Stop making these air intakes! | Fact Check

[@bankspower]

Got a product, concept, or video you'd like Gale to fact check? Reply below.

[@ganzonomy]

Hmm, I wouldn't mind, even though Gale has no Honda products (not even a pedal monster), seeing a test on pedal monster in Toyotas and other cars you wouldn't expect to see gales products. (And maybe a pedal monster for the 9 gen Accord as well 😁😁😁)

[@TotoGeenen]

Please test this product versus your own on the dyno. With the hood closed ofcourse.

[@davidbrennan5]

buy a sonnys 1000 cubic inch v8 race engine and dyno it.

[@Sicktrickintuner]

Electric turbochargers! Coolant system upgrades?

[@benmitchell2642]

For the 99-06 GM gas trucks, I’d like to see a comparison of your intake and the product made by Volant, with and without their lower air duct tube.

[@magn8ic]

I love the fact that Gale has reached the point in life where he has no problem calling it like it is. 100% brutally honest. "sock in the shorts" LOL.

[@roughneckmp]

10:39 That comment from Gail had me laughing.

[@joelmellentine3641]

Not to mention Gail Banks has proved his products time and time again.

[@e46m54nissansr20937]

I love it

[@techs1smh13]

The older you get the less filter you have.😂👍

[@skinlab4239]

He never reached that point. He always has called it like it is. What rock have you been under?

[@v12tommy]

This is why Gale is so awesome, and why I follow your channel. I don't even own a truck. He isn't bashing the competition, he is explaining why they are wrong. The world could use more people like that.

[@dirtyaznstyle4156]

Wrong in what way? I don’t think competitors are making any claims(none were made about this product) regarding the products they sell so how can they be wrong? People read more into what they highlight as product features than is being said. That uninformed assumption about things like CFM vs lb/min is what is wrong. CFM can be converted to lb/min though if you know the air density it’s just most customers aren’t going to do the measurements and calculations to actually see how the product performs. But without claims made about it’s performance gains there aren’t any claims to back up. In this particular video the guy is selling a product because people want it not because he believes in it being the right way to do an intake. He gives some specs but doesn’t make any performance claims. If Gale Banks is showing that anyone is wrong it is the uneducated consumer since from what I’ve seen in the vid no claims were made.

[@joelanthony4607]

These aren't used parts. Second, people don't $PAY$ after market engine parts to merely get an even trade, like for like performance. 99% MEN and WOMAN, that spend thier money on automotive ENGINE components, don't buy them for the looks or the name, it's not like your knock off watch or purse! No offense, really, but do you know anything about mechanical things? internal combustion, or want to out perform your vehicles capacity for certain interests? The you sound Sir suggests a low level of integrity. Don't be offended, but iam embarrassed for you.

[@WingspeedGarage]

I pray to God this man lives to be a 150 years old. We need Gale Banks in this modern world

[@LTVoyager]

We need people like Gale in Congress.

[@Colevid19]

We need him as President of the USA 🇺🇸

[@LTVoyager]

@@Colevid19 That would be interesting to say the least.

[@BrianBaldridgeC]

I stand in agreement! Let Gale’s health, vigor, and vitality continue to stay strong for many years to come.

[@osmacar5331]

Aight, who's gonna let me frankenstein their cars?

[@avgjoegeek71]

OMG - "You gonna sell em' Fentanyl? Customer's always right?" Made me spit my coffee onto the screen. That and the sock down the pant analogy killed me.

[@mxracer158]

A true Engineer calling it what it is. I almost spit out my drink when he said, "this is bullshit"... Love Gale.

[@jonholaday2733]

'What a Jackass' was an equal highlight of his comments!

[@CavemanVanDweller]

What if they want fentanyl? 🤷🏼‍♂️😆

[@rubbersatin]

I am so glad you made this video! I installed a S&B CAI on my 21 Silverado 6.2. It made it about 4 tenths slower and lost 3 mph trap speed according to my Race Box. It specifically lost huge performance off the line. I knew it was the relocation of the MAF sensor. I called S&B tech and they told me I must have a bad sensor. Well I put it back to stock and it ran perfectly again. All the performance right back! So that is another one you can test but I'm sure it's the same problem. Thanks Gale for your knowledge!

[@actionjksn]

That's because you put it in their crooked. If you did it right you would have been 4/10 faster and gained 3 mph trap speed. That thing has to be in there just right, at a certain angle...

[@rubbersatin]

@@actionjksn no I put it in right and I know 3 other guys with the same results.

