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Gale Banks EngineeringA Heritage of Innovative Technology

“you have the comforting feeling that banks is doing everything right.”

—Car and Driver

Hello,

I am very pleased to be able to present this information about Gale Banks

Engineering and our capabilities. As you’ll note from what follows, our

company has been in business since the late 50’s working with many

companies and organizations to improve both performance and

durability in a multitude of various situations.

Our reputation has been forged in the heat of motorsports

competition, be it boating or land racing, open water or closed

course, the dry lakes or the drag strip, I think that you’ll see that

we’ve always set the pace and we’ve always set the records.

And all that winning that we’ve done over the years has built

one of the strongest, and most-versatile technical teams

that I’ve ever had the pleasure of leading. Our engineers and

designers are not only top-rate, they’re also highly motivated and

vitally interested in determining what works and what walks. And

our technicians, fabricators, and mechanics are all highly-committed

professionals who are constantly asking us for new challenges.

Let me take you through the following milestones to show you the “can

do” attitude of this company throughout the ages. I sincerely hope that

at least a small percentage of that spirit will come through, and I thank

you for this unique opportunity to be of service!

With my very best regards,

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Banks EnginEEring

First and foremost, Banks is an engineering firm. Established in 1958, Gale

Banks Engineering has grown to 200+ employees on a 12-acre campus.

Banks TEchnology

Banks brings to the table the very same elements that have gone into making

its parent company a true success, putting over 50 years of hard-won knowl-

edge and experience in your corner. Power and endurance rarely go hand in

hand, but here it’s an every day occurrence.

Banks capaBiliTy

Gale Banks Engineering applies an unmatched combination of experience,

capabilities and design/engineering/manufacturing savvy to provide services

and solutions that keep raising the bar. Be it a single component or an entire

vehicle, no job is beyond our on-site team of visionary engineers.

Banks parTnErships

Part and parcel of being an industry innovator and trailblazer is partnering with

like-minded forward thinkers. For more than 30 years, Banks has worked in

tandem with such companies, including General Motors, Cummins, Chrysler,

ETAS, Holset, Borg-Warner, Honeywell/Garrett, the U.S. Navy and the Robert

Bosch Corporation to name a few.

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1958 MoM’s “hoT roD”Fourteen years old is pretty early to be noting your first milestone, but that’s exactly how old he was when Gale Banks first expressed his passion for automotive engineering by tearing down his mother’s ’31 Ford Model A. A “Hot Rodder” from the get-go, he added about 30 horsepower in the process. Taking this early cue from its founder and president, Gale Banks Engineering has continued to set milestone after milestone since 1958.

1958 (yoUng) Man aT Work Here’s a snappily-dressed 16 year old Gale Banks hard at work on his prize-winning 1958 Lynnwood High Science Fair entry: A radio-controlled robot electronic tractor. A car guy all his life, his first recognition was for a robot!

1958 school Days anD sciEncE aWarDsFor close to 50 years now the first prize trophy you see here has been the only award (of literally hundreds) allowed to sit on Gale Banks’ desk in his office.

1966 El MiragE anD BonnEvillEGale Banks Engineering started as C.P. Auto & Marine as his business was the source of tuition money for Gale’s engineering studies at Cal Poly. His “Bronco Power” racing engines, named after the university mascot, provided the push and Gale’s 1953 Studebaker took the El Mirage Dry Lake record at 159.01 and the Bonneville salt Flats record at 184.52 mph. A 337cubic inch, Hilborn-injected, small block Chevrolet was under that swoopy hood.

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1970 FirsT “galE Banks”-BranDED TUrBo MarinE racing EnginEAfter more than a decade of building supercharged engines, Banks’ testing revealed the superiority of Turbocharging. Banks’ turbocharged marine engines proved the point by setting records in a wide range of race boat competition divisions, including deep water off-shore endurance.

1973 ThE FirsT sUrFacE EFFEcTs EnDUrancE BoaTAfter witnessing the success of Banks engines, Lou Brunette brought his triple outboard Jones Tunnel to Banks for an inboard/stern drive up-fit. The design had almost no tunnel compression ratio to achieve lift. “We monitored and water speed to prevent a blow over,” Banks recalled “To achieve 120 miles per hour, it had to run right on the ragged edge, I handed the boat over to another driver… No more Jones Tunnel.”

