World's Fastest Production Car | Speed School Podcast Ep 1

Gale Banks welcomes Csaba Csere, former technical director and editor-in-chief of Car and Driver. The two laugh about making history in a 700-hp, 200-mph street-legal Pontiac Trans Am. And, a hair-raising tale of a 170 mph test drive down a Southern California highway that almost cost their lives. Gale answers your questions.
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
2:30 Corvette V8
4:00 Patented Dynamometer
8:20 1980 Buick project
14:50 Road & Track history
18:00 Roy Wood's engine
21:06 GM stylist Larry Shinoda
26:00 Twin-Turbo Firebird
35:30 Super Trans-Am
39:00 Carrol Shelby's parking lot
44:30 I-40 test track
52:40 Lady with a shotgun
54:45 Highway patrolman
58:00 The final run Firebird
1:00:46 Schwarzenegger’s Humvee
1:04:00 Hybrid era defense work
1:13:35 Gale answers questions
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About Speed School Podcast:
Gale Banks, the Godfather of turbocharging, shares over 75 years of automotive engineering know-how in this educational and entertaining audio series. From gearing for top speed to calculating Manifold Air Density, every automotive enthusiast stands to learn a thing or two from this land speed record-holding legend. Join Gale for exclusive interviews, frank talk, myth-busting, history lessons, and step-by-step how-tos.
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[@andyharman3022]

This episode is a chronicle from my formative years as an engineer and car guy. I went to engineering school at General Motors Institute from '80-85. My automotive engineering buddies and I devoured every story about the twin-turbo Trans Am project as they came out in Car & Driver. Mrs Orcutt's driveway sounded like paradise to us. And to top it off, Csaba Csere came to GMI and gave a lecture somewhere around that time.

[@REDLINEBECKONZ]

Wow. Not your regular podcast. I loved how you got right in to technical talk. Loved it budd. Keep em comin!

[@bankspower]

More to come! Thanks for listening.

[@twotrackjack2260]

This podcast series is simply outstanding, cant get enough!

[@dj4monie]

Thanks Gale. One of treasures of the automotive performance industry. When people fail to understand turbocharging I point them directly to you.

[@bankspower]

Thank you!

[@wademiyataki9221]

Csaba Csere, that’s a name I haven’t heard for decades! Glad you two didn’t die that day! Listening to the stories, for me, are just as interesting as learning things. Thank you, sir!

[@jkreviea]

I worked at DMAX for over a decade. I remember being all excited seeing Gale walk through in around 2009. Seeing that Sidewinder sitting in the lobby was pretty sweet!

[@justinvanburen8259]

I love this podcast speed school. I just hope it goes forever and I will always listen.

[@miketrigiani9743]

Loved the interview. Great stories and very relatable. Thank you.

[@bankspower]

Thanks for listening!

[@michaelgrubbs1618]

2022. Bleeps. From the man himself known as Gale Banks. Are we not all adults here. Engine guy mechanic. We can take a curse word just be real. Please don't treat us like children

[@iadr]

You issue is not with Gale, but with youtube management- you know... the ones who censored the Covid truth and the election truth.

[@bill2178]

awesome its always great to see new content from the best minds in the industry

[@nobodynoone2500]

Amazing stuff. More please!

[@negan454ss]

Thanks Gale always like listening to you , so much knowledge.

[@zacharymcculloch1446]

Very fun to soak in the knowledge from Gale!

[@Gyppor]

Thanks Gale, that was great! I enjoyed every minute. Great idea making a podcast, I look forward to the next instalment.

[@bankspower]

Awesome, thank you! More podcasts are on the way.

[@Gyppor]

@@bankspower I really enjoyed the unboxing series too, lots and lots of knowledge in there to absorb.

[@michaelguerin56]

Good stories. Thank you, gentlemen.

[@bankspower]

Thanks for listening

[@dobermanracing]

Excited for episode 4

[@bankspower]

We've got some cool guests coming, sit back and relax.

[@gussguss1391]

Good to hear about the hybrid truck program iv got a VW golf GTE with a tune that is a true performance car with a 100hp electric motor sandwiched between the motor and gearbox very simple and works well with 6 speed gearbox

[@ryanburbridge]

Let’s get some!

[@FixItStupid]

Thank You Take Care

[@greglasko]

Learni'n from the BEST!!

[@dondotterer24]

That's really cool Gayle I remember going to Ohio and taking a ride in this 1st 6.5 diesel diesel awesome plant. I it was Frigidaire along time ago I uuse one of their stoves to Powder coat stuff. But maybe it was Delphi

[@justinwhitaker3537]

Did you do any work on the Toro Flow ?

[@smith395]

Will this series be coming to a podcast platform anytime in the future

[@jesustrevizo3148]

I'm surprised Gale hasn't opened a technical training school by now....

[@ryanburbridge]

Wouldn’t that be something if someone listening remembers two nut drivers passing them on the 133 highway headed to the 5 freeway north on the left shoulder lol. (Time stamp end of story 30:03)

[@danielb-c9100]

What happened to the Sidewinder alternate aint trucks can you talk about them the history But one day I want to build a replica

[@joelpierce3940]

I think Chevy did a Flat Plane crank, because Ford Mustang did it, so it’s marketing. I say this because NASCAR cross plane cranks engines hit 9,000 plus rpm. Am I right? I love take in lot’s of air, then blow it out 😂

[@jonathonking1629]

💕I like listening to it, I would love watching it if you put it in a nice cool space with not so bright lights... 🤷

[@mrhappyscooters]

We need a banks book

[@bankspower]

There's one coming. Seriously.

[@danielb-c9100]

What happened to the Sidewinder all train

[@bankspower]

Great question. Gale will discuss in a future episode.

[@ColeSpolaric]

When are we going to see killing a Duramax and lock jaw again?

[@bankspower]

LokJaw will fire up in the next few weeks if not sooner.

[@bill2178]

killing a duramax is what i want to see some compound data

[@bankspower]

Killing A Duramax is a single turbo. You may be referring to our Monster Truck engine, a supercharged twin-turbo Duramax. We'll be rolling that engine back into Dyno Cell No. 2 soon.

[@joelpierce3940]

I don’t get any video?

[@boydw1]

What happened to Lockjaw, killing a Duramax etc? Get back to the good stuff.

[@bankspower]

LokJaw is being tuned right now (engine and trans). Killing a Duramax and Monster truck are on hold while dial in the AVL dyno.