Couldn’t agree more. Perfect balance of tutorial, marketing etc. So much weak sauce on the internet and people missing the opportunity to speak to their market. This is an amazing example of catering to enthusiasts and the actual market. The work in the production and data presentation was very good on earlier videos. This is next level. I’m into turbocharged gasoline engine tuning yet this is still captivating. Banks would be a hell of a university/college lecturer if he isn’t already.
It's pretty bad that the quality of education that I could get through free internet platform is better than what I can get through a paid school. I only wish these existed when I was younger So many years wasted! I'm also extremely grateful that our future generations now have this knowledge
I was told something from my boss years ago. Those who can, do. Those who can’t, teach. He was referring to the educational staff at the college I went to, for day release when I started doing my auto electrician apprenticeship.
Me to brother! I'm a vw Honda nut and mechanic at ford. If he worked for any of them I can only imagine the problems he'd have found and solved before they decided to put it in production. Some engineering comes from grads making their final thesis and us mechanics hate them and some actually care!
Put the pipe down, and you'll most likely actually process, absorb, and retain some of the great information presented here... Anybody can listen, but if you can't functionally apply the info that you've heard into a real life situation and improve it, then you shouldn't even bother listening in the first place. Trying to learn new technical concepts while "high", is NOT a very efficient way to do it, guaranteed.
I was a professional mechanic for thirty five years in that time I was also a professional crew chief for a top sportsman drag racing team. I had the pleasure of working with one of the best mountain motor builders Sonny Leonard. I was a sponge when we would talk engines. Well now after watching Gales video like a addiction if I could go back in time I would have hounded gale for a job until he hires me. The test they do at banks is unmatched except maybe at the manufacture. They find hard core data for all things going on in the engine that most don’t even know exist. Gale has answered so many questions I had because all my life I have messed with engines to make more power efficiently. Thank you Gale from a fellow horse power addict.
I wish I would have paid attention when me and Grandpa built our first Banks diesel. now my grandpa is done passed away and the 2001 dually Duramax is gone. Mr Banks is still here, give me hope, and the tools to provide high horsepower into the future. I know I don't have to have smoke, I know that every horsepower that I make is clean, I make pure horsepower on a perfect air to fuel ratio that Mr Banks taught all of us what's the only way to make true horsepower clean, smoke is horsepower left at the starting line. Thank you Mr Banks for bringing me and my grandpa a little closer together. He may have passed, but his memory ask philosophy is still here. I wasn't very amazing but it was the first time I ever seen a diesel burn the tires off. And it was a 2001 Chevrolet 1 ton dually with Duramax with all the banks at Bolton's he could get.. me and Grandpa Bill both did everything up in the garage or the pole barn.
I dont even think the manufacturer tests as strictly or as in depth ad gale does considering her has a contract with the US military building thousands of duramax engines for their oshkosh trucks. If the manufacturer tested as well as gale does we wouldnt have so many shitty vehicles lol. Gale is the godfather of horsepower
Oh my god! Late to the party, but what a comprehensive lecture on a seemingly "secret" topic. I'm looking into a mild diesel cam for a small 2.0 euro diesel, and have been watching endless V8 petrol lectures, and trying to transfer that over to diesel. Thankfully I pulled out my Joe Pettitt diesel performance book and read up the part from Gale about NOT messing up the intake port swirl before going to town with the porting tool. Now when I'm trying to weigh up a cam I stumble across this GEM of a lecture, and learnt so much in the last 47 minutes it's staggering, gonna have to watch this a few times. Thank you Gale, I've learnt so very much from you since getting my first diesel in 2008, and even though you specialise in bigger diesels, I've been able to half my 0-100 time in my tiny euro diesel thanks to applying all the things you talk about, and focusing on things like flow and density rather than pressure and temps you typically do in forced induction. Oh to have but a fraction of the data logging equipment you have at your fingertips!!
Anyone else living the Hangover Blackjack scene right now? In all seriousness...I thought I knew a good bit about engines, performance, and theory but Gale is on a whole other level! Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
35 years dealing with way smaller diesels, I live in europe, a 3L TD is massive for us, either V6 or I6, even used in european pickups, but we mostly buy toyota for hardcore pickups. Point is, I just had a life lesson on how to REALLY get stupid numbers out of a diesel engine, and I've seen the first power up and mostly all your videos, I do admire how well you guys put this info out, for many, this is top secret R&D. I will be building, during this year, 4 TD, two 2L french diesels and two 3L V6 mercedes diesels :) I will take into account what I've learned in this video, which I will see a few more times until I get all of it. Thanks!
I’m a twin turbo carbed BBC guy in a hot rod truck all because of a How to turbocharge your engine book I bought forty years ago with a picture of one of Gales TT BBC boat engines on the cover and watching this series makes me wish I had one of his Hot Rod Duramax engines . Thanks for the info Gale .
After watching this, I feel as though I sat through a class and should have registered and paid for it. Whether or not I actually use the knowledge gained, it was still quite interesting. Thank you, Gale, for sharing your vast knowledge with us.
How refreshing to listen to someone who makes TOTAL sense, every step of the way. Much respect Mr. Banks...... Most people just blow smoke.... and lie about shit.
