This is the time of year a lot of us start motor projects. I'll be the first to call myself an "amateur" when it comes to engine building. I know enough to be slightly dangerous. Many have asked where a good Mopar machine shop is in their area. Im in that catagory too. I was hoping that the board would start a thread or catagory for recommended machine shops. Obviously some have had good and bad experiences with shops. I think many of us could use a little help in our selection.

Great idea! I'll "sticky" it too the top so the list can begin.

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Shop name: Jess Miller Machine Shop Inc.

City and state: West Chester PA

Contact person: Jess Miller

Phone number: 610-692-2193

Days & hours: Weekly 9-5

dyno & type (engine,chassis, both): none

porting services (yes/no): yes

comments: http://www.jessmillermachineshop.com/index.html

Had them do my 440 and my brothers 396, excellent work and nice guys. All work done in-house but unfortunatly they have no dyno.

Shop name: Mopar Engines West

City and state: Morgan Hill California

Contact person: Rich Nedbal

Phone number: 408-888-1293


dyno & type (engine,chassis, both): Engine Dyno available

porting services (yes/no): Yes

comments: Top notch engine builder, prefers to work on Hemi's but does a good job on everything else


Shop name: Rettig Brothers Inc

City and state: Modesto, California

Contact person:

Phone number: 209-529-8016

dyno & type (engine,chassis, both):

porting services (yes/no): Yes

comments: High quality machining equipment, best place to have crank work done in Northern California.

Shop name: Kim Barr Racing Engines, Inc

City and state: Garland, Texas

Contact person: Kim Barr

Phone number: (972) 272-6121

Days & hours: 10AM-7PM M-F
dyno & type (engine,chassis, both): engine

porting services (yes/no): full time employee

comments: Been in business since 1974. Mostly a HP Chevy shop but "every job is important to us"
Has a record holding drag car! Drag boat racer!

I have all of my work done at:

Shop name:Grays Automotive Machine Shop

City and state:Tigard, Oregon (near Portland)


Contact person:Mick Gray


Phone number:503-620-4353


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dyno & type (engine,chassis, both):engine dyno


porting services (yes/no):no

comments:

Shop name: Napa Machine

City and state: Salmon Arm, BC- CANADA

Contact person: Randy or Chuck

Phone number: 250-832-8186

Days & hours: Mon-Fri 8-5

dyno & type (engine,chassis, both): None

porting services (yes/no): Possibly...

comments: Randy is a Dodge guy (dodgefarmer here on Moparts). Chuck is a Chebby guy. Both very knowledeable and easy to work with. Been VERY happy in my dealings with them.

Shop name: Precision Automotive Machine

City and state: Canton, Ohio

Contact person: Jeff Day or Harley Day

Phone number: (330)-456-3045

Days & hours: 8am(?)-5pm M-F

dyno & type (engine,chassis, both): No

porting services (yes/no): No

comments: Great shop that actually talk and race mopars. Excellent pricing and service. They did fantastic job on my 528 HEMI. They do work on almost all engines.

Shop name: Kammer & Kammer Enterprises

City and state: Dayton, OH

Contact person: Bob Kammer or Steve

Phone number: (937) 237-8675

Days & hours:M-F 9 am-5 pm Sat 9 am- 1 pm

dyno & type (engine,chassis, both):Both

porting services (yes/no):Yes

comments: The best and only Mopar specific machine shop in my area is Kammer Enterprises. They are pretty well known in stock and I believe superstock racing circles and have treated me well with the work I have had them do for me. They have all the best equipment and as far as machining for race motors I don't think you'll find any better. Also have a great and very informative website.


http://kammerracing.com/KMR/Default.htm

Shop name:scroggins machine

City and state:houston texas

Contact person:bobby , (owner)

Phone number: 713.759.1772

Days & hours: Service Hours
9:00 AM -6:00 PM, Mon - Fri

dyno & type (engine,chassis, both):none that i know of

porting services (yes/no):yes

comments:did a rebuild on my 360 several months ago , very professional and they had what seemed like reasonable prices. they are going to assemble my 383 short block.

Shop name: R&R Automotive Machine


City and state: Vineland N.J.

Contact person: Rich @ Greg Sayell

Phone number: 856-691-1872

Days & hours mon to fri 8am to 5pm

no dyno

porting services yes

comments: small shop he has bin building @ raceing Mopars since the 50s or 60s

Shop name: Best Machine

City and state: Shelby Township, Michigan

Contact person: Chuck Millen

Phone number: 586-739-5609

Days & hours: Mon-Fri 8-4, not sure

dyno & type (engine,chassis, both): ?

porting services (yes/no): Yes

comments: Chuck races Mopars!! He is very knowledgable and very helpful. He has done motors for several people on this board. He has done a couple for me and is currently doing 2 more for me.