[@actionjksn]

@@rubbersatin I actually gained 32 horsepower and trimmed a full second on my quarter mile from just using this CAI on mine. But I got that thing in there at the perfect angle. It's all in having that metastatic quadrant nailed down and forcing the oxygen molecules to stretch themselves in an oblong fashion. In other words you are streamlining the oxygen molecules and it works almost like a micro turbocharger. Also that clamp has to be oriented just a little past the 2:00 position. It's all about the science my friend. Gail Banks has a lot to learn.

[@wsbucker]

​@@actionjksnlol what

[@justal8784]

@@actionjksn 😂. That’s good stuff. Good job.

[@fredboy007]

This is, hands down, some of the best automotive content on this platform.

[@rukenheb]

U nailed it with that statement my friend 👊🏻

[@Wolf.diesel]

I went to take a sip of my beer when Gale said "What if the customer wants fentanyl?" Its a miracle I didnt spit beer across the room because I immediately started laughing uncontrollably. I love it!

[@davonmulder8458]

Caught me off quard so hard aswel!!

[@NeedForSpeed.2004]

I also was dying laughing

[@padrescout]

I thought that was the one bridge too far. If the customer wants something that’s kinda useless but they get to feel like they have a nice custom setup… fine, it’s stupid but he’ll sell it to you. Gale disagrees and that’s fine. “What if they want fentanyl” is just … the logic doesn’t track and it comes off overly dramatic.

[@Wolf.diesel]

@@padrescout over dramatic? Yes. However the fact remains that "the customer is always right in matters of taste." Which in this instance effectively means Gale isn't going to sell you something if it doesn't provide a demonstrable benefit. Which to me is proof of ethics.

[@dieselgoinham]

Give em the fent then.

[@antt5112]

A big tube with a reducer in it, "like some guy that puts a sock in his shorts to support his manhood" such a clear and correct description that describes more than the design.

[@russrh]

'you dont need a tune to run this intake' really says it all. Thanks for the video Gale.

[@philgrimsey3637]

Gale Banks is an utter legend. Straight talking, no bs and 100% able to stand behind his products and their effectiveness/durability. Would 100% buy them if they did anything for the shitboxes I knock about in.

[@johnargumaniz9179]

I love your brutal honesty 😂

[@PanheadJeff58]

As a 38 + year Harley mechanic I appreciate your honesty. I have to deal with the forward facing “cone” type air filter crowd. They actually cost power on a dyno. Plus you are using the intake as a funnel in the rain (some of us actually ride in inclement weather). I normally get the “ram air” argument from the crowd that believes every hp gain advertisers claim for every part in the catalogue. No, you cannot throw a bunch of parts at an engine and expect 100% increases in power…

[@latrelldies23]

I beg to differ.

[@latrelldies23]

If you got the money you sure can buy a bunch of parts for 100% increase. BUT! you must know what you’re getting into and what you want. Nothing is impossible when it comes to a vehicle.

[@chaoswarriorbr]

Well, we don't expect Harley riders to have study Fluid Mechanics. Actually, we shouldn't expect them to even understand high school level stuff...or basic reading skills 🙈🙉🙊😂 Just kidding!

[@fredsmith4106]

Bike mechanic and builder here.....know exactly what you mean! Had a lot of customers come in with their (expensive) wishlist comprising form over function. Ok, I cut my profits, but i’d recommend a combination that was cheaper, gave better results, and still was everyday drivable. Less money for me, but they always left happy, and I could sleep at night...

[@richardelliott8352]

@@fredsmith4106 putting customers ahead of short profits is smart in this time of the highly informed consumer, and most people will eventually figure it out , or be told what's up.

[@andreyka64]

I wish Gale was my grandfather. The wisdom he shares is just pure gold

[@chadblechinger5746]

Plot twist......

[@danmanthe9335]

You and me both

[@Doogle81]

As an OEM air intake designer and manufacturer... this was hilarious! You nailed it Gale!!!

[@knowntalker135]

The passion of this one man is so immense, I wish more people could be like him

[@reedsilvesan2197]

Mr. Banks, love your work with diesels and H2O injection. I have been running it on my semi's for about 12 years now, and WITHOUT exception it has turned EVERY ONE of the into absolute power monster. So much that my lowly,stock gutless c13 out pulled a 600 hp c15 out of L.A. Both trucks were loaded to 80,000#s, 5 big mountain passes, out pulled him on every one. EGT,s are so much better, way less heat into the water jacket, I love this stuff, won't run my truck without it. I am currently running a big c15, dyno to the wheels w/o H2O was 625 H/P. I turned the engine down, smaller cam, lower H/P, I was afraid something was going to get broken. 6% grades, 80,000#s, 50 to 55 MPH, and could accelerate up to that speed on grade from a stop in about a mile. You owner operators should really invest in this. It's like magic. Thank you.

