Kyle McWeeny – 2020 Duramax

Kyle McWeeny didn’t add the iDash and the Derringer to make his 2020 GMC Duramax-powered truck into a hot rod. He did it to give it the extra pep to tow a fifth wheel and take his family cross country. “It’s a great way to travel with the family and keep them all close,” says the New York native. “I figured having a little more horsepower was needed. Since Banks has been making turbo products since… the dawn of time… they’re pretty much the best.” Kyle had some great things to say about Banks. “The name itself carries a lot, but watching the videos about all the fail-safes really sealed the deal for me. I can see that Banks puts real engineering into it rather than just throwing extra fuel into the engine”.

Kyle had some great input on his iDash as well. “I can pretty much look at everything that I want to look at without wondering what is going on. The factory gauges are somewhat limiting in what you can see, and they just don’t satisfy me. Aside from being able to see the coolant and transmission temperature, there isn’t much else there. With the iDash, I can look at any of the values I want to see, the gear I’m in. It’s just great”.

As for hot rods, well Kyle has a few fast cars at his disposal including a Subaru that is his daily-driven project car. “I love the extra power I get with the Derringer, and when Banks comes out with more products for my truck I’ll get those as well. Until then my hobby is my Subaru. I’ve upgraded the turbo, the intercooler, and suspension, it’s running a tune and I have other tweaks here and there”.

His Subaru isn’t Kyle’s only project vehicle. Another labor of love includes an old FC RX7. It initially had an LS1 stuffed into it. That engine was replaced with a Honda K24 to be more competitive in road racing and in the ChampCar series.

Perhaps an iDash DataMonster and Banks sensor module suite is in Kyle McWeeny’s RX7’s future…?