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Shop name: Chris Engine & Machine Shop

City and state: Tucson, AZ

Contact person: Mike Chris

Phone number: 520-741-0302

Days & hours: Mon-Fri (call for Sat)

dyno & type (engine,chassis, both): engine

porting services (yes/no): yes

comments: Works well with customers, very clean and modern shop

Shop name: Auto-Truck Service Inc (ATS)

City and state: Everett, Wa.

Contact person: Jeremy or Kerry

Phone number: (425) 258-3634

Days & hours: M-F 8:00am-5:00pm

dyno & type (engine,chassis, both): No

porting services (yes/no): Yes

comments: Races and knows his stuff. Even though he is a Chev guy, Jeremy knows his Mopars as well.

Shop name: Bell Engine Service

City and state: Edmonton Alberta Canada

Contact person: Larry Brown

Phone number: 780-465-3586

Days & hours: Mon to Fri

dyno & type (engine,chassis, both): No

porting services (yes/no): Yes

comments: Larry is a great guy. He goes out of his way to explain things. Great workmanship. Larry machines , tunes , and builds some of the fastest and most reliable engines in the province.He comes to the track and helps people. All around Great Guy , competitive prices and above quailty work.

Shop name: Quality Engine & Machine

City and state:Fargo, ND

Contact person:Wayne Rude

Phone number: 701 232-3918

Days & hours: M-F 8-5

dyno & type (engine,chassis, both):

porting services (yes):

comments: Always done good by me and the guys I know that use them. Have many winning engines on the tracks. Reasonable and great to work with.

Shop name: Magnum Machine

City and state: Chesapeake, Virginia

Contact person: Kurt Bosh

Phone number: (757)424-1440

Days & hours:

dyno & type (engine,chassis, both): Dunno

porting services (yes/no): Oh yeah!

comments: Kurt knows Mopar and races Mopar. He does build other makes also. Very personable and knowledgable. He tore down my MP 360 shortblock and fixed the mistakes those monkeys made and ported my E-heads. Excellent work and a great guy. Highly recommended.

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Here's one for the Illinois/Missouri/Kentucky crowd:

Shop name: Competitive Edge

City and state: Murphysboro IL

Contact person: Dale Kelso

Phone number: 618 687 2392

Days & hours: M-F 8-6, some Sat hours

dyno & type (engine,chassis, both): N/A

porting services (yes/no): Yes

comments: Great shop in Southern IL, does many of the race cars in the area, including track champ 360 powered 69 dart.

Shop name: LSM Engineering/LSM Motorsports

City and state: Waterford, Michigan

Contact person: Mike

Phone number: 248-673-6625

Days & hours: M-F 9-6, some Sat hours

dyno & type (engine,chassis, both): N/A

porting services (yes/no): Yes

They've always treated me right and given me exactly what I asked for. Besides solid basic machine work, these guys are capable of doing some things that are a little out of the ordinary, such as grinding a crank from a raw billet or forging, to grinding you a camshaft on site to making their own valve springs and retainers. Their cams and valvetrain parts are a well-kept secret among many from f.a.s.t. racers. Highly recommended to anyone near the Northern Oakland County, MI area.

Shop name: Lofgren Auto Specialties

City and state: Cedar, Minnesota

Contact person: Chuck Lofgren

Phone number: 763.753.7573

Days & hours: M-F 8-5

dyno & type (engine,chassis, both): Engine

porting services (yes/no): Yes

comments: Can't go wrong here. Chuck is the guy in this area for all your Mopar needs. Best tranny's built.

Shop name: ..MAHLER ENGINE SERVICE

City and state: ..Collingdale, Pa 19023

Contact person: ..Robert Mahler

Phone number: ..610-522-9344

Days & hours: ..Mon-Fri 8:30-6 Sat 9-1

dyno & type (engine,chassis, both): ..None??

porting services (yes/no): ..Yes

comments: ..Stock - Heavy Duty - MARINE -Hi Performance Expert Machining
Custom Engine Fabrication
Domestic & Foreign
99 Clifton Ave. & Pusey Street

Shop name: Opel Engineering Company

City and state: Streamwood, Illinois

Contact person: Ted or Bill

Phone number: 630-837-2900

Days & hours: 9-5?

dyno & type (engine,chassis, both): They have a SuperFlow Dyno

porting services (yes/no): Yes
comments:
I have used these guys for years, both small block and big block Mopar. Ted used to race a 68 Hemi Barracuda, and knows his Mopar stuff, though his shop will do any engine.

Shop name: Performance Only

City and state: West Palm Beach , Fl.

Contact person: Dan

Phone number: DRAM on moparts , PM for now ???

Days & hours: ??

dyno & type (engine,chassis, both): not yet ???

porting services (yes/no): not yet ???

comments: did the assembly of the Moparts Engine Masters Entry , does all makes and attention to detail is amazing .