1972 “griT” #1 inBoarDThis Banks-powered 18’ Mandella “Center Deck” racing hull won the grueling Parker 9-Hour Enduro three years in a row. “Grit” became the showcase boat for the Mandella Boat Company and the Banks Endurance Marine Engine Program.

1970 apBa & nJBa JET class naTional chaMpionOldsmobile commissioned Banks to develop their 455 cid V-8 as a marine endurance racing engine. An extensive air flow, oil system and mechanical redesign brought this boulevard cruiser big block to the winner’s circle. “We beat the invincible big block Chevys with an engine that was never intended for high RPM endurance use” said Banks. “This was a huge challenge.”

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1976 ThE crUciFiErThe “Crucifier” powered by a Gale Banks injected nitro HEMI set records and won every event including NDBA and APBA Nationals. Banks stated, “I didn’t own a Hydrometer, this thing ran on 100% nitro!”

FirsT “galE Banks” proDUcTion TUrBo MarinE EnginEThe Rated at a stout 650 BHP at 5,400 RPM, these engines continued the OEM engine relationship between Chevrolet and Banks. Built for Banks at General Motor’s Tonawanda engine plant, these 454 cid assemblies were then blueprinted, balanced, and uprated with Banks pistons, cams, valve gear and the company’s own fully-jacketed twin-turbo marine system.

1976 hUrry roUnD honDoHurry Round Hondo, 1800 hp Twin-Turbo on methanol won every race including the NJBA and APBA Nationals, and broke many records along the way.

1975 inTErEsT in DiEsEl BEginsThe study of future engine prompted Banks to take a closer look at the attributes of the diesel engine. Being a futurist, he quickly recognized that the efficency and infrastructure of the “oil-burner” made it a clear winner among some of the other proposed concepts.

1974 Banks/BrUnETTE apBa naTional chaMpion In the mid-70’s the Marathon Boat Company supplied an 850-pound tunnel hull that, once powered by a Banks 398 cid engine, became unbeatable. Rigged and developed at Banks’ San Gabriel facility, the 140 mile-per-hour racer went on to win the Parker 9-Hour Enduro and was the APBA Endurance Tunnel National Champion for the next five years. An innovative tunnel and stern drive control designed at Banks optimized top speed as well as high speed maneuverability.

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1978 lsrv prograMBanks was contracted by N.I.S.T.A. to develope what became known as the Large Research Safety Vehicle (L.R.S.V.) Program. The finished vehicle used a Banks powertrain which consisted of a Lancia-Beta front drive system with low-mass wheels and low-restriction tires and was fitted with a Banks-developed turbocharged B21 engine. When completed it met 1985 fuel and emissions standards.

1978 volvoYet another future powertrain development program, this time for Volvo. Banks developed the World’s first electronically injected, O2 sensing turbocharged engine for them. This efficienct platform set Volvo on their way to making the turbo engine a popular option in the early 80’s and beyond.

1978 hanky-pankyBruce Geisler brought the Studie out of retirement, Banks put in his 300”, 930 hp Twin-Turbo Chevy and Chote legged it to 217, World’s fastest passenger car!

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1980 Us navy sEal TEaM covErT acTionExperimental Twin-Turbo Marine Engine 535 hp on 84 octane “Battle Gas” Engines were used in pairs and had to be capable of idling for 45 minutes, then go to full throttle with no miss fire. In other words, they had to get the hell out of Dodge!

1980 gM insTiTUTE Gale Banks taught a 40 hour class at General Motors Institute on engine design and turbocharger application. This was a popular class that’s still talked about to this day, and helped spawned many of today’s innovative engine designs.

1981 yEar oF ThE rEgalYup, that’s Junior Johnson leaning on Waltrip’s ride and Gale Banks leaning on 450 hp worth of Twin-Turbo Buick V-6. The Banks powered Regal in the background became the prototype for the Buick Grand National. Gale’s real proud of that!

1980 EnDUrancE rivEr racing chaMpions1976-1980, five World Endurance River Racing champions, in five years, using Gale Banks big block Twin-Turbo engines. These races were as long as 11 days, boats could be repaired, engines could not be changed.

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1982 ThE sUnDoWnErThe “Sundowner” bumps Geisler’s Hanky-Panky 217 mph record all the way to 240 mph. Duane McKinney pushed the loud pedal and Bob Kehoe’s beautiful Corvette with Banks Twin-Turbo big block became the new World’s fastest passenger car. Two in a row for Banks!