[@tdashkevich]

Is that something banks sells?

[@ganzonomy]

Holy crap, that S&B guy. Sounds like the George Santos of air filters

[@loveamerica2828]

Anything to enrich himself.....Typical business practice.....Just watch Shark Tank "I'll make a deal with you if you make it in China"

[@keyblazerslittlegarage3563]

And as honest as Adam Schiff!

[@ganzonomy]

@@keyblazerslittlegarage3563 true that! 🤣🤣🤣

[@SMOBY44]

🤣

[@Tyrel_G]

What wrong with making different intakes?

[@andrewcleveland]

Mr. Banks probably the most honest man in the automotive industry. His video on the rear differential cover should be required watching for any truck owner.

[@maxdm1583]

Banks Rear diff cover is a gimmick.

[@Gibbbrayden]

you clearly have not watched it. Or you would be able to say why you think its a gimmick @@maxdm1583

[@Luke-kn9pi]

​@maxdm1583 how is that?

[@tools6106]

Gale with your years of experience it’s funny to see what angers you make you shake your head at stupidity, and of course hat genuinely make you laugh! Your the real deal, keep on keeping on!

[@1001Hobbies]

Since this style of air intake hit the market, I asked everyone on car message boards "WHERE DOES THE 'COLD' AIR COME FROM?" I got all kinds of Dunning-Kruger answers to that. Also, replacing plastic ducts with aluminum ducts, heating the intake air, was something else I pointed out. I shake my head every time I see a "cold air intake" sucking hot engine compartment air in a car. I am SO GLAD to see Gale comment on this. I didn't know he had a channel. I subbed immediately.

[@2nickles647]

No use in talking to the Cold air crowd who sucks hot air from the engine bay.

[@jrvane11]

Many CAI designs pull air through the fenderwell and/or the front near the grill, which would certainly be cooler than an open system described in this video.

[@icare7151]

“Just take the air filter entirely off and purchase a new engine every six months or less. By the way, I sell engines.”😉

[@OscarOliu]

I remember growing up getting my first car and putting in a CAI, it was a jetta, what I realized after I installed it is that it "sounded" cooler, but I felt zero performance impact, and saw mileage decrease. So I ended up getting rid of the baffles that were in the original airbox, that was pulling air from the fender, and that gave me a noticeable power increase and didn't see mileage decrease. Ever since then, I've never done a "CAI" ever again, I've always gotten a great K&N filter, and gotten rid of all the baffling and made sure the stock intake was as clear as possible.

[@keclark4]

Thank you greatly for producing this video in response to…one of many “disgraceful” (to put it lightly) companies, groups, people, pushing such wasteful and irresponsible, flawed, likely hazardous, products to sell to the public. Again, great thanks to the Banks team for all your hard earned work, effort, care and support.

[@NTK_FabWorks]

This is why I like Gale, upfront and dropping the facts, zero care for your feelings. The customer isn’t always right, sometimes they just need educated, if they’re unwilling to listen to the facts, that’s their problems and there’s plenty of others that will listen. Chasing the dollar over selling a premium product is an absolutely piss poor business model. Personally though, I opt for a cucumber instead of the sock trick.

[@unavailableusername9694]

Cucumber? Nah, Zucchini!

[@deanmeyer1815]

Don’t forget the good old potato!

[@WyFoster]

The fentanyl quip had me dying

[@aaronj08ar]

How was the Narcan?

[@flyguyphil7247]

​@@aaronj08ar rofl 🤣

[@henrys.6864]

I haven't watched Gale's videos in a while but he proved in a series that big deep rear end "caps" are not lubricating the pinion. There's nothing internally in those big caps to force the lube to lube the pinion. Something that was never investigated until Gale did. Good stuff! 👍

[@gardnermiller6820]

Another quality educational video, thank you, Gale! I'll only use Banks aftermarket equipment on my vehicles!!

[@ni1469]

I’ll use banks inter coolers or intake manifolds. Had a lot of bad experiences on other products. They have some product I absolutely love and others not so much just like every brand

[@jims2286]

I have been the mechanic on my freinds Top/Fuel -Blown Alcohol/ And Bonneville Gas Lakster for years.And you Gail Banks are one of the Best and Brightest Engineers on Engines I have ever seen!!!

[@nbrowser]

The passion in Mr.Banks voice as he's talking about what actual research has shown to work and work right...the man seriously LOVES what he does.