I'd argue that for a lot of us the science is the most exciting part. There are plenty of dyno pulls videos around, not nearly as many knowledge drops. That said, I do look forward to seeing the numbers they get with this cam.
WHEN I WAS A KID ,,,,,IM 75 NOW ,,,,,I REMEMBER VERY WELL ,,,,THE NAME BANKS. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THERE ARE VERY VERY FEW PEOPLE THAT CAN SAY WHAT MR. BANKS HAS ACOMPLISHED DURING HIS LIFETIME ,,,,,,AND ALSO STILL KICKING ASS. THIS MAN WITH HIS KNOLEDGE OF TURBOS AND ENGINES HAS TAUGHT ME MORE IN JUST A FEW OF HIS SESSIONS THAN IN MOST OF MY TIME MECHANIC G. I WOULD LIKE TO SALUTE YOU FOR YOUR LIFE LONG DEDICATION AND ALSO YOUR GRACIOUS GIFT OF GENEROSITY. FOR SHARING YOUR UNSELFISH KNOLEDGE WITH ALL OF US IN THE MECHANIC WORLD.. LIKE YOU WOULD SAY AND I AM SAYING,,,,,,,,YOU HAVE DONE DAM GOOD....A GREAT THANK YOU FROM THE WORLD OF MECHANICS ,,!!!!
Another outstanding lecture by Professor Banks. To get these lectures for free is amazing. Please don't stop teaching us! (2) small critiques: 22:29 (Misspelled Exhaust in STOCK EXHAUST VALVE TIMING), 47:38 (Misspelled Exchange in GAS EXCHANGE AT VALVE OVERLAP).
I'm a tuner, or I thought I was until I met Mr. Banks (on youtube). He made me re-do and over think my ways and makes me write stuff down and analyze what the hell I've done. I killed a lot of parts with stupidity and learned a lot from it. Now I kill stuff because I want it to. Nope, no diesel, no gas engines but little 2-stroke Vespas. Keeping costs down I don't go with big cubes and expensive carbs or fuel injection but within the limitations I go as far as I can. I made nice peak power and I made great bottom end power. Now I want it all. And with the ways of Mr. Banks I believe I can! Thank you!
Gale passes on knowledge that other institutions would charge for. So glad to have these videos on UA-cam - its criminal that this channel doesn't have over a millions subs!
As always, I learn every time I watch to see if you do, indeed , blow something up! Gale, I hope your company continues in your traditions of excellence and integrity for many generations. What ever hot rodders become, a voice like yours will be awesome.
Mr Banks just grabs your attention and teaches the details that matter and why! I pray he has a legion of apprentices that will carry on his style of teaching and desire to explore!
I've tried to explain so many times to my Coal rolling buddies that, you aint making any more power when its smoking. They aint listening and think its cool to smoke out Miata's
I was behind one of those fuel asshats in rush hour traffic last week. Took a right turn, u-turn and cut the light to get in front of him and it was worth it. Everyone who has a diesel should be required to watch Banks videos.
@@zuestoots5176 You will actually make more power when some soot is present vs none. Gale even mentioned that in this exact video. The reason you can make more power is you increase your chances of burning all the oxygen in the cylinder vs Gales method of spraying just enough fuel so that there is always some leftover oxygen insuring complete fuel combustion. If you were to look at drag racing in a fuel only difference, gas vs diesel, at the exact same AFR your gas car can run much richer without soot being present. This is why gas cars can get away with making maximum power out of the available oxygen in the cylinder but a diesel cannot. It's the diesel fuel itself that makes the soot occur and It's also why a diesel engine needs the intake air to swirl as it goes into the cylinder. As gale also mentioned in this video if we get close to Stoich for diesel, 14.5 AFR, you'll have a soot cloud! Where as gasoline has an even learner Stoich value of 14.7, yet max power on turbo gasoline applications is around 11.9-12.5 AFR and it happens without any real soot production. We can't really see the wasted gasoline as soot so no one seems to care, but since you can with a diesel it's time for people to be upset. I'm not pro soot i'm pro education, if you hate being inefficient then hate it, but hate equally.
That's the type of Motorsport knowledge UA-cam channels lack ! Thanks for rising the bar ! I enjoy how most of what you state is fact and data based, and how it's broken down to the specific element that affects the performance. That flow vs cam profile graph is pure gold ! I wish you could make something similar for a dohc v8 engine.😀 and see the different approach for a petrol based engine
This right here is why I am loving tuning on my car and my friends' cars. Between this channel and Uncle Tony's Garage, having both points of view and the way things are explained is freaking epic! Thank you Gale for not hiding all this info like other companies would!
Ps- What a professional compliment- Comp Cams cutting you loose with the intricate details of a new product and letting you use their R&D material to explain it! Cam grinders have been the Black Arts Wizards of the hot rod industry forever- they seldom discuss the substance behind those confusing little circular charts- their secrets. And even a plumber like me could understand it! Just awesome, maybe awesomer than that!
I really hope that he is mentoring someone.... The encyclopedia that he has in his head from 30-40 plus years of this is amazing. This type of research and knowledge can not be lost.
What a depth of knowledge, Everyone can learn from Gale, Thank you so much for taking the time to explain and record for posterity. Absolute legend of a man.
