BANKS SIDEWINDER

[CESMITH]

Has anyone on here ever found or is running a banks wastgated turbo that wasent using a misubishi turbo. The guy at the local diesel shop clames Banks used a Garrett turbo at some time , if it is so what is it . lets see pitcures (for proof)

 

[Ididriver]

I believe there old(pre sidewinder) non gated units used a Garret turbo.

 

[CESMITH]

Yea thats what I was thinkin

 

[Brimmstone]

Which shop are you dealing with? Last time I was up that way most of the diesel shops I used to deal with were gone. About the only place I think is still in business is Ohio Diesel Injection over on Myrtle in Youngstown.

 

[CESMITH]

You gessed it , I dont know if that is a good thing . Ive also called progresive diesel in new castle. They never got back to me

 

[Brimmstone]

Progressive was a joke to get in contact with back in 2005 when I was working for Phil Fitts Ford in New Castle. Needed a Garret rebuilt for a project and they never would return a call. Ended up buying a new turbo just to get the car running. Don at Ohio Diesel knows his stuff when it comes to pumps.

Only other people in town I would trust to rebuild a pump for me in that area are Bryan Kallas's older brother and Brad Andrella over at the Vocational school. So many of the shops I used to deal with up there are gone. Most of what is left was calling me to fix them before I moved to Texas.

 

[pennsylvaniabo]

I will have to check mine tomorrow in the daylight.

 

[CESMITH]

Brimmstone

Yea Don has re bult my Ips before ,Steve thinks banks used a garrett at one time . How do you know all these people (brad from the votech,ect). Have you ever been up to Jerry Mcdowells place above mercer Pa( he is an old driller ,engine rebulder ) his shop is full of cummins ,deutz,and detroit engines. I mean full.

 

[funnyman06]

I dont recall them using a Garrett turbo. If my memory serves me right the early non-gated turbos were TE04s, then they went to the non-gated TE06 and finally the gated TE06. I could be incorrect though.

Just did a little more research and I was close. It looks like Banks did you a Garrett turbo on the real early kits and it was a T04B. Same one used on the turbo for the 6.2L

 

[ford390gashog]

Banks used a RotoMaster turbo on the early 6.9 kits.

 

[Brimmstone]

I'm kinda well known up there. Brad was a teacher when I was in VOC alongside Kibler. Was in class with Bryan. Mcdowell rings a bell to me in that area but would have to see him to make the memory click. Don is a cousin of mine. Used to work for old man Redlich for a while also. I know Danny and Gary up at Feezles well enough that they know my voice and I get a discount when I call or stop in.

 

[CESMITH]

I saw Brad at a farm sale today looken at JOHN DEEREs. Im teaching a class at the votec in feb in hydraulics( adult ed.)

 

[Brimmstone]

He always was into the Deeres. I still remember the pulling tractor he was building in the AG-Mech class when I was there. When you see him again tell him Lingenfelter says hello. He'll remember me. Lot of great people up in your end of the area. Smartest person I ever met Grover Griggs was from that area. I think I'm one of the very small number who actually know what his middle name is.

 

[typ4]

All the nongated banks and ATS are garrett or rotomaster. Even saw a turbonetics on an 088 setup.

 

[funnyman06]

My non-gated banks is a Mitsu TE06H