Category: Projects

Banks Sidewinder S10

Sidewinder S-10 Drag Truck Update

Gale Banks discusses the challenges of pushing the limits of the Sidewinder S-10 diesel drag truck’s engine. The high power output and extended injector on-time have led to piston erosion, requiring frequent rebuilds. The team is working on a new engine combination with improved piston design, fuel supply, and other modifications to achieve increased reliability and performance.

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No smoke with fire

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.

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Banks Sidewinder S10

Clean Speed

Diesel Power Magazine takes a look inside the world’s quickest and fastest diesel pickup.

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Banks Sidewinder Top Diesel Dragster

…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

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Engine Builder Does It Diesel

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.

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