Banks Electronic Exhaust Brake

[Trixie47]

Wanting to install a Banks electroncic exhaust brake on our 2008 durmax diesel 3500 Chevy. We are having a hard time finding anyone in or around the Orlando, FL area....Anyone on here have any suggestions as to where we might find someone capable of this installation ?

[Devocamper]

Roger10378 wrote:
Anyone should be able to do the install. It is a matter of routing a couple of wiring harnesses and plugging them in. The hardest part is getting to the plug on the transmission.

It’s not that hard to install at all . I installed the banks speedbrake on my 2007 Chevy D\A myself but that said look out for your transmission to start leaking transmission fluid at the connector after the banks harness is installed , the internal side of that connector leaks around the pins and the internal harness has to be replaced to stop the leak , not a huge job but you do have to drop the pan to replace the harness if the pins start leaking after they are disturbed. In my research at the time I learned that it was very common for the fluid to leak past the pins after pulling the connector and reinstalling the banks harness. once the internal harness was replaced the leak stoped and the banks brake worked great for towing a 16k fifth wheel however depending on the settings you use the brake can be very aggressive ,
Mike

[deltabravo]

larry barnhart wrote:
. Hope to in a few days to be on the road to wa st and will do the cabbage patch hill ....

LOL, Cabbage Patch is the doll.

That hill (Deadman's Pass, between Pendleton and LaGrande, OR) is also called Cabbage Hill.

[Cummins12V98]

Sounds like things are looking up!!! Very happy for you two.

[Me_Again]

larry barnhart wrote:
On our combined weight of 22920 lbs our 05 does a great job holding back on the downhills. Hope to in a few days to be on the road to wa st and will do the cabbage patch hill for the last time. Never had any issues being under control on any hill. I like simple and I have that. chevman PS might get my wife back tomorrow maybe.

Sent you a PM. Chris

[larry_barnhart]

On our combined weight of 22920 lbs our 05 does a great job holding back on the downhills. Hope to in a few days to be on the road to wa st and will do the cabbage patch hill for the last time. Never had any issues being under control on any hill. I like simple and I have that. chevman PS might get my wife back tomorrow maybe.

[Terryallan]

Try your local truck repair center.

[Roger10378]

Anyone should be able to do the install. It is a matter of routing a couple of wiring harnesses and plugging them in. The hardest part is getting to the plug on the transmission.

[Grit_dog]

Any diesel shop or auto repair place can do it and so can you if you can plug in a plug.

I haven't been in a truck with one, but the backpressure profiles stock don't provide a lot of braking comparetively. Seems like a great addition.

Power, fuel mileage and exhaust brake are the 3 main reasons to have a diesel, in that order IMO.

[JIMNLIN]

Instead of the Banks plug in system many GM owners go with a EFI live tune.
As KD54 says the Banks speed brake isn't a actual exhaust brake but just a plug in that changes the VVT vanes for more aggressive braking and different signals to the Allison tranny.

I'm not up on EFI live tuning for the Dmax in that area. I'm sure a GM owner may have more/better help.
Also check out some of the chevy/GMC diesel websites for a EFI live tune on your year model.

[Cummins12V98]

Banks should be able to direct you.

[KD4UPL]

Isn't that the one that just plugs into the OBDII port and electronically changes the vane angle in the turbo? If so I would think it's just "plug and play" as they say.