1982 200 Mph Trans aMBanks’ American Turbocar Corp. started the Turbo Tuner craze. 700 bhp, 1 G lateral and 204 mph running the A/C…these things rocked the world. Car & Driver’s Ceaba Csere proved the point on Mrs. Orcutt’s driveway.

1982 s-1 EXprEssUsing the Banks Turbocharged engines he had run all season, Butch Ryan drove Express to a World Championship at Key West. Then on the same engines he set the flying kilometer record. APBA had enough of Gale Banks, so they banned Turbocharging.

1982 1100 horsEpoWErPeter Minallas came from Johannesburg wanting a 240 mph, street sleeper. Banks complied and Minallas set the record at 406 kph (240+ mph) at the South African National Speed Trials (6000’ of altitude) then he drove it home.

1984 king sTingJim Denooyer posted top speed on Saturday, everybody said the engines were set on kill and would never last in Sundays marathon and two years in a row, he won that too! So in year number three, POPBRA banned turboed tunnel boats. Sometimes your boat is too damn fast and too damn reliable…thanks, Banks!

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1986 proJEcT salT shakErThe Studebaker era ended for good at Bonneville with the Banks Firebird’s stunning 267 mph clocking. This is the first brutally fast passenger car record at the salt and the third in a row for Banks’ team.

1987 WorlD’s FasTEsT passEngEr carClocking a 277 mph, mile and a 268 mph two-way record, Banks’ 1987 Twin-Turbo, 1800 hp, gasoline burning big block Pontiac GTA, set a passenger car standard that would stand for ten years. As a result, the Banks’ team, beginning with the Hanky-Panky Studebaker in 1978, followed by the Sundowner Corvette in 1981, and finally the Twin-Turbo GTA in 1987 through 1997, held the record for the “World’s Fastest Passenger Car” for two decades.

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1988 MaDE in ThE U.s.a.Don “The Snake” Prudhomme’s last funny car provided the basis for the Banks powered “Made In The U.S.A.” Top Alcohol Funny Car. Initial testing was run on gasoline and at the time it became the fastest gas class car running. NHRA evetually banned turbocharging in the Alcohol Funny Car catagory, ending this program.

1988 QUiET rEvolUTionThis “Quiet Revolution” ended when NHRA banned turbocharging in the Top Fuel and Funny Car catagories, but the science and knowledge live on at Banks.

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1990 syclonEGMC General Manager, John Rock asked Gale for a suggestion on marketing a GMC sport truck. “Go 200 mph in a pick-up truck” was Gale’s immediate response. So they went out and did it…300 inch V-6, intercooled, but no turbos. World’s Fastest Pick-Up Truck at 210 mph!

1988 Banks FacTory opTionGM partnered with Banks to make a dealer-specified ship-through installation of the Banks 6.2 turbo system and made it available nation wide. The program ran for three years and helped GM buy some time till their 6.5 liter engine came out.

1991 aMErican roaDsTEr EXpEriMEnTal“The AREX (American Roadster Experimental) is an American car,” designer David Stollery explained, “and I feel Chevrolet has that image … the Heartbeat of America.” He was unable to get GM motors, but they did introduce us to Gale Banks. The guys at Banks built a prototype intercooled Twin-Turbo 6-liter Chevy, capable of in excess of 800 hp. They stuffed it in the middle of the AREX and shipped it to the GM exhibit at the Detroit Auto Show. This thing blew their minds!

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1992 DoDgE cUMMinsBy 1989 Banks turbo systems were running on over 30,000 pick-up trucks. The Dodge Cummins was the first factory turboed diesel when introduced that year. So, Banks came up with a system that added over 80 hp to the Cummins. The Twin-Ram intake manifold made huge airflow improvements and Banks first diesel intercooler completed the package.

1993 TUrBo sysTEMBanks’ 6.2L GM diesel turbo system marked the beginning of the diesel power after-market in 1981. It was soon followed by the Ford 6.9L turbo system in 1983. Both systems utilized Banks designed turbochargers. In 1993, a revolutionary new turbo was introduced under the Sidewinder brand. A whole new quick reacting system was the result.

