When it Comes to Racers…We Roll Our Own!
A friend asked for a race car sponsorship recently, but we usually don’t do that. When it comes to race cars, trucks or boats…it’s more fun to
May 3, 2016
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 was no roadmap we somehow found our
April 17, 2016
Buick Turbo #1
“They had landed the Indy pace car program for 1976 and when they took their V6 powered car to the speedway”
January 6, 2016
Something Sinister This Way Comes
Posted by Gale Banks Back in 2004 I wanted to get out of my ’91 Chevy, 502 SS pickup. I needed a large, rear drive car, with
August 28, 2015
Gale Banks’ Favorite Car, Ever!
Some friends have asked me to pick my favorite car. This is easy, even though I’ve Hot Rodded everything I’ve ever touched, even the ones I shouldn’t
August 24, 2015
2,200 horsepower in our APBA K-Jet program
The boat groups are asking me about the early turbo work at my company, so here are some engine visuals from the 1970’s. There’s been some dialog
August 5, 2015
One Blower, 2 Turbos…
One Blower, 2 Turbos, ram tuned Banks intake manifold with a water coupled cupro-nickel intercooler inside, big pin billet stroker, and CNC big valve heads and you’ve
August 5, 2015
91-06 Jeep Wrangler Sidewinder Turbo System
Want to gain +102 hp & +121 lb-ft with a bolt-on kit? Well now you can with the Banks Power Banks Sidewinder® Turbo plus Intercooler Want to
July 31, 2015
2013 Ford F-150 FX2 EcoBoost – Project GT-150 Wrap-up
Bringing Ford Performance Full Circle … with the Banks Ram-Air Intake System.
June 19, 2014
Air-to-Water Intercooled Jeep Turbo
Over the weekend, we had our first chance to test the intercooled Sidewinder Jeep Turbo. Even in prototype form and running 6.5 psi boost, the Air-to-Water intercooler
February 13, 2014