They Thought Diesels Were All About Fuel Economy…Until I Beat Them by a Mile
How I Taught My Friends a Thing or Two About Diesel Performance When I told my buddies I was buying a diesel pickup, they thought I was
August 31, 2004
Twin-Turbo Revival: Part 1
The History and Evolution of the Gale Banks Engineering Twin-Turbo Chevrolet V-8s Shown is one of Banks’ original blow-through-design twin-turbo small-block Chevrolet engines. These first-design “production” twin-turbos
August 31, 2004
Twin-Turbo Revival: Part 2
Back to the Future: Fast-Forward Firebird Now for the kicker. Gale Banks recently pulled one of his original twin-turbo Firebirds out of mothballs, and it’s about to
August 31, 2004
Banks Readies for 2004 Bonneville
The Banks Race Shop makes preparations to break its own diesel truck land speed record at Bonneville
July 31, 2004
Power Up Your V-10
We Found More Power and Better Fuel Economy When Testing Banks PowerPack System for the Ford 6.8L
April 30, 2004
Banks Sidewinder Turbo
This new turbocharger kit offers sizzling power and improved fuel economy for dieselpowered trucks
March 1, 2004
Engineering: Banks Runs for the Records
Project Sidewinder’s goal is to break the Land Speed Record for any pickup, any class, gas or diesel…
February 1, 2004
Banks At Bonneville
The dramatic story behind the creation of the Banks Sidewinder and its record-shattering run at Bonneville
January 1, 2004
Will Dr. Diesel’s turn ever come?
Other than big-rig drivers, Americans haven’t worked up much affection for the engine that Rudolf Diesel invented in 1897. Read on to see why that’s going to
January 1, 2004