Banks Power Universal Car & Truck: (Gas or Diesel ’50 - 14 Universal) Water-Methanol: Straight-Shot and Double Shot, Universal applications - Manual (Page 4)

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Water-Methanol Injection
Introduction and Safety
Banks Water-Methanol injection systems
are a reliable and cost effective way to
increase power and fuel economy while
decreasing exhaust gas temperatures (EGT).
Banks Straight-Shot provides everything
you will need for safe and effective Water-
Methanol injection. Banks Straight-Shot
utilizes your vehicle’s windshield washer
reservoir as the Water-Methanol tank
to save space and reduce cost. Banks
Straight-Shot is a fully programmable, sin-
gle stage injection system that provides
a direct shot of Water-Methanol through
one or two injection nozzles.
Banks Double-Shot adds second stage
injection capabilities controlled by a sole-
noid. Increased injection control results
in increased power and/or fuel economy.
Banks Double-Shot also includes a large
capacity tank to increase time between
fills and accommodates the increased
flow volume of two to three nozzles.
Pure methanol is a flammable and vol-
atile fuel, however when diluted with
water as in Banks PowerBlend, the mix-
ture becomes much safer. Avoid direct
contact with methanol, pure or diluted.
If contact with skin occurs, wash contact
area thoroughly.
Banks Water-Methanol
Injection System
Installation
You have been provided with a limit-
ed length of 1/4” diameter nylon tubing
(P/N 45140) to plumb your Banks Water-
Methanol injection system, take care
while determining the location of system
components. If needed, extra nylon tubing
can be purchased from Banks Power by
calling (800) 601-8077.
Take care while determining the location
of Water-Methanol injection components
that require power and/or signal as the
wire lengths of the wire harness were
designed for components mounted in the
engine compartment.
Windshield Washer
Reservoir
: Drilling and tapping
your windshield washer fluid res-
ervoir is only necessary for the
Straight-Shot system. If you have
purchased the Double-Shot system,
proceed to the Water-Methanol
Tank section.
1.
Locate your windshield washer fluid
reservoir and drain all fluid by removing
the supply line at bottom of reservoir.
2.
Use a permanent marker to mark
location where reservoir will be drilled.
Choose a location approximately 1”
above lowest point of reservoir where
there will be no intereference with
the addition of a fitting and tubing.
See Figure 1
Figure 1
Figure 2