"An engine, every two revolutions, pumps its own volume... so if you have a 427 Chevy, every two revolutions, it pumps 427 cubic inches... how do we make more power...?" Watch the episode and find out!
Ram-Air:
Finding all the
Horsepower
Inside an Engine
It's turbo and blower time with Gale!
If an engine can be thought of as an air pump, the key to creating more power would mean figuring out how to get more air into and out of it, right?
Watch airflow guru Gale Banks give a lesson on the ins and outs of intake and exhaust. He covers turbochargers, superchargers, nitrous... and explains in detail the merits of each.
This episode originally aired in April, 2007. Did you miss it or just want to see it again? Click below!
Trucks host, Ryan and Kevin, add power to a stock Ford F-150 in increments: From the Banks Stinger which added +25 hp, all the way up to the Big Hoss Bundle and its gains of +133 hp!
On the show, hosts Kevin and Ryan ran a stock baseline dyno test on their ’06 F-150, and then installed the Banks Stinger system: dual-tailpipe cat-back Monster® Exhaust (single version also available), Ram-Air® cold air intake with a High-Ram® air inlet, and an OttoMind® programmer for optimal engine tuning. Results after the dyno test: Stinger added +25 hp. Ryan and Kevin then added TorqueTubes® and reprogrammed the computer with OttoMind to match the increased airflow, which turned the Stinger into a PowerPack. Result: +43 hp over stock. After that, they stepped up to the Big Hoss Bundle by installing the Banks Blower™ (a roots-style belt-driven supercharger with integral intercooler), replacing the High-Ram intake with a shorter inlet tube, and re-programming the computer to match the dramatic increase in airflow. Maximum power was then unleashed: the Big Hoss Bundle added an astounding gain of +133 hp (from stock’s peak 202 hp to 335 hp). That’s a walloping 66% increase in horsepower! This episode originally aired on October 7 & 8, 2006. Did you miss it or just want to see it again? Click below!
Two Guys Garage host, Sam Mammolo, witnesses first-hand many of the special projects going on at Banks, including the Sidewinder Type-R -- the world's first roadracing diesel truck.
Gale Banks Engineering’s ultimate high performance diesel system – the Big Hoss Bundle with the Banks PowerPDA Vehicle Command Center – was featured on SPEED TV’s Two Guys Garage, May 7, 2006 and then repeated on Wednesday, May 10, 2006. The episode featured hosts Sam Memmolo and Dave McBride installing and demonstrating the Banks Big Hoss Bundle on a Ford F-250 equipped with a 6.0L Power Stroke diesel. A special segment of the episode presented an inside look at Gale Banks Engineering. Gale Banks gave Sam a tour of the Banks Power facilities, including the legendary Banks Race Shop. Sam and the viewers were provided rare access to the Banks operations and allowed an inside look at special racing projects and new products in development. Gale’s discussion with Sam also covered products and projects that span five decades, including many of Gale’s world speed records and championships.
This episode originally aired on May 7 & 10, 2006. Did you miss it or just want to see it again? Click below!
Banks Big Hoss® Bundle, PowerPDA® and Banks Billet™ Torque Converter featured on SPEED TV’s Truck Universe
Gale Banks Engineering’s ultimate high performance diesel system—the Big Hoss Bundle with the PowerPDA Vehicle Command Center—and exclusive Banks Billet Torque Converter was featured on SPEED TV’s Truck Universe. The episode will featured hosts Matt Steele and Mike ‘Buzz’ Thompson installing and test-driving the Banks Big Hoss Bundle with PowerPDA on a 2006 Dodge Ram equipped with a 5.9L Cummins.
Matt and Buzz also explained that if truck owners are doing heavy towing and/or racing with their automatic transmission-equipped truck, then they really need to consider upgrading to the Banks Billet Torque Converter. They described and illustrated how — through its unique design — the Banks Billet Torque Converter provides pickups 128% more torque converter capacity, and strengthens and increases the durability of the transmission.
This episode originally aired on June 10 & 14, 2006. Did you miss it or just want to see it again? Click below!
Trucks! host Kevin Tetz (left) and guest star Ian Johnson of Xtreme4x4 fame discuss the finer points of the new OttoMind 6 diesel tuner from Banks.
Gale Banks Engineering’s top-of-the-line diesel power system for work trucks – the PowerPack® System with the Banks PowerPDA® Vehicle Command Center – was featured on the Trucks! TV show. The episode featured Trucks! TV hosts, Kevin Tetz (co-host Paul Vinson was out sick) and guest host Ian Johnson, installing the PowerPack system onto a 2005 Duramax-equipped GMC 3/4-ton truck, followed by a road test while pulling a trailer.
