California-based diesel tuner Banks Power has announced a new supercharged Duramax 6.6L V8 engine that it will unveil at the 2021 SEMA Show in Las Vegas next month.
The supercharged diesel engine is described by Banks Power as a “turnkey high-performance” crate engine that will come ready to install into a truck or SUV right out of the box. The company has installed the crate engine in a 1966 Chevy 3/4 ton pickup truck nicknamed Lokjaw, which will help draw visitors to the Banks Power booth at SEMA.
Gale Banks, the founder and chief engineer at Banks Power, will be on hand at SEMA to unveil the 1966 Chevy truck and answer questions from media and fellow industry players on Tuesday, Nov. 2nd and Wednesday, November 3rd.
Gale Banks
Performance specifications on the supercharged Duramax diesel engine were not provided by Banks Power, but it’s safe to assume this will be one powerful motor. Banks Power is at the forefront of Duramax engine tuning and has developed 1,000+ horsepower engines for a wide variety of demanding customers, including Monster Jam teams, land speed record cars and more.
Fans of Banks Power can follow the 1966 Chevy project via its YouTube channel as the company’s team of engineers prepare it for its SEMA appearance in a couple weeks’ time. In the most recent episode of the ‘Banks Built’ web series, the Banks Power team manufactures a billet intake manifold for the truck, installs the pickup bed supports and troubleshoots and few packaging problems with the rear end.
Banks Power is also working on a twin-turbocharged version of the high-performance crate engine, along with a twin-charged “Super Turbo” version. The supercharged engine will be the first to arrive, with the turbocharged versions set to arrive at a later date. Final assembly of the three engines will take place at Banks’ facility in Azusa, California.
We’ll have full details on the Banks Power supercharged Duramax following its debut on November 2nd.
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Now you are talking my language. A+
So did he swap the heads around to make to supercharger work? I always thought the exhaust manifold was in the valley of the V for the turbo on these engines. His supercharger looks to be in the Valley of the block like a traditional v8 intake manifold.
The exhaust manifold comes off the outside off the head like a normally v8 engine and the turbo sits in the v and there are pipes that run from the manifold around the back of the head to the turbo
Your think the 6.7 ford that’s backwards
Gale has a great series on YouTube of the development of his Duramax motors, he dives pretty deep into the science of diesel power. He is truly one of the masters!
The headline said turkey power. I was disappointed by the lack of pilgrims and potatoes
Chevy Performance meanwhile: “LeTs ReVeAl aNoThEr SmAlL BlOcK V8 FoR DrAgStErS ThAt CaNt FiT iN aNy Of ThE nEw GM CaRs aNd ISnT mEaNt FoR TrUcKs!!!!”
Seriously reveal a V8 for the trucks and diesel enGineS
With the exception of the retirees at the RV park, Gale still has little respect in the aftermarket diesel community.
Lol. He does fit in well with his market, which is as you said, retirees at the RV park.
I hope that this engine is built on the rumoured coming Duramax with 505 hp in the standard version. Bank may take that to new heights
Great job proof readers as to this “Turkey” of a “Turnkey” build.
Im looking at their compeditor (garret) with their electric turbo charger – with best of both worlds of supercharging and still using exhaust presure to power the compressor and the excess being used to generate electrity from unused energy (not needed in the compressor)
Garret is also a much larger company than banks and do build many different turbos for all kinds of motorsports/ industreal and OEM industries.
ITs not like I dont like superchargers – Infact I prefer them insomuch as you dont have the extra high temperature plumbing associated with turbos., and thier related cost and weight . but diesels really work nicely with turbos – being their exhuast temperatures are much lower that gasoline, so the life of the turbos and engine are much longer. hence why most diesels have turbos – espectially for industreal applications.
I’m not poopooing Banks – though it remains to be seen if they have an intercooler in the supercharger (for that extra power) . For thoses who are interested in superchargers should read about comprex compressors – mazda built some for thier diesels in europe . interesting device.
Right on Steve B: Did you know that Caterpillar in the early 1930’s was the first diesel engine maker to successfully incorporate a turbocharger on a diesel engine? They beat Clessie Cummins to the punch on this. Although Clessie Cummins is the father, innovator of American diesel engine development with his two generations of his great Pressure/Time ( P/T ) fuel systems, and his barking diesel engine brake, aka Jake Brake.
FXCK electric motors and batteries on Class 6, 7, 8 on-highway trucks. Stay the course with diesels. Love AirResearch-Garrett turbochargers. Caterpillar does too.
Great share Steve. Thank you.