[@AgapeLoveGrace]

Gale tells it like it is and his reactions are priceless. 🤣🤣 I have the Banks Ram air in my 7.3 Excursion and what he’s saying is true. I’ve learned so much and have been able to help my truck run better, but also educate my customers 👍🏻

[@marklaumond5241]

Did it help your fuel economy thanks

[@AgapeLoveGrace]

Yes it did. I was previously running the open air 6637 filter and while it gave the engine all the air it wanted or needed, it was still sucking in hot engine air. The Banks Ram air draws from both the fender and the front of the truck, so it’s always getting the cooler air from outside the engine bay. I see little to no black smoke which means the fuel is burning better. Quite a few things were keeping my 7.3 from running its best, I got it all fixed but when I got this intake, it was the cherry on top of it all. 👍🏻

[@ttiization]

The MAF trick is nice. I'm used to remap ECUs when the Intake is upgraded, but this is simple take for the end user.

[@dudebruhdude]

I loved your fentan awl comment!!!I really laughed out loud and I'm watching this by myself. You're an amazingly awesome dude Mr Banks! I've used your products before, and they were way ahead of any "competing products". Your videos are awesome, I love the nerd tech, that's what I'm always interested in and you go the extra mile with trials and errors and r&d. Please don't ever stop what you started.

[@LARRY-mn5cx]

I agree I fell out of my chair laughing on that comment

[@ganzonomy]

I just lost it laughing at a coffee shop to that remark 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@joelschermerhorn5447]

It’s spelled fentanyl instead of fentan awl

[@dudebruhdude]

@@joelschermerhorn5447 I didn't want my comment to get censored for that word or cause any problems for this video getting to the masses. It was a funny thing he said, that's awl. Lol

[@RainmanRaysRepairs]

This was the most brutal unbox/review ever. Gale is Savage 😂😂

[@HalferLandPerformance]

Seriously Gail you are someone in the industry to look up to, which we do. We constantly get asked why we don't sell this part or that part and our answer is always " we sell go not show" and only parts we have tested and shown to make large improvements over OEM or stock. We will not stoop down to the level of other companies or suppliers that sell every little nook and cranny or gadget customers ask for just to rake in the money. As mentioned we offer go not show and shiny doesn't go fast. We (HalferLand Performance) are in a different genre of the Industry with us specializing in the Honda/Acura Big Block 😂 V6 J-Series Engines, but we have shipped directly to your shop being your employees have purchased from us before (hope that doesn't get anyone in trouble LOL). KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK, YOU INSPIRE OTHERS IN THIS INDUSTRY

[@12pawsinn]

Now, if only you'd edit your post one more time to correct spell his name Gale, not Gail

[@ALMX5DP]

I appreciate the roasting, but Banks also sells a couple of products that kinda feel similar. Their F-150 exhaust for example is listed as 3" claiming power, response, lower temp and more mpg but appears to just tie into the factory intermediate piping which is 2.75" (and stock flares out to 3" anyway at the muffler).

[@shakenfake]

You are correct but only sort of. You are going to have a restriction somewhere but when you add on a higher flowing exhaust it will lower temps and give you better power. Response and more MPG won't really happen though, only slightly. Example of this is my 5" on my duramax, my exhaust temps are way down even though I am still attached to the factory 3" downpipe. So what gives? You now have more flow from the downpipe onward allowing the hot air gasses to escape quicker rather than having a 3" restriction all the way out the back. Hope that helps your understanding.

[@ALMX5DP]

@@shakenfake if the factory system didn’t also expand to 3” at the factory muffler I’d say you have a point potentially. Sounds like your system removes a restriction at wherever the downpipe meets the exhaust but this particular product does not remove any restriction. I suppose the Banks system gives you about 12-18” additional in terms of 3” piping but probably cheaper just to get a 3” intermediate pie for $100 bucks which does the same thing.

[@shakenfake]

@@ALMX5DP But then you are reducing that pipe into a 2.75" muffler inlet 😊 but yes on a gasser it is way different anyway. It is gimmicky that an exhaust can help MPG and power etc (It is possible in some applications that yes it will but 99% of vehicles this is not the case) It will however reduce EGTs Banks exhaust is not overpriced considering it is a whole system. It is about on par.

[@ALMX5DP]

@@shakenfake the Banks system would be fine if it was a complete 3” system from the y-pipe flange back but it’s not. The factory muffler is 2.75” at the inlet but people have expanded it to 3” and the rest of the muffler is 3” so technically a full 3” intermediate pipe from the flange would technically flow better than this Banks unit. That combined with the claims makes it really no better than the person he is roasting here.