1994 poWEr sTrokEFord introduced their direct injected Power Stroke 7.3L diesel in 1994. Earlier diesel offerings from the big 3 had no turbos so Banks turbocharged them. Later big 3 diesel offerings were turboed but had no intercooling. So, starting in 1989 Banks offered intercooling first on the Dodge Cummins and then in 1994 on the Power Stroke. Banks PowerPack for these engines also added tuning and exhaust system components adding 120 hp, 256 lb-ft, and 10% fuel economy.

1992 TWin-TUrBo MarinE EnginEsFrom 1976 until the mid 1990’s, Banks 930 hp Twin-Turbo marine engines, dominated World-Class endurance river racing. These unbreakable engines scored wins in races up to eleven days in length. In all, more than a dozen World championships were won running these “Gale Banks Marine Engines” by teams from around the world. “An injected version was designed but never built,” says Gale, “there were just too many diesel trucks for us to deal with.”

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1996 Banks caMpUsThis is the Banks campus as of late 1996. By this time Gale Banks Engineering had brought in-house virtually every outside service normally used by other businesses so, when it comes to quality, the buck stops here!

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2002 WorlD’s FirsT DiEsEl sporT TrUckBuilt entirely in Banks’ race shop, this 735 hp, 1300 lb-ft 5.9L Cummins-powered Dakota is street driven and averages 21.2 mpg on the Hot Rod Power Tour. The Banks Sidewinder® Dakota is the official F.I.A. World’s Fastest Diesel Truck @ 217 mph (two-way average) and a best one-way of 222 mph. It also towed its own support trailer to the salt!

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2002 Banks TEchnologiEsBanks returns to Defense contracting, designing a 700 bhp 5.9L Cummins based, Twin-Turbo Marine engine for the U.S. Navy SEALs. A cylinder head redesign, oiling system and unique gear case/flywheel housing are also included.

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2004 Banks korEBaja 1000 Dodge Cummins drove to Ensenada, Mexico, and ran the full Baja 1000, stopping to pull a competitor out of a mud bed then finished a very close third and drove home after beating most of the gasoline entries, this is the first diesel to finish the Baja 1000.

2002 TEagUE-WElch-Banks sTrEaMlinErThis is The World’s Fastest Single Piston Engine Hot Rod. It set the F.I.A. 5L to 8L Class Ten two-way record in October 2002 at 405.321 after previously setting the 8L and larger Class II record at 425.050, with a best one-way of 432 mph.

2005 Banks siDEWinDEr® DiEsEl gMc “roaDracing pickUp”The Banks GMC Sierra Sidewinder became the World’s first-ever diesel roadracing pickup truck and was made to take on the best gas-powered sports cars on any track. The Banks spec twin turbocharged 6.6L Duramax makes over 700 hp and 800 lb-ft torque. The revolutionary engine, the aero…heck the entire truck was designed and hand built in the Banks A.C.E. group.

2004 Banks poWErED F-250Baja 1000 Ford Power Stroke, With Gale driving and Bob Bower navigating, they finish first leg out of Ensenada on schedule but the power kills the drivetrain thereafter. After steering and drivetrain upgrades, this Banks Big-Hoss®- powered Power Stroke starts a string of wins and podium finishes—all against the gasoline-powered competition.

2006 Jay lEno’s Tank carJay does Gale a lot of favors, so to return that kindness, Gale twin-turbocharged and fuel-injected the car’s M47 V-12 tank engine. “We took it from 800 to 1600 hp and doubled the mileage as well,” says Banks. “Jay likes a lot of power and a horn you can hear…Now he’s a happy man.”

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2007 Banks siDEWinDEr® DiEsEl s-10 “Top sporTsMan”A 1250 hp Banks Big Hoss® 6.6L diesel racing engine pushes this 2900 lb. S-10 to 7.72 sec @ 179+ mph. Built and campaigned out of Banks’ race shop, this is the World’s Quickest and Fastest diesel drag truck in the quarter mile.

2007 sEMa BoarD oF DirEcTorsIn 2007 Gale Banks was elected to his first two-year term on the SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) Board of Directors. Banks is a long time member of the association which was founded in 1963 and represents more than 6,800 member companies who lead the $36-billion specialty automotive industry.

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2008 Banks siDEWinDEr® DiEsEl “Top DragsTEr”Built to pioneer diesel power in NHRA’s “Top Dragster” competition, this Sidewinder is intended to “reach out and strike someone,” Banks says. This machine was designed and constructed to regularly exceed 200 miles per hour and get to those speeds in less than 1,320 feet from a standing start. If the engineer’s calculations are correct, that whole quarter-mile trip should take six seconds.

