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Chris Nelson loves a challenge. The owner of Energetic Motorsports and former head of R&D at ATS Diesel Performance owns various trucks but the one he seems to enjoy the most is the one with the least horsepower. But this feeble powerplant isn’t being raced on the mean streets of Denver. No, he’s doing his best to ...

Jacob Davis, Network Editor at MotorTrend, stopped by the Banks campus this week to fine-tune the installation of his iDash 1.8 DataMonster and 4-Channel Sensor Modules. The interesting thing about this install is that the vehicle in question is a 1972 AMC Hornet Sportabout with a 258ci straight six. No OBD-II, no OBD, not even an O. There’s nothing ...

Driving from California to Indiana to pick up his new 7,200 lb all-aluminum custom race trailer, Griffin Steinfeld was eager to put his Derringer and iDash DataMonster-equipped 2017 Chevy Silverado HD through its paces. “Of course I enjoy the power around town, but I really wanted to see what she could do on a long ...

Parts & Stuff Knowing what kind of air is entering your engine is valuable information that the AirMouse from Banks will allow you to monitor. This grille or intake-mounted, Gortex vent measures air pressure, humidity, and temperature and sends that information to the Banks iDash 1.8 over the Banks Bus Network. Adding this type of information ...

Banks Monster Exhaust with exclusive CoolCuff reduces exhaust gas temps while cutting power-robbing backpressure. The system provides safety and performance unmatched by any other aftermarket system.

The Banks Derringer L5P tuner is the only option you should be plugging into your truck.

Ford turned the pickup world on its side when it first installed the 3.5L EcoBoost V-6 in the ’11 F-150. While it wasn’t particularly odd to find a V-6 in a ½-ton truck, having one as the premium engine was an entirely new concept. At launch, the 3.5L EcoBoost churned out 365 hp and 420 ...

If you are familiar with Bonneville racing, you likely know the name Bob Kehoe. In the late 1960s he teamed with Bruce Geisler to build a ’53 Studebaker coupe known as the Hanky Panky Special. Over the years the car set a number of records and got both Bob and Bruce into the 200 MPH ...

Los Angeles, California, “The City of Angels”, is a place where millions of people come to turn their dreams into reality. If you can imagine it, it can happen in LA. Known to fans as “Lightning,” Jay Tilles no stranger to those dreams turned realities. As a longtime resident of Southern California and a radio ...

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 pump moves the coolant though the Sidewinder’s system.  Hardly “exotic,” good old distilled water (from the local supermarket) with a bottle of Redline “Water Wetter” mixed in (just ...

The Humvee replacement is here, and it’s bad ass! This vehicle is the result of a years long design and test competition involving the biggest names in the defense and diesel engine industry. The Oshkosh JLTV has destroyed the competition. The staff at Banks Power, the exclusive engine supplier, has been deeply involved in the creation ...

Retro-Future Banks Diesel Powered Ford F-100. The Truck Trend Network, Sean Holman, Gale Banks and a host of aftermarket companies are building, ‘Project Speed Bump‘ a wicked Banks Powered ’67 F-100. The goal is 600 hp, on the street! Hey, Sean Holman and all you guys at the Truck Trend Network, I’m having my way with your truck! Your ...

Once a year at Art Center College of Design In Pasadena California they do something so special that even my pal Jay Leno becomes a spectator! It’s called, Car Classic and I’m a guest of another pal, Syd Mead, who’s future vision caught the attention of the general public world wide with Blade Runner and continues ...

Episode #8: Completion and testing Jay Leno’s Tank Car is just one of several high profile development programs ongoing in the Banks Advanced Prototype Engineering labs.

Episode #7: Wastegates and exhaust Jay Leno’s Tank Car is just one of several high profile development programs ongoing in the Banks Advanced Prototype Engineering labs.