Gale Banks, Mike Ryan and the Super-Turbo
When 14 liters and two turbos aren’t enough, add a supercharger… and a bunch of other stuff When 14 liters and two turbos aren’t enough, add a
June 24, 2013
Gale Banks returns to Car Cast
Gale Banks returns to talk turbo and gives both Adam and Matt a sneak peek at his preparations for Mike Ryan’s Freightliner semi that is about to
June 21, 2013
Diesel Swaps
The Banks Rat Rod gets a Duramax, the Sidewinder Dakota gets a Cummins, and a who-knows-what gets an 866T.
January 1, 2013
Dwayne Peace’s Ridler-winning ’55 Thunderbird
A Banks 1150 HP Twin-Turbo system was selected to grace the underhood of Dwayne Peace’s award winning 1955 Ford Thunderbird.
November 1, 2012
Dwayne Peace’s 1955 Thunderbird
A Banks 1150 HP Twin-Turbo system was selected to grace the underhood of Dwayne Peace’s award winning 1955 Ford Thunderbird, designed by his son Jonathan Peace, a
October 31, 2012
Subdued Saturday
Unlike the rest of the week, the Dallenbach Racing/Banks Power team had a rather relaxed Saturday. Attention was focused on repairing the intake plenum to make sure
August 11, 2012
FINAL PRACTICE: Still Fast, But Not Quite Perfect…
Dallenbach ran through the middle section of the course four times delivering consistent times with increased corner speeds in every run as the crew fine-tuned the chassis
August 10, 2012
TEST REPORT: 150 MPH Top Speed!
Tuesday morning the Dallenbach Racing/Banks Power team took the car to Pueblo Motorsports Park near Colorado Springs to shake down and fine-tune the car making sure it
August 7, 2012
Banks Powered 1955 Ford Thunderbird Takes Ridler Award
The most prestigious prize in the auto show world is the Ridler Award, and a car with a Banks twin-turbo engine just won it. Dwayne Peace, his
March 19, 2012
A Gathering of Land-Speed Luminaries
Record holders and car builders convened recently in Pomona, Calif., to discuss the preparation, promotion and psychology of chasing a land-speed record. From the February 20, 2012
February 20, 2012