I'm a simple man. Banks Power posts another video, I watch. I have a VW common rail diesel and would love to see what you guys could come up with. I'm an ECU calibrator by trade, but know very little about diesel tuning. Let's do it!
This is without a doubt one of the most amazing and informative videos ive ever seen. There is no true gear head that won't benefit from this knowledge. Gale Banks is such an inspiration. I loved every last second of it! Thank you!
I love the channels like this where is not all about the single individual that promotes himself. This is how teams work! This is the way kids should learn in school! Hats off to Banks Power!
I would pay vasts amounts of money for Gale to design a cam for my turbo truck. It's so fun to listen to him explain in very simple terms what's going on inside an engine and how things most engine builders probably don't bother to think about can affect a good cam design.
Huge thanks to Gale and his team for making content at this level available on UA-cam! The knowledge and experience going into this is amazing, so much information and innovation to finding performance and efficiency.
The engine scavenge ratio is the most interesting thing I've learned Today! This is my second time watching this! I really appreciate you putting your findings out there Mr. Gale Banks I think it should be Dr. Banks you've approached your work like a scientist and sharing your results bravo sir bravo
A amazing teacher on this video I actually know what and why you don't want a dirty tune and a diesel to be efficient. Actually seeing what happens with bad tuning and ignorance
So much knowledge in this man, so grateful Gale and his team have chosen to put this all out and take us behind the scenes of his R&D strategy. Incredible information here and on this channel in general.
I have to direct all my friends and coworkers here so they can understand me. It is so much good information in a short time but told in a way anyone that knows engines can understand.
Another masterclass from the master. Blown away that you are sharing this research on the internet for free. Amazing that you can push the power up so much with relative safety. Sure you can use all the trick bits to compensate for poor tuning (aka turn up the screw) and ultimately for absolute output but you are intelligently turning up the screw addressing each limitation as it occurs. I have avidly watched all of these videos and learned volumes. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience
Hats of to you sir. I really enjoy watching your videos. I'm Norwegian and find it easy to understand everything you say. As a mechanic with my own shop i find your info on diesels opening many doors and explaining why some of my customers have hurt their engines. They just ad fuel and boost and hope for the best. Now i know why this i not a good strategy. Thank you MR Banks 😊
You can always tell the people of true knowledge that have done the hard work. There’s no smoke and mirrors or or dust under the carpet, and they want to teach it to you when their time can be spent doing something else. Gale is a titan in the industry who’s forgotten more than I know.
Thank you for sharing several lifetimes of wisdom, I was absolutely glued to the screen! The effort you put forth is unequaled! Good luck on the 1000+ hp!
The level of research, knowledge, and effort that went into this video is awesome. To me, the most impressive thing is that Mr. Banks loves engines and teaching so much, he put a massive effort into a video that's probably not great for marketing-seems he did t for the sheer joy of sharing his knowledge. Thank you so very much.
Great stuff Gale! Thank you so much for taking the time to share all of this with us. I’ve learned a TON from these videos and I really appreciate the time you and your team put into them 👍🏼
I truely enjoy the proper information and teaching/lessons you give along with the presentation's are all proper and on another level ! Keep it up gale!
There are few UA-cam series I really get excited about as they release content. This is one of them. Excellent work Banks thank you for the knowledge :-)
Mister Banks, every time I watch one of your videos, I learn something. While I have a bit of understanding the 4 cycle engine, (only been a Mechanic, for the last 40 years, shadetree to professional) I am still amazed at what I don't know. You started out with valve reliefs, and showed how a decent cam can fix that issue. Hadn't really thought about that, because I'm basically a gasoline (2 stroke and 4) student. I KNOW you know that a proper 2 cycle engine has a supercharger, in the exhaust piping. steve
Extraordinarily clear and succinct teaching such as this indicates MASTERY of the knowledge domain. Mr. Banks, who probably considers himself more of a student than a master, is a treasure!
This is so cool!!! I never knew so much physics and engineering went into the whole combustion chamber and valve train!! Very fascinating y'all. Well done.
Thank you Mr. Banks for sharing your vast knowledge with us! Your videos are so informative! I have learned more about forced induction from you than from all other sources of information I have found! I hate the wait for your next video release. Keep up the great work! Please!
Man wish my tech instructor was as intelligent as Gale. Don't tell me add fuel, tell me why I'm adding or NOT adding fuel. Great stuff as always Gale. Keep em honest.
Once again excellent and informative video Gale. I don't even own a diesel truck right now and I'm just fascinated with this series. I have to say that after watching all these engineering videos about the Duramax (or the diff covers which cracked me up and sucked me into the channel), if I ever purchase upgrades for any of my engines, gas or diesel, I'll be looking to see if Banks offers something first. Nobody else talks about swirl, squish, why all the cam profile metrics matter, hot side vs. cold size pressure ratio, etc., which speaks to how reliable the machine will be when parts and tunes are changed. The OEMs design this same way, or if they don't, they ought to. With a Banks upgrade you're probably going to suffer some shortened lifespan just because everything is under more strain with the power increases, but not nearly as much as other manufacturers and tuners who may actually straight up destroy your engine prematurely. I mean, this guys is getting a reliable 1000+ HP out of a stock bottom end, stock head gaskets and stock head studs. That's pretty damn impressive.
