The Leader in Diesel Performance
Gale Banks pushes his Sidewinder S-10 to 1,280 bhp—and discovers piston-edge erosion at high rail pressures. Learn how he’s dialing back power for reliable 7.80s laps and preparing a next-gen Spitzer “Top Dragster” build.
Smoke free, high efficiency diesel engines are Gale Banks Engineering’s specialty. We look at how the company progressed to become the undisputed leaders in the field.
Straight Talk With the Man Largely Identified as the Creator of the Diesel Aftermarket
Diesel Power Magazine takes a look inside the world’s quickest and fastest diesel pickup.
…The Banks Sidewinder Top Diesel Dragster. Raw Diesel Power! Long, sleek, and blindingly quick, today’s high-horsepower, rear-motored dragsters are the ultimate racing vehicles. They’re designed, and driven
Here’s a guy who’s done it all and done it well, and he has the records to prove it.
What happens when you leave a Korean War tank engine sitting too close to the hot rod that you parked over at Gale Banks Engineering?
“What I hope to bring SEMA is a clear view into the future, its challenges and its opportunities.” — Gale Banks How can I help SEMA today?
Gale Banks knows how to make power, whether he’s land-speed racing or improving the performance of an anemic motorhome.
Could performance cars like Corvettes and Mustangs and others be powered by diesel engines in the future? They not only could be, but they would be if Gale Banks had his way.