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BLAKDUKE

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I have a 2000 cruisemaster by georgie-boy DP.  It has about 77k on it.  Would I gain any appreciable performance with a Banks system to warrant the expense.  Would I put any strain on the engine that would shorten it's life.

ALK 
 
The short answer for both questions Al is yes. Banks is a master at pulling more power out of almost any motor. But there is always a price to pay any performance mod. You have to decide if the expense and added stress to the drive train is worth the extra performance.

Some have run serious performance mods for years with no reported adverse incidents. Others have not been so lucky.

You pay your money and take your chances!
 
My short answer is "probably not". Banks is indeed a master at performance upgrades, but the gain is rarely worth the price unless you are a performance-at-all cost driver.
 
You didn?t say what engine you have but it has to be a Cummins B5.9L or a C8.3L if you are looking at Banks. Just wondering what HP. I don?t think you will get a super increase in mileage as banks only claims a .5 mpg increase. I don?t think it would be that detrimental to the over all reliability and longevity. I think it might actually help, as you won?t have to work the engine as hard to maintain speed. Banks also claims to reduce EGT temps that would be a plus.
I want to be honest and under a full discloser I have a Banks Economind Diesel Tuner and a Banks IQ that I am going to install on my 2003 5.9. I will write up a report after I get every thing installed and up and running in the next mouth or so. Will it pay for it?s self? I think there are more paybacks than just money.
Bill
 
WILDEBILL308 said:
You didn?t say what engine you have but it has to be a Cummins B5.9L or a C8.3L if you are looking at Banks. Just wondering what HP. I don?t think you will get a super increase in mileage as banks only claims a .5 mpg increase. I don?t think it would be that detrimental to the over all reliability and longevity. I think it might actually help, as you won?t have to work the engine as hard to maintain speed. Banks also claims to reduce EGT temps that would be a plus.
I want to be honest and under a full discloser I have a Banks Economind Diesel Tuner and a Banks IQ that I am going to install on my 2003 5.9. I will write up a report after I get every thing installed and up and running in the next mouth or so. Will it pay for it?s self? I think there are more paybacks than just money.
Bill
FYI Banks also makes kits for the Ford 6.8L V10 and GM 8.1L gas engine and a few other older engines.
http://bankspower.com/products/group/1-Power%20&%20Efficiency%20Systems
 
kenb1023 said:
FYI Banks also makes kits for the Ford 6.8L V10 and GM 8.1L gas engine and a few other older engines.
http://bankspower.com/products/group/1-Power%20&%20Efficiency%20Systems
FWI Ken it would be most unlikley to find aneything but Cummins or Cat in a 2000 cruisemaster by georgie-boy DP. Banks dosen't make kits for Cat There fore it has to be one of the Cummins that I mentuend.
Bill
 
Thanks all.

The last post kind of puts a topper on it.  The rig has a cat engine, so I guess I have a no go.

ALK
 
Alk,

When I had a Ford engine MH, I had several dealings with Gale Banks, in person, and some other Southern CA hot rod guys.  Without checking with any of them I bought a FL chassis MH with a CAT engine.  Shortly thereafter, I ran into Gale and a couple of the others at a RV Show in Ontario CA.  I asked about what I could do with the CAT 3126.  They all got long faces and said "nothing".  The big issue was torque, you can get more HP but no more torque as set up in MHs.  In fact CAT can get you to 330 HP if you have enough cooling capacity.  It is not worth it to me as fuel consumption goes up.    :(

Thought you might enjoy the side story.  :)
 
WILDEBILL308 said:
FWI Ken it would be most unlikley to find aneything but Cummins or Cat in a 2000 cruisemaster by georgie-boy DP. Banks dosen't make kits for Cat There fore it has to be one of the Cummins that I mentuend.
Bill
My BAd, I assumed he had a gasser
 

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