The Banks PowerPack System with PowerPDA delivers maximum air density for massive constant duty power for hauling and towing with lower EGTs, more fuel economy and improved durability. It features the Banks OttoMind® 6 diesel tuner that provides six on-the-fly power levels – up to +100 hp and +230 lb-ft at the rear wheels – including one level for fuel economy. Stacked for Power®, the OttoMind 6 tunes pulse width, timing and fuel pressure simultaneously. The completely portable PowerPDA, when matched with the OttoMind 6 tuner, displays up to 14 different vehicle functions…reads and clears diagnostic codes…loaded with engine and transmission safety features…and much more.
This episode originally aired on April 29-30, 2006. Did you miss it or just want to see it again? Click below!
Gale Banks was a special guest on the Road & Track Speed Radio program March 25, 2006. Click below to listen to the program and get the inside scoop on the many racing programs currently going on at Banks Power.
On Saturday, March 25, 2006, Gale Banks was a special in-studio guest on the Road & Track Speed Radio program. Hosted by Ed Justice Jr., the Road & Track Speed Radio program is broadcast live from the Petersen’s Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, California. Gale touched upon his five decades of setting the standards in engine design and development — his record-shattering world speed records on the salt and on the water — and his many racing projects and innovative products. Gale also discussed the performance advantages of diesel as a fuel and its use in auto racing, particularly regarding the Banks Sidewinder D-Max Type-R road race truck.
The Banks Twin-Turbo Duramax as assembled on Xtreme 4x4
Xtreme 4x4 hosts, Jessi Combs and Ian Johnson in the Banks engine room having just installed the Duramax aluminum cylinder heads
RTM Productions film crew captures Jessi in action assembling the Duramax engine
On Spike TV's Xtreme 4x4 Jessi and Ian completed the Twin-Turbo Duramax diesel engine for the Suburban Gorilla project. Follow along as the Gale Banks Engineering's exclusive design of a twin-turbocharged Duramax diesel engine is built up and assembled at the Banks Race Shop. Ian and Jessi demonstrated the assembly of the Duramax engine, the components of the exclusive Banks Twin-Turbo system, and finally the dyno session in one of the Banks dyno cells. Look for the incredible power levels reached on the dyno.
This episode originally aired on March 4 & 5, 2006. Check it out again by clicking below!
Watch the show! Part one (QuickTime, 10MB) Part two (QuickTIme, 8MB)
Gale Banks with Xtreme4x4 host Ian Johnson discussing the off-road subUrban Gorilla
Banks Chief Designer Bob Robe’s on-location drawing of the subUrban Gorilla project’s Twin-Turbo powerplant
In the final episode of Xtreme4x4’s premier season on Spike TV, Gale Banks and his chief designer, Bob Robe, visited the Xtreme4x4 set to work on Ian and Jessi’s latest outrageous project vehicle, the “subUrban Gorilla.” Banks’ contribution to the project is a key one: supplying and fitting a Twin-Turbo high-output Duramax diesel powerplant derived from our latest racing endeavor, the Sidewinder D-Max Type-R endurance roadracing truck.
This episode originally aired on August 13 & 14, 2005. Did you miss it or just want to see it again? Click below!
Trucks TV host, Stacey David checks out Banks' new twin-turbo intake manifold for Duramax diesels in Banks’ Race Shop engine building room.
Join Stacey David as he visits Gale Banks Engineering and discovers the “Banks Difference.” From our dyno cells to the electrical engineering department to the world-record-shattering power source, the Banks Race Shop, we give Stacey a real behind-the-scenes eyeful! Speaking of eyes, keep ‘em peeled for some projects we’re not talking about yet and even one that Stacey may have prematurely—and intentionally—revealed. Plus you’ll get the latest on our Sidewinder D-Max Type-R endurance roadracing truck.
This episode originally aired on August 6 & 7, 2005. Did you miss it or just want to see it again? Click below!
Spike TV's Trucks! Host Stacey David goes through the installation of a Six-Gun Bundle on an ’04 Ford F-250 Super Duty. (Note: this particular bundle is now called a Big Hoss Bundle because it contains the Techni-Cooler intercooler and High-Ram intake.) He then demonstrates the bundle’s awesome punch as he ratchets up the power from levels 2 through 6 using the Six-Gun’s dash-mounted knob. In Stacey’s words, a hard takeoff in level 6 turns the rear tires into “rotating smoke bombs!” As aired on Trucks! in March, 2004.
Segment 1: About Banks Six-Gun
(Note: "TransCommand" features described in this segment are not included with current release of Six-Gun Tuner. Six-Gun does provide Intelligent Fuel Delivery for smooth shifting, an exclusive Banks feature. The "TransCommand" features will be included on the new OttoMind Diesel Tuner, coming soon with new PowerPack and Stinger systems).
Segment 2: Installation of Banks Six-Gun, Speed-Loader upgrade and DynaFact gauges
TNN's Trucks! Watch a short clip of Gale Banks and Trucks TV go through the in-depth installation of a Banks power and braking system on a '02 Ford Power Stroke, as aired on Trucks TV in July, 2003.