This is amazing, I've never had cam duration broke down like this. It's amazing! I know you're going to get 1000 hp. I'm guessing about 1095+ hp. You're getting that diesel to breath like never before. It's going to be awesome to see the numbers!
I just wanna say thank you so much, Mr. Banks, this is amazing literature that I came across on the internet and I appreciate it a lot. I am from an instrumentation background but I started engine rebuilding due to a lack of opportunities in my field, I can only dream about this new cam technology, I just wish I was part of that Banks Team. I subbed for this free education, I am planning to become the best engine rebuilder from this knowledge. Thank you so much.
I’m sitting in an rv park in Colorado with a retired bank’s employee parked next to me. Love hearing stories about Gale and the incredible mind he has. Very interesting video that doesn’t get talked about enough.
Ok, i have to say something. I have just binge watched the prior 13 episodes in this series. I am a huge fan. I am a data junkie just like Gale. I would sweep the floors and shine his shoes just to be able to listen to him talk more. This channel has great production quality and more knowledge than any of us deserve. I have a slight pet peeve though. starting around 24:25 , he is talking about the LST tech in the cam he ordered, which im sure it has, HOWEVER you are trying to show us a video comparing apples and oranges. First the left side is played back at a higher speed making the spring seem more out of control and the video on the left is using a beehive spring which is known to reduce the harmonics in the spring. Both of these combined make a drastically different appearing valve spring control that is just not honest. OK, rant over, im going back to watching so that i can attempt to suck as much knowledge out of this brilliant man! you guys rock!
I didn't get this level of tuition in over 4 years at college in motor vehicle mechanics courses, sure they covered the absolute basics, but I had to go hunting down old books if I wanted this level of information, and this sure made my mind spin back to those days. I always thought graphs were easier to understand than a bunch of numbers, this video confirmed that for me.
Very informative, clear explanation. Those principals do not only apply to duramax engines only but any kind of modern diesel. Keep up the good content.
This had the be my favorite video so far... I'm a cummins guy but man this is informative...... and the new t.v. graphic is amazing to help visualize it all... thanks gale!!!!
The production quality on this is amazing. The professionalism of the banks team is something I aspire to.
Very kind of you to say.
Couldn’t agree more. Perfect balance of tutorial, marketing etc. So much weak sauce on the internet and people missing the opportunity to speak to their market. This is an amazing example of catering to enthusiasts and the actual market.
The work in the production and data presentation was very good on earlier videos. This is next level.
I’m into turbocharged gasoline engine tuning yet this is still captivating.
Banks would be a hell of a university/college lecturer if he isn’t already.
Tutorial don’t get any better from the premier engineer
Gale Banks 👍👌
Gale Banks =Diesel king
Would love to be able to meet the guy one day.
@@bankspower one question - I seems the valve spring rotation is something bad?
It's pretty bad that the quality of education that I could get through free internet platform is better than what I can get through a paid school.
I only wish these existed when I was younger
So many years wasted!
I'm also extremely grateful that our future generations now have this knowledge
I was told something from my boss years ago. Those who can, do. Those who can’t, teach. He was referring to the educational staff at the college I went to, for day release when I started doing my auto electrician apprenticeship.
@@oakwoods55 Gale is a doer and a teacher! Nobody is doing more for the advancement of diesel technology than Gale Banks and the Banks team!!
Brad Larsen I’m not referring to Gale Banks. I’m talking about the school teachers.
This is literally my ICE course
You went to the wrong school.
Im a carpenter, sittin at home, high as a kite, i dont own a diesel, i am a gearhead tho, i literally watch to hear this dude talk. Crazy smart
Me to brother! I'm a vw Honda nut and mechanic at ford. If he worked for any of them I can only imagine the problems he'd have found and solved before they decided to put it in production. Some engineering comes from grads making their final thesis and us mechanics hate them and some actually care!
I think any mechanically minded brain enjoys Grandpa Diesel
High five. Same but a civil engineer lol
Wish he did these videos and tests on petrols too lol i have no intention of ever making a diesel fast. Still love it.
Put the pipe down, and you'll most likely actually process, absorb, and retain some of the great information presented here...
Anybody can listen, but if you can't functionally apply the info that you've heard into a real life situation and improve it, then you shouldn't even bother listening in the first place.
Trying to learn new technical concepts while "high", is NOT a very efficient way to do it, guaranteed.
I was a professional mechanic for thirty five years in that time I was also a professional crew chief for a top sportsman drag racing team. I had the pleasure of working with one of the best mountain motor builders Sonny Leonard. I was a sponge when we would talk engines. Well now after watching Gales video like a addiction if I could go back in time I would have hounded gale for a job until he hires me. The test they do at banks is unmatched except maybe at the manufacture. They find hard core data for all things going on in the engine that most don’t even know exist. Gale has answered so many questions I had because all my life I have messed with engines to make more power efficiently. Thank you Gale from a fellow horse power addict.
