All well and good, but we haven't answered Ferris' question yet ...
Why all the noise when compression braking? And is it the same reason for why a Jacobs Brake also makes a lot of noise when compression braking, or is it something different (i.e., Otto Cycle versus Diesel Cycle, for you Thermodynamics fans out there
)?
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