Stopping Power
How to install the new Banks SpeedBrake (on an ’08 Chevy Silverado 2500 HD).
July 31, 2009
Banks SpeedBrake
New Electronic Device For GM’s Duramax Uses The Turbocharger To Slow the Vehicle
May 31, 2009
What makes a good exhaust brake?
(From the Archives – Circa November 2004)
As the owner of a diesel engine-powered pickup, such as the Duramax, you already know that there is precious little braking effect when you back off the throttle. Even driving in Tow/Haul mode on automatic transmission-equipped vehicles does not significantly increase engine braking. Driving with the vehicle heavily loaded, or while pulling a trailer, down a long grade can seriously test your vehicle’s braking system as you continually apply the brakes to keep downhill speed in check.
May 12, 2009
Tow Truck Toys
Duramax Upgrades for Power and Braking The Banks Stinger Kit improves engine breathing with a complete 4-inch mandrel-bent stainless steel exhaust, a free-flowing drop=in air filter, and
January 1, 2004
Banking on Horsepower
It’s rare to find a collection of bolt-on parts that actually work in harmony and build additional horsepower and torque from an engine, let alone find them all under one manufacturer’s banner.
November 1, 2003
CBC News
A lot of our products tend to sound like TV stations.
CBC
It’s called an acronym. In this case it stands for Computerized Brake Controller. And it’s a patent-pending Banks exclusive that is now an integral part of our Banks Brakes. Other diesel exhaust brakes are controlled by a micro-switch, which is a simple on-off device just like a light switch at home.
December 13, 2002
Gale Banks Engineering’s Banks Brake and Transmission SmartLock
Gale Banks Engineering’s Banks Brake and Tra
September 30, 2002