Ward's Automotive "10 Best Engines" awards luncheon
Gale Banks delivers keynote speech at Ward's Automotive "10 Best Engines" awards luncheon. News item update! Photos from the presentation: Gale Banks delivers the keynote address atWard's Top 10 Engines of 2009 awards show. Gale speaks to a packed room. See below for original news story... December 30, 2008 -- GALE BANKS WILL PRESENT THE [...]
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"BANKS POWER – THE FIRST 50 YEARS" OPENS AT WALLY PARKS NHRA MUSEUM - POMONA, CA
Pomona, California - - On Wednesday, December 3, 2008, fifty years of automotive and marine engineering innovation was put on display at the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum, in Pomona, California. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WoRjPCMC6k Pomona, California - - On Wednesday, December 3, 2008, fifty years of automotive and marine engineering innovation was put on display at the [...]
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Banks Power: The First 50 Years Exhibit to Debut at Wally Parks NHRA Museum
Join us at the museum! Please Join Us at the Museum -- THE SHOW OPENS TO THE PUBLIC AT 3PM ON DECEMBER THIRD Pomona, Calif. (November 5, 2008) - Gale Banks Engineering, an industry leader in high performance gas and diesel engine development, will be honored with a special exhibit at the Wally Parks NHRA [...]
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Thinking about a Big Hoss Bundle? Don’t miss “Two Guys Garage”
On Saturday, Nov 22nd, Speed Channel's "Two Guys Garage" will air an episode on Banks Power's Big Hoss Bundle. As the guys on "Two Guys Garage" say, the Duramax is a great engine with lots of power, but it has so much more potential! And even if you don't own a Chevy/GMC, the products talked [...]
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SEMA 2008: Banks New Dragster Revealed
Banks Top Diesel Dragster Wows SEMA Show Crowds! UPDATE: Watch the "first fire" and Famoso Raceway videos! Las Vegas, Nevada, November 5, 2008 - - Bristling with its convoluted stainless steel exhaust headers and buttressed with Banks Engineering’s signature twin-turbochargers, the new Banks Sidewinder Top Diesel Dragster was presented to the assembled press this morning [...]
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Banks SpeedBrake™
Introducing SpeedBrake, a revolutionary all-electronic plug-and-play braking system. Introducing SpeedBrake, a revolutionary all-electronic plug-and-play braking system with patented Speed Control technology. There's nothing else like it in the world! SpeedBrake™ re-defines the concept of exhaust braking Dramatically out-performs conventional exhaust brakes in basic braking function SpeedBrake's Speed Control technology is exclusive-and patented!- Combines control of [...]
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Watch "TruckU" to get more power and less smoke
On Friday October 10th, Speed Channel's "TruckU" aired an episode on Banks Power. More Power; Less Smoke! Speed Channel had an episode of "TruckU" that ran on Friday October 10th at 3:30 pm EST. Hosts Bruno Massel and Matt Steele explored upgrading the towing performance of an '08 Chevy Duramax safely and explained the new [...]
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BANKS SIDEWINDER S-10 SETS OFFICIAL NHRDA RECORD
7.87 seconds at 175.45 miles per hour on the Speedworld ¼-mile Drag Strip earns the Banks Sidewinder S-10 diesel drag truck a new official NHRDA record. Wittmann, Arizona (October 4, 2008) - - The Banks Sidewinder S-10 diesel drag truck today posted the first and only sanctioned and backed-up 7-second quarter mile. Running at the [...]
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Sidewinder S-10 looking to set new NHRDA record
Fans invited to see Sidewinder S-10 in action this Saturday at Speedworld! WEEKEND UPDATE: BANKS S-10 DURAMAX DIESEL DRAG TRUCKLOOKING TO SET NEW NHRDA RECORD SAT. OCT. 4NHRDA DESERT DIESEL TRUCK NATIONALSSPEEDWORLD DRAGSTRIP - WITTMANN, ARIZONA Last minute preps at the Banks race shop in Azusa (Thursday AM) Short notice, but the quickest-ever diesel-powered racing [...]
