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   Wet_Head | Jun 08, 2003 05:19am | #1

   werked real good on my little VW Rabbit diesal.

   Seriously I have friends with them and they love'em.  Nothing bad do I hear from them.

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   MRockwell | Jun 08, 2003 04:29pm | #2

   TommyB.

   What kind of vehicle are you wanting to add these upgrades to?  A good place to find if they work for trucks are diesel truck sites.  I have a Dodge/Cummins and go to turbodieselregister.com, the TDR website.  Lots of good information there for dodge/cummins owners.  There are also sites for Ford and Chevy owners.  I don't have any Banks mods on my truck, but the mgr. at my favorite diesel shop says they are good. 

   Mitch

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   deadmanmike | Jun 08, 2003 05:42pm | #3

   Tommy, the Banks products are generally very good. If you go with the performance goodies you'll need the brake!

   Really though, their exhaust systems are overrated and overpriced, but they're good. Their aren't a whole lot of diesel specific systems to choose from, so it's not a bad choice, just a pricey one. The eng management upgrades are excellent, but there are others to choose from. I'm more familiar with the Jacobs brake then the Banks' brake, but it seems OK. The nice thing is getting it all from one company, and not having to worry about compatibility issues. You can get their turbo, housings, downpipe(with brake) and exhaust sys from Banks and you'll know all the fittings, bends, etc. will work with each other.

   Mike 

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   migraine | Jun 08, 2003 06:22pm | #4

   If you have a Ford diesel, go to http://www.thedieselstop.com   They have a wealth of info, including many technicians and others who have done modifications for enhanced performance, economy, cooling systems, etc.  Lots of great technical how to's for the DIY'ers, like oil changes, trans fluids service, additional cooling systems, installation of additional guages(I recommend a additional trans cooler guage so as not to burn up the tranny BEFORE the the factory guage or light comes on).

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   TommyB12 | Jun 08, 2003 10:59pm | #5

   Thanks guys,  I was hoping someone here has their products.

   I have a ford, and been to the diesel stop.  But there is quite a bit of info there to sift through.

   I pretty sure I want the exhaust brake because I definitely feel out of control with  out the engine braking I am used to with a gas motor.  Particularly on snow.  But I pull a couple of different trailers up to 10k or so and aside from the control issue, It hurts to jump on the brakes as they are salty to have replaced.

   As far as the performance mods go, the powerstoke is much better than the v8 I had but it can still be a bit of a dog when pulling the heavy stuff.  If you've seen the banks test literature it sure looks good.  And with a claimed 14% increase in fuel economy, it would pay over the life of the truck.Tom