News Releases – 2013
Banks Sidewinder Jeep Turbo
Got a 2005-06 Wrangler? It's pretty cool, right? Well it's time to make it waaaaayyyy more cool with a turbo!
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2013 Trailer Life Magazine Reader's Choice Awards
The readers have spoken! Banks Power gets the Gold for best Performance Enhancing Product. Twenty-Seven Favorites Chosen from an Array
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By Bill Wood features interviews with Gale Banks
Listen to broadcast veteran Bill Wood as he draws information from Gale Banks on a number of topical and intriguing
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Freightliner on SAE website
The Banks Super-Turbo Freightliner Cascadia was a popular display at this year's SEMA Show. Details on the truck's development and
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Banks Power Water-Methanol Injection System Install
Banks Power Ramps Up The Tuning Possibilities.
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2007 BMW 335i Dyno Test
Banks water-methanol injection and Cobb tuning Accessport tested on a BMW 335i.
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SEMA 2013 Vehicles
November 2013 — At this year's SEMA Show, Banks Power was present on a variety of vehicles. From gasoline to
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SEMA 2013 Engines
This year at the 2013 SEMA Show, Gale Banks Engineering showed off some of the engines that we have worked
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Banks Water-Methanol Injection
Have you ever thought about adding a water-methanol system to your ride? Are you curious about what would it do?
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Banks Water-Methanol Injection
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyCqEFwSisY Have you ever thought about adding a water-methanol system to your ride? Are you curious about what would it
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SEMA 2013 videos
The guys at Power Automedia stopped by the Banks Power booth at the 2013 SEMA show in Las Vegas and
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Birth of a Super-Turbo
Diesel racing on a gigantic scale: Gale Banks and Mike Ryan team up to tackle Pikes Peak in a Freightliner semitruck.
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Motorweek interview with Gale
Gale visits Goss' Garage to bring us up to speed on his latest projects. Gale was interviewed by Pat Goss
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Humvee shootout on Motor Trend
Motor Trend magazine took a stock Humvee and pitted it against a Banks-modified Humvee. Watch the video and see what
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Diesel Army Goes Behind The Scenes With Gale Banks
Diesel Army sits down with the mad scientist himself to find out what makes him tick. Written By Ken Freund,
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Jeep Wrangler Banks Power Sidewinder Turbo System Install
Go Toad: Adding Some Much Needed Power to the Jeep Wrangler with a Banks Sidewinder Turbo System.
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Popular Science Radio
Gale Banks is in the studio with host Alan Taylor talking about the science behind how he puts so much
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School of Hot Rod Radio
Gale went back to school... the School of Hot Rod that is! Check it out and hear what they talked
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Diesel Engine Mastermind Gale Banks Turning Talents Toward Class 8 Trucks
Gale Banks has had his way with everything from Model A's to streamliners, and now he's set his sights on improving the performance of big rigs.
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The Science of Intercoolers
Intercoolers have been around for a long time. In automotive and aircraft use, they’re used to reduce the intake charge
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Jalopnik says Banks on it
In what may be the best article on Banks ever, Jalopnik lists the "Ten Things To Know About The Man
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Smoking Tire podcast
Gale is a featured guest on the widely popular and often times, irreverent, Smoking Tire Podcast. Gale is a featured
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UNPARALLELED POWER
When engines are so strong they can even make a HMMWV move quickly, you know Gale Banks is behind them.
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Hot Rodding-Aftermarket Pioneer Gale Banks
TheRaceFanNetwork.com spent an hour with turbo and diesel guru Gale Banks, one of the pioneers in the hot rod/aftermarket industry.
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Hooniverse Podcast
The folks at Hooniverse are "devoted to a love of all things with wheels and an engine" so they sat
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Automotive legend has changed the face of the industry
Gale Banks makes front-page news, talking about racing, the military, and what it took to get where he is.
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Semi Truck: Banks Freightliner Super Turbo Pikes Peak Truck
Supercharger + Turbo = Pikes Peak record? What is a Super-Turbo? It's an engine with both a supercharger and a
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Semi Truck: Banks Freightliner Super Turbo Pikes Peak Truck
Supercharger + Turbo = Pikes Peak record?
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Banks 4.0L Sidewinder Turbo system
The goal of the Banks Power 4.0L Sidewinder Turbo system was to improve low- and mid-range torque for increased power on the trail and improved drivability on the pavement. Did they get it right?
