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Banks engineers call it the “Revival” of the Banks twin-turbo small-block Chevrolets. But first, a little history is in order. Two years after opening his racing-engine-building shop in 1967, Gale Banks built his first twin-turbo big-block Chevrolet engine for marine applications.
- Banks Twin-Turbo Trans Am GTA
Powered by a Gale Banks marine-based 454 ci GM engine...
- Boost in a Crate… It’s a V8 - Banks Power
on banks’ engine dyno, the boosted small block chevrolet...
- Banks Twin-Turbo Trans Am GTA
Powered by a Gale Banks marine-based 454 ci GM engine producing about 1,700 hp, the Trans Am reached a terminal speed of 283 mph under rainy conditions at Bonneville. Tire testing revealed front tire failure at ~282 mph, preventing the Trans Am from reaching its goal of 300 mph.
on banks’ engine dyno, the boosted small block chevrolet twin-turbo v8 pumped out 825 hp at 6800 rpm with proper intercooling running 91-octane gasoline and pushing 12 psi. PEAK TORQUE CHECKED IN AT 695 LB-FT AT 5700 RPM.
6 mar 2024 · Multiple views of the Gale Banks twin-turbo, dual-intercooled, variable-boost competition package reveals the fine craftsmanship and planning that went into the component layout for maximum...
11 mar 2020 · Supercharged Twin-Turbo 427 cid 7.1L Duramax. Gale Banks and his team have been hard at work building a diesel equivalent monster truck engine that delivers horsepower and throttle response as good or better than Monster Jam’s current 540 cid big block Chevy blown alcohol engines.
7 lut 2017 · While most people know Gale Banks as the mastermind behind the twin-turbo system, which he premiered in the early 1970s on a small-block Chevy, he’s been putting performance into engines of all sorts for these nearly 60 years.
The Banks Twin-Turbo system is designed to fit properly on most small-block Chevy-configuration V8 engines utilizing a standard deck height block, an Accel Pro Ram intake manifold and the Accel DFI engine management system.
