Holy Smokeless!
Here’s one for the run-whatcha-brung record books. And we do mean record books. Last October 17, with the Bonneville Nationals World Finals already well underway at Utah’s
March 1, 2003
Banks Sidewinder: The World’s Fastest Pickup!
Gale Banks Engineering’s Project Sidewinder is the fastest pickup truck on the planet. And it’s a diesel!
February 1, 2003
Gale Banks Engineering’s Banks Brake and Transmission SmartLock
Gale Banks Engineering’s Banks Brake and Tra
September 30, 2002
Banking on Power of Diesel
Gale Banks’ goal is to push his diesel-powered Dodge Dakota to speeds up to 210 mph at the World Finals at Bonneville Flats in October. AZUSA —
August 31, 2002
Diesel Land Speed Record — Goal of Project Sidewinder
210+ mph in Dodge Dakota … illustrating diesel as a performance engine … 600 hp out of 5.9L
July 31, 2002
Truckin’ & Trailerin’
Test of Banks Brake & Banks SmartLock trans brake for Ford Power Stroke turbo-diesel trucks. Reader and horseman Hal Denton of Sonora, Calif., tested the Banks Brake
June 30, 2002
Power Stroke Muscle
On-the-road testing for more power, torque and better fuel economy for Ford Power Strokes…
April 1, 2002
Banks Sidewinder Dakota
This is the truck that shattered existing speed records – and people’s perception of diesel performance. Cummins diesel-powered Project Sidewinder set five land-speed records and became the World’s
January 1, 2002
Big Red
Banks PowerPack system boosted the engine’s output by more than 100 horsepower on this ’95 F-250…
December 1, 2001
Why Diesels Make So Much Torque
For those used to gasoline engine torque numbers, diesel torque verges on the unbelievable. Most competitors at Bonneville aren’t street legal, and most arrive on a trailer.
December 31, 2000