How to BRAKE a supercharged Duramax | BANKS BUILT Ep 13

Having the right brake setup is incredibly important, especially if you want to slow down a heavy truck with big wheels and tires. Wilwood Engineering's Mike Hamrick breaks down braking and explains how to choose the right components for our truck and yours.
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00:00 Intro
00:28 Wilwood history
01:22 Pro Spindle
03:40 TX6R big brakes
05:40 TX6R clamping force
06:30 Front to rear bias
08:00 2-piece brakes explained
12:55 Internal vane design
13:59 Brake pad composition
16:18 Brake pedals explained
17:54 Balance bar explained
18:50 Master cylinder design
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[@bankspower]

Have you ever been saved by a good set of brakes? If so, what happened?

[@jagtan13]

Well my brakes were too good but my tires were not up to snuff. Locked up all 4 tires even with abs and managed to crunch my hood under a 94 escalade. Nose of my car dove under the escalade and as the suspension rebounded it dented my hood. Could say i should have braked sooner but i only scratched the suv. Another car had cut me off blocking my vision and then jumped into another lane just as it neared the suv left me with roughly five car lengths to go from 40 to 0. Physics was not on my side.

[@madrzegada3700]

Yes one time... my brakes saved me from ticket for speeding 😄

Got saved by reflexes rather than the poor stock brakes. For the viewers, both vehicles (leading and camera) are an 8 seater van (Toyota Innova) based on the Toyota Hilux 2WD lowrider chassis powered by 4cyl Diesel. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jZWuhZ2fgL95fNE Btw great video, while it started like a scripted TV show it soon developed into a passionate and informative conversation between Wilwood and Banks engineer. I can relate to most of the parts in the video as I was looking for a big brake upgrade for my ToyoVan and even contacted Wilwood but since this model was not sold in North America no bolt on solutions exist.

[@HOBrian2003]

That was one hell of an informative video!!

[@thereissomecoolstuff]

It is excellent. I learnedat least 3 things I didn't know...

[@clarky1383]

Honestly, I've learned so much over this series!

[@bankspower]

We love to read comments like this. Thanks for watching!

[@badassf1506]

Man I love this never realized what science is behind brakes keep it coming

[@jstaffordii]

We finally get to see Erik shine in a video. Geek out brother, I know that I enjoyed it. Thanks for taking a back seat this video Jay.

[@bankspower]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@mitchradoll278]

I agree on the blend this episode had for the presenters. Michael was a great host, able to interface with Jay and Erik's two styles in a natural/communicable way. Iit feels like I'm watching Powerblock again.

[@randysrestoration]

Always good stuff! Always waiting on next video . . .

[@bankspower]

More to come!

[@randysrestoration]

@@bankspower patiently waiting...

[@PiDsPagePrototypes]

So good to see some real knowledge shared on the fixed vs floating systems.

[@bankspower]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@klev2008]

Love how you guys show what it takes to get this done. Absolutely love it, going to be such a bad ass truck!

[@bankspower]

You know it, nerding out about anything performance-related is us.

[@blackbuttecruizr]

Wow this fella at Wilwood really knows his stuff, super informative!

[@bankspower]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@wobblysauce]

Now this one was informative.

[@drloch6174]

I just removed Corvette calipers and installed a set of Wilwoods on my 94 Impala SS, 6 Piston on the front, 4 Piston on the rear along with their prop valve and 1" Master cylinder. The difference is absolutely amazing. It's different car when comparing the two. You will be happy with the brakes,

[@erichill5208]

That was a fascinating information video. That showed how important it is to engineer properly a breaking system from the pedal to the wheel end.

[@AmarilloHorseSports]

I have a set of these on my Ram 3500 they stop well

[@Levibetz]

I never fail to learn a thing or two from one of these videos! I hadn't considered the distortion of a one piece rotor under high heat, that's an interesting point. Also, can we get a video on a foolproof way to bleed brakes? Because DAMN do I struggle with that hahaha

[@bdjm8595]

excellent discussion, very informative!!!

[@jonahhekmatyar]

Super informative episode, one of my favorites so far.

[@walterwhite2270]

Awesome Video Guys....Always been a fan of Wilwood...........

[@Chilicharger665]

Great episode! I learned a lot.

[@jeffwooton7138]

Visit your local dirt track, and learn about brake bias. And for the record, I was thinking 1" front, and 1 1/8" rear.

[@davidpeters9897]

I used to help install Wilwood brake systems on dirt late models @ GRT , so it all looks familiar. Now I know some of the science behind it, thanks for the info!

[@bankspower]

Glad you learned something, thanks for watching.

[@madrzegada3700]

Please tell Mr. Banks to show efect of LPG liquid propane-butane at low temp in to supercharger of duramax PS: engeneer of machine building and mechanics , student of mechatronic systems looking forward to wisit You (from Poland) in like 2 Years ;)

[@michaelguerin56]

Great video. Thank you.

[@bankspower]

Thanks for watching.

[@samo8204]

One could argue.... It's MUCH more important to be able to STOP!

[@vincentpoole7588]

BP. Sensational coverage at Willwood ! Not sure if they only do metal braking components or combinations of either hybrid materials like ceramic brakes ? V.

[@Nanan00]

How much bore you need on the master is based on how much volume you need to hit full travel on your caliper pistons plus some extra for expansion of the brake lines. I was told by a GM brakes engineer that they spec the master to be oversized so that 2/3 peddle travel will result in 100% pad contact. I am working on a Jeep YJ that will have an 8 bolt Dana 44 front axle and upgraded brakes were on my list of things to cover as the target tire size is 40". Wilwood brakes came to mind for the swap, will be hitting you guys up for some info when I get further along on the project.

