Ray Engine

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  Chris Thames
9 months ago
Took the head for my wife s 2013 journey here back in February. Was finally able to get it back into my wife s car and found out that not only is a bolt for one of the valve clamps missing, but the hole is also stripped. I know it was one of their people because when it was taken off, the bolt came off just fine. Will not be doing business with them again.

  Jairo Ortega
a month ago
These guys are the best. Extremely knowledgeable and professional.Duramax lml heads

  Jason Currin
3 weeks ago
Good honest people. Rodrigo is awesome to do business with.

  Will Pruitt
a year ago
Charlie has done many many jobs for me and always have helped figure out what was wrong and how I may be able to fix the problem. They have worked heads for me that kept blowing head gaskets at factory torque. So I asked him if I put Indian head gasket on it and retorqued it to a higher torque would it help. He said it might so I did and I went to 110 ft pounds of torque and never have blown a gasket sence.Fixing to take 2 4.6 l heads to him and have them checked. I know he will do me right every timeService: Engine repair

  AB Lopex
6 years ago
Mr Ray is a great guy! always takes good care of his customers. I've taken 4 different engine heads to him and not once have I had a complaint and those cars are still running. Highly recommend his work don't bother going anywhere else, he does it right the first time.

  Tristan Havner
7 months ago
Hard to find shops like this. Had a really bad affair with another shop ruining a short block chevy and refusing to fess up to it. Anyways, Ray's was a gift to find. Since then, I've had three flywheels balanced and turned, a crankshaft turned and chamfered, and a bare block decked and honed. I've been nothