Nasty Sounding Blower…Why Not, We’re Going Drag Racin’!
The plan is to be testing in our 272″ Sidewinder Diesel Top Dragster mid-September. We’re running Blown with zoomie headers till we’ve found the best size blower
June 21, 2016
Episode #8: Turbocharging Jay Leno’s Tank Car
Episode #8: Completion and testing
Jay Leno’s Tank Car is just one of several high profile development programs ongoing in the Banks Advanced Prototype Engineering labs.
June 6, 2016
Good Things Come In Threes!
We have designed a new Big Pin Stroker crank, a totally new rod bearing diameter and a new long con rod design, all for our new Banks
June 6, 2016
Episode #7: Turbocharging Jay Leno’s Tank Car
Episode #7: Wastegates and exhaust
Jay Leno’s Tank Car is just one of several high profile development programs ongoing in the Banks Advanced Prototype Engineering labs.
June 3, 2016
Torque Of The Town!
This is real Gear Head Porn…we just reworked our Diesel engine development dynamometer. It had a limit of 4000 rpm and 3000 lbft. We just took that
May 23, 2016
My Friend David is going to the NHRA! Let’s wish him well!
I’m 58 years into my career and I have a circle of friends numbering in the thousands, one of them is this young man. His name is
May 19, 2016
Episode #6: Turbocharging Jay Leno’s Tank Car
Three pumps, no waiting! On the wet side of the EFI system, Bosch provided us with their 200 liter-per-hour, 5-bar (72 psig) electric fuel pumps. With each pump putting out just under one gallon per minute, it’ll take three of them in parallel to feed this monster.
May 16, 2016
Episode #5: Turbocharging Jay Leno’s Tank Car
Episode #5: Electronic Fuel Injection
Jay Leno’s Tank Car is just one of several high profile development programs ongoing in the Banks Advanced Prototype Engineering labs.
May 13, 2016
Episode #3: Turbocharging Jay Leno’s Tank Car
Follow along with us as we take a behind-the-scenes trip through the Banks Advanced Prototype Engineering laboratory to view the magical transformation of a Cold War-era giant into a modern superpower.
May 11, 2016
When it Comes to Racers…We Roll Our Own!
A friend asked for a race car sponsorship recently, but we usually don’t do that. When it comes to race cars, trucks or boats…it’s more fun to
May 3, 2016