Intercooler Archives

Banks Power Presence at PRI

All the news from this year’s Performance Racing Industry Show in Orlando, Florida By Doug Stokes The just-concluded 2009 Performance Racing Industry Show (“PRI”) in Orlando was

December 18, 2009

The Banks Blue Motor

Replicating one of circle-jet boat racing most successful and most celebrated engines — a 454 cubic inch, twin-turboed, 2,000 horsepower big block Chevy. By Doug Stokes The

December 11, 2009

Banks Power Twin Turbo Power for Las Vegas Trike

Perfect! It’s Halloween week and we get to strap the Great Pumpkin (Trike Bike) down on the Banks Engineering “rack” … er Chassis Dyno. Sneak a look

October 30, 2009

Diesel Directions

MOTOR PRESS GUILD Luncheon Meeting with Bosch and Banks. Listen to the audio! Photos: By Pete Lyons and Albert Wong courtesy of MPG Even though it was

September 18, 2009

As I said in my introduction, the Friday Night News won’t necessarily talk about what’s happening this week at Gale Banks Engineering. We might talk about what’s happening now, what’s in the future, or what happened in the past. Here’s one from a decade and a half ago.

May 11, 2009

Accelerated Breathing or Product Evolution

You know the feeling when you have a cold and your nose is all plugged and it’s a doggone burden to even breathe? Well, I imagine that is kinda how your vehicle must feel day after day with the stock intake and exhaust system that it was born with. It doesn’t stop there, because if it’s turbocharged, it just might have a terribly restrictive intercooler to boot. With all of the backup in airflow, it’s a wonder your vehicle even moves, and with you behind the wheel demanding more performance to move around that Sunday driver in front of you, the situation is only exasperated

May 29, 2008