Vacation… all I ever wanted? or “Dude, where’s my car?”
Gale Banks shares his experience driving a BMW 535d, a high-performance diesel sedan. He praises the car’s impressive power delivery, fuel efficiency, and quiet operation. Banks believes that diesel engines, particularly turbocharged diesels, offer significant advantages over gasoline engines in terms of performance and efficiency. He advocates for increased awareness of diesel technology and its potential in the US market.
August 15, 2005
Dynamometers: Fact or Fantasy
How to get factual horsepower and torque numbers using dynamometers—and why inertia dynos are dyno jokes!
May 31, 2005
’99-04 V-10 Super Duty Power Upgrade: More Power, Better Mileage
Ford’s 6.8L gasoline-fueled V-10 Triton is a torquey over-square engine that comes in most F-250 Super Duty pickups as well as several popular motorhome chassis.
September 30, 2004
Tow Truck Toys
Duramax Upgrades for Power and Braking The Banks Stinger Kit improves engine breathing with a complete 4-inch mandrel-bent stainless steel exhaust, a free-flowing drop=in air filter, and
January 1, 2004
PowerPack
Comprehensive Banks system adds power and performance to the 8.3-liter Cummins ISC…
April 1, 2003
Truckin’ & Trailerin’
Test of Banks Brake & Banks SmartLock trans brake for Ford Power Stroke turbo-diesel trucks. Reader and horseman Hal Denton of Sonora, Calif., tested the Banks Brake
June 30, 2002
Power Stroke Muscle
On-the-road testing for more power, torque and better fuel economy for Ford Power Strokes…
April 1, 2002
Project Blazer
Installation and test of Banks Sidewinder turbo for Chevy/GM 6.2L diesel trucks
April 30, 2000