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Old Nov 14, 2008 | 10:00 PM
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i need to find a reputable machine shop for some cylinder head work. i don't know of many in the are.
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Old Nov 14, 2008 | 10:57 PM
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RayMac racing engins of FortWorth has one of the best head guys in Texas.
They are located off garden acres exit i-35.
817.568.8822
http://www.raymacraceengines.com/

I just got 2 blocks bored and prepped, and one rotator balanced there. Really good people. Let meknow if you plan on going thereina PM please
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Old Nov 14, 2008 | 11:26 PM
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I can do it all for you at my house Derek, I use a can opener, 2 blenders, and a plastic spoon. My machine work is the best in the land.....
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Old Nov 15, 2008 | 12:22 AM
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Wayne Calvert Precision Engines in Denton, TX. Hes old school as hell but, he does a damn good job.
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Old Nov 15, 2008 | 10:15 AM
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Chris at RayMac does good work.
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Old Nov 15, 2008 | 10:19 AM
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dont go to ray mac..they are horrible..yelvie does badass work so does reher
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Old Nov 15, 2008 | 10:28 AM
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Derek, call me man.
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Old Nov 15, 2008 | 10:46 AM
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I'll have to throw one out for Xtreme Horsepower in N. Richland Hills. I think they do good work as well.
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Old Nov 15, 2008 | 11:46 AM
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dont go to ray mac..they are horrible..yelvie does badass work so does reher

And why do you say this?
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Old Nov 15, 2008 | 12:03 PM
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I've had both Wayne Calvert in Denton and Mike Smith in Ft. Worth do machine work for me, I would recommend either one of them.
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Old Nov 15, 2008 | 02:08 PM
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Originally Posted by red98ls1
I'll have to throw one out for Xtreme Horsepower in N. Richland Hills. I think they do good work as well.
Not a good idea.....
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Old Nov 16, 2008 | 05:34 AM
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Originally Posted by red98ls1
I'll have to throw one out for Xtreme Horsepower in N. Richland Hills. I think they do good work as well.
I have to agree with capn smokey

Xtreme- The owner of extreme is very rude. He seems like a know it all, and talks out his ***.
He told me to break in a cam in an SBC, to run the motor for "No more than 30 seconds" turn the motor off, and let it sit over night. He said to do this 2 days in row, or the cam would go flat.
That is the dumbest thing i have ever heard about cams.

Me, along with turbo'd stang reccommend ray-mac. Chris is the man when it comes to porting heads, and the owner of ray-mac is very cool, and will always take the time to answer any questions you have.

Raymac all the way.
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Old Nov 16, 2008 | 09:02 AM
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Originally Posted by HarrisonTX
I have to agree with capn smokey

Xtreme- The owner of extreme is very rude. He seems like a know it all, and talks out his ***.
He told me to break in a cam in an SBC, to run the motor for "No more than 30 seconds" turn the motor off, and let it sit over night. He said to do this 2 days in row, or the cam would go flat.
That is the dumbest thing i have ever heard about cams.

Me, along with turbo'd stang reccommend ray-mac. Chris is the man when it comes to porting heads, and the owner of ray-mac is very cool, and will always take the time to answer any questions you have.

Raymac all the way.


x20 for Ray
my 383 is sitting over there right now waiting on an oil pan
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2 of my friends had chris at ray mac port their heads he over ported both sets 1 set of dart ls1 heads and 1 set of yates sbf #7 cyl leaking water..i wouldnt take any thing up there...go to reher morrison if you want Quality work
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Originally Posted by jareed02
dont go to ray mac..they are horrible..yelvie does badass work so does reher
Yelvie is still around? He did the heads in my LS1 street car years ago when he worked at Hans Feustel. Nice guy ...

Originally Posted by texas94z
Wayne Calvert Precision Engines in Denton, TX. Hes old school as hell but, he does a damn good job.
I've started using Calvert on all our engine builds for customer cars. Decent pricing, quick turn-around and the work is done as promised. he also stands behind his work. He's been in business for 50 years and in the same location. If his work was junk, he'd been gone a long time ago.

Some one else is Steve at Automotive Machine close to down town Ft. Worth. Lately, they've been doing a lot of CNC jugs for a local chopper fab shop.
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Old Nov 16, 2008 | 08:31 PM
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Originally Posted by mitchntx
Some one else is Steve at Automotive Machine close to down town Ft. Worth. Lately, they've been doing a lot of CNC jugs for a local chopper fab shop.


They do great work.
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Old Nov 17, 2008 | 09:22 AM
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Automotive Machine-good guys-ask for Steve
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Old Nov 17, 2008 | 02:16 PM
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Originally Posted by HarrisonTX
I have to agree with capn smokey

Xtreme- The owner of extreme is very rude. He seems like a know it all, and talks out his ***.
He told me to break in a cam in an SBC, to run the motor for "No more than 30 seconds" turn the motor off, and let it sit over night. He said to do this 2 days in row, or the cam would go flat.
That is the dumbest thing i have ever heard about cams.

Me, along with turbo'd stang reccommend ray-mac. Chris is the man when it comes to porting heads, and the owner of ray-mac is very cool, and will always take the time to answer any questions you have.

Raymac all the way.
You must have misunderstood the advice that I gave you to break in a flat tappet cam. I hate that you thought that I was rude. I certainly don't know it all. No one does, but I have seen many cams fail due to improper break in and only offered the advise to help you.

I said 30 minutes not 30 seconds. I did suggest that you should let the engine cool down 3- 4 hours or overnight and then repeat the process. You should read http://www.compcams.com/Base/pdf/Fla...chBulletin.pdf

It will give you some advice that you might believe in.

Good luck
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Old Nov 17, 2008 | 02:48 PM
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^Hate to say it Orvil but you have changed ALOT, I used to tell everyone to come see you but not anymore. Get back to the way you were before, alot of people are noticing whats happening. It may not be clear to you but to everyone around you it is, not trying to start **** but just think about your business practices a lil bit.
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Originally Posted by riplt1
i need to find a reputable machine shop for some cylinder head work. i don't know of many in the are.
next time i have any thing done im gonna try howard ferris ..i think he is in springtown..ive heard good things about him
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