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The cost would be considerable.why not just engineer custom rocker arms that will act like a jake with an electronic controller?? you only need 6 of them, should not be that hard to do.
How did you test the pressure relief valve ?So I ended up making a pressure relief valve in the butterfly plate for the exhaust brake and designed it for 25-27 psi backpressure. Still need to take it out for some testing/fine tuning after I figure out the front drum brakes, but glad to say it's done. I also installed a pressure gauge tapped off the exhaust to make sure I keep it below 30 psi. I think the electronic rocker arms would be a cool and effective way to do it, but would be very costly and would add another electrical system to fail. Trying to keep this as reliable as possible.
i don't see why. simple concept just kick open the exhaust immediately after injection. make rockers with small hyd plunger actuator on valve end, sensor on crank and cam electronics would be easy.The cost would be considerable.
do you think that spring is going to be happy running at 1200°F??So I ended up making a pressure relief valve in the butterfly plate for the exhaust brake and designed it for 25-27 psi backpressure. Still need to take it out for some testing/fine tuning after I figure out the front drum brakes, but glad to say it's done. I also installed a pressure gauge tapped off the exhaust to make sure I keep it below 30 psi. I think the electronic rocker arms would be a cool and effective way to do it, but would be very costly and would add another electrical system to fail. Trying to keep this as reliable as possible.
Ever seen compression brakes and how they work? Not simple by any means, it all needs to be timed or massive engine damage will result.i don't see why. simple concept just kick open the exhaust immediately after injection. make rockers with small hyd plunger actuator on valve end, sensor on crank and cam electronics would be easy.
spring should be on turbo side. looks right to me. timing for an exhaust brake is very simple. i realize it needs to be exact but the days of electronics have been here for quite a while.Looks like the spring is on the wrong side of the butterfly. Look at the flow arrow and look at the bevel of the butterfly.
would be easy to calculate. area of drill holes times 30, set spring to open at that pressure. so if those are 1/2" holes and there are 4 of them it should take 23.55 lbs pressure on stud to open valve meaning it would open at 30 psi.How did you test the pressure relief valve ?
That's what I was thinking to. I suppose it would last for awhile but sooner or later that spring will loose it's hardness.do you think that spring is going to be happy running at 1200°F??
You've heard that noise before, and here's the explanation for all the racket:I realize that I can probably Google it, but would someone please explain how this type of engine brake and a Jake Brake works?