hurt it at all.

In fact, the heavy vacuum generated during engine breaking is good for "exercising" the ring package, which helps prevents them from sticking on really high mileage engines.

except that I made a window in my RV Ford V10 doing this... Be sure to keep an eye on RPMs.

 

[GooseTuned]

I'll throw a plug for @GooseTuned in here. I went with a Stage 1 GooseTune with TCM as soon as I got my truck. Just got back from a road trip to and from AZ. Outbound trip the roads were dry. Return trip they were wet and heavily snow covered on the passes. Sport mode (and 4A for the wet/snowy roads). The TCM tune (with or without cruise control) is smart to the point that it downshifts for me on the descents and provides excellent engine braking.

Thanks man!