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Shop name: Porter Racing Heads

City and state: Burlington , Vt.

Contact person: Dwayne Porter

Phone number: 802-951-1955

Days & hours: M-F 9-5 (??)

dyno & type (engine,chassis, both): superflo engine dyno

porting services (yes/no): yes

comments: Dwayne works on all makes , specializes in cylinder head porting , his personal car is a MOPAR

Shop name: Rick's Performance Machine (RPM) 331 Carpenter Hill Rd.

City and state: Georgia Vt. 05478

Contact person: Rick Paya

Phone number: (802) 524-7406

Days & hours: Mon-Fri 9-5

dyno & type: both engine and chassis dyno's.

porting services: yes

comments:This guy builds every type of competition engine imaginable. Circle track, drag and tractor puller especially. Excellent, high quality work. Excellent(eat off the floor) new, modern shop.

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Quality Engine Rebuilding

Tremont St, Melrose, MA

(781) 665-9944

Owner: Peter Geneca

Dyno: No

Good workmanship on stock & mild performance motors. Has built 3 motors in total for me; all run well. Nothing real fancy; just honest work at very reasonable prices. Over 25 years experience.

Shop name: Russel's Automotive

City and state: Hampton, Ga.

Contact person: Johnny Williams

Phone number: 770-946-4848

Days & hours:M-F 7:30 to 5:30

dyno & type (engine,chassis, both): no

porting services (yes/no):yes

comments:I used to work for these guys, Russel the owner is a great guy. Johnny former owner of Magic Racing in Charolette N.C. is an engine builder extroidinaire! Mild to wild How fast do you wanna go? Give em a call.
Tim

Shop name: AHM Performance

City and state: Baltimore, MD

Contact person: Chris

Phone number: 410-866-4747

Days & hours: 9-6 Mon-Thurs 9-7 Fri. 10-2 Sat.

dyno & type (engine,chassis, both): none

porting services (yes/no): yes

comments: They don't specialize in Mopar but do very good work. They can be slow at times as it is a Family run shop.

Wiemer Machine

Berwin, Il

708 749 3420

Chassies Dyno

ASE Certified Engine Rebuilders Shop

Mon thru Fri 8:00 am to 5:00 PM

Ask for Rick. Great service!!!

H&H Automotive
Glendale, AZ
(623)931-4271
no idea about dynos or hours
custom engine rebuilding, boring, repair and installations
my contact doesnt work there anymore (he used to own the place, but that is a long story) but the guys who do work there do a great job. i think they do exhaust now too, but im not sure. other than that, great people, and they do great work.

Shop name: Fonse Performance

City and state: Erial, NJ

Contact person: Lisa

Phone number: 856-627-5946

Days & hours: M-F ? to 5:30

dyno & type (engine,chassis, both): engine dyno

porting services (yes/no): yes

comments: All types of performance work including marine engines.

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Shop name:
H&J Machine

City and state:
Carrington, ND
Contact person:
Henry

Phone number:
701-652-3289

Days & hours:
monday through friday. I beleive it was 9-6

dyno & type (engine,chassis, both):
Engine dyno only

porting services (yes/no): yes

comments:
Quality work, great guy to deal with, knows his stuff. called me back 5 minutes after i had called and left a message with his secretary. He was on vacation out of state!!!!!

Shop name: Jack's Machine Shop

City and state: Las Vegas, NV

Contact person: Jack Dessaints

Phone number: 702-384-7700

Days & hours: Mon-Sat 8-5pm

Dyno & type (engine,chassis, both): ?

Porting services (yes/no): yes

Comments: Jack's is a local builder of many short track motors. Mostly Chevy stuff, but he knows his stuff. Top notch machining and headwork; Jack's assembled my 360 shortblock (haven't fired it yet).

Shop name: MBJ Machine

City and state: Granite City, IL (St Louis area)

Contact person: Jim Moran

Phone number: 618.797.1843

Days & hours: Mon-Sat

dyno & type (engine,chassis, both): neither

porting services (yes/no): yes

comments: Jim is a Pontiac guy, but he is one of those meticulous types that won't do it any way but the right way. He's a racer (check out his GTO drag car if you stop by) and knows his stuff, so be ready for him to tell it like it is if you bring him junk or want him to take shortcuts. He's done a great job on the Mopar stuff I've brought him in the past.

Shop name: Cropper Automotive

City and state:Flemingsburg, KY

Contact person:Bob Cropper

Phone number:(606) 849-2506

Days & hours:Mon-Fri 9-5 Sat til noon

dyno & type (engine,chassis, both):Engine..Chassis soon

porting services (yes/no): Yes

comments: Knows his stuff. All makes. Align bore, Boring, Thermal Cleaning, Crank grinding/balancing, Complete head shop, flywheel grinding/balancing, Pressure check and magnaflux. Complete race engine assembly. Does a lot of late model engines and big cube pulling trucks..etc..etc.

