Banks or Gibson Exhaust?

haaspaul · 07-09-2004, 10:35 PM

Which cat back is better for improving performance and mileage, the Banks or Gibson Exhaust?

juma · 07-10-2004, 04:14 AM

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Originally Posted by haaspaul

Which cat back is better for improving performance and mileage, the Banks or Gibson Exhaust?

what performance - quarter mile or towing/highway driving? quarter-mile, go banks. towing, go gibson. again, no real performance comparisons have been made yet.

lotta banks guys claim 1-2 mpg better. some of that improvement could be break in improvement though.

no gibson data in yet.

juma

37L1 · 07-10-2004, 06:33 AM

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Originally Posted by juma

lotta banks guys claim 1-2 mpg better. some of that improvement could be break in improvement though.

juma

My mileage improved immediately after adding the Banks, coincidence????

37L1

dcrobt · 07-10-2004, 08:34 AM

me too
banks monster is da bomb!!!!!!!!!!!

juma · 07-10-2004, 10:05 AM

so, the both of you... what was the gas mileage improvement? juma

texastitan · 07-10-2004, 10:31 AM

after i put on my banks monster.....noticed 1 to 1.5 mpg better.
of course it varies, depending on my percentage of city/highway driving for
a particular tankful.

37L1 · 07-10-2004, 10:07 PM

About same as TexasTitan As low a 1 mpg to a high of 3 mpg depending on stop and go city vs. all freeway.

Big Platinum · 07-10-2004, 10:12 PM

Got the JBA here, better MPG and performance. If you want quality and sound, go Banks or custom setup with Magnaflow.

hkusp45 · 07-31-2004, 03:43 AM

Hey Big P! You dont like the JBA?

rawze · 07-31-2004, 04:23 AM

dang it, i like my jba

LordMuut · 07-31-2004, 04:49 AM

I was going to start a separate thread on MPG with the Banks. I have had my Monster for two days but I can reliably tell you that there is no way in H*ll that I'll see better MPG. I can't keep my foot out of it long enough. OMG, this thing rocks. Just the entertainment factor alone is worth the price of admission. I did my first hard run with it through a neighborhood where several of my inlaws live. When I turned around to come back through, I had adults and kids lined up telling me to burn 'em up and let 'er rip. EVERYBODY likes the way the Banks sounds. At about 3500-4000 RPM it is better than sex. Thanks Jaime @ TitanParts24/7.

<------ me and my s**t eatin' grin while driving the Titan.

juma · 07-31-2004, 04:58 AM

here is the gas mileage survey results we had early on before there were a lot of mods:

2wd 2.94 19.2 mpg 9 responses
2wd 3.36 18.4 mpg 2 responses
4wd 2.94 17.6 mpg 3 responses
4wd 3.36 16.2mpg 12 responses

i would like the banks guys to certify that they are beating these numbers with there particular model by at least 1 mpg. the comments made about 1.5 to 3 mpg better with banks need reference points to really compare. need to know what the actual "with banks" gas mileage was and the drive wheels plus rear end gear. I really gotta express some skepticism that a banks 2wd, 2.94 is routinally getting 20.2 to 22.2 and likewise for the other models.

Given the relatively low cfm being pushed by the engine at 70-75 mph and the capacity of the stock exhaust to handle that, I don't see how a greatly freer exhaust is gonna matter at the low cfm rate. It will make a difference in hard acceleration and top end, no doubt.

ms.titan · 08-08-2004, 10:53 PM

hello,

i am hearing a lot about magnaflow, gibson and banks, but what about the borla system? i know it isn't out to the public yet but has anyone heard any info on it? i had a borla system on my last car and i loved the sound. i really don't care about fuel economy, i just want performance and sound.

talk to you all soon,

ms. titan

*TitanTough1* · 08-08-2004, 10:56 PM

Service guys said wait one year for your mod upgrade. You will save 100 bucks.

TITAN21 · 08-08-2004, 11:19 PM

i got a little better than 1 mpg better with my banks.