[@Steadierpark]

They all want to make money at the end of the day. Banks is no exception

[@flcl_tx]

This made my day! Thank you for telling the truth about the BS advertised by these companies trying to get a buck. Have called out a company before about their scam and they tried dismissing it🤨

[@Wittyusername82]

Glad someone is pushing back against these “hot air intakes”. When I was young and dumb I fell for K&N’s marketing of their oiled filters and open intake systems. Man they sucked, and not in a good way. I’m disappointed to see S&B marketing this style after them touting the closed system. (which I own on my 3.5 Ecoboost) Some people will never learn

[@timleuliette899]

Noted this before on the Roush CAI on a Mustang Coyote. You get this HUGE tube, but without a new tune/calibration of the MAF, (or with what Banks does with the control module for the MAF)... you get nothing out of it. It also has an insert to be used when retaining the stock tune. Pretty nice you came up with a control module to correct that, be nicer if you made one for the Mustang with the Coyote!

[@tg9388]

100% Fact check once again, maybe they will learn someday! Please keep them coming Gale! Few more weeks before I get my "BANKS" 2022 Duramax Dually exhaust system!!!

[@GAlan-nn6mu]

My next Bank item for the same truck!

[@tg9388]

@@GAlan-nn6mu Wish they would make more for us, all the other items are AMAZING!

[@paulschraith2578]

Thanks for show the science behind the engineering! It’s great to get to the truth of the claim! I simply can’t watch enough of your videos! I learn and understand the physics behind the the tests. Thank you for the HONEST EVALUATION of the products out there! PLEASE KEEP THEM COMING!

[@NXT_LVL]

Thats why I didn't buy a $300-600 HAI (Hot air intake) option for my Dakota, they all just shoved an opened air filter with a "heat shield" toward the hole in the inner fender/wheel well from where the stock box drew from. I just bought a $65 drop in K&N.. I'll put the rest of the money I saved from not buying those HAIs and get a set of headers.

[@noneyabizz8337]

WAM(warm air intake) is good for noise and throttle response, and maybe you'll pickup more mpg but power....... nah

[@I_know_what_im_talking_about]

You sacrificed air FILTRATION for an extra pony or two and threw $65 down the drain. 😂🤣🤦🏻‍♂️ The filter is there to FILTER the air.

[@hotrodray6802]

​​Based on my experience, you are correct. I have photo results of a brand new KN passing dirty oil into the mass air and intake duct, etc. For what, 2% at 6000 rpm?

[@NXT_LVL]

@@I_know_what_im_talking_about no I threw away a filter that cost $20 every time I changed it. Besides if I wanted a REAL filter I’d buy a HEPA filter. But alas no one makes one for automotive intakes. Plus the route it takes via the stock air box the fram filters I’ve ran in it for 18 years had barely a 1/4 teaspoon of sand at the bottom waffle valley of the stock air box after years of living and driving on a sand/dusty roads.

[@NXT_LVL]

@@hotrodray6802 so which one stops pollen? That stuff gets everywhere and is sticky by nature. By that notion you’d need a medical quality filter but they only make those for cabin filters not engine intakes. There’s no way to stop all things without sacrificing flow. Plus your sensors with newer cars will cry and complain if it’s not the correct filter anyways. So why aren’t you running the stock one then? Especially in a 2012+ model. I just didn’t fall for the $300 kits they sell that increase flow via less restriction and a open air cone without the sock. Even more so with mine being old enough to not have the pissy sensors to regulate airflow. I’m air density not MAF

[@crezychameau]

The guy bringing you the product like a surprise gift knowing you were gonna lose it when you opened it, man that put me in such a good mood ! :D

[@tk00903]

Wow, I will only use Banks on my vehicles. Followed Gale for years, he knows what he's talking about. Tried and true.

[@davidpalmer7755]

10:30 "What if the customer wants fentanyl?" "Are you going to sell them fentanyl since the customer is always right"? -Gale Banks.

[@randallsmerna384]

"What if the customer wants fentanyl?" 😂😂😂

[@yz250edub]

These are the best videos. Absolutely love Gale reviewing other products.

[@thor294]

Great video. Just proves that MAFs are very specific and don't like to get changed by slapping a bigger pipe on.

[@TheDylantaylor08]

If God has a question about diesel performance he prays to Gale Banks.

[@euchrestrategy3181]

That's blasphemy. Pray for forgiveness.

[@chainman1256]

So blasphemy for the sake of a KZbin comment... you'll answer for it one day.

