BTS | Building a Monster Truck Engine 4

Go behind the scenes (BTS) as Gale meets with the team to discuss plans for the supercharged twin-turbo engine that will soon power a monster truck. The current test engine is based on a GM Duramax 6.6L LMM but will soon be transitioned to a current model Duramax L5P. Afterward, every component is analyzed to ensure it’s the best it can be.

Intro – 00:00
Methanol injection control – 02:37
Methanol distribution – 06:58
What oil cooler on the engine – 09:56
Critical components – 13:35
What goes into testing – 17:00
Dry-sump system – 19:13
Exhaust flow/intake flow – 24:57
Machining for crank position sensor – 27:22
Designing an adapter – 31:50
Pressure stages for dry sump pump – 34:27
Designing new absorber and control system for dyno – 37:02

During this BTS episode, everyone from Banks Engineering is involved including Chris Otani, the Engineering Manager, and the legendary Bob Rowe. Gale quickly gets to work getting updates and assigning tasks to each team member for this project.

Following this episode, we see some of the planning come to fruition. After months of planning, Gale and the Banks Engineering team get ready for the first fire of the supercharged Duramax engine. Watch as they discover an issue that will force them to make an addition to the engine.