A lil while ago i was out in the country near my grandma's house when i saw this cherry red z28 sittin next to a barn, so i go and ask the guy if i can take a look at it, the whole car looks really nice and the interior is awesome and i noticed a gauge that says boost, so i pop the hood and it's got twin freaking turbos!it looks like a banks setup but i'm not sure, it hasn't been run in a while, but if i can get it to fire i can buy it for $4k. Anybody got any pics or documentation to help me identify the turbo setup, thanks a lot.

 

If that's the real McCoy, you've found yourself a rare bird. Why don't you call Gale Banks and ask them? I'm sure they would tell you more. The kit, from the info I had gathered, is a complete drive train including engine/exhaust and cost in the area of $20,000+.

IMO, even if it's not a GB, $4k still seems to be a decent price. If you can't start it what would the price be?

 

Incidently, I'm pretty sure the kit was intended for a carberated (LG4, 4bbl) configuration. So if the car has a TPI/TBI, then it couldn't be a GB setup.

 

ok, i just saw that picture or the banks tt motor in another thread and it lookd exactly the same, even that plenum on top of the carb, the car originally had crossfire and externally is unchanged except for two 3" pipes coming out of the back abd it's lowered 2" all the way around, i'm heading down there this weekend and i'm gonna grab some photos while i'm there. I'll try and get more infor for you guys too. I REALLY want this car, it's like the ultimate sleeper

 

you can't see my exhaust manifolds, but here's mine. it has the Gale Banks turbo manifolds:



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Jeff
99 T/A WS6 A4, 12.97 @ 105, lid, cutout, free EGR mod, Yank Stealth
88 GTA twin turbo 358, forged crank, forged H-beam rods, Wiseco reverse dome pistons, Dart Sportsman II 72cc heads, Comp Cams custom grind blower cam (.560/.586 lift, 232/236 duration), 1.6 roller rockers, TPIS mini ram intake manifold w/ Accel 58mm TB, 83 lb injectors, Accel DFI computer with variable injector controller, 2 Garrett T04B "hair dryers" with dual Garrett wastegates, TH400 tranny with BTE transbrake and Art Carr custom converter, F*rd 9 inch rear w/ 3.50 gears, and more...

 

HOLY ****!! what kind of turbo's u running?

EDIT:Nevermind just checked you sig again....now i see what turbos u are running
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[This message has been edited by fly89gta (edited September 23, 2001).]

 

DAMM DUDE!! That's a nice lookin motor.

It's official, in 1 month i will be the proud owner of a 83 Z28 with a Banks twin turbo setup, popped the hood and saw the plenum again and i knew for sure... The only thing i need to do is get the block bored and put in new pistons/rings, anything you guys would suggest?? I've never had a turbo now i'm getting the motherlode, so any suggestions would be great, thanks a lot...

[This message has been edited by Purple Monkey (edited September 24, 2001).]

 

thanks! next time i take pictures of it, i will have a new Accel Pro-Ram intake manifold sitting on top. i'd also like to clean up a bunch of the hoses etc.

Congrats on your purchase! post some pics when you get it...

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Jeff
99 T/A WS6 A4, 12.97 @ 105, lid, cutout, free EGR mod, Yank Stealth
88 GTA twin turbo 358, forged crank, forged H-beam rods, Wiseco reverse dome pistons, Dart Sportsman II 72cc heads, Comp Cams custom grind blower cam (.560/.586 lift, 232/236 duration), 1.6 roller rockers, TPIS mini ram intake manifold w/ Accel 58mm TB, 83 lb injectors, Accel DFI computer with variable injector controller, 2 Garrett T04B "hair dryers" with dual Garrett wastegates, TH400 tranny with BTE transbrake and Art Carr custom converter, F*rd 9 inch rear w/ 3.50 gears, and more...

 

ya, thanks, i feel really lucky to have found it and being only 19 i have a lot of time left to make it really fast.

Does anybody have any schematics or diagrans of all the systems in the GB setup? I'm gonna be tearing the whole thing apart and rebuilding everything i can, i don't want anything failing on me...

Also and suggestions for what else i should do to the car, I want to get custom badges that say "5.7 Twin Turbo" I'm going to make this a very bold looking car so any ideas would be great, thanks...

 

Badge it? I wouldn't want people to know what I got. Especially if it's something like this!! Bottome line is, your the luckiest SOB I've ever heard of in my book. Congrats!

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Arian Boy
'86 IROC-Z (Stock)
Gotta save the cash 'cuz 155 HP ain't gonna cut it!

[This message has been edited by Arianboy (edited October 02, 2001).]

 

Twin Turbo 358, What did you do with the heater box situation?

 

Damn, thats crazy man. You are DAMN lucky!! Come check out the Cascade Crew board.. OR/WA/Canada members

-Roshambo

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-Joe
1988 Pontiac Trans Am WS6 - 305 TPI, 700R4, 3.23 Posi, Digital Dash, Leather Seats, Maui Blue with Silver GFX, T-tops, Tinted Glass, Gutted MAF, TB Coolant Bypass, K&N Cone Filter, No Cat, 3" exhaust from Y-pipe back, MSD Super Coil, Accel 8mm wires, L98 Aluminum Heads, Ported and Polished Plenum, Siamesed Intake, Aluminum Driveshaft, Edelbrock 3 point Strut Tower Brace