Anyone installed a Banks system on a current model V-10 chassis? All the reviews I've been able to find are on older rigs that were pretty wimpy out of the factory. Over the last 10-15 years Ford has steadily increased the v-10's power with incremental changes. Wondering if there is much extra 'juice' to be had by adding the Banks equipment, or, if I just have to have more power, I should just step up to Diesel?

I have the Banks Power pack system and the 5 Star tuning on a 3 valve V-10, the Banks was on my motorhome when I bought it but I installed the 5 Star tuning, cant give you before and after results on the Banks but I can haul a$$ up a large hill while towing 6500 pounds, even semis cant keep up and even passed some diesel motorhomes and no it was not floored, it just has great low end torque, but the headers/cold air intake can really growl when going up large hills.My total weight with stacker trailer is 26,400 pounds and I went over the Rockies on I-70 in Colorada with ease, had no problem staying around 45 mph.Some will say save your money cause it will not do much with power increase on the newer 3 valve V-10's and I say they are wrong, what it gives you is more torque in the lower/mid range RPM's around 3000 to 4500 RPM range where its needed the most in the hills.

If you want some hard facts if Banks long tube headers work here is a video with the hard facts that shows long tube headers do delver more torque over stock manifolds or short headers.https://youtu.be/Y7_lSU3D0jw

When I was investigating headers about 12 years ago Banks would advertise about 80 HP gains for the older 460's and 454's. If I remember correctly on the newer V-10's it was about half that. I just looked at their website and could not find that number. I would call them and ask about your year V-10 and ask what the HP gains would be. When you ask the question ask them about the rpm that you drive at, most of the marketing data is at WOT and not many of us drive our MH's at that RPM.

We have an 02 Winnie 32' and I can out pull a lot of rigs. It had been installed new and befoe we bought it so I don't know what it was like stock. I do know that it doesn't do the downshift danve I have heard so much about. Seldom downshifts in hill and not to often in the mountains. Much better than our old 454.

Gjac wrote:When I was investigating headers about 12 years ago Banks would advertise about 80 HP gains for the older 460's and 454's. If I remember correctly on the newer V-10's it was about half that. I just looked at their website and could not find that number. I would call them and ask about your year V-10 and ask what the HP gains would be. When you ask the question ask them about the rpm that you drive at, most of the marketing data is at WOT and not many of us drive our MH's at that RPM.But when you are climbing that very large hill on the road many times you can be WOT or at least 90 percent and that's where the long tube headers work the best, Banks cold air intake and exhaust system with the headers do work as stated but the HP and torque can vary.

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timmac
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Sep 01, 2017
I have the Banks Power pack system and the 5 Star tuning on a 3 valve V-10, the Banks was on my motorhome when I bought it but I installed the 5 Star tuning, cant give you before and after results on the Banks but I can haul a$$ up a large hill while towing 6500 pounds, even semis cant keep up and even passed some diesel motorhomes and no it was not floored, it just has great low end torque, but the headers/cold air intake can really growl when going up large hills.

My total weight with stacker trailer is 26,400 pounds and I went over the Rockies on I-70 in Colorada with ease, had no problem staying around 45 mph.

Some will say save your money cause it will not do much with power increase on the newer 3 valve V-10's and I say they are wrong, what it gives you is more torque in the lower/mid range RPM's around 3000 to 4500 RPM range where its needed the most in the hills.

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