B2 Motorsports - Gary Bowman 445 SBF Build

[blykins]

Squeaked out another 11 hp and 6 lb-ft of torque with the Quick Fuel. The Holley was just simply too big. We needed 92 sized jets with it, and 76 with the Quick Fuel.

Final numbers were 662 @ 6900 and 576 lb-ft of torque.

[PLDRIVE]

Nice job Brent! Gary will be very pleased.

[blykins]

Just as a follow-up....

The engine has been in the capable hands of Jay and the boys at Vintage Motorsports for several weeks now. I must say, they do good work.

Unfortunately, the freight company decided to see if it would bounce or not and it arrived with a slightly cock-eyed engine cradle and a dented oil pan.

I drop shipped Jay another dry sump pan from Aviaid and they fixed her up.

Honestly, this has been one of my favorite builds so far. Everything has just come together really well as far as the appearance and performance of the engine, and the appearance and build of the car. It's a really sweet package. We had some issues with oil pump to frame rail clearance, but it's been taken care of.

Here's a link to some of the install pics as Gary gets them from Jay.

VINTAGE Motorsports Photo Gallery - aaa.jpg

[toddl]

Gary- your car is looking awesome! Can't wait to hear that thing crank up.
Looks like it want be long.

Todd

[GBowman]

Thx guys...You are well on the way as well Todd-looks spectacular!!!

Jay and I talked A LOT about the axles with BDR and some fellow owners who have big power/big sticky tires and race the cars, these upgraded pieces should be fine. Jay can ellaborate but I believe these are the HD version-not sure if we had to order these special or if BDR has started using them a standard equipment.

This car has upgraded suspension components/solid mounts etc...and a lot of power so it was one of the first things we talked about, as for the asthetics...to each his own but I can say that Jay, having built so many of these really knows the little nuances that make the difference between being "really" happy with it or being "over the top" happy with it.

I can't say enough about both Brent and Jay on how they operate their respective businesses...I havent driven the car yet so I'll keep the accolades to the point at this time Lets just say that I feel pretty confident though on the end result!!!