General installation practices, Installation instructions – Banks Power Ford Motorhomes: (Gas ’93 - 98 7.5L Class-A) Power Systems- Stinger System (Class-A, JD-OK chassis) '93-98 For Use w_ 460 EFI Engine User Manual

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general installation practices

for ease of installation and trouble-free operation

of your Banks stinger, please read this entire

8-page owner’s manual before starting any work.

(If any pages are missing from this package, please

call gale banks engineering immediately for a

replacement). become thoroughly familiar with all

components and phases of the installation before

starting any work.
inspect all components supplied for any foreign

material that may have entered during shipping

and handling.
warning: motorhomes are very heavy. whatever

methods are used to elevate the vehicle must

be of sufficient capacity for the vehicle weight

involved. neVer work under any vehicle supported

only by a jack of any kind. do not use concrete

blocks or other masonry items that may collapse

under the vehicle weight.
pay particular attention to the routing of any wires.

Keep them away from exhaust heat, moving parts

and sharp edges that may cause cuts or other

damage. route or tie wires away from critical

areas as required. keep all wires a minimum of 6

inches from hot exhaust parts, 8 inches or more is

recommended whenever possible.
right-hand and left-hand designations refer to

the driver’s right or left, as seated in the vehicle,

(i.e.: right-hand refers to the passenger side of

the vehicle, unless noted otherwise.
the banks motorhome stinger is designed to

fit class a 460 ford/oshkosh and john deere

engine/chassis combinations. because of different

equipment layouts used by various coach builders,

some accessories and components may have

to be relocated to accommodate the air intake

components of the banks stinger.
Notification
The Banks Ram-Air Filter comes pre-

oiled and no oiling is necessary for initial

installation. Service the filter as specified

in the Cleaning and Oiling the Banks Ram-

Air Filter Section of this manual.

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installation instructions

If a heavy duty hoist is available, raise the

vehicle and remove the front wheels for easier

access. If the rear wheels remain on the ground,

block the rear wheels.

starting from the rear of the vehicle and

working forward, remove the tail pipe

assembly from the vehicle. leave exhaust pipe

hangers in place on the chassis. note: some joints

may require the heat from a torch to loosen them for

disassembly.

remove muffler from catalytic converter.
install banks dynaflow™ muffler to the

catalytic converter. the stainless steel adapter

supplied, mounts between the converter and muffler.

note the alignment notch on the adapter. use one

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” and 3” u-clamp to complete the assembly. See

Figure

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attach the existing front muffler hanger

bracket to the 3-inch u-clamp to support the

front of the muffler.
install the monster™ exhaust tailpipe assembly.

use existing hangers in vehicle to support tailpipe.

the following combinations of tailpipe components

should be used to cover the wheelbases listed. do

not snug u-clamps until you are satisfied with pipe

alignment.
A. if the coach is a 178” wheelbase model, install

the tailpipe bend directly into the muffler outlet.

B. if the coach is a 208” wheelbase model, install a

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” intermediate pipe between the muffler and the

tailpipe. if the wheelbase is between

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” and 208”,

shorten the intermediate pipe as necessary.
C. if the coach is a 228” wheelbase model, install

a 52

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” intermediate pipe between the muffler and

tailpipe. If the wheelbase is between 228” and 208”,

shorten the intermediate pipe as necessary. an

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