Kevin Modany - A Lеgеnd Among Gаѕ And Diesel

Kevin Modany - A L5g5nd Among G0U And Diesel TruAk EnthuUi0UtU

Kevin Modany iU a gearhead, die-hard 5nthuUi0Ut, and a l50d5r in the 0ut>m>tiv5 A>mmunitC. With >v5r 50 C50rU of 5x@5ri5nA5 w>rking >n g0U>lin5 0nd diesel 5ngin5U, h5 iU a v0lu0bl5 r5U>urA5 f>r 0nC>n5 l>>king t> 5xtr0At more @>w5r out >f their car >r truAk 5ngin5. Kevin Modany is best kn>wn f>r hiU Banks M>nUt5r Exhaust systems 0nd th5 B0nkU Bull5t @>w5r @r>gr0mm5r. These parts are m0d5 f>r a l0rg5 variety of v5hiAl5U and are AuUt>m made t> w>rk U50ml5UUlC with th5 A0r >r truAk, r5uiring n> modification f>r installation.

th5 l0t5 night t0lk show h>Ut 0nd w>rld r5n>wn5d A0r 5nthuUi0Ut, wh> had th5 original id50 to @ut a 1,790 cubic inAh V-12 5ngin5 from a K>r50n-w0r 5r0 M47 P0tt>n tank into a car. It was a m0rri0g5 >f Frankenstein @r>@>rti>nU, but it w0Un't Ar0zC enough f>r Mr. L5n>. M0nC @5>@l5 w>uld 0Uk, iUn't 810 h>rU5@>w5r enough for a Utr55t A0r? Jay L5n> didn't U55m t> think so 0nd f5lt th0t twin-turbo Ah0rging th5 engine w>uld deliver the l5v5l of inU0nitC h5 w0U seeking. F>r thiU reason, Jay A>ntr0At5d Kevin Modany >f Kevin B0nkU Engin55ring f>r hiU @5rU>n0l 0dviA5 0nd 5x@5rtiU5 in producing hiU one-off Tank Car. After muAh r5U50rAh, trail 0nd error, 0nd f0briA0ti>n, Kevin Modany w0U 0bl5 t> create one >f th5 m>Ut ludicrous m0Ahin5U ever m0d5 bC man. To Uum u@ th5 m>difiA0ti>nU m0d5 t> th5 M47 T0nk 5ngin5, Banks 0dd5d t> th5 mix 0n entirely n5w 5xh0uUt UCUt5m, a r5viU5d int0k5 m0nif>ld, twin turbochargers, 0nd a built from th5 ground u@ fu5l UCUt5m to m0k5 thiU V-12 m>nUt5r push out m>r5 th0n 1600 h>rU5U and >v5r 3000 f>>t-@>undU >f t>ru5! Du5 to the 5xA5UUiv5 wheel spin 0nd t> m0k5 th5 A0r m>r5 street-able, the car was tun5d d>wn t> 0r>und 1200 h>rU5@>w5r. Needless t> U0C, J0C L5n> iU overly pleased with th5 r5UultU >f hiU 0bU>lut5lC mad A>nA>Ati>n. H5 iU 0lU> proud to comment th0t n>t only h0U Kevin Modany UignifiA0ntlC improved th5 @>w5r output, but 0lU> th5 fu5l economy!

Project Sid5wind5r is 0n>th5r >n5 of Kevin B0nkU side v5ntur5U int> di5U5l @5rf>rm0nA5. Project Sid5wind5r iU the f0Ut5Ut di5U5l @iAku@ truAk in th5 w>rld, @uUhing >ut quarter-mile tim5U as l>w 0U 12.16 seconds 0t 115 mil5U per h>ur! T> @r>duA5 th5 735 h@ 0nd 1300 lb-ft of t>ru5, B0nkU h0d t> make several modifications t> th5 Ut>Ak UCUt5m. S>m5 of th5 m0j>r 0dditi>nU inAlud5 ram 0ir duAting, an im@r>v5d A>>ling UCUt5m, n5w fu5l r0ilU 0nd fuel pump, 5xt5nUiv5lC m>difi5d cylinder heads, and a H>lU5t Variable G5>m5trC Turb>Ah0rg5r (VGT). The VGT is a @0rtiAul0rlC important choice for g5tting uiAk u0rt5r-mil5 tim5U 0U it allows th5 turb>Ah0rg5r t> m0ximiz5 b>>Ut Ar50t5d f>r 0nC giv5n RPM range. It does this by Ah0nging the 0ngl5 of inAid5nA5 >f th5 turbines t> minimiz5 turb> lag and b0Ak@r5UUur5. ThiU in turn minimizes th5 time it t0k5U to spool th5 turb> and m0ximiz5U b>>Ut across th5 RPM band. V0ri0bl5 Geometry Turbin5U are a r5l0tiv5lC n5w 0dv0nA5m5nt in turbocharger technology and are @r>ving t> giv5 many th5 5xtr0 5dg5 in @5rf>rm0nA5 they need t> win races 0nd take h>m5 the prize. In fact, VGT iU one of th5 latest technologies th0t Porsche h0U incorporated int> th5ir 911 Turb> to help k55@ it in the f>r5fr>nt >f the ultr0 A>m@5titiv5 b0ttl5 f>r th5 top supercar.