Banks S-10: Quickest & Fastest Diesel Drag Truck

Our fourth and final run at the NHRA Las Vegas event. 8.21 @ 165mph. (visit www.bankspower.com for more details)

[@weiandblower]

I can tell its an efficient diesel because there is no black smoke and the engine revs smoothly. Sweet truck

[@Suthernredneck68]

The reason it's not smoking is because banks has designed this motor to burn every ounce of fuel effectively. Black smoke 90% of the time means that there is fuel not being burned. This duramax is burning every ounce of diesel going through the engine and has the perfect air-fuel mixture. Banks has done a fine job in building such a powerful and effective diesel motor.

[@monster289]

It's a relief to see a properly tuned diesel. I'm tired of seeing rookies with their tuner modules belching tons of smoke. Why anyone would want to brag about wasting fuel and polluting like that is beyond me. I think that these "smokers" don't seem to realize is that the black smoke is unburned fuel, which did not ignite, which did not add power. Why won't they lean it out until there is no smoke? A tuner's goal should be to extract max power without wasting fuel. Nice truck, Banks!

[@SuperKar1005]

Gale Banks remarked- "But if you look at who holds the records especially the world’s fastest diesel pickup for the last 11 years nobody blowing smoke has beaten me. They’ve tried, but they’ve broke. They haven’t done any better than 2 mph slower. They’re close. But not quite, no cigar. When they do,I’ll be back. smoke is that it’s engine inefficiency.Engine efficiency uses the fuel that’s in the engine. If you want to make the best power and you want to come take me out, it’s done without smoke

[@metalsnak6]

read this in my diesel magizine but didn't realize it was this amazing.. great work!

[@g0fvt]

Absolutely agree, the cheap conversions throwing unburnt fuel up into the air are losing power.... Banks proves you can get power and efficiency together....

[@bankspower]

@caniwitech The diesel power article doesn't say that. If you would like to re-read it it's on our website. What it says is "In developing the engine for the Type-D, the Banks team started off with an ’06 LBZ block and crank. Then they added Crower rods to the mix, along with ceramic coated LLY pistons that are fly cut for a big cam. The heads use larger valves and are custom ported." Further it says "For fueling, a single stock CP3 injection pump is used."

[@JuanGarcia-dt3yu]

What I like about this truck is that the team has stated there is no need to make all that black smoke to make a fast diesel race car/truck.

[@kidgoku666]

Reminds me of the video of a truck out-dragging a Mustang GT on the strip. Nuts.

[@bankspower]

@sandslinger82 Nope. Stock block, stock crank, ported stock heads. Heck, this run was done with a stock single CP3 pump. If you want to read up on what's actually in this engine please feel free to visit our website

[@ssondubs]

I like that when your #1 the haters believe lies to make themselves feel better.

[@Valueclown]

nitrous oxide introduces more oxygen to the combustion chamber causing the fuel to burn more completely. Even so, this truck is tuned better than any diesel I have ever worked on. Banks is a genius. Also I am pretty sure this truck runs more than 40 psi.

[@DieselTruckin]

Not sure who started it, it popped up though. Read from people who've been near it in the pits and smelled nothing like alcohol but the rumor still circulates.

[@BEAMERNOOB]

in the diesel magazine article banks has the quickest (the duramax) and the fastest (the cummins) i think most cummins guys need to accept the duramax is there biggest competition and not to be taken lightly...both the trucks produce no black smoke and are the fastest diesels hands down

[@bankspower]

You seem to be slightly confused. Nitrous is NOT a fuel. It will not burn in an engine by itself and you can't run with nitrous only.

[@nurbsenvi]

I like how it doesn't have to rev the hell out. sounded like around 4000rpm

[@DieselTruckin]

Lets not forget it hasn't run faster than the Scheid Rail, so still #2.

[@Powerstroke87]

God good listen to that turbo, that D-Max is nasty. Has anyone seen the purple Edge dragster run?