Sonny's stuff is insane
I wish I would have paid attention when me and Grandpa built our first Banks diesel. now my grandpa is done passed away and the 2001 dually Duramax is gone. Mr Banks is still here, give me hope, and the tools to provide high horsepower into the future. I know I don't have to have smoke, I know that every horsepower that I make is clean, I make pure horsepower on a perfect air to fuel ratio that Mr Banks taught all of us what's the only way to make true horsepower clean, smoke is horsepower left at the starting line. Thank you Mr Banks for bringing me and my grandpa a little closer together. He may have passed, but his memory ask philosophy is still here. I wasn't very amazing but it was the first time I ever seen a diesel burn the tires off. And it was a 2001 Chevrolet 1 ton dually with Duramax with all the banks at Bolton's he could get.. me and Grandpa Bill both did everything up in the garage or the pole barn.
I dont even think the manufacturer tests as strictly or as in depth ad gale does considering her has a contract with the US military building thousands of duramax engines for their oshkosh trucks. If the manufacturer tested as well as gale does we wouldnt have so many shitty vehicles lol. Gale is the godfather of horsepower
Professor Banks at diesel college teaching diesel doctorate level cam dynamics. I’m overly impressed. Thank you.
Oh my god! Late to the party, but what a comprehensive lecture on a seemingly "secret" topic. I'm looking into a mild diesel cam for a small 2.0 euro diesel, and have been watching endless V8 petrol lectures, and trying to transfer that over to diesel. Thankfully I pulled out my Joe Pettitt diesel performance book and read up the part from Gale about NOT messing up the intake port swirl before going to town with the porting tool. Now when I'm trying to weigh up a cam I stumble across this GEM of a lecture, and learnt so much in the last 47 minutes it's staggering, gonna have to watch this a few times.
Thank you Gale, I've learnt so very much from you since getting my first diesel in 2008, and even though you specialise in bigger diesels, I've been able to half my 0-100 time in my tiny euro diesel thanks to applying all the things you talk about, and focusing on things like flow and density rather than pressure and temps you typically do in forced induction. Oh to have but a fraction of the data logging equipment you have at your fingertips!!
Fricken Genius! Who need TV when you have Gail Banks on UA-cam!!? For FREE!!
Man I love this, I've been waiting a month. I throw this at my "black smoke matters" friends with glee. Thank you Gale.
Anyone else living the Hangover Blackjack scene right now? In all seriousness...I thought I knew a good bit about engines, performance, and theory but Gale is on a whole other level! Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
35 years dealing with way smaller diesels, I live in europe, a 3L TD is massive for us, either V6 or I6, even used in european pickups, but we mostly buy toyota for hardcore pickups. Point is, I just had a life lesson on how to REALLY get stupid numbers out of a diesel engine, and I've seen the first power up and mostly all your videos, I do admire how well you guys put this info out, for many, this is top secret R&D. I will be building, during this year, 4 TD, two 2L french diesels and two 3L V6 mercedes diesels :) I will take into account what I've learned in this video, which I will see a few more times until I get all of it. Thanks!
freaking gale dropping knowledge bombs like he's oppenhiemer
It's bloody awesome!
"Now I am become death, destroyer of duramaxes"
This was carpet bombing. Nothing escaped the knowledge.
How can I save my little boy from Oppenheimer's deadly toy?
I’m a twin turbo carbed BBC guy in a hot rod truck all because of a How to turbocharge your engine book I bought forty years ago with a picture of one of Gales TT BBC boat engines on the cover and watching this series makes me wish I had one of his Hot Rod Duramax engines . Thanks for the info Gale .
Imagine if more people in the world shared their knowledge like this
What an amazing lecture. Well done Mr Banks and the whole team involved as Banks Power, Comp Cams and others involved
I could listen to Gale talk about engines all day.. I learn so much with every new video
After watching this, I feel as though I sat through a class and should have registered and paid for it. Whether or not I actually use the knowledge gained, it was still quite interesting. Thank you, Gale, for sharing your vast knowledge with us.
Excellent! We love hearing from new fans that are learning. Stay tuned for more education and the entertainment.
How refreshing to listen to someone who makes TOTAL sense, every step of the way.
Much respect Mr. Banks......
Most people just blow smoke.... and lie about shit.
Gale, presentation was spot-on! Not just explaining what's going on but backing it up with proof and common sense. Thank you
Mr Banks is almost 80 and he brings the diesel to us, with passion burning like a well swirled air diesel mixture! God bless him
Right on, thank you for watching and being a loyal Banks fan. Stay tuned for more!
The Doctor has given one of his best surgery reviews...!! Thank you Gale..!!
49 minutes after weeks of waiting for a new video and we don't get to see the most exciting part. You're such a tease Gale!
I'd argue that for a lot of us the science is the most exciting part. There are plenty of dyno pulls videos around, not nearly as many knowledge drops. That said, I do look forward to seeing the numbers they get with this cam.
WHEN I WAS A KID ,,,,,IM 75 NOW ,,,,,I REMEMBER VERY WELL ,,,,THE NAME BANKS. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THERE ARE VERY VERY FEW PEOPLE THAT CAN SAY WHAT MR. BANKS HAS ACOMPLISHED DURING HIS LIFETIME ,,,,,,AND ALSO STILL KICKING ASS. THIS MAN WITH HIS KNOLEDGE OF TURBOS AND ENGINES HAS TAUGHT ME MORE IN JUST A FEW OF HIS SESSIONS THAN IN MOST OF MY TIME MECHANIC G. I WOULD LIKE TO SALUTE YOU FOR YOUR LIFE LONG DEDICATION AND ALSO YOUR GRACIOUS GIFT OF GENEROSITY. FOR SHARING YOUR UNSELFISH KNOLEDGE WITH ALL OF US IN THE MECHANIC WORLD.. LIKE YOU WOULD SAY AND I AM SAYING,,,,,,,,YOU HAVE DONE DAM GOOD....A GREAT THANK YOU FROM THE WORLD OF MECHANICS ,,!!!!
