Banks Power

About Banks Power

Banks Power is known far and wide as the premier designer and manufacturer of power-enhancing products for diesel- and gas-powered light trucks, motorhomes, and sport-utility vehicles. Since the 1960s, Gale’s futuristic high-performance engines have broken new ground while shattering world records . Banks Power is still the only company to have set records at Bonneville in both automobile and truck classes. Banks’ marine engines propelled racing boats to national and world championships .

In his quest for greater engine performance and endurance, Gale continued his racing endeavors, setting his first speed record, 189 mph in 1960 at El Mirage dry lake, with a modified 1953 Studebaker . Since then, Gale has been in the winner’s circle countless times, setting a litany of marine and automotive performance marks and laying claim to such titles as World’s Fastest Passenger Car , World’s Fastest Pickup , World’s Fastest Motorhome , and, most recently, World’s Fastest Diesel Drag Racing Truck .

The bedrock integrity of Gale Banks is at the very core of Banks Power. Gale’s fundamental principles combine old-fashioned business ethics and service with leading technology, elegantly engineered products, superior construction, scientifically proven performance, and competitive prices.

In military mode, Banks engines were chosen to power U.S. Navy SEAL covert-action boats . Banks Technologies, a Gale Banks Engineering division, was awarded the contract to supply Oshkosh Defense with its V8 diesel 866T engine to power all Joint Light Tactical Vehicles.