[@brent440]

you're right, and even if the dmax could handle 100psi like a cummins can, it has so much less crank and bearing, although I haven't heard of reciprocating problems with them so much as farted out head gaskets

[@mk37mgteboy]

the torque pretty much has compensated for the weight of the engine. look how fast that is. now its down into the 7's at 180 mph. yes there are a couple of rx7's that can do that but like i said, they weigh a lot less too. and the rx7's go up to like 10k rpm where as these may go up to 5 or 6 at the most

[@bankspower]

It's coming... don't worry.

[@bankspower]

Your exact statment was "it is basically burning nitrous and the diesel fuel is for lubrication." Thought I would help clear that up for you. You can't burn nitrous on its own. The only fuel it uses is #2 USLD.

[@bradsnowball]

This truck is making an excess of 1000 horsepower no dought

[@bankspower]

Sorry to disapoint... but we've been running regular old pump diesel. It's the same thing you can get at the corner gas station. Dunno who started the rumor... but it's a funny one.

[@SilveradoDudeDk]

Now thats a truck

[@brent440]

most of the cummins trucks fairly close to this quick, are heavier to much heavier. Anyone know what the teeny crank truck there weighs?

[@mustangpapi76]

sweet

[@caniwitech]

@bankspowerinsider Really? Then why in the coverage in diesel power mag does it say everything is custom?

[@saskLS1]

wow, no smoke!

[@Onco400]

It's nearly perfect. It sounds awesome. I bet it really pisses off the Cummins boys, too.

[@FROSTY2588]

they go through sooooo much nitrous its unreal, that much has got to take its toll on the engine

[@turbocummins8993]

I wonder how many pistons they melted making this video.

[@MarcinM592]

wow

[@fordrebels]

sled pullers use the extra fuel to cool the engine.

[@caniwitech]

@bankspowerinsider Ok.

[@g3f0rc3p0w3r]

actually they have never taken this one to the salt flats, so you cant back up that statement. im pretty sure it would kick the cummins ass. it (the duramax)is a much more powerful truck. it probably has a top end if configured correctly of around 250+

[@MonkeyWithAWrench]

And that is what a diesel should look like. smoking tires, clean exhaust. If you can't burn all of the fuel, don't dump it into the cylinder in the first place!

[@DieselTruckin]

Re-read his comment, he's saying it runs on alcohol using info from "banks insiders"......

[@DieselTruckin]

Yeah, true S10 is a tube but several say it is the fastest quarter a diesel has ever gone, but the scheid rail ran a little quicker, 7.56 I think. Drop the real drag engine in and that'll probably change IMO.

[@7150285]

WHERE THE HELL IS THE BLACK SMOKES??

[@bankspower]

Ummm... the S-10 is not a rail.

[@bankspower]

@turbocummins8993 None.

[@mk37mgteboy]

well if you consider the weight defferences between the rx7 and this duramax.. torque is what wins because rx7's weigh next to nothing and the duramax, cummins and powerstroke are heavy as hell

[@ericbrandenburg8583]

Add enough nitro and the smoke will disappear.

[@sailorchaos1274]

@sandslinger82 well somebody got owned by banks...

[@onthegaszr2]

it says DURAMAX on the hood....

[@DieselTruckin]

The wolverine? It's not doing much these days, they shut it down.....I believe it recently was bought by a guy in Ohio. Who knows what will happen with it.

[@Valueclown]

Good. Could we please explain that the the other 99% of "tuners" who don't get it? Try explaining to people that your nitrous is used for cooling or just to operate pneumatic parts. Why do people believe movies over the guy that builds the cars?

[@asswerty123456]

@sandslinger82 jealous much ?

[@grimreaper4227]

lets put the duramax in the rx7 lol. that fixes it.

[@anthonywhitehead9660]

I mean not realy an s10 at this point 😂

[@sithlordsoup]

christ

[@grimreaper4227]

but that wankle aint ganna last long.... lol.