Tow Rig Stopping Power
The Banks Brake with CBC-Smartlock makes the job easy (for the ‘04-07 Dodge Ram). We’ve been toying with this particular Dodge Ram 2500 for about a year,
July 31, 2009
Gale Banks Joins Racing Legends Signing Pinewood Racer for SEMA Charity Auction
The highly-anticipated second annual SEMA Pinewood Drag Race, presented by eBay Motors, will be held on August 1, 2009, at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena. Banks
July 23, 2009
Late-Breaking News
Diesel World magazine gives an update on the industry, including the NHRDA event where the Banks S-10 had a 7.77 at 180 mph run.
June 30, 2009
Banks Super-Turbo Marine Diesel Engine
A twin turbo Duramax marine engine gets an extra kick from being supercharged! It has a very long name and a foreboding look… It’s the Banks Sequential
June 1, 2009
Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum
“Banks Power: The First 50 Years” is a very thorough exhibit containing memorabilia from the Banks long career and features items ranging from late ‘50s to the
May 31, 2009
Banks SpeedBrake
New Electronic Device For GM’s Duramax Uses The Turbocharger To Slow the Vehicle
May 31, 2009
Gale Banks Helps Open Pep Boys’ First “Speed Shop” – New Division To Feature Full Line Of Banks Power Products
Gale Banks was on hand on Saturday May 30 and Sunday May 31 to help celebrate the grand opening of Pep Boy’s first-ever dedicated Speed Shop in
May 31, 2009
Banks Talks Tech
(From the Archives – 11.19.04)
Diesel — The Performance Choice
Some old ideas about performance are slow to die.
The very idea that diesel engines could replace exotic gasoline engines as the top performing powerplants in cars, light trucks, and SUVs seems ludicrous to many automotive enthusiasts. How could a slow, smelly diesel ever hope to compete against an overhead cam, high-revving, high-compression, sophisticated gasoline engine? And the concept of a diesel as a racing engine seems to be pure heresy! What, enthusiasts ask, has the world come to?
May 12, 2009
Banks Talks Tech – Turbo Wastegate
(From the Archives – Circa December 2004)
How a Turbo Wastegate Works
The common turbocharger wastegate would seem like the height of simplicity, but high performance can add complications.
Let’s begin by describing what a turbo wastegate is. A wastegate is essentially a device that bypasses some exhaust flow around the turbine section of a turbocharger to control maximum boost. A wastegate is usually controlled by a pressure actuator that is connected to manifold pressure.
May 12, 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