LokJaw: Nitto Tire
Great power requires massive traction. We chose Nitto’s NT555 series tires to make sure we can put this power to the ground.
February 8, 2021
LokJaw: Roadster Shop
We chose Roadster Shop’s 1960-66 C10 Truck SPEC Series Slammed Chassis. The quality and technology in this engineered chassis are a perfect fit for our high-horsepower build.
February 8, 2021
Dragster Cooling System
A small horizontal radiator topped by a shrouded electric cooling fan is used on the Banks Sidewinder Top Dragster. A very quiet, but very powerful, Stewart electric
February 17, 2017
S-10 Project Overview Update
Azusa, Calif. – – The Banks Sidewinder S-10 Duramax pickup just gets faster every time it runs! And on Saturday March 7, the dark red truck with
March 9, 2009
Completion and Testing Jay Leno’s Tank Car
Only a few little things remain to be completed before we can light this thing off. We hooked up vacuum lines for the power brakes, reworked the
August 8, 2006
Wastegates and Exhaust on Jay Leno’s Tank Car
Our first task on the “hot” side of the Tank Car’s turbo system was to route tubing from the exhaust manifolds to the turbochargers. We started by
August 1, 2006
Fuel System and Plumbing for 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
July 23, 2006
Dyno Tuning the S-10
Enthusiasts understand that a dynamometer measures an engine’s output by gauging its torque, taking measurements from the flywheel (in the case of an engine dynamometer) or a
May 30, 2006
Electronic Fuel Injection for Jay Leno’s Tank Car
Jay Leno’s Tank Car is just one of several high profile development programs ongoing in the Banks Advanced Prototype Engineering labs. One of the Banks Sidewinder Duramax
May 6, 2006
Throttles, Boost Tubes and Exhaust for Jay Leno’s Tank Car
One of Gale’s goals when converting Jay’s engine to electronic fuel injection was to improve driveability and throttle response. These twin 75mm throttle bodies, designed for Ford
April 26, 2006