Another outstanding lecture by Professor Banks. To get these lectures for free is amazing. Please don't stop teaching us!
(2) small critiques: 22:29 (Misspelled Exhaust in STOCK EXHAUST VALVE TIMING), 47:38 (Misspelled Exchange in GAS EXCHANGE AT VALVE OVERLAP).
Hands down the BEST lecture I've ever seen concerning camshaft dynamics. Excellent, Excellent presentation Mr. Banks thank you. 🍻
I'm a tuner, or I thought I was until I met Mr. Banks (on youtube). He made me re-do and over think my ways and makes me write stuff down and analyze what the hell I've done.
I killed a lot of parts with stupidity and learned a lot from it. Now I kill stuff because I want it to.
Nope, no diesel, no gas engines but little 2-stroke Vespas.
Keeping costs down I don't go with big cubes and expensive carbs or fuel injection but within the limitations I go as far as I can.
I made nice peak power and I made great bottom end power. Now I want it all. And with the ways of Mr. Banks I believe I can!
Thank you!
A man who relies on his own thought is a master of his craft. Gale Banks inspires people to learn more, and do better. Much gratitude!
There is not a single truck manufacturer that has clean oil after 5,000 miles. But as always the information he provides is amazing.
Gale passes on knowledge that other institutions would charge for. So glad to have these videos on UA-cam - its criminal that this channel doesn't have over a millions subs!
As always, I learn every time I watch to see if you do, indeed , blow something up! Gale, I hope your company continues in your traditions of excellence and integrity for many generations. What ever hot rodders become, a voice like yours will be awesome.
Mr Banks just grabs your attention and teaches the details that matter and why! I pray he has a legion of apprentices that will carry on his style of teaching and desire to explore!
oh man I love this guy ripping on fuel loving diesel heads.
I've tried to explain so many times to my Coal rolling buddies that, you aint making any more power when its smoking.
They aint listening and think its cool to smoke out Miata's
Smoke is wasted fuel.
I was behind one of those fuel asshats in rush hour traffic last week. Took a right turn, u-turn and cut the light to get in front of him and it was worth it. Everyone who has a diesel should be required to watch Banks videos.
@@jamesford2942 yea some dude smoked out my dad in traffic also, he almost crashed.
@@zuestoots5176 You will actually make more power when some soot is present vs none. Gale even mentioned that in this exact video. The reason you can make more power is you increase your chances of burning all the oxygen in the cylinder vs Gales method of spraying just enough fuel so that there is always some leftover oxygen insuring complete fuel combustion. If you were to look at drag racing in a fuel only difference, gas vs diesel, at the exact same AFR your gas car can run much richer without soot being present. This is why gas cars can get away with making maximum power out of the available oxygen in the cylinder but a diesel cannot. It's the diesel fuel itself that makes the soot occur and It's also why a diesel engine needs the intake air to swirl as it goes into the cylinder. As gale also mentioned in this video if we get close to Stoich for diesel, 14.5 AFR, you'll have a soot cloud! Where as gasoline has an even learner Stoich value of 14.7, yet max power on turbo gasoline applications is around 11.9-12.5 AFR and it happens without any real soot production. We can't really see the wasted gasoline as soot so no one seems to care, but since you can with a diesel it's time for people to be upset. I'm not pro soot i'm pro education, if you hate being inefficient then hate it, but hate equally.
That's the type of Motorsport knowledge UA-cam channels lack ! Thanks for rising the bar !
I enjoy how most of what you state is fact and data based, and how it's broken down to the specific element that affects the performance.
That flow vs cam profile graph is pure gold ! I wish you could make something similar for a dohc v8 engine.😀 and see the different approach for a petrol based engine
The amount of knowledge you provide in these videos is absolutely insane. You're a treasure to all of hot rodding.
Mr. Banks I gotta say, you've got the best automotive channel on UA-cam!
I have never seen a more complete explanation of cam geometry thanks
Very well explained, I feel like no one ever goes this in depth and that's exactly why I love following what you do. Keep it up, and thanks.
This right here is why I am loving tuning on my car and my friends' cars. Between this channel and Uncle Tony's Garage, having both points of view and the way things are explained is freaking epic! Thank you Gale for not hiding all this info like other companies would!
Ps- What a professional compliment- Comp Cams cutting you loose with the intricate details of a new product and letting you use their R&D material to explain it! Cam grinders have been the Black Arts Wizards of the hot rod industry forever- they seldom discuss the substance behind those confusing little circular charts- their secrets. And even a plumber like me could understand it! Just awesome, maybe awesomer than that!
