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Originally Posted by MudDog
For what it's worth, I also have a Prodigy (I believe mine is a P2) and was not able to lock the TM brakes with it installed in my Sienna and still can't with it in my Tacoma.
When manually activating the Prodiigy lever, I definetly feel the TM brakes, but not enough to come anywhere near locking them. I've never felt like the TV is being pushed by the TM, but don't have a reference point to compare to to know if I'm trully getting maximum power to the brakes from the Prodigy.
The only time I have felt it lock the brakes is when I made a tight turn and the break-away cable wasn't routed properly and the plunger came out of the emergency brake activator.
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That has been my experience, minus the pulled pin.
At first I was towing with the Valley Industries Odyssey on my Chevy 1500HD, a Prodigy knock off with a couple of additional features, and was never able to get the 25 mph lock. Now I tow with a factory integrated brake controller in my 2500HD. I really like the IBC, but it also will not perform the 25 mph brake lock up test.
I have just used trial and error to find a setting that seems to be good. It is rare for me to boost change settings as I alternate between freeway driving and city driving. I did that more often in the 1500HD. Not sure if the difference is because of the larger truck or the different brake controller.
I think, but am not sure, that the IBC is connected to the brake line, like the Jordan (I think) was.