Friday Night News
- Friday Night News Articles
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“ New Banks iQ Device Wins Three 2009 SEMA Global Media Awards”November 20, 2009
The new Banks iQ wins three SEMA Global Media Awards.
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“ Banks ACE Shop Floor Layout Changes”November 13, 2009
Special Room Is Built For New Diesel Injector Test Bench.
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“ Banks Twin Turbo Power for Las Vegas Trike”October 30, 2009
Perfect! It's Halloween week and we get to strap the Great Pumpkin (Trike Bike) down on the Banks Engineering "rack" ... er Chassis Dyno. Sneak a look (if you dare) at one of Las Vegas Trikes' latest masterworks of motorcycling mayhem ... All hooked up and bristling with some monstrous Banks Twin Turbo hoss-pawer!
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“ Designs and Designers”October 23, 2009
With large numbers of new Banks Power products coming on line annually and a like number of very short-run specialized components needed for the BankSpeed racing program, there's always a flood if new items on the "drawing board" here in Azusa.
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“ The Bosch-Banks Sidewinder Jetta TDI”October 09, 2009
Bosch asks Banks to take a look at a diesel powered machine as it comes from Volkswagen. They drop a Jetta off at Banks' Azusa campus and say: "We'll be back in a few weeks, see what you and your people can do with an upgrade on this one."
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“ It's Alive - Banks Marine Engine in the Dyno Cel”September 25, 2009
How did the V-8 monster diesel engine spring to life? Here's the inside story.
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“ Diesel Directions”September 18, 2009
MOTOR PRESS GUILD Luncheon Meeting with Bosch and Banks. Listen to the audio!
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“ Secret Spy Photos of Banks Marine Turbo-Diesel revealed!”September 11, 2009
There's a "proof of concept" test engine being built right this second on the shop floor. The first in line to use this monster could be the military.
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“ The Banks Engine Test Cells … State of the Art and Ever-Changing”September 04, 2009
There are a number of areas located throughout the 11+ acre Banks design and manufacturing facility that are dedicated specifically to testing. This Friday we're specifically looking at the engine test cells.
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“ The Banks Environmental Test Chamber”August 28, 2009
This unusual-looking unit is an "environmental test chamber," the electronic equivalent of one Banks' engine dynamometers, it's the place where electronic components and systems go to get taken to within a few millimeters of failure (and sometimes beyond).