Category: Exhaust

Banks Power for Workhorse

At close to 500 cubic inches, the GM 8.1L Vortec in the Workhorse chassis is already the most powerful gasoline motorhome going. So how did the Banks engineers figure out how to get 22% more power out of it? That’s 66 more horsepower and 77 more lb.-ft. of torque. They did it the way we always do—by building prototypes and testing them exhaustively to see what really works best in the real world.

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Big Red

Banks PowerPack system boosted the engine’s output by more than 100 horsepower on this ’95 F-250…

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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.

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Truck Stop

Banks PowerPack for Cummins 24-valve diesel trucks. Dodge 24-valve Diesel Hop-upDodge’s 5.9-liter Cummins diesel engine has been a venerable workhorse since it was first introduced in the

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The Wizard of Azusa

Ford 7.5L [460] trucks The Ford F250, equipped with the big-block 460 cubic-inch V8 engine, is a popular choice with many sportsmen who tow boats and trailers.

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