[@holysmokes9813]

I think GOD would laugh at that ... Settle down ...

[@watchandjewelryloft4713]

The butthurt theists. lol. Honestly Gale put the smack down on these guys like Dillahunty snacks down theist callers. I love it. 😂

[@Nick-nm8om]

God doesn't pray to anyone, and if gale banks reads your comment he'd very upset, Mr banks is a devout Christian.

[@rjinhobart7748]

I read Hugh Maciness' book 'Turbochargers' in the early '80's and it changed my perceptions of producing big power. Banks engines featured in the book and I think even on the cover, big multi-turbo marine engines for hydroplanes. I'm Australian but it's good to see a family company, even across the oceans, sticking with what they know. Some of your gear featured on Rainman Ray's channel too - obviously built to purpose. Keep it up.

[@jtackerman28]

It's clearly designed so that if you go with a tuner that rescales the maf or deletes it you can remove the insert and get the whole flow from the larger tube....

[@glencalhoun9544]

Good 'Ole "Uncle Gale" keeping his nieces & nephews informed properly!!! He does NO pandering to the customer!!! He tells it how it is, like it or Not!!! I did absolutely love the "sock" analogy!!! Hit perfectly on the head!!!

[@goingtogundys]

Love this! So many gimmicks out there to make a quick buck. Thank you Gale and Banks Engineering for good products backed by science!

[@dwvw]

I don't own a diesel, and probably never will. But I just love Gale Banks schooling the world with no holds barred.

[@leonardriddick]

The intake insert is so you can run this intake on a stock tune. If you reflash the ECU with upgraded maf data from the new tube you should be able to remove the insert and pick up some good power. Banks provides a maf manipulator which skews your maf data. I personally would rather have my maf reporting actual data to the ECU vs. relying on his signal modifier.

[@Uckertay]

Despite the fact that I don't even own a truck and have basic automotive knowledge, I thought this was a great video! Subscribed!

[@kylegildhouse4782]

We must protect Gail Banks at all costs

[@bamascubaman]

Absolutely made my day, the only thing more hilarious than saying that their product is bull shit was the sock reference. I laughed my ass off at that. May you live to a very active & healthy 200!

[@tsslaporte]

Subscribed for the testing! Can't wait to see how good or bad that intake is.

[@garymichalak5379]

This is one of my favorite KZbin channels, I could listen to Gale all day. I’ll bet he’s a really good guy to work for. My truck has Banks parts on it and I wouldn’t use anybody else’s parts.

[@ThatACRGuy]

Haha I got to be honest , I didn't make it to 1 minute , not 1 minute into this video till my wife walk in asking me what I was watching I was laughing so hard. Haha what a jack ass 🤣 Gale your the man you can mix comedy with true science on top of years of tryed and true products. Nothing touches my truck unless it's banks thank you for the videos and thank you for the years of quality parts proud customer here thank you !

[@ChronicSurfer]

I was going to buy a S&B closed box cold air intake for my 3rd gen 5.9, but right when you started talking about the physics of airflow I scratched that plan and now will be going with Banks. Thanks Gale!

[@johnsosa6660]

Same exact situation. Same exact truck😂

[@Marc_Wolfe]

From 200F to -40f is something like 1.8x air mass change per volume. Could think of that as being able to burn 80% more fuel, efficiently.

[@Antmattroman]

what a good way to explain that

[@DK-MagneticName]

Love the honesty! He's not trashing the product but thinking about the solutions! I hope you do more of these videos!

[@billdennis2993]

Looks like S&B hired the GM engineers that designed the LLY turbo intake duct that went from 3" tube from air filter housing to 1.5" restriction and 90 bend.

[@kodiaksauto6519]

Agreed, but I did buy the s&b intake kit for my LLY with a 3 inch elbow into the turbo. Before I could barely tow my 30ft toy hauler up hill while it was empty. Now I can do 60 up hill fully loaded with it. And it's running cooler and no longer kicking the clutch fan on every 20 mins.

[@billdennis2993]

@@kodiaksauto6519 Yep I put a AFE elbo and Banks ram air intake dropped my CAC and EGT temp 100deg let me pull my 16k# 38' TH up to Kennedy Mdws 8k' in Sierras without limp mode had full Banks pwr kit with Ottimind/Speed brake to save service brks on way down put 170k miles on it without issues before replacing with '15 LML dually to pull 18k 40TH which has Banks IDash only has had emmision issues but has other wise been reliable with 75k miles. Looking at replacing CP4 soon before it craps up my injection sys.

