Supercharged Twin-Turbo Dmax Update
Development of the supercharged twin-turbo Duramax powerplant had slowed to an idle the past few months due to having a skeleton crew because of the COVID outbreak
July 17, 2020
Cam Science: Killing a Duramax Part 14
The “Killing a Duramax” series makes its triumphant return with part 14 with some cam science! Gale’s been busy with the design of the new L5P cam as he tries
July 9, 2020
Exhaust Back Pressure Testing
The Banks Mechanical Engineering Department just put the finishing touches on the instrumentation of the shop’s 2020 L5P Duramax. The truck already had test instrumentation in the
July 2, 2020
William Moore’s 2019 Chevrolet Silverado L5P Duramax
William Moore has been a Chevy guy for most of his life. In fact, William’s run with GM lasted from 1975 to 2007 before retiring from his
June 18, 2020
Deleted L5P vs Derringer L5P
Sometimes people need to experience something for themselves before becoming a believer. You can back up your claims with facts and figures, but still, some people won’t
June 5, 2020
ENGINEERING UNBOXED: Precision 8085 Turbo!
Gale Banks explains how moving from a Precision 7675 turbo to a Precision 8085 should push the otherwise stock Killing A Duramax L5P over 1,000 horsepower.
May 8, 2020
Engine Builder Magazine talks Super-Turbo
In the latest episode of Engine Builder Magazine’s Diesel of the Week series they review the progress and build of the Banks Supercharged Twin-Turbo 427 cid 7.1L
April 30, 2020
Unclog the clog: Killing a Duramax Pt 12
We just picked up 60 horsepower by unclogging the clog in the pipes. Sometimes you hit a design wall, and no matter what tricks you try, no
April 30, 2020
Duramax Plant Builds 374 Engines
The kind folks at the Duramax plant came back to build almost 400 engines. This is the powerplant for the Oshkosh JLTV.
April 16, 2020
Kyle McWeeny – 2020 Duramax
Kyle McWeeny didn’t add the iDash and the Derringer to make his 2020 GMC Duramax into a hot rod. He did it to give it the extra pep.
April 16, 2020