Magazine Articles

  • Magazine Articles
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    “ Banks Sidewinder Dragster Gets More Power”
    Diesel World - February 2012

    GM Duramax 6.6L LML engine gets SUPERCHARGED at Gale Banks Engineering

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    “ Inside Gale Banks Engineering's New Blown 7.1L Duramax”
    Diesel Power - January 2012

    Gale Banks has already set drag strip records with the twin-turbo version of this Duramax engine, and now they're swapping out the turbos for a supercharger.

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    “ Desert Diesel Nationals ”
    Diesel World - August 2009

    The NHRDA's Season Opener in Phoenix saw the Banks Sidewinder S-10 set a record.

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    “ Late-Breaking News”
    Diesel World - July 2009

    Diesel World magazine gives an update on the industry, including the NHRDA event where the Banks S-10 had a 7.77 at 180 mph run.

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    “ "Banks Power - The first 50 years" Opens at Wally Parks NHRA Museum”
    Diesel World - May 2009

    50 years of automotive and marine engineering innovation was put on display at the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum to honor Gale Banks and his achievements.

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    “ Marine Animal”
    Professional Motorsports World - March-June 2009

    Sea-bound diesel technology is being proved on the quarter-mile in the Banks Sidewinder 

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    “ The World's Quickest Diesel Pickup Breaks New Ground”
    Truck Trend - January /February 2009

    The words "fast" and "diesel" aren't commonly spoken in the same breath. Diesel trucks, the Clydesdales of the truck world, have always been one-dimensional work trucks, clattering engines producing nothing but torque, with lots of black smoke thrown in.
    Those cliches are fading fast as a new wave of diesel trucks hits the street.

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    “ No smoke with fire”
    Racecar Engineering - April 2008

    Smoke free, high efficiency diesel engines are Gale Banks Engineering's specialty. We look at how the company progressed to become the undisputed leaders in the field.

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    “ Clean Speed”
    Diesel Power - February 2008

    Diesel Power Magazine takes a look inside the world's quickest and fastest diesel pickup.

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    “ One On One With Gale Banks”
    Diesel Builder - February 2008

    Straight Talk With the Man Largely Identified as the Creator of the Diesel Aftermarket

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    “ Power Broker”
    Sport Truck - January 2008

    Here's a guy who's done it all and done it well, and he has the records to prove it. You'll find his name in the record books for building the fastest pickups on earth.

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    “ Drivelines Chatter: Gale Banks, Gale Banks Engineering”
    4-Wheel & Off-Road - March 2007

    Gale Banks knows how to make power, whether he's land-speed racing or improving the performance of an anemic motorhome.

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    “ Power Guru”
    Garage Magazine - Issue No. 12

    50 Years of Fast Times and Weird Science with Gale Banks

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    “ Road-Racing Diesels”
    Truck Trend - November/December 2006

    Diesels are coming fast, and Gale Banks wants to lead the charge

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    “ The Toughest Terrain on the Planet”
    Diesel Power - March 2006

    Gale Banks himself hits the dirt as a driver in the Baja 1000