2008 Banks MarinE EnginEsGeneral Motors has granted Banks a worldwide exclusive to produce and sell Marine engines based on the 6.6L Duramax diesel V-8. Single and twin-turbo builds are under development at Banks “Advanced Concepts Engineering” (ACE). Pleasure, work, military and endurance racing versions will range from 300 hp to 800 hp.

2008 a liFETiME FUTUrisTAlways involved in the next automotive advancement, Gale works with a worldwide group to create the rules for the upcoming $10 million automotive X-Prize competition, and will serve as a judge as well.

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2008 nhra MUsEUMIn December of 2008, Gale Banks and the company that he founded were given a very special honor…a complete exhibition hall at the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum, featuring A 3,400 square foot exhibit, entitled “Banks Power, The First 50 Years.”

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2009 WarD’s aUToMoTivE“10 BEsT EnginEs” aWarDsOn January 14, 2009 Gale Banks acted as the keynote speaker for the Ward’s Automotive “10 Best Engines” awards luncheon. The event is held annually in Detroit amid a flurry of media and industry activities centered around the North American International Auto Show. Banks’ invitation to keynote the awards ceremony was prompted by his long-standing reputation for engineering of additional power and increased efficiency from both gasoline and diesel engines.

2009 aUToMoTivE hall oF FaMEOn January 25, 2009 Gale Banks received a 2009 Distinguished Service Citation from The Automotive Hall of Fame. This citation is Hall of Fame’s oldest ongoing recognition and is presented each year to an individual or individuals who’ve had a significant impact on the automotive industry. Banks is one of only five industry executives accorded this high honor for 2009.

Distinguished Service Citation Award from The Automotive Hall of Fame

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2009 Banks all-ElEcTronic spEEDBrakEPushing exhaust braking technology to entirely new heights, Banks patents and releases the SpeedBrake. The world’s first all-electronic exhaust braking product, SpeedBrake goes far beyond the crude, mechanical designs of yesteryear by intelligently modulating the truck’s native systems to achieve unprecedented stopping power and priceless peace-of-mind.

2009 Banks TWin-TUrBo MarinE DUraMaXThe 2009 Miami International Boat Show serves as venue for Banks’ twin-turbo diesel marine program launch. A joint Banks/G.M. venture based on General Motors’ 6.6L Duramax diesel, the Banks marinized version of the Duramax supplies the same kind of dependable performance, range, and durability Banks fans have come to expect from the company’s Duramax pick-up product line.

2009 Banks siDEWinDEr s-10Banks Sidewinder S-10 continues to flex its muscle. Showcasing Banks’ “all-power with no smoke” approach to diesel technology, Sidewinder S-10 sets both the National Speed and E.T. records in the Pro-Stock Division of the National Hot Rod Diesel Association.

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2009 clEan DiEsEl aUToMakEr roUnDTaBlEGale Banks is invited to moderate the Clean Diesel Automaker Roundtable at Bosch’s California Diesel Days conference in Sacramento, CA. Demonstrating his insight and leadership, Gale pays visits to various senators and assemblymen on Capitol Hill boosting awareness of today’s diesel technology and the opportunities it presents.

2009 Banks on Jay lEno’s garagEJay Leno invites Banks Team Sidewinder S-10 to his famous garage for a 12-minute video walkaround to be featured on his website. Jay samples the power and treats his and Banks fans to one of his trademark monster burnouts.

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2009 Banks siDEWinDEr Top-DiEsEl DragsTErBanks Sidewinder Top-diesel Dragster begins testing and punishes the drag strips with 1,300+ HP. A major part of Banks’ ongoing strategy to awaken the public the amazing potential of diesel.

2009 Banks iQ DashBoarD pcThe 2009 SEMA Show plays host to Banks’ unveiling of the highly-anticipated new 5” touch-screen iQ. Essentially a powerfully functioning Dashboard PC, iQ revolutionizes vehicle user interface by not only delivering vital-systems-awareness but also offering total control over all Banks tuning and braking products.

