A Change is Coming at Gale Banks Engineering
Taking a break in the Duramax Marine Twin Turbo development, and signing up to get even more insider news! By John Espino We’re going to take a
April 16, 2010
Banks Power’s New Beast – Sidewinder DRE
New Year, new opportunities… more power (insert caveman grunts)! By John Espino After months of sorting out issues with the Sidewinder Top Diesel Dragster’s transmission we’re ready
February 20, 2010
The Bosch-Banks Sidewinder Jetta TDI
Bosch asks Banks to take a look at a diesel powered machine as it comes from Volkswagen. They drop a Jetta off at Banks’ Azusa campus and
October 9, 2009
Slow Down with SpeedBrake
The Sophisticated Engine Brake for Diesels (on an ‘07 Chevrolet Duramax).
August 31, 2009
Six-Gun takes 3rd at Baja 1000
David Downs Goliath at Baja
(From the Archives – Circa November 2004)
A virtually stock 2003 Cummins diesel-powered Dodge Ram 2500 4X4 Pickup truck takes 3rd Place in the “Stock Full” class at 2004 Baja 1000. The truck is equipped with Banks’ Six-Gun Bundle.
May 11, 2009
Alpha Booster or H1: Sith Lord
There are certain vehicles that are automatically associated with certain people. Let’s try a few:
Batman
James Bond
Steve McQueen
The Green Hornet
Get the idea? Now tell me what comes to mind when I say Arnold Schwarzenegger? Hmmm…
August 11, 2005
The World’s First Road Racing Pickup Truck
How many of you know that Banks’ Race Shop is building a roadracing truck? Did you know that the truck is going to be diesel powered? That’s right! A diesel powered roadracing truck! And it will be twin-turbocharged!
What’s the big deal you say? Well, diesels have several advantages over gasoline. First is mileage. Diesels generally achieve 20-40% higher mileage than gasoline-powered equivalents. Improving mileage means less fuel stops in an endurance race. This is a huge advantage and one that can shave critical minutes off of a team’s total time.
July 6, 2005