How we'll gather data from our '66 Chevy C20 | BANKS BUILT Ep 2

The Mr. Goodwrench 350 crate engine is rated at 190-250 horsepower. How much do you think it'll actually make on the dyno? We aim to find out. But putting our 1966 Chevy C20 on the chassis dyno will only tell us the horsepower it's making at the wheels. We want to know more! Like, how much power is the old air filter costing? How much air density are we losing between the truck's grille and intake manifold? To calculate this, we'll need to measure and compare ambient air density to manifold air density. Watch as the guys install the necessary sensors and make a mess along the way.

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INSTRUMENTS USED IN THIS VIDEO

iDash DataMonster

4-Channel Analog Module

0-300° F Fluid Temperature Sensor, 3/8 NPT

0-275° F Air Temperature Sensor, 3/8 NPT

High Range Analog Temperature Sensor for EGT or other Temperatures

50 PSIA Pressure Sensor, 1/8 NPT, Stainless Steel, 3-PIN

Pressure Sensor Remote Mount Kit for High-Temperature/Drive Pressure Measurements

Starter Cable (Connects Banks modules to iDash)

[bankspower]

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[crusiethmaximuss]

Oh hell yeah, totally watching this RIGHT NOW 😎🔥🇺🇸

[alexligenza]

Oh no they've given the engineers tools

[jimt]

I'd be curious to see the Intake air temp in the manifold vs the incoming air temp vs fuel temp. Latent heat of evaporation is widely discussed, but I'd love to see it documented. Might affect the MAD. Fuel temp would also be relevant in that calculation I would think.

[WoZIMoo]

Banks Power: *haha, look at this 1$ '66 Chevy POS we are tinkering with*
Me, from eastern Canada, knowing fair well that truck would probably sell for 25 grand here: *CRIES PROFUSELY*

[jaredmayer]

Heat riser crossover. It helps heat the manifold so it vaporizes better when it’s -25 outside (Canada). If you take it out the choke is on forever. An engine here lasted 80, 000 miles.

[cobrasvt]

That's literally the first factory exhaust thermostatic valve that I've seen still operate

[Towing]

Very cool to see this tech applied to something a little closer too what I typically have the pleasure of wrenching on 😂

[hugogutierrez]

Kool as a fan Banks is the truth when it comes to precision!!

[HB_Stuff]

Making a Data Monster work on a truck from 1966 is really cool! Makes me want an iDash DataMonster even more, unfortunately none of the OBD signal protocols pre-2008 are supported. This thing would be great to replace the ScanGaugeII I'm currently using in my SAE J1850 VPW protocol vehicles. I would definitely add an analog module to gather more data.

[VARITHMS]

Can we have a walk through of that engine room?

This was a fun episode

[bmstylee]

I want you to lie to me and tell me it's awesome. Sounds like my last relationship. 😆

[DannyColdhill]

Hi guys!
Would love a to see a list of the ”kit” used here and price on that all that stuff if possible.
Cheers /Dan

[zualfredo]

That crescent wrench was the right tool for engineers 🧑‍💻

[bobqzzi]

I'm all in on this project, but you installed and EGT, but no O2 Sensor? Seems like that may be more relvant. Anyway, can't wait for the next one

[ryanworkman]

Correct me if I'm too far away, but if you are gathering all of this data to measure the efficiency of the engine and intake system, does this, mean you are going to do some upgrades whilst retaining the current engine? I mean intake density, coolant temp and EGT are hardly going to be comparable to a turbo diesel or something.

[coreyfro]

Watching, taking notes.

1990 D350 12V. Need "data acquisition for clunkers"

[cam]

You should buy a used Colorado that has the small Duramax motor in it in put that in that truck it would be epic

[drdiesel]

Is EGT required for MAD calculation? Can't think of how/why that parameter would be needed for MAD.

[CloudHindlen]

I feel like i had something to do with inspiring this project. By calling Banks 8 months ago and asking if the Idash Data Monster would work on an analog setup. That is about as analog as it gets. 😂