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Monster Sport Exhaust
Monster Performance & Modest Price Skimps on price — Not on performance! Banks' new Monster Sport Exhaust is one cool system! And its low price? That's way cool. The system slashes backpressure, increases exhaust flow, improves fuel economy and delivers extra power to your rear wheels. Exhaust tip optional. 4" constant-diameter exhaust system Virtually eliminates [...]
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Banks EconoMind
Don't let fuel prices keep you home. INTRODUCING THE ECONOMIND® DIESEL TUNER More fuel economy under any load condition Proven mileage and power Adjust-on-the-fly power levels CleanTune™ Technology Built-in powertrain safeguards Calibrates the engine to use less fuel at any power level Pays for itself! Watch it: The guys on TruckU show how installingan EconoMind [...]
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High Performance Diesel Builder’s Guide
“High Performance Diesel Builder’s Guide” Now Available!Each Book Personally Signed by Author Joe Pettit! A BANKS POWER WEBSITE EXCLUSIVE Each Book Personally Signed by Author Joe Pettit! Here’s the latest word on high-performance diesel tuning for GM, Ford, and Dodge from acknowledged experts on the subject Joe Pettit with Gale Banks. 144 action-packed pages of [...]
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Gas & Cash Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners, who will receive a $500 Fuel Card and a $500 Gift Card for Banks merchandise! Thanks for entering our Gas & Cash Giveaway contest! We have our five winners: Robert T. from Bullhead City, AZ Steve M. from Denton, TX Joseph M. from Los Angeles, CA Mark S. from Wichita, KS [...]
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Gale Banks Given Keys To BMW's Hydrogen 7
BMW has asked Gale Banks to road test its new advanced-technology showcase vehicle, the Hydrogen 7 sedan, and Gale's going to blog about it! (L to R) Marcus Wiesebrock, James Ryan, Gale Banks, Nadine Jambor What BMW has to say about hydrogen as a fuel: “On a global level, hydrogen technology addresses the growing gaps [...]
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Banks Sidewinder S-10 Sets NADM Record
Banks Sidewinder S-10 Sets NADM Record at Saturday's Crude Drags 2 event BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (Feb. 23) — In its first appearance in an all-diesel competition, the Banks Sidewinder Duramax S-10 set the National Association of Diesel Motorsports elapsed-time record for diesel-powered pickup trucks, scorching the legendary Auto Club Famoso Raceway quarter-mile in 8.06 seconds. The [...]
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Banks Cleans Up!
Banks Power is once again sponsoring the hugely successful Calico Clean-Up in California's High Desert, this year set for Feb. 16. Join with hundreds of other off-road enthusiasts for a day of good, clean fun! Banks Power Backs Annual California High Desert Calico Clean-Up.Second Annual Event Expected to Draw Largest Volunteer 'Army' Ever! Gale Banks [...]
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Banks Sidewinder to Compete at Diesel World Crude Drags 2 Event
The record-making Banks Power Sidewinder S-10 drag truck will be competing at the Diesel World Crude Drags event at Bakersfield's Auto Club Famoso Raceway on Saturday, February 23rd, 7 a.m. - 6 p.m. Wittmann, Ariz. (Feb. 21) — The Banks Sidewinder S-10 diesel drag truck, the world's quickest and fastest, dipped into the 7.80s with [...]
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What's coming down the Banks pipeline
From selling his first engine at 16 to revolutionizing the performance aftermarket, see what Gale Banks now has in store for 2008. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_Gto8z3jR0 From selling his first engine at 16 to revolutionizing the performance aftermarket, see what Gale Banks now has in store for 2008. [...]
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Bob Robe Celebrates 30-year Milestone
Bob Robe was just 26 when he joined Gale Banks Engineer-ing.“Thirty years later, he’s still the go-to guy out in the shop, a leader by example,” says Gale of his longtime friend. Gale Banks and Bob Robe celebrated 30 years of teamwork on Jan. 23 with Gale's presentation to Bob of Gale Banks Engineering's first [...]
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Banks Building Diesel Digger
Team Banks will be on the strip this year with its world's fastest drag truck, and in the works is a Mike Spitzer-built rail. Check out the article! [...]
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