When I buy a pickup, it will have a diesel engine. And I will need a sticker that says "Banks Made Me Do It". :)
Duramax = money down the toilet swirl or not
I really hope that he is mentoring someone.... The encyclopedia that he has in his head from 30-40 plus years of this is amazing. This type of research and knowledge can not be lost.
What a depth of knowledge,
Everyone can learn from Gale,
Thank you so much for taking the time to explain and record for posterity.
Absolute legend of a man.
I'm a simple man. Banks Power posts another video, I watch.
I have a VW common rail diesel and would love to see what you guys could come up with. I'm an ECU calibrator by trade, but know very little about diesel tuning. Let's do it!
Wow... is there anyone who knows more about diesel engines then Gale... or who can do a better job explaining how it works. Greatest of all time.
This is without a doubt one of the most amazing and informative videos ive ever seen. There is no true gear head that won't benefit from this knowledge. Gale Banks is such an inspiration. I loved every last second of it! Thank you!
I love the channels like this where is not all about the single individual that promotes himself. This is how teams work! This is the way kids should learn in school!
Hats off to Banks Power!
With all this videos I'm learning so much that i learn in the last 20 years. Thanks you Professor Gale Banks
I would pay vasts amounts of money for Gale to design a cam for my turbo truck. It's so fun to listen to him explain in very simple terms what's going on inside an engine and how things most engine builders probably don't bother to think about can affect a good cam design.
Huge thanks to Gale and his team for making content at this level available on UA-cam! The knowledge and experience going into this is amazing, so much information and innovation to finding performance and efficiency.
The engine scavenge ratio is the most interesting thing I've learned Today! This is my second time watching this! I really appreciate you putting your findings out there Mr. Gale Banks I think it should be Dr. Banks you've approached your work like a scientist and sharing your results bravo sir bravo
A amazing teacher on this video I actually know what and why you don't want a dirty tune and a diesel to be efficient. Actually seeing what happens with bad tuning and ignorance
So much knowledge in this man, so grateful Gale and his team have chosen to put this all out and take us behind the scenes of his R&D strategy. Incredible information here and on this channel in general.
I have to direct all my friends and coworkers here so they can understand me. It is so much good information in a short time but told in a way anyone that knows engines can understand.
Lots of engine builders know what makes power. Gale is different because he knows why.
Another masterclass from the master. Blown away that you are sharing this research on the internet for free. Amazing that you can push the power up so much with relative safety. Sure you can use all the trick bits to compensate for poor tuning (aka turn up the screw) and ultimately for absolute output but you are intelligently turning up the screw addressing each limitation as it occurs. I have avidly watched all of these videos and learned volumes. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience
I like the emphasis on a clean tune.
Very interesting!
I’ve learnt more about engines from Gales videos than I did in my whole mechanical apprenticeship
Dang I almost forgot about this amazing segment thanks for returning
GREAT STUFF Banks & Team!!! What a huge educational service you're providing to all of us.
Gale, your efforts and your vast knowledge and work ethic are very much appreciated. I'm blown away.
Hats of to you sir. I really enjoy watching your videos. I'm Norwegian and find it easy to understand everything you say. As a mechanic with my own shop i find your info on diesels opening many doors and explaining why some of my customers have hurt their engines. They just ad fuel and boost and hope for the best. Now i know why this i not a good strategy. Thank you MR Banks 😊
This is incredible information, banks videos have changed the way I look at engine performance.
You can always tell the people of true knowledge that have done the hard work. There’s no smoke and mirrors or or dust under the carpet, and they want to teach it to you when their time can be spent doing something else. Gale is a titan in the industry who’s forgotten more than I know.
This is fascinating- so lucky to see an old master share his knowledge with the world!
This is best video out there period explaining how valve events occur and their importance, top notch quality !! Thank you Banks team
Thank you for sharing several lifetimes of wisdom, I was absolutely glued to the screen! The effort you put forth is unequaled! Good luck on the 1000+ hp!
Last time I was this early Oldsmobile made a diesel
A raddle box
@@nou8257 I call mine 'dulcolax'
If you could call that thing a diesel. Basically just a petrol engine with a janky fuel conversion haha.
It’s way better than the Oldsmobile Diesel.
The level of research, knowledge, and effort that went into this video is awesome. To me, the most impressive thing is that Mr. Banks loves engines and teaching so much, he put a massive effort into a video that's probably not great for marketing-seems he did t for the sheer joy of sharing his knowledge. Thank you so very much.
Great stuff Gale! Thank you so much for taking the time to share all of this with us. I’ve learned a TON from these videos and I really appreciate the time you and your team put into them 👍🏼
I'm glad to see this series back. I'm learning a ton.
I truely enjoy the proper information and teaching/lessons you give along with the presentation's are all proper and on another level ! Keep it up gale!
There are few UA-cam series I really get excited about as they release content. This is one of them. Excellent work Banks thank you for the knowledge :-)
I want to put together something soon, inspiration and education comes from watching Mr. Banks
Mister Banks, every time I watch one of your
videos, I learn something. While I have a bit
of understanding the 4 cycle engine, (only been
a Mechanic, for the last 40 years, shadetree to
professional) I am still amazed at what I don't
know.
