Diesel Performance article from SEMA
Diesel: the performance option embraced by enthusiasts With modern diesel vehicles becoming cleaner, quieter and more powerful, the performance diesel market is expected to take off in the coming years. The heavy-duty pickup truck market is already dominated by performance-seeking enthusiasts who opt for the diesel package, but it is the light-duty vehicle segment that [...]
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Project Sidewinder's vs. Ferrari Enzo
How does the Sidewinder Dakota stack up against one of the "Greatest Ferraris of all time"? Vehicle FERRARI ENZO BANKS SIDEWINDER Country of origin Italy USA Type Two-door, two-passengersport coupe Two-door, two-passenger sport truck Introduction 2002 Paris Motorshow 2002 Bonneville World Finals Engine Displacement 6.0 liter (366 cid) 5.9 liter (359 cid) No. of cylinders 12 6 Fuel system Bosch Motronic fuel injection Bosch/Cummins common raildirect injection Induction Naturally aspirated Holset variable-geometry turbowith Banks controller Valvetrain 4 valves/cyl, DOHC 4 valves/cyl, cam-in-block Compression [...]
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Project Sidewinder Goes to the Salt
Try getting a pickup truck, with the aerodynamics of a brick, to go 222 MPH with a diesel engine. Banks did, and kept it street drivable too. After day and night thrashing to get ready, Project Sidewinder rolled onto the Salt on October 17, 2002, not on a trailer, but towing its own spare parts [...]
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Project Sidewinder Objectives
Here's what Banks Power set out to do with this racing venture. GoalsTo establish Cummins compression ignition technology as powerful, clean, quiet, efficient and desirable - something the consumer wants in a light-duty truck or sports utility vehicle. To position the brands of Cummins Engine Company, Holset Turbo and New Venture Gear as the technology [...]
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