The Drive

Banks Pushes Stock-Block Duramax Diesel to 1,000 HP and It Still Won’t Die

Gale Banks and the rest of the crew at Banks Power have tried one way after another to kill their Duramax L5P diesel test engine, but so far, it just ain’t happenin’. People had their doubts when they ...
autoevolution

Banks Power L5P Duramax Tuned To 912 HP and 1,389 Pound-Feet of Torque

Known under the VIN code Y, the L5P Duramax is the latest evolution of the 6.6-liter turbo diesel that powers the Silverado HD and Sierra HD. Introduced for the 2017 model year and mated exclusively ...
GM Authority

Banks Power Scientifically Kills The L5P Duramax Engine: Video

First arriving as a replacement for the 6.6L LML V8, the turbo-diesel 6.6L L5P V8 Duramax engine is an extremely robust and capable powerplant, producing upwards of 445 horsepower at 2,800 rpm and 910 ...
CCJ

Banks’ Derringer tuner adds 81-hp, 144 lb.-ft. torque to GM’s 6.6-liter Duramax

Banks Power recently announced the availability of its Derringer performance inline tuner for 2020 GM heavy-duty trucks equipped with the 6.6-liter L5P Duramax diesel engine. Banks reports that the ...
Autoblog

'Killing a Duramax' Gale Banks YouTube series methodically tunes a diesel to death

Learning or perfecting a skill by watching YouTube videos is known as attending YouTube University. GM Authority picked up on one of the video site’s more fascinating courses, hosted by Gale Banks; in ...