[@km6832]

Gale needs to write a book on turbos

[@dirtysouthtv2209]

One inch front and rear would be my personal preference. Everything else was spot on.

[@michaelpark202]

I want some of those!

[@leslienordman8718]

Wow! This is really something. What is Wilwood's thinking about using carbon-ceramic rotors, or coating their iron rotors with tungsten carbide, like Porsche's Surface Coated Rotors? Thanks!

[@MrAcuta73]

So much learning in this one...I am trying to put together a custom brake setup for my Overlander/Boat Tow truck. Dealing with so many trade-offs and also dealing with ABS delete. Lots of new things to consider, thank you! (I think?) The real bugger is, I'm not in a "money is no obstacle" situation, so Willwood, as good as they are, are probably not on the table for me for the most part. = (

[@davestewart9146]

Love it 👍😁

[@bankspower]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@csours]

There's got to be some kind of Truck Stop joke in here somewhere.

[@Firebert79TA]

Wildwood, good hubs and chintzy brakes. They shouldn't have to guess and check master cylinder bore sizes if they do their brake calcs and measure the corner weights , measure the corner weights again with one end lifted (to estimate the cg height), and know the wheel base. At least they're using a balance bar instead of one of their in-line prop valves.

[@marlobreding7402]

Us ancient auto techs used to say "You need more WOHA! than Go".

[@boostv8chevy457]

Why potention valve is not use instead of bias and calipers size for front and rear braking?

[@Sir.VicsMasher]

Where are Willwood brakes cast? I heard they come from Indonisia and then packaged in California.

[@haha_you_dead]

Bucky the Trucky 😏

[@chevyfan82]

👍

[@mikebrooka9395]

I grew up on a propane truck. There were guys buying propane kits to put on diesel pickups. Effective cutting down miles/gallon. Farm tractors would break axles.

[@georgiafan6618]

My ‘12 Tundra has average brakes at best. I’ve upgraded calipers and rotors, added braided stainless lines and still have a mushy pedal.

[@toyrock16]

🤯

[@danieledwards1081]

Dude... is that Dave Kindig's brother from another mother?

[@JimmySeahawk]

His older wiser brother!

[@74beeper97]

Looks like Jay has been sparing with Mike Tyson (ear)

[@brucesieverts1236]

But what I would really like to know is how much pressure a brake caliper can handle before the pistons start to warp . Generally speaking how many psi does a system run at

[@jamesford2942]

The smaller the bores of the master cylinder and caliper the higher the line pressure to do the same work. You should be able to generate 1200 psi in most hot rod applications during a panic stop.

[@twcstransam]

Miss engineering unboxed and killing a duramax

[@bankspower]

Good news! Both series will soon be back.

[@dougbourdo2589]

Ehh They're just brakes...... LOL. Kidding. Unreal science. Awesome.

[@JudgeMeNotLeMans]

Any thoughts on running biodiesel rather than a low sulpher diesel?

[@royy_obs8439]

Thought I heard Ed Bolian for a second lol

[@bankspower]

It's not VinWiki, but we nerd out just like Ed and Rob.

[@JayRussellDuramax]

These brakes are awesome! I have a full set (pads, rotors, and calipers) of PowerStop, Z36 brakes on my truck! They're so strong that, during the pad bedding procedure, the truck nearly did a stopee before the ABS kicked in! Haha! Here's a link to the video showing my decals: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZnXamZh5n5p-qpI. Do you all think it'll look as cool on the back window of LokJaw as I do? Haha! Regardless, I wanted to be sure you guys saw how big the "If It's Smokin', It's Broken!" decal is before I sent some to you. I can send some of the #clean_diesel decals, too! What do you think?

[@IceBergGeo]

Second version?

[@bankspower]

We found a small editing error. Since this will be up forever, we don't want any errors.

[@IceBergGeo]

@@bankspower is it major enough to warrant watching again?

[@jojii]

@@IceBergGeo the red message at 15:00 disappeared in this version.

[@IceBergGeo]

@@jojii I wondered if the was it.

[@TerryPullen]

Love that gray Mustang.

[@trinidadian_jedi]

The tall white guy needs to get some sun.

[@pimpstick2]

Why the privated video?

[@timothybayliss6680]

There was a title card that wasn't edited out in the original version. A small mistake and maybe one that was a result of expediency. I noticed it was not in this one.

[@bankspower]

The first version had an editing error.

[@craigbowers4047]

I sure hope their pad plates aren't from NRS.

[@jonphotos8631]

R u guys going to build the truck or what?

[@christopherwoodall8189]

First :)

[@MaxPower_Designs]

WTF the bots on Banks video!? Get bent!!

[@erikwelker3483]

Looks like the Wilwood brake guy has watched too many episodes of Bitchin' Rides.

[@daveshiroma]

Yeah, don’t put willwoods on 😂

[@wills4187]

Zzzzz a series of product placements. Just build the truck guys..

[@bankspower]

We can’t. We don’t have all the parts yet. The series is happening in real time.

[@davidstephens1092]

@@bankspower This is way better than reality television especially since there is no BS Drama. It's entertaining and informative and I find it fantastic that you are using specialists from different fields that will communicate and work with each other and then take the time to do a presentation for this series. Thanks

[@madrzegada3700]

@@bankspower Hmm I know how that feels ... My 1990 BMW E30 316 coupe after 2 years of hard work in free time and probably one more to go ... But its worth it! Check out my progress in this build on my chanel its M30B35 3.5L straight 6 engine with 49 mm precision turbo (originaly was N/A )