Wizard of cold air intake | BANKS BUILT Ep 22

Gale is the wizard of Ram-Air intake design.

After Erik and Matt drop the cab of our ’66 Chevy C20 pickup onto the new Roadster Shop chassis, they’re joined by Gale who maps out the high-flow intake system using technology from Banks’ GMC Type-R road race truck.

00:00 Intro
00:23 Removing the firewall
02:46 Energy Suspension bushings
04:55 Placing the cab on the Roadster Shop chassis
06:22 Fender and radiator mounts
07:55 Gale plans the Ram-Air intake
27:58 Next episode teaser

His plan is to use two Big-Ass filters, found in our Ram-Air intake system for the 2017-19 Duramax L5P. The goal is to ram as much air into the nose of the truck as possible, forcing it into the intake system. But squeezing these massive filters into the engine bay will be no easy task. The tire well and fender will determine where everything can fit. It’s a good thing that Erik is a fabrication wizard.

In episode 23 of Banks Built, we begin digitizing LokJaw using laser scanning technology. This will allow Matt to design the front engine accessory drive (FEAD), intake air system, and hood hinges on the computer, precisely. It’s not wizardry, it’s frickin’ lasers.