2009 Banks siDEWinDEr JETTa TDiWhen the Robert Bosch Corporation came to Banks and asked if they could inject some excitement into the rather pedestrian Volkswagen Jetta TDi, the answer was “heck yeah.” We started by adapting our tried and true, in-house developed tuner technology, merged it with the new Banks iQ, created a custom cold air intake and exhaust system, and finished it all off with a special wheel and suspension package… before you knew it, the first Sidewinder Jetta was born. Powerful, grippy, economical and fun are not words usually used to describe the same car... but it’s a recipe Banks had used for decades. It was quickly adopted by the Bosch demonstration fleet where it became a favorite of journalists and engineers alike. Banks keeps a version of the Sidewinder Jetta in its own fleet where it serves as a test bed for upcoming diesel technology and electronic systems.

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2010 Banks sEQUEnTial sUpEr-TUrBo DiEsEl MarinE EnginE BEgins TEsTingIt has a very long name and a foreboding look… It’s the Banks Sequential Super-Turbo Marine Diesel. This engine had been on the minds, drawing boards, computer screens, PDA’s, benches and engine stands of the Banks Power engineering, design and race shop staff for some two years. On January 15, 2010, covered in electrical lines that connect to sensors monitoring some 200+ points of information, this very special General Motors Duramax-based V-8 diesel engine fired up first on the try, went effortlessly into a nice, clean 900RPM idle, and sounded to all within earshot as though it was quite eager for the kind of extreme duty service that lied ahead for it. Combining the low speed power and transient response of supercharging with the high speed power and cruising efficiency of twin-turbocharging this new engine is aimed squarely at marine use where, as Gale Banks so aptly puts it, “You’re always going uphill.” Here’s 6.6 liters of clean-burning diesel V-8 that’ll crank out some 800 horsepower and twist up 900 pounds-feet of torque across a working rev range of 1,600 to 4,600 RPM.

2009 pErForMancE racing inDUsTry shoWBanks takes the 2009 Performance Racing Industry show (PRI) by storm, introducing an even broader set of iQ functions and capabilities. Broadly impactful products on display include Banks’ three diesel crate engine builds as well as the all-powerful Gale Banks Sequential Super-Turbo Diesel Marine engine.

GaleBanksEngineering ADVANCED CONCEPTS ENGINEERING

Advanced Concepts Engineering (ACE)

Banks’ own version of a “Skunk Works”, the ACE area

is the place where ultra high-performance “proofs

of concept” are fabricated out of chromemoly steel,

carbon fiber, and billet aluminum. This is where highly-

skilled technicians put experienced hands on precision

parts and build complete engines, race vehicles, and

whatever else it takes for the specified mission.

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GaleBanksEngineering CAD AND PROTOTYPE GROUP

CAD and Prototype Group

Entire intake and cooling packages can be modeled in

CAD and tested with advanced CFD analysis software

before a single part is fabricated. The data allows for the

elimination of air-flow issues.

Affectionately dubbed, “The Fridge,” these Fusion Deposition Modeling (FDM) units are capable of “printing” three-dimensional parts directly from CAD drawings. The rapid-prototyped parts help eliminate costly time delays. These parts, once assembled, are near-perfect representations of the final product and are invaluable tools in fit and finish tailoring.

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Entire cooling and intake packages can be modeled, fitted in place and flow tested through computational fluid dynamics (C.F.D.) in virtual reality before even a single part is actually formed. Getting results before starting to build a single part ensures efficiency.

Scanning of mating surfaces and area that is available to work with, be it inside or outside of a vehicle, affords the engineers the ability to construct the environment they’re working within 3D. Parts are designed to fit every time from the start.

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GaleBanksEngineering MEChANICAl, PRODUCTION & ElECTRICAl ENGINEERING

Production Engineering

Every Banks product is manufactured to

exacting specifications, with no expense

spared to ensure its excellence. The

meticulous precision that occurs in each

step of Banks’ design-to-manufacturing

process, combined with tight quality control,

turns out the most durable and highest

performance products available.

Mechanical Engineering

The components and various systems

are developed for production purposes

here. Precision and attention to details

ensure the final products are correctly

produced, and that they fit every time…

no matter where they are in the world.

Originally founded in 1953, Automotive Balancing Service was the very first high-performance engine balancing shop, and has balanced components for some of the world’s fastest vehicles. The company is a part of Banks and now resides on site.

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Electrical Engineering

Critical electronic components and

systems are not only designed here, but

software, firmware and all prototypes

are made here and tested before

going into production. From simple

wire harnesses to complex circuitry,

nothing is beyond this group’s grasp.