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Intercoolers
Tech Talk #4: In this "Just Chillin'" seminar Gale goes in depth with intercooling. It's time for Tech Talk number
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Intercoolers
Tech Talk #4: In this "Just Chillin'" seminar Gale goes in depth with intercooling. It's time for Tech Talk number
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Road Dog Radio interviews Gale Banks
Gale joins hosts Zee Taylor and "The Rooster" to talk about Mike Ryan's Banks Super-Turbo Freightliner and Pikes Peak, Bonneville
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Gale speaks with AutoWorld Radio to discuss Pikes Peak and the Banks Super-Turbo
Gale Banks speaks with Bob Long about his preparations for Mike Ryan’s Freightliner semi that is about to compete in
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Red Eye Radio
Listen in as Red Eye Radio's Eric Harley and Gary McNamara interview Gale Banks and Mike Ryan to discuss Pikes
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Extreme Truckers Online
Listen in as The Extreme Truckers Show interviews Gale Banks, Mike Ryan and Mike McHorse (Freightliner) about our involvement with
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Gale Banks discusses Pikes Peak 2013 and the Banks Super-Turbo
Gale stopped by MotorWeek studios for an exclusive chat about our entry this year for the 2013 Pikes Peak International
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Gale Banks, Mike Ryan and the Super-Turbo
When 14 liters and two turbos aren't enough, add a supercharger… and a bunch of other stuff When 14 liters
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Gale Banks returns to Car Cast
Gale Banks returns to talk turbo and gives both Adam and Matt a sneak peek at his preparations for Mike
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Huffin & Puffin'
We are such big fans of turbochargers that you might be tired of hearing us talk about them.
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ST Math program sponsored by Gale Banks
Partnering with MIND Research Institute, Banks Power awarded a field trip to the NHRA Museum to the two top performing
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Liquid Power
Gaining horsepower and peace of mind with Banks Power water-meth injection.
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Huffin and Puffin
Testing Banks Power's brand new bolt-on TJ turbo. We had high expectations for this kit kit and we weren't disappointed.
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Supercharging and Turbocharging
Tech Talk #3: In this "Life After Wide Open Throttle" seminar Gale covers the ins and outs of forcing air
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Supercharging and Turbocharging
Tech Talk #3: In this "Life After Wide Open Throttle" seminar Gale covers the ins and outs of forcing air
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Tonka Truck set to tour the country with Banks Power on board
You remember Tonka Toys, right? How'd you like to play with this one? Tonka Trucks and Galpin Auto Sports took
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Air Superiority Seminar
Tech Talk #2: Sometimes it's good to be dense! Gale explains why in the second Twilight Tech Talk seminar. Gale
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Air Superiority Seminar
Tech Talk #2: Sometimes it's good to be dense! Gale explains why in the second Twilight Tech Talk seminar. Gale
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Pimping Rides and Tweaking Humvees
Gale gets interviewed by the L.A. Times on the topic of boosting the performance of military Humvees and how that
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Automotive aftermarket legend Gale Banks revs up Army's Humvee
Banks is using his expertise in making fast cars and trucks even faster to improve the underpowered Humvee's performance. For
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Intercoolers
Back in the 1660s, chemist and physicist Robert Boyle discovered the connection between pressure (p), volume (V), and energy (K).
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Suck, Squeeze, Bang, Blow Seminar
Tech Talk #1: How does an engine really work? Come to learn the basics of four-cycle engine operation from Gale
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Suck, Squeeze, Bang, Blow Seminar
Tech Talk #1: How does an engine really work? Come learn the basics of four-cycle engine operation from Gale Banks
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Meet Your Heroes at HOT ROD Homecoming
HOT ROD magazine is 65 years old in 2013, and to celebrate, they are hosting a car show like none
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Banks Power and Mike Ryan Motorsports take on Pikes Peak
Freightliner Cascadia Race Truck to Debut at Mid-America Trucking Show Azusa, California (March 19, 2013) — Gale Banks and Mike
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Business Person of the Year award for Gale
The city of Irwindale has bestowed a pretty cool honor upon Gale by naming him as Business Person of the
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King of the Hammers race report
Banks Power is proud to sponsor a Jeep that competes in the "King of the Hammers" race, and we're super
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Banks Diesel Tuners Are Now 50-State Emissions Legal
Banks Power is the only aftermarket manufacturer to have a full line of emissions legal products for 1998-2010 diesel pickups.
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ICON's one-of-a-kind Cummins
A '65 Dodge is transformed into a modern masterpiece.
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Emissions compliance at the San Mateo Truck Fest
Experts from Gale Banks Engineering will reflash Six-Gun tuners and advise on diesel emissions compliance February 23-24, 2013.
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The Esotouric podcast
Gale is interviewed by the folks at "You Can't Eat The Sunshine - The Esotouric podcast." Gale is interviewed by
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Christmas Trees at Banks Power
Fourteen Christmas trees ... and one Christmas wreath. You can say Banks Power likes to go big, and that applies
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Gale Banks Comes Clean part 2
Gale's thoughts on black smoke, DPF delete kits, and more.
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Diesel Swaps
The Banks Rat Rod gets a Duramax, the Sidewinder Dakota gets a Cummins, and a who-knows-what gets an 866T.
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More Air
One of the easiest and most rewarding modifications you can do to your Jeep is installing a cold-air intake in place of the factory air filter box and inlet tubing.
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