Houston Machine Shops
Houston Machine Shops I just about have all of the parts to put my new block together. What machine shops have yall used. I know of a machine shop in baytown that is a really good builder but not sure that he knows too much about LS motors. I want this one done right but don't know who to take it to. Any suggestions?
Staging Lane
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. hes been building and machining racing engines,lsx,SBC,BBC,sbf,bbf,turbo 6 buick motors,and so forth for years. highly recommended.
check hotrodgossip,and ask and youll recieve nothing but positive feedback from his work. He has built motors for pro stock, tt5 specs and so forth. his work takes time on turnarounds but get myword, his machining is the best so far in my eyes.
. hes been building and machining racing engines,lsx,SBC,BBC,sbf,bbf,turbo 6 buick motors,and so forth for years. highly recommended.
check hotrodgossip,and ask and youll recieve nothing but positive feedback from his work. He has built motors for pro stock, tt5 specs and so forth. his work takes time on turnarounds but get myword, his machining is the best so far in my eyes.
Last edited by orangeapeel; Jan 25, 2007 at 06:07 AM.
Erik Koenig is the best and building my new 408. I had LME do my first. But Erik is the master at this and he cares as a person. Will not go anywhere else. As for my Heads. I bought them from ET and Greg Good is the man on that. Sent them over to him and his is sweet. Can`t wait to see what my 408 does!
Last edited by beardWS6; Jan 23, 2007 at 03:54 PM.
Erik Koenig,
one of the most knowledgeable machinist/ engine builder in all of Houston, if not all TX
so knowledgeable, that he is an instructor at SAM.
would not take any of my work nowhere else but him.. period
HKE
one of the most knowledgeable machinist/ engine builder in all of Houston, if not all TX
so knowledgeable, that he is an instructor at SAM.
would not take any of my work nowhere else but him.. period
HKE
Originally Posted by NemeSS
Erik Koenig,
one of the most knowledgeable machinist/ engine builder in all of Houston, if not all TX
so knowledgeable, that he is an instructor at SAM.
would not take any of my work nowhere else but him.. period
HKE
one of the most knowledgeable machinist/ engine builder in all of Houston, if not all TX
so knowledgeable, that he is an instructor at SAM.
would not take any of my work nowhere else but him.. period
HKE
Does he have a web site?
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You can find Greg Good on LS1tech. He is the best with heads. He helped alot with my heads and went way out of his way to fix my problems. I thank Erik for introducing me to him.
Staging Lane
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Little Known Machine Shop Called Griggs Performance Engines.
Tim Griggs is a perfectionist and will not allow a performance engine to leave his shop if it is not right. He has built two very strong engines for me. One fairly stock and the other that puts to the wheels; turbo car; on just 348 c.i. 1167 RWHP on only 17ps1; no ice in the tank; and no lock up on a Mustang Dyno at Conley's. I have had tranny issues; brake issues; traction issues; but absolutely no issues with either engine.
North Side of Town- On Hardy Road north of FM 1960
Tim Griggs is a perfectionist and will not allow a performance engine to leave his shop if it is not right. He has built two very strong engines for me. One fairly stock and the other that puts to the wheels; turbo car; on just 348 c.i. 1167 RWHP on only 17ps1; no ice in the tank; and no lock up on a Mustang Dyno at Conley's. I have had tranny issues; brake issues; traction issues; but absolutely no issues with either engine.
North Side of Town- On Hardy Road north of FM 1960
Originally Posted by kickassT/A
i wouldn't let gtp build anything. that is one shady dude
LT4 heads and would not warranty or replace their mistakes, made turds out of the heads and would not fix them or replace and had go fu$k yourself attitude towards us, when we were asking legitimate questions about the work done on the heads
i say
GTP and the horse they rode in on
+any other fu$k u smileys i may have forgotten
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Erik is a good engine builder. He and Cameron built the motor in Tommy's car. Erik is a sharp cat. Erik knows is way around the Ls1.
The shop in Baytown you are referring to I assume would be Automotive Machine. There are 4 LS1's in there right now. They do not specialize in performance work. But, they still do plenty of it. But, I don't say this lightly. I would put Paul's ability and attention to detail with any one I have ever dealt with. I am always in awe of his eye for detail, and for his ability to come up with unique solutions to problems.
The shop in Baytown you are referring to I assume would be Automotive Machine. There are 4 LS1's in there right now. They do not specialize in performance work. But, they still do plenty of it. But, I don't say this lightly. I would put Paul's ability and attention to detail with any one I have ever dealt with. I am always in awe of his eye for detail, and for his ability to come up with unique solutions to problems.
Automotive machine is the one I was talking about. Jack has built a couple of motors for me and all of them have been very well built. I am not doubting their ability, but I do want someone with experience on an LS motor. For the money I am dumping into this motor it has to be done right, I cant afford to do it again right now.
One more for Eric Koenig. He did the work on my 408 that HPE assembled. They work very closely with him, hell he used to work out of their shop. I hear there are now more than one company in the area who is using him for their machining. If he is good enough for SAM then that has to say something!
Originally Posted by beardWS6
Erik Koenig is the best and building my new 408. I had LME do my first. But Erik is the master at this and he cares as a person.
6600 rpm clutch dump of death Administrator
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You should go where you obviously feel most comfortable. Again, we used Erik and Cameron on Tommy's motor. It has worked quite well for us. Erik has built a few motors for my buddy Chris, along with motors for a lot of site members. I have only good things to say about Erik. If you speak with Erik it is plainly apparent that he has a very strong command over what he is doing.
If you think you'd be more comfortable going with Erik, then I would advise you to go see Erik. I don't think you'd be making a bad choice, and ultimately its important to be satisfied in your decision.
You asked about the machine shop in Baytown, so I just wanted to provide what I felt was pertinent information. I have had a close relationship, and a strong association with Automotive Machine for about 22-25 years now. I would put their work against any shop I know of.
You asked about them having ls1 experience, so I wanted you to understand they have it. As stated there are 4 ls1's in there right now. This includes one stroker. But again, I think you need to go where you feel most comfortable. I feel very comfortable with AMS which is why I gave them my endorsement. I have personaly seen what they can do, and Paul's eye for detail is second to none in my opinion.
If you think you'd be more comfortable going with Erik, then I would advise you to go see Erik. I don't think you'd be making a bad choice, and ultimately its important to be satisfied in your decision.
You asked about the machine shop in Baytown, so I just wanted to provide what I felt was pertinent information. I have had a close relationship, and a strong association with Automotive Machine for about 22-25 years now. I would put their work against any shop I know of.
You asked about them having ls1 experience, so I wanted you to understand they have it. As stated there are 4 ls1's in there right now. This includes one stroker. But again, I think you need to go where you feel most comfortable. I feel very comfortable with AMS which is why I gave them my endorsement. I have personaly seen what they can do, and Paul's eye for detail is second to none in my opinion.
