[blykins]

I have my feet dangling in a few different pools Keith. B2 Motorsports, LLC has been in business for I guess about 2 years now. We started out advertising as a distributor for drivetrain components but I've been building engines behind closed doors just because I enjoy it so much. I've been sponsoring a couple of local 1/8th mile drag cars. One has one of my engines in it, the other buys all his drivetrain stuff from us.

Do I dyno? Always. Do I warranty? Well, I don't carry the insurance policies that a lot of engine builders carry, where if a motor pukes, they just file a claim and the insurance company pays for it. If something were to fail in an engine I assembled, it would be B2 Motorsports paying for it out of pocket.

I don't have a large shop with all state of the art equipment and a handful of employees, but I would consider myself an engine builder only and not a machinist. I do have a local machinist that I've known for years and I can work closely with him.

To answer another one of your questions, I will say that I am a Mechanical Engineer and I also work in the industry several days a week. The co-owner of B2 Motorsports also owns his own HVAC company. So we stay pretty busy.

Bottom line is that I always have my cell phone on me to take a phone call and emails are always answered in a timely manner. I feel that I have an excellent standing with customers and a great reputation among the internet forums which is a very tough venue these days. I try to treat people the way I'd want to be treated with fair prices, quick service, engines completed on time, etc. To me, it doesn't matter if you have a 20000 sqft shop out in the country, a rented one room shop in an industrial park, or a shop out behind your house as long as you deliver what you say you're going to deliver.

The whole point of this post was to get a feeling for what people want. Not everyone wants a $15000 engine. However, I'm not going to sell junk either, just for the sake of putting out an el-cheapo engine and getting business. What do people want to pay for a reliable engine with good name brand parts and value added services? And you're absolutely right Keith....people get what they pay for.

Thanks for the reply and for the token of good luck.