[@thunderods7228]

I bet the restrictor is to be CARB exempt. The idea is for the end user to take the restrictor out. Looked pretty straight forward and a smart way to get around the CARB cert.

[@bensfixitpage341]

Gale I love you. Thanks for being honest with people in this confusing time we live in.

[@Marc_Wolfe]

I remember being surprised how much more power my Saturn S series had when first started on a cold day. Somebody mentioned air temp; this was before I knew a lot. Eventually I put a hole in the hood and screwed a blazer filter housing on top of the hood. PVC intake with a foam gasket against the hood.

[@NHDude]

While I never messed with the air intake, upgrading the ignition made a gain of almost 10 mpg on my 02 SC2. The service manager at the dealer even admitted the ignition system was designed to be weak.

[@Frank_Likes_Pie]

LMAO "What if the customer wants fentanyl?" I love this man.

[@robertcook8548]

I don’t think this intake is much worse than your DPF back exhaust systems. A nice, free flowing exhaust after the DPF gains no power, sound or reductions in exhaust temperatures. Looks are the only reason. Shouldn’t you be the “authority” and tell your customers it is a waist of money?

[@kingsizeauto315]

Gale is the best and has been for a long time. No BS. As much as I love cars and trucks, I wish I worked there. Hats off to Banks Power. Well done sir!

[@Dukers2300]

I felt secondhand shame from Gale Banks calling the guy a jackass

[@ronaldstorrie7494]

I love your videos and how honest you are I am not a diesel guy but as a mechanic it all makes sense.parts on a engine need match profile to what you want it to just can't throw parts on a engine and hope to pull a bunny out

[@poot111111]

something you never thought you would hear Gale say for 500 Alex: 4:53 🤣

[@dmw870]

6:00 It's kinda disappointing to hear that there's a 20 year patent on the technology. None will be designed and sold for low interest vehicles and no one else can say, "Hey, if they won't make one, then I will" because of the patent protection. There should be a universal fit design for a lot of this stuff.

[@fixitdanner]

Great review and video! Keep doing what you're doing it's awesome

[@clintkysar1446]

I will always remember Gale's S-10 project a cold air only endeavor that set a Bonneville record.

[@leslienordman8718]

Great video! Thanks for setting this straight and talking straight facts to us.

[@thedarkknight7924]

I currently don't drive any vehicle's Banks supports and subscribed just for the technical information Gale provides!

[@armedprophet3321]

After seeing this I will never buy a S and B product…..ever ! I will be telling everyone to watch this ! 😂😂

[@sigsegv9811]

Oh, c'mon now!... I bought an S&B 56 gallon tank for my 6.7 PS diesel and it actually held 56 gallons, so, it's not all BS. :) And frankly, I find it hard to fault a guy who wants to take advantage of people who want to do stupid things and win stupid prizes. 🤷‍♂

[@jdunker31]

Another great video. This is why Banks is my go-to when upgrading my F-150.

[@OuRuKai]

Gale, as always you had my dying with your real world explanations of the way it should be vs the way they designed it. Hilarious as always.

[@ArnoldsDesign]

I believe an important part of marketing is educating customers, and steering them away from gimmicks. I remember first reading of Gale Banks' setups in the book, Turbochargers, by Hugh MacInnes.

[@maxwellkeeling3781]

Across many different engines and brands, I see a LOT of aftermarket companies say their induction pipes flow X more cfm. It really seems that $&B is going for that 'show and no go' crowd that wants an intake for it's mass and sound. This same crowd I've seen NEVER clean/re-oil those exposed filters and look super nasty in short order. I guess it's in your name, Banks POWER that you design products that actually do something (and in this case, POWER lol). Great video.

[@leosun8469]

You are absolutely THE BEST, Gale. And you crack me up every time you make one of these videos. You rule!👍🏻

[@brada1997]

Actually really like S&B products and their filters and the fact that they actually bench test their filters for flow and filtration, because most companies don't test filtration. But I must agree that this does look absolutely ridiculous

[@adammorrison3343]

This intake is a gimmick. It's literally designed with a built-in restrictor that ruins the purpose of larger diameter tubing.

[@pdtech4524]

Good to see good old fashioned honesty, no nonsense and telling it like it is..... It seems like in this day and age we can't 'fact check' people for causing them offence, or 'hurting' their feelings......🤔😳😲 The proof is in the pudding, get it on a dyno and compare like for like on the same truck and show the figures.

[@4BillC]

But in a way the S&B guy is right. If someone wants an open filter, why not sell them one.