You started out with valve reliefs, and showed
how a decent cam can fix that issue. Hadn't
really thought about that, because I'm basically
a gasoline (2 stroke and 4) student. I KNOW you
know that a proper 2 cycle engine has a supercharger,
in the exhaust piping.
steve
Extraordinarily clear and succinct teaching such as this indicates MASTERY of the knowledge domain. Mr. Banks, who probably considers himself more of a student than a master, is a treasure!
Gale Banks is a national treasure.
Bitchin video! Gale missed his calling, he really loves to teach. I guess he's been teaching us all how to hotrod for 60 years!! Keep it up!!!
My God I love this series! After such a long hiatus, I was trying to make sure Gale was okay! Keep up the great work!
This is so cool!!! I never knew so much physics and engineering went into the whole combustion chamber and valve train!! Very fascinating y'all. Well done.
Punk rock! Love it! Good job mr banks. Your cam looks so much cleaner and your approach can’t be beat.
Thank you Mr. Banks for sharing your vast knowledge with us! Your videos are so informative! I have learned more about forced induction from you than from all other sources of information I have found! I hate the wait for your next video release. Keep up the great work! Please!
Gale is a Diesel God!!!!
49 mins of fine crafted production, filled with knowledge.. WOW!!!
Thanks Mr. Banks, your channel is the best!
I appreciate that! Thank you.
Gale ur amazing and thx u for not having ads in ur video keep on teaching ur doing amazing work
I loved what Willy Dunn had to say about Gales knowledge. I agree immensely. Thanks guys
OUTSTANDING VIDEO! Wow! Im a 10 yr gm tech, 20 yr certified auto tech. Outstanding information. Thank You!
Glad it was helpful!
LOVE Banks videos... soooo much knowledge to soak up. Play video at 1.75 speed, still sounds normal AND you get all the info in shorter time.
Man wish my tech instructor was as intelligent as Gale.
Don't tell me add fuel, tell me why I'm adding or NOT adding fuel.
Great stuff as always Gale. Keep em honest.
Once again excellent and informative video Gale. I don't even own a diesel truck right now and I'm just fascinated with this series. I have to say that after watching all these engineering videos about the Duramax (or the diff covers which cracked me up and sucked me into the channel), if I ever purchase upgrades for any of my engines, gas or diesel, I'll be looking to see if Banks offers something first. Nobody else talks about swirl, squish, why all the cam profile metrics matter, hot side vs. cold size pressure ratio, etc., which speaks to how reliable the machine will be when parts and tunes are changed. The OEMs design this same way, or if they don't, they ought to. With a Banks upgrade you're probably going to suffer some shortened lifespan just because everything is under more strain with the power increases, but not nearly as much as other manufacturers and tuners who may actually straight up destroy your engine prematurely. I mean, this guys is getting a reliable 1000+ HP out of a stock bottom end, stock head gaskets and stock head studs. That's pretty damn impressive.
This is amazing, I've never had cam duration broke down like this. It's amazing! I know you're going to get 1000 hp. I'm guessing about 1095+ hp. You're getting that diesel to breath like never before. It's going to be awesome to see the numbers!
The information and knowledge sharing in this video is PURE GOLD
I just wanna say thank you so much, Mr. Banks, this is amazing literature that I came across on the internet and I appreciate it a lot. I am from an instrumentation background but I started engine rebuilding due to a lack of opportunities in my field, I can only dream about this new cam technology, I just wish I was part of that Banks Team. I subbed for this free education, I am planning to become the best engine rebuilder from this knowledge. Thank you so much.
I’m sitting in an rv park in Colorado with a retired bank’s employee parked next to me. Love hearing stories about Gale and the incredible mind he has. Very interesting video that doesn’t get talked about enough.
This is more than i would have ever learned in school however school gave the foundation to actually understand Mr banks lecture
Ok, i have to say something. I have just binge watched the prior 13 episodes in this series. I am a huge fan. I am a data junkie just like Gale. I would sweep the floors and shine his shoes just to be able to listen to him talk more. This channel has great production quality and more knowledge than any of us deserve. I have a slight pet peeve though. starting around 24:25 , he is talking about the LST tech in the cam he ordered, which im sure it has, HOWEVER you are trying to show us a video comparing apples and oranges. First the left side is played back at a higher speed making the spring seem more out of control and the video on the left is using a beehive spring which is known to reduce the harmonics in the spring. Both of these combined make a drastically different appearing valve spring control that is just not honest.
OK, rant over, im going back to watching so that i can attempt to suck as much knowledge out of this brilliant man! you guys rock!
Thank you for the knowledge. I'm taking my college level as an Automotive Technician here in Philippines. I salute you Sir.
I didn't get this level of tuition in over 4 years at college in motor vehicle mechanics courses, sure they covered the absolute basics, but I had to go hunting down old books if I wanted this level of information, and this sure made my mind spin back to those days. I always thought graphs were easier to understand than a bunch of numbers, this video confirmed that for me.
This is absolutely amazing. Sir banks is a genius and explains this so well it makes my brain explode 🤯. Thanks so much Mr bank's
Very informative, clear explanation. Those principals do not only apply to duramax engines only but any kind of modern diesel. Keep up the good content.
I'm absolutely loving this series.
This had the be my favorite video so far... I'm a cummins guy but man this is informative...... and the new t.v. graphic is amazing to help visualize it all... thanks gale!!!!