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.
November 1, 2002
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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
October 30, 2002
Gale Banks Engineering’s Banks Brake and Transmission SmartLock
Gale Banks Engineering’s Banks Brake and Tra
September 30, 2002
Banking on Power of Diesel
Gale Banks’ goal is to push his diesel-powered Dodge Dakota to speeds up to 210 mph at the World Finals at Bonneville Flats in October. AZUSA —
August 31, 2002
Banks Exhaust Brake
Bringing Your Diesel-Powered Hauler Down to a Manageable Speed with the Help of Banks Engineering
August 31, 2002
Diesel Land Speed Record — Goal of Project Sidewinder
210+ mph in Dodge Dakota … illustrating diesel as a performance engine … 600 hp out of 5.9L
July 31, 2002
Truckin’ & Trailerin’
Test of Banks Brake & Banks SmartLock trans brake for Ford Power Stroke turbo-diesel trucks. Reader and horseman Hal Denton of Sonora, Calif., tested the Banks Brake
June 30, 2002
April 30, 2002
Power Stroke Muscle
On-the-road testing for more power, torque and better fuel economy for Ford Power Strokes…
April 1, 2002
Give Me A Brake
Banks Engineering turns its attention from “Go” power to “Whoa” power with a new exhaust brake line.
February 1, 2002