Shop name: Mopar Engines West

City and state: ** See Sublime Challi's post **

Contact person: ** See Sublime Challi's post **

Phone number: ** See Sublime Challi's post **

Days & hours: ** See Sublime Challi's post **

dyno & type (engine,chassis, both): ** See Sublime Challi's post **

porting services (yes/no): ** See Sublime Challi's post **

comments: Few have his knowledge or his dedication. He is a true scientist as well as an engine builder and champion drag racer. You get what you pay for, and with Rich, you get the best. He built a superb Hemi motor for me and I'm happy I took the job to him.



Shop name: Main Machine

City and state: Concord, CA

Contact person: Kurt

Phone number: (925) 685-2828

Days & hours: M-F 9-5

dyno & type (engine,chassis, both): n/a, one closeby however

porting services (yes/no): yes

comments: Knows Mopars, stickler for precise balancing. Dedicated and reasonably priced.


Shop name: Smeding Performance

City and state: Rancho Cordova, CA

Contact person: Kim (a guy)

Phone number: (916) 638-0899

Days & hours: M-F 9-5

dyno & type (engine,chassis, both): n/a

porting services (yes/no): yes

comments: Very reasonably priced. Kim is a long time mopar drag racer and his boss (Smeding) is a very good engine builder. They did a great job on my 440 (68 Charger R/T) that I drag race and routinely spin up to 6500 RPM with no problems whatsoever.

Shop name: RPM Racing Products & Machine

City and state: Ada Oklahoma

Contact person: Kevin or Eric

Phone number: 580-332-7002

Days & hours: Mon-Sat 11am- 11 pm

dyno & type (engine,chassis, both): none

porting services (yes/no): Yes

comments: Great People to deal with , meticulous & will go the extra mile to get the work done , also have a Superflow Bench

Shop name: BER

City and state: Red Deer Alberta

Contact person: Barry Lutz

Phone number: 403-340-1744

Days & hours: 9am - noon Mon-thurs 9am- 10 PM Fri-Sun

dyno & type (engine,chassis, both): none

porting services (yes/no): Yes

comments: Barry is meticulous , 30+ years experience & a die hard Mopar Nut, top quality machine work

Shop name: Engintecs / Edgewater Machine

City and state: Evanston, IL

Contact person: Bud Clements

Phone number: (773) 561-0388

Days & hours: 7am - 5pm Monday thru Saturday

dyno & type (engine,chassis, both): no, no

porting services (yes/no): sort of (I would get serious porting done someplace else)

comments: For you Chicagolanders! Bud is a fantastic guy (he's an old guy with a strict "No B.S." policy), and puts together 200,000 mile motors every day. He won't quote you horsepower, he won't spec a cam for you, but he's absolutely THE guy when it comes to machining everything and putting it together. He stands by his work (longer warranties than most places offer), and the best part is: he's WAY cheaper than anyone in the area. He's built hundreds of hot street motors that have lasted for years....I recommend Bud's work to everyone I know. Visit http://www.engintecs.com/ for some info/pics of their work.

Shop name: Automotive Machine

City and state: Fraser, Michigan

Contact person: Jack or Bart Maurer

Phone number: (586)296-6501
www.automotivemachine.net

Days & hours: M-F 9am-5pm
Sat. 9am-1pm

dyno & type (engine,chassis, both): none

porting services (yes/no): no

comments: They work on anything from Jr. dragsters engines to stroker Hemis. They have a lot of area drag racers and circle track racers as their customers. All brands are done here, but for "Mopar Specific" talk to Bart. Latest addition is the full use of "Performance Coating" technology. Visit their web site for info. There is a complete PRICE LIST also on their web page to help you compare pricing in your area. Might be worth it to ship them your part! They accept work from all over the USA.

Toronto area

Shop name: Competition Automotive

City and state: Toronto, Ont

Contact person: Doug

Phone number: 905-889-0486

Days & hours: M-F 8.30 to 5:00

dyno & type (engine,chassis, both): engine dyno

porting services (yes/no): yes and flow bench

comments: All types of performance work, winston cup engines, many years of Mopar experiernce.

http://www.competitionautomotive.com/

Shop name: Sunset Racecraft

City and state: Lubbock, TX

Contact person: Tracy Dennis

Phone number: 806-747-2700

Days & hours: M-F 9-5:30

dyno & type (engine,chassis, both): Engine

porting services (yes/no): Yes

comments: Sunset Racecraft Engines are currently in 14 Nat'l Champion cars. Builds spec motors for major Int'l. race series. Full service shop including CNC machining and building custom roll cages. Primarily chevy shop but knows mopar, both hemi and wedge. www.sunsetracecraft.com