Banking on Power of Diesel
Gale Banks’ goal is to push his diesel-powered Dodge Dakota to speeds up to 210 mph at the World Finals at Bonneville Flats in October. AZUSA —
August 31, 2002
Diesel Land Speed Record — Goal of Project Sidewinder
210+ mph in Dodge Dakota … illustrating diesel as a performance engine … 600 hp out of 5.9L
July 31, 2002
Banks Sidewinder Dakota
This is the truck that shattered existing speed records – and people’s perception of diesel performance. Cummins diesel-powered Project Sidewinder set five land-speed records and became the World’s
January 1, 2002
Why Diesels Make So Much Torque
For those used to gasoline engine torque numbers, diesel torque verges on the unbelievable. Most competitors at Bonneville aren’t street legal, and most arrive on a trailer.
December 31, 2000
’94-97 PowerStroke
Product Review: Gale Banks Engineering’s PowerPack System For The ’94-’97 Ford 7.3L Power Stroke Diesel.
November 1, 2000
Salt Shaker
Gale Banks Engineering’s 1988 Pontiac Trans Am is the World’s Fastest Street Machine
December 1, 1999
Teague-Welch-Banks Streamliner
This is The World’s Fastest Single Piston Engine Hot Rod. It set the F.I.A. 5L to 8L Class Ten two-way record in October 2002 at 405.976 after
January 1, 1999
Chinook Concourse – World’s Fastest Motorhome
World’s Fastest Motorhome: yes, you read that right. Banks PowerPack®ed Ford 6.8L V-10 Class-C Chinook blasts past General Motors’, to a new record at 99.8 mph. Project
August 16, 1998
Project Syclone
1990 Syclone LSR — World Record 204.145 mph “Banks team of Bonneville veterans’ fine-tuned race strategy tweaked the truck to top performance. It put GMC in a
September 14, 1990