BUBBA MED LYN

“IT’S DEFINITELY not cheap, but I like to be different,” Bubba says of his decision to stick with the Holden bent-eight in his VH Commodore. “Swapping in an LS is the cheap way to go, or so everyone reckons. At this level though everything is custom and that gets expensive no matter what you’re building. I probably could have built an LS combo that would make the same power for three-quarters of the cost, but then I’d just have another LS.”

Despite the cost involved, Bubba is a fan of the Torque Power block, and they’re pumping some serious grunt out of his 370ci combo.

“We’re putting at least 1500hp through that block. It’s not cheap, but it’s worth it. When you’re not breaking parts then it’s not a lot of money,” Bubba says.

On the chassis dyno the VH made over 1350hp at the treads, and the big fella reckons there’s more to be had if he wants to free a few more moths from the wallet.

“The block has he capability to take six-bolt heads, but I already had Yella Terra –9 heads from the old combo, so I kept them,” Bubba says. “Also the Torque Power intake I have is one of Craig’s first designs; we’d probably make another 120hp with one of his new intakes.”

Of course good components are one thing; having the right people around you is another. Bubba tapped Glenn Wells Racing to handle the build, and why wouldn’t he? Glenn builds some of the toughest engines in the country.