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America’s Best Engine Shops 2022 | H&H Flatheads

Despite not being a fancy, state-of-the-art set up, Mike and his team at H&H have a great thing going. The equipment does exactly what it needs to, his team is experienced and the shop has built thousands of vintage engines for customers everywhere!

America’s Best Engine Shops 2022 | Choate Engineering Performance

This shop’s dedication to quality engine work, its growth, its machining capabilities and its impact in the diesel industry, all make Choate Engineering Performance well deserving of Engine Builder’s and Autolite’s 2022 America’s Best Diesel Engine Shop award.

America’s Best Engine Shops 2022 | 4 Piston Racing

The 4 Piston Racing facility in Danville, IN houses two buildings – one is 12,000 sq.-ft. and the other is 2,500 sq.-ft. The shop is very heavily focused on Honda cylinder heads and engine work to the tune of 300+ engines and 1,000 cylinder heads annually!

EB Takeover: Engine Rebuilders & Supply

We were recently in the Chicago area and made a stop at Engine Rebuilders & Supply in Stone Park, IL to visit owner Andy Frontzak. This shop has been around since 1940, and Andy has owned it since the ’90s. ERS does all sorts of engine work, head work and machine work for gas and

EB Takeover: Grose Racing Engines

Our latest Instagram Live Takeover features Joey Grose of Grose Racing Engines located in Lodi, CA. This engine and machine shop does high-performance work for car and boat racing applications, and just got some new machine equipment as well. Check it out!

EB Takeover: Livernois Motorsports

Join the folks of Livernois Motorsports & Engineering as they take you through their Dearborn Heights, MI-based engine and machine shop. This place does a ton of cool work and has the capability to build, machine, tune, dyno, and install your car/engine setups. See for yourself! *EB Takeovers occur on Instagram Live originally. That is

EB Takeover: VAC Motorsports

Join shop owner and president Tony Salloum as he shows you around VAC Motorsports located in Philadelphia, PA. This engine machine shop specializes in BMW performance, among many other things, and recently took over EB’s Instagram for a live video. Check it out!

EB Takeover – Fast Forward Race Engines

Join the crew at Fast Forward Race Engines in New Port Richey, FL as they takeover the Engine Builder Instagram to show you through their shop, update you on the details of some of their high-horsepower engine builds such as Coyotes, Vipers, 2JZs, VR38s, and Lamborghinis.

Borowski Race Engines Promotes Tim Zapp to Shop Manager

Borowski Race Engines has announced Tim Zapp has been promoted from lead technician to shopmanager. Tim is an active drag racer raised in a family of drag racers and was a participant in Drag Week. As all who know him will attest, he is a true prodigy having put his first engine together at the

Should Your Shop Be Open Christmas Eve?

This year Christmas is on a Friday, and Christmas Eve is historically not a big sales day for most, so shop owners have the opportunity to offer their staff a 4-day Christmas weekend if they close on Christmas Eve! Who wouldn’t want that?

Napa Earthquake Knocks Engine Shop Out of Balance

“Now we are in search of a light industrial commercial spot here in Napa. It’s a major challenge – but we won’t give up.” –Rich Oliver While much of the damage attention from the South Napa Earthquake centered around Napa’s wineries and related business, the racing and performance industry did not escape unscathed. According to

Blake’s Remanufacturing’s 40-Year History and Future

In today’s volatile business environment, many companies don’t last long enough to see many milestone anniversaries, let alone make it long enough to see the third generation of leadership. However, despite the odds of the business world being against them, Blake’s Remanufacturing in Denver reached its 40th anniversary milestone in 2013. The company remanufactures crankshafts,