FEED THE BEAST: AN INDISPENSABLE INTRODUCTION TO FORCED INDUCTION
Does driving up even the mildest inclines make your truck work overtime? Do you avoid steep trails for fear of
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Twin-Turbo
Look Ma! No Turbos – The Hot Rod Project hits the Dyno!
As we prepare for ‘First Fire’ on our 427″ Twin Turbo Gen 1, SBC, I’ve decided to also make this
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Episode #8: Turbocharging Jay Leno’s Tank Car
Episode #8: Completion and testing
Jay Leno’s Tank Car is just one of several high profile development programs ongoing in the Banks Advanced Prototype Engineering labs.
Episode #6: Turbocharging Jay Leno’s Tank Car
Three pumps, no waiting! On the wet side of the EFI system, Bosch provided us with their 200 liter-per-hour, 5-bar (72 psig) electric fuel pumps. With each pump putting out just under one gallon per minute, it’ll take three of them in parallel to feed this monster.
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Episode #5: Turbocharging Jay Leno’s Tank Car
Episode #5: Electronic Fuel Injection
Jay Leno’s Tank Car is just one of several high profile development programs ongoing in the Banks Advanced Prototype Engineering labs.
Episode #3: Turbocharging Jay Leno’s Tank Car
Follow along with us as we take a behind-the-scenes trip through the Banks Advanced Prototype Engineering laboratory to view the magical transformation of a Cold War-era giant into a modern superpower.
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Episode #1: Turbocharging Jay Leno’s Tank Car
Jay Leno does me favors, so I thought I’d even the score! I had no idea how much fun that would be!
Gale Banks
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Ok Folks, It’s Time For a Turbo History Lesson!
Here’s our Banks twin turbo layout that was developed in our 67 Chevy panel truck, The White Tortilla. This picture
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Air Mods On the Move
Today is a happy day for some folks. We’re shipping out a few pallet loads of air improvements. If you’re waiting
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2,000 hp in 1980… Were You Even Alive?
Yep, that’s 36 years ago and we had been turbocharging for over 10 years at that point. Even though there
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