# machine shop database... **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [May 28, 2005, 7:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/machine-shop-database/174622 "2005-05-28T19:58:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![vw16vcabby](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vw16vcabby/32/5943_2.png) [@vw16vcabby](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/vw16vcabby)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2005, 7:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/machine-shop-database/174622/1 "2005-05-28T19:58:03Z")
i figured we should start this up. a good thread on nothing but machine shops. So post up your good and bad shops. i guess ill start. Here are shops i dealt w/, or have personally seen work they did and can reccomend— A1 machine shop- greensburg KMP- west newton Savani- mckeesport Bad shops– i dont have any personal experiences of bad machine shops. But i have heard horror stories about a few. Yet i wont post them as i dont want to falsely accuse. ---
**Author:** ![S10Blazed\_Si](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/s10blazed_si/32/5983_2.png) [@S10Blazed\_Si](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/S10Blazed_Si)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2005, 8:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/machine-shop-database/174622/2 "2005-05-28T20:03:46Z")
I’ve only heard good things about Dinterman’s in Rochester ---
**Author:** ![GNocide](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gnocide/32/5947_2.png) [@GNocide](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GNocide)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2005, 4:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/machine-shop-database/174622/3 "2005-05-29T04:30:44Z")
heard / had good experience with p&r engine in greensburg. ---
**Author:** ![Jeff95TA](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jeff95ta/32/5935_2.png) [@Jeff95TA](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jeff95TA)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2005, 5:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/machine-shop-database/174622/4 "2005-05-29T05:21:46Z")
Minor machining done at Brougher’s, but no problems. ---
**Author:** ![fmfkid250](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fmfkid250/32/5973_2.png) [@fmfkid250](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fmfkid250)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2005, 10:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/machine-shop-database/174622/5 "2005-05-29T10:57:09Z")
I usually deal with greg (i dont know the shops name) in uniontown, hes real good with everything i had him do, ---
**Author:** ![eurodad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/eurodad/32/5988_2.png) [@eurodad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/eurodad)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2005, 11:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/machine-shop-database/174622/6 "2005-05-29T11:20:48Z")
i’m dropping off some vortec heads at a1 machine. i’ll let ya know my experiance when there done. ---
**Author:** ![imported\_gearhead](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/imported_gearhead/32/5957_2.png) [@imported\_gearhead](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_gearhead)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2005, 12:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/machine-shop-database/174622/7 "2005-05-29T12:19:59Z")
Denny Ashcraft in north butler: Excellent Pittsburgh Machine Service: Excellent Hoffmans in butler: Excellent, but pricey DLK: motor spun a rod bearing after 10miles, bored the cylinders .006" over what I wanted…ring gaps fawked Dunk: 2 motors junk, journals oblonged after fixed (spun bearings) ---
**Author:** ![vw16vcabby](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vw16vcabby/32/5943_2.png) [@vw16vcabby](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/vw16vcabby)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2005, 10:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/machine-shop-database/174622/8 "2005-05-29T22:30:44Z")
gearhead–what did pgh machine do for you? ---
**Author:** ![Quik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/quik/32/5979_2.png) [@Quik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Quik)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2005, 10:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/machine-shop-database/174622/9 "2005-05-29T22:33:05Z")
station auto parts in Coraopolis…so far Ray seems to work with me…ill know final results this week ---
**Author:** ![imported\_gearhead](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/imported_gearhead/32/5957_2.png) [@imported\_gearhead](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_gearhead)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2005, 9:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/machine-shop-database/174622/10 "2005-05-30T09:10:33Z")
> [@vw16vcabby](#): > > gearhead–what did pgh machine do for you? I have them turn and balance my rotating assemblies along with sizing the mains and rods. I believe i’ve had an H22, H23, one 350 sbc, a 454 bbc, and my 7 bolt 4g63. The only thing that hasn’t run yet is my 4g63, but im sure it will be fine. I spend probably 2k with him getting that motor all done. Even getting odd ball parts he’s good with. I had to get bearings for my first 3sgte motor and didn’t have any luck finding them (Toyota sent me the wrong bearings and never could figure out which ones were the right ones, so i gave up). Bob tracked them down no prob. ---
**Author:** ![whitey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/whitey/32/5911_2.png) [@whitey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/whitey)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2005, 4:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/machine-shop-database/174622/11 "2005-05-30T16:43:11Z")
> [@Quik](#): > > station auto parts in Coraopolis…so far Ray seems to work with me…ill know final results this week they did my head on the corrado, i know quite a few dubbers that go down there as well… all were good results ---
**Author:** ![imported\_gearhead](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/imported_gearhead/32/5957_2.png) [@imported\_gearhead](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_gearhead)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2005, 12:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/machine-shop-database/174622/12 "2005-05-31T12:52:20Z")
I know i took a dub head to Ashcraft speed n marine to get machined for some crazy ass 286 cam or something. did an awesome job ---
**Author:** ![T70\_Tsi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/898d66/32.png) [@T70\_Tsi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/T70_Tsi)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2005, 1:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/machine-shop-database/174622/13 "2005-05-31T13:06:14Z")
Jacksons in kittanning: do awesome work but don’t do final assembly ---
**Author:** ![GNocide](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gnocide/32/5947_2.png) [@GNocide](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GNocide)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2006, 6:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/machine-shop-database/174622/14 "2006-01-26T06:15:48Z")
pittsburgh crankshaft :bigthumb: ---
**Author:** ![Hycomp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Hycomp](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hycomp)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2006, 9:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/machine-shop-database/174622/15 "2006-01-26T09:44:12Z")
> [@fmfkid250](#): > > I usually deal with greg (i dont know the shops name) in uniontown, hes real good with everything i had him do, GMS I believe it’s called -\> Greg’s Machine Shop Super cool guy, very nice work. He’s done two honda heads and several bottom ends for me. Also does work for another rather notorious street racer from recent years, although I think he’s gone drifting these days. ---
**Author:** ![Quik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/quik/32/5979_2.png) [@Quik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Quik)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2006, 10:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/machine-shop-database/174622/16 "2006-01-26T10:00:43Z")
i had a poor experience with station from coraopolis.