Banks Ram-Air® Intake System

[Heavyweight]

Well, anyone out there purchase, install one of these?

 

[WUnderwood]

Banks is very, uh, how do you say this, middle of the road. Everyone knows about them, they advertise a bunch, and I think their products are overpriced. I have a AFE stage 2, and I am very happy with it



hope this helps



do a search on Banks products, and you will find some quality reading

 

[Heavyweight]

This was introduced a month ago. I am suprised there is not anymore ink on it.

 

[TCDiesel]

Fit and finish is excellent, their is no exposer. Around here lately the State is matching the snow fall with salt,so those expose type filters have been taking a beaten. That white power mix with liquid, eats up almost any filter material.

 

[Arkapigdiesel]

If you want a VERY good breathing intake... . take a peek at this: Willy's Whistler Intake. I just installed it today and :--)

 

[DrDiesel]

www.dieselpowerproducts.com The Cool Hose and the Amsoil Nano drop-In air filter work great. Cost about 170. 00 delivered...

 

[Turbo_Bob]

Well, anyone out there purchase, install one of these?

Not yet but I like the way it is designed over the other systems that suck hot engine compartment air. I have the stock set up with a AFE filter now, which at least gets its incomming air outside of the engine compartment.

I like the idea of the Banks larger surface filter media over the stock flat unit. And the cool air inlet from the bottom and a larger than stock side inlet.

This should help cool down the EGT's over stock and help to make a denser air inlet for the turbo. I just wonder how much it costs, without fueling mods there will be minimal results ?

 

[BSoto]

So has anyone actually purchased and installed one of these yet?

 

[osiris]

I have one on my truck... I really like it as far as intakes go... I had an afe on my ford and I like the banks set up a lot better. Turbo seems to spool quick as well

 

[Regcabguy]

bank's intake.

I've got to have an enclosed element as I can't handle the noise the open ones make. I was quoted $360 by a Bank's distributor. I think I'm going to snorkel out the stock box for now and continue using my Amsoil nano.

 

[Bob4x4]

I've got to have an enclosed element as I can't handle the noise the open ones make. I was quoted $360 by a Bank's distributor. I think I'm going to snorkel out the stock box for now and continue using my Amsoil nano.

Check this one out Bajabob. I have had it on my truck for a while now. Daily driving,Glamis and Chase duty at the Baja1K. Lots of power and very quiet.



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Bob

 

[BTighe]

boy they sure are proud of them arent they.

 

[BSoto]

I have one on my truck... I really like it as far as intakes go... I had an afe on my ford and I like the banks set up a lot better. Turbo seems to spool quick as well

Did you notice much in terms of increased turbo whine?

 

[Hokey]

Look in genos garage, Issue number 58, AFE has a new enlosed cold air intake that looks pretty good.

 

[Bob4x4]

Look in genos garage, Issue number 58, AFE has a new enlosed cold air intake that looks pretty good.

:-laf That is the one I linked to above... ... ... ... .

advanced FLOW engineering



Bob

 

[KBalzuweit]

I had bought a Banks ram air for my Dmax, then found out the filter itself is made by K&N (they even ship it with a K&N cleaning kit). No K&N products for me after reading those filtration tests.

 

[HEMI®Dart]

Banks is very, uh, how do you say this, middle of the road. Everyone knows about them, they advertise a bunch, and I think their products are overpriced.

hope this helps

If you wrote this over at the DTR, the "magic eraser" would have made your post vanish.

 

[fox]

Many years ago, racers, sponsored by GM and ford, found that ram air did no good below about 80 mph.

Cold air does a lot!!!

 

[Regcabguy]

If you wrote this over at the DTR, the "magic eraser" would have made your post vanish.

You're right on that. A guy posted a brownie recipe on the DTR site and I asked him if it would be more appropriate on Martha Stewart's site. Somebody over there asked me to be more sensitive to people's feelings.

 

[Doupe]

I installed one about 2 months ago. The quality is very good, the design is also good. They are offering the Super Scoop attachment sometime real soon, it is a intake runner attached to the bottom of the air box, to down under the truck. What I really like, its a real cold air intake, and doesn't make any additional noise, looks good also.