The Great Intake Elbow Shootout of 2017: Part 2 - BD and stock

[@forchristsgloryamen858]

Great video Gale. In reality this was very straight forward, comprehensive and well done test, regardless of how you view the product. We had similar results when doing research and were able to show a marked increase in flow rates and increase of Air Density on mirror applications. They key to remember is by eliminating restriction not only equals more flow but also equals the amount of heat that is being dissipated and increasing Air Density. For example if you were to break down flow rates into each cylinder, one would think that they are all equal. This is not the case. In real world applications, each cylinder varies more than you realize and this is very apparent the farther away from pressurized zone at the inlet of the plenum that attaches to air intake horn. When analyzing the laminar and thermal flow rates into each cylinder, is was discovered that #5 and most notably #6 we almost starving for air in comparison to cylinders #2 and #3 with #1 and #4 following. One of the most logical ways to cure this problem is to make every attempt to equalize pressure into each valve inlet within the cylinder head. When you consider the stock configuration limitations it would make the most sense remove any restrictions possible and make all attempts to increase air into the cylinders that are starving or better yet suffocating for air, thus increasing Air Density. In racing and pulling applications, it is common to literally have the bottom half of the casting intake on the cylinder head to be machined off and utilize extremely high flow intake manifold assembly that encourages equaled flow into each cylinder that will help in increasing Air Density. This is done not only for power but also heat dissipation. All in all and to be honest you would not gain much power from utilizing any on these systems but you will most definitely gain some and dissipate heat and increase air density. Much like an high flow exhaust system, only marginal power gains can be found but additional heat is eliminated. Most power increase come from tailoring to programing pulse deration, sequence, timing and other parameters including charge volume and pressure to increase Air Density. With that being said it would stand to reason that increasing power via programing and increase volume and pressure by larger or multiple turbo chargers that every restriction possible should be eliminated. One thing you can say about Banks is that they do their homework and a lot of research and development goes into their products. I believe that as far as bolt on applications go the only system better than this Banks unit is the application that is system currently under development here at Diesel Research Labs. This design will have close to 100% equal dispersion to all cylinders and flow a lot more air and increasing Air Density better than even the Banks unit. But it will be released in very limited numbers so I would just get the banks. It is the best of all the units tested.

[@christopher.grant.]

Holy shit my guy

[@DieselsandOutdoors]

“I think BD needs a flow bench”

[@GaryBlankenship96b40]

I have purchased everything mr banks sells for my 2022 dodge ram 3500 4x4 6.7 ho cummins. I installed pedal.monster diff cover and i dash 8 and was impressed. So ordered cold air induction intercooler tubes and intake .

[@andyxxgerico]

Thanks to this video everyone is buying the eBay pusher style elbow for 60 bucks, but I got the moster ram with the banks intake plate. It's well worth it

[@connorewers478]

Unless your running over 1200hp you don't need an intake horn you can run a stock 1 it only gains you a couple of hp

[@dcheynerl]

Is there a port for a heat coil in the monster ram for us cold weather folks

[@kenhuffmanjr9919]

What about the bolts that go through these horns? You would need to put those in to see how they flow under production conditions.

[@jessemaksymetz4891]

I live in canada gets cold is there a spot for a grid heater system in these?

[@tiernanlarkin7328]

You should test Wilson manifolds.

[@GaryBlankenship96b40]

Will these void factory warranty?

[@macknight1881]

Why haven't any of the competition done any of this?

[@beardlessjj]

Banks for the win!!!

[@boganindustries]

I was expecting Gale to casually start smashing the BD with a hammer just to show its a shitty casting and in the same voice tone calling it junk and hurling it in the bin lol...

[@Parents_of_Twins]

What does a grid heater have to do with street legality?

[@bankspower]

It effects airflow and airflow effects emissions. Any change to the intake or exhaust must be approved by CARB/EPA or it must be classified as a race-only (off-highway) part.

[@JasonY02]

Twin ram ??

[@compoundlml7156]

Don't worry I can't write 3s worth a fck either....

[@richfarfugnuven6308]

Tested by Gale Banks. I'm shocked that the Banks won....

[@bleachinuri]

You shouldn't be

[@allincamo]

OK, Diesel rookie here, thinking on the entire delete game, Now with one of these air horns, what is the REAL SERIOUS benefit of one ? And I guess I'll be keeping the grid heater gets cold up north. any help is appreciated.

[@crazyhass84]

Only one problem. U didn't make your elbow fit dual cp3!!!!! U dog the pusher design but at least it fits on my ppe dual cp3 kit! U did all that engineering and forgot about 30% of your market! Fail!

[@MrJoeyplatinum]

I think that you are testing the flow direction opposite of the way the products were designed to be used.

[@dickberry3910]

Pusher is best for the money and looks the coolest