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I am surprised at all the hate for this product. It’s a cost effective solution. Banks makes a great product but the price point is what drives people to look for other options. If you are outfitting multiple trucks for commercial purposes or even a daily driver I really don’t see where all the hate for this is coming from. My only complaint is the lead time to get one.
The only concern I have with this is the width of the bus bar. I think its gonna create some pretty turbulent flows coming into the intake. It would be cool to see a bus bar that has more laminar flow like the OE Cummins one, but not grenade your engine. Overall its a great less-expensive option to save your engine. Thanks for the video Wade.
@ Please let me know these other options. I have an 2024 and I just found out about this issue. I’m looking for a fix . I’m not looking for high priced fix or do any upgrades that change the stock emissions. This fix was in my price range . Not the $1000 banks .
@@PondstompingAdventures In the same boat here. Also in Alberta (Southern) and have the full banks kit for Gen4. Wondering how it will work this winter.
So i did this kit, but when i put my power wire on i lined it up over one of the intake bolts, well it took about 3 weeks but it shorted off of that bolt, it cooked my power wire from the battery the fusable one and it burnt the end of the wire that attatches to the grid heat bolt there. That metal fitting we bolt down on the wire is about melted in half. For the power wite i think i can clip the end off and just attatch a new one, should i tear it all down again and check the bolt, its gonna be 40 and rain all weekend so i really dont want to if i dont have to. Cant believe i made a mistake like this.
The nut bolt that stays the same isnt the issue with the old design, its the second nut/bolt that got eliminated but the buss bolt threading directly into the buss bar is the fix
@@fbm314 I understand that, but I still dont like the idea of a bolt that could work lose and if I'm doing the fix I'd rather eliminate any possibility.
@@Donnyboy65 The recall is for the relay. My 22’ grid heater failed at 20k miles. I installed the Banks Monster Ram and as a bonus say an increase in fuel economy
It doesn’t this kit is 100% junk. DO NOT install it on any truck it belongs in the garbage. All that work to do this for same power but still having a nut in the intake that’ll do the same thing. New engine is $10k to replace.
@@michaelbenoit248It doesn’t compare at all. If you’re going to do this to fix factory failure. Spend the $ to do it correctly, with the banks kit. You can tell the quality of this kit by the IKEA style wrench they send with the kit.
@@thoroughbreddiesel I will, but I don't really know where it could be, my truck is really clean. What I'm afraid of is that I somehow didn't get the ground and conductivity correct with the new upgrade inside the grid heater. I took great care when assembling it and followed the detailed diagram. I've just went to not using the heater when starting, to avoid tripping the code. I will inspect wiring to and from though. Thank you.
The factory buss bar is better because it twists sideways to maintain cfm of air flow. the BD Diesel piece needs to incorporate the twist and it will be perfect!
Lol looking at this fix verses a real fix that's 200x better from BD the X-FLOW POWER INTAKE ELBOW with the heater element is laughable thank God I got one before the gestapo ruined it as far as the banks kit it just an overpriced gestapo bootlicker kit.
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I am surprised at all the hate for this product. It’s a cost effective solution. Banks makes a great product but the price point is what drives people to look for other options. If you are outfitting multiple trucks for commercial purposes or even a daily driver I really don’t see where all the hate for this is coming from. My only complaint is the lead time to get one.
I like this design. I already ripped mine out and used a GDP relocate grid heater but that one doesn’t work as well. This is a nice deal.
The only concern I have with this is the width of the bus bar. I think its gonna create some pretty turbulent flows coming into the intake. It would be cool to see a bus bar that has more laminar flow like the OE Cummins one, but not grenade your engine. Overall its a great less-expensive option to save your engine. Thanks for the video Wade.
You're welcome.
it blocks your airflow more from the already restrictive heater😅 the concept is good, the execution of the concept is piss poor.
What do you want ?
A blown up engine or restricted air flow ?
I’d choose air flow .
@@RBnly You propose a false dichotomy. There are other options out there.
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Please let me know these other options.