[@qwertykevin1]

Because it basically says you will sell stuff that you know doesn't work, never trust someone like this , why would you even buy this

[@4BillC]

@@qwertykevin1 the same reason some people make their car look fast even though they've never touched the engine. I personally think it's ridiculous but to each their own.

[@accordia79]

OMG the sock in the pants comment had me laughing so hard!! Love the facts and information that comes from this channel. Nobody should ever be afraid to call out bad products that are a gimmick!!!!!

[@snooka2484]

Remove the restriction and recalibrate the maf sensor to accommodate the extra airflow. "Airflow vs frequency" under Engine>Airflow in the ECM. It'll require that you disable certain functions and log your fuel trims, but if you setup your pids correctly you'll acquire correct data to update the maf curve according to RPM. Of course before that you should update the VE table, but the maf calibration is essentially what is needed to get it to work without that restriction in the charge tube. Still...hot air is no good. Ideally, a closed box or fresh air inlet from the grill is better. Then there's bestest: interchiller/ice box. Banks is good stuff though. Legitimately made my father in law's disel truck much better.

[@MrTheHillfolk]

Your first paragraph, that's too much work for these guys.

[@GasketManzrevenge]

I visited Banks while the Dakota was being built and had the opportunity to meet the man. Gale struck me as someone who doesn't pull punches and calls out stupid when seen. It pleases me to no end he hasn't changed.

[@user-mn7xw1yi6j]

This guy's amazing 👏

[@samsymes001]

Marketing gale.. people cant sell there products when your there competition! Your an absolute god to the engine and automotive world my friend and its a shame ill never get the chance to meet you in person to thankyou for what you have shown me over the years

[@gorflunk]

S&B is just catering to their market. The tuner crowd has always valued form over function as long as it looks cool.

[@TheRoadhammer379]

I don't know about their intake filters but their obs ford cab mount bushings are phenomenal.

[@derekis1joedirt]

"What if the customer asks for fentanyl" got me lol

[@zekueterna]

Someone is not going to be too happy when they see this video 🤣

[@johnclamshellsp1969]

Especially part two with data to back it up. He will too.

[@bummrplayer]

@@johnclamshellsp1969 or he is a genius to get free flow testing..

[@tylermartin2631]

I rebuilt a 7.3 idi in a 90 f250 super nice pickup by the way but it had your guys banks turbo kit on it. Ooh my i loved the way the pickup ran i truly believe in your guys products

[@laurencehiggins239]

You're making fun of another companies Intake, yet you have a faulty design in yours that you don't even have a fix for yet, after months and months of a known issue. And, you guy's just keep deflecting to "our engineers are working on it". I have a few thousand dollars of your parts under my hood, most likely won't be another dollars worth after this video. Quite hypocritical of you really, sad...

[@TonyBenton0728]

Be more specific ?

[@laurencehiggins239]

@@TonyBenton0728 The Cold Air intake they made for the 5th gen cummins, it throws an EGR code. They've known about this issue for a long time and have been "working on a fix". When anyone calls fror an update it's always the same old answer "our engineers are working on it". Complaining about another companies product when their own doesn't work properly is bad form, and a hypocritical look

[@TonyBenton0728]

@@laurencehiggins239 I have the bank’s ram air on my F-450 and it has not thrown a code .

[@bankspower]

First, and most importantly, we sincerely apologize for the inconvenience. We know how annoying a code or check engine light can be. Regarding the content of the video, we believe there is a difference between knowingly producing a product that reduces performance and releasing a product that has a flaw. The Ram-Air intake in your truck is indeed actively being worked on. As our Tech Support Team may have expressed, the issue with the intake has been hard to pinpoint because such a small percentage (in the single digits) of 5th Gen Rams suffer from this EGR code. Make no mistake, we will not stop until it's corrected. And, if we cannot fix the issue, we will happily issue a refund. If our products do not improve your driving experience, then we are not comfortable keeping your money. One of our team will reach out.

[@laurencehiggins239]

@@bankspower You guy's reached out and that means a lot, it's much appreciated and that has not gone unnoticed and is VERY much appreciated. Thank you for your help and commitment.

[@AlanTech0]

Really cool owner. Oddly didn't even know about Banks Power till I was watching RainManRay and he started putting a bunch of Banks equipment on his DirtyMax. Nice to see there are still companies that have passionate owners at the helm.

[@tonydevault3844]

The customer is always right. My dad was a mechanic. I once asked him what he did when a customer came in and insisted that he fix something particular to repair their car. He said that he fixed what they told him then he fixed what was actually wrong with the car. If a customer insists on something and you don’t give them what they want, they will go elsewhere and get it anyway