Banks Technologies has created a multitude of equipment designed to not only speed up the progress of product development, but the accuracy of it as well. Pictured here is a vehicle simulator that emulates the various signals from the components of a vehicle’s powertrain. Using such technology allows for the elimination of the guesswork before hands even touch the vehicle.

Our desktop injection test bench gives our engineers the ability to simulate injection events outside of the engine. This allows us to write software for our tuner products, adjusting pulse-width and injection timing safely for today’s common-rail diesel.

Electronics are designed, software and firmware written, prototypes are made and testing begins shortly thereafter. The pre-production units are put through a battery of tests including the environmental test chamber, where humidity can be controlled, and temperatures range from -70 below zero to +170 degrees Celsius depending on the specific test.

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GaleBanksEngineering CAlIBRATION & TEST GROUP

Calibration Group

Two words best describe this group: total control.

Engine, and the entire powertrain for that matter,

cannot be managed by “best guesses” or by feel. Those

are factors that put to the side and replaced by hard

data. Precise electronic control of today’s mechanical

components yields power, efficiency and endurance.

Every aspect of the engine, gasoline or diesel, is measured and recorded in test cells. On-the-fly adjustments to the calibration combined with the live stream of data yield proven results.

The Banks Electronic Control Unit (ECU) is fully capable of controlling a 4, 6 or 8 cylinder modern diesel engine. Shown with ETAS calibration and data acquisition equipment.

The combustion analysis equipment used in the dyno control room is capable of displaying the combustion data per cylinder over a selected number of cycles in real-time and is able to acquire pressure data every 1/10 of a degree at speeds up to 20,000 RPM.

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Test Group

The Test Group takes the pre-production parts

and puts them through their paces taking

them out on the road for data acquisition

equipped, real-world testing. Every step is

taken to ensure that the needed data is

acquired, and that conditions are ideal for

each related test run.

Some tests call for controlled situations, such

as steady state chassis runs. Our dynamometer

was built for just for this: double, air-cooled

rollers ensure both tire contact and a constant

tire temperature are kept while air is rammed

into the front simulating 60+ MPH of air.

Banks also specially designed it’s own fuel

flow metering equipment…because there

wasn’t anything in existence accurate enough

by their standards. By keeping temperatures

constant from the cooling and intake package

to the tires, and properly monitoring fuel

usage unbeatable test data can be obtained.

Equipment such as the micro-soot analyzer and the emissions test stands measure the amount of particulates in the exhaust stream, and when combined with the other resources at our disposal calibrations can be refined to ensure the strictest guidelines are followed…and yield economical performance.

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GaleBanksEngineering MOTORSPORTS GROUP

While most people see our motorsports

projects as “racing” ventures we see

it as a culmination of our combined

groups. The result: data acquisition

equipped testing in the most demanding

conditions, often running in either (or

both) a transient response or endurance

test-beds. Such examples include our

record settling stable of performance

oriented vehicles including Sidewinder

Dodge Dakota, Sidewinder GMC Sierra

endurance roadrace diesel truck, the

Sidewinder Chevy S-10 diesel drag truck

and the upcoming Sidewinder dragster.

Banks Motorsports Group

The Sidewinder S-10 recently broke its own previously set record run returning 7.77 @ 180.00 mph.

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Banks Sidewinder Top Dragster — Built to reach out & strike someone, the Sidewinder has already ran @ 7.17 E.T. and 191 mph on its way to 6 seconds and 200 mph.

The Sidewinder GMC Sierra diesel-powered road race truck was fully designed and entirely constructed under the Banks campus roof, and showcases the true abilities of Banks.

The Sidewinder Dakota still retains the record for the World’s Fastest Diesel Truck. Many have tried to take the title, including entries Roush and SPAL to mention a few, but none have come close.

Enhancing calibrations and testing both the limits of stock and Banks components in extreme endurance situations is nothing new. Above are two examples of our recent off-road data collecting vehicles that competed against a field of purpose built race vehicles.

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“Banks spares no expense. Engine and chassis dynos. Testing, machining, tooling, fabricating and manufacturing equipment. R & D. And, most

importantly, its people—the finest in the world.” —off-road.com

“Everything is done with state-of-the-art engineering as the first consideration.”—Hot Rod

Pictured on cover:

Banks-designed 700 HP

Cummins Marine Diesel

Conversion (drawing)

shown with 800 HP Banks

Twin-Turbo Chevy V-8

street-use engine

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