I have an 2024 and I just found out about this issue.
I’m looking for a fix . I’m not looking for high priced fix or do any upgrades that change the stock emissions.
This fix was in my price range . Not the $1000 banks .
Why, why, why, why won’t Cummins fix this at the factory?
So they can sell you a new engine
i heard the fix it on the 2025 no ore grid heater
@@mojo4376 so they can sell you a new engine lol also engineers mad at mechanics for alegently sleeping with his wife 😂
I did the banks works great on my 2018 3500😊
Great to hear!
Does it work in extremely cold temps. I'm in alberta canada. Minus 40 or below happens. I've got the banks kit, just haven't installed it yet.
@@PondstompingAdventures In the same boat here. Also in Alberta (Southern) and have the full banks kit for Gen4. Wondering how it will work this winter.
@@solstice666 how has it been so far? Hasn’t really been that cold yet, might have to wait till January to see I guess.
@@fztfabs65 the banks system seemed to have been good. While we hit -20 here, it seemed to have worked, no difference noticed from stock.
So i did this kit, but when i put my power wire on i lined it up over one of the intake bolts, well it took about 3 weeks but it shorted off of that bolt, it cooked my power wire from the battery the fusable one and it burnt the end of the wire that attatches to the grid heat bolt there. That metal fitting we bolt down on the wire is about melted in half. For the power wite i think i can clip the end off and just attatch a new one, should i tear it all down again and check the bolt, its gonna be 40 and rain all weekend so i really dont want to if i dont have to. Cant believe i made a mistake like this.
Bummer. Hope you get it fixed.
What prevents the "butt head" bolt coming lose and falling into the intake?
Much less likely at the heater side and its oriented horizontally instead of vertically.
The nut bolt that stays the same isnt the issue with the old design, its the second nut/bolt that got eliminated but the buss bolt threading directly into the buss bar is the fix
@@fbm314 I understand that, but I still dont like the idea of a bolt that could work lose and if I'm doing the fix I'd rather eliminate any possibility.
Am I better off with this or banks kit?
Both kits are great options, as long as you are taking care of this failure point!
My 22 Ram just had the factory recall for the heater grid I need to find out exactly what that consisted of.
@@Donnyboy65
The recall is for the relay.
My 22’ grid heater failed at 20k miles. I installed the Banks Monster Ram and as a bonus say an increase in fuel economy
Still restrict air flow
It's to prevent a huge, very costly problem.
How does this kit compare to banks system?
It doesn’t this kit is 100% junk. DO NOT install it on any truck it belongs in the garbage. All that work to do this for same power but still having a nut in the intake that’ll do the same thing.
New engine is $10k to replace.
@@michaelbenoit248It doesn’t compare at all. If you’re going to do this to fix factory failure. Spend the $ to do it correctly, with the banks kit.
You can tell the quality of this kit by the IKEA style wrench they send with the kit.
This is a less expensive kit than the Banks system. This is more of a fix-the-problem kit while the banks kit is a complete upgrade.
I just did this job and it all went back together good. I changed the relay prior to. I'm still throwing the code though. Anyone have ideas?
You throwing a code for the intake heater relay? Check wiring to and from relay.
@@thoroughbreddiesel I will, but I don't really know where it could be, my truck is really clean. What I'm afraid of is that I somehow didn't get the ground and conductivity correct with the new upgrade inside the grid heater. I took great care when assembling it and followed the detailed diagram. I've just went to not using the heater when starting, to avoid tripping the code. I will inspect wiring to and from though. Thank you.
The factory buss bar is better because it twists sideways to maintain cfm of air flow. the BD Diesel piece needs to incorporate the twist and it will be perfect!
Would rather run a Banks
Lol looking at this fix verses a real fix that's 200x better from BD the X-FLOW POWER INTAKE ELBOW with the heater element is laughable thank God I got one before the gestapo ruined it as far as the banks kit it just an overpriced gestapo bootlicker kit.
so get the banks or BD kit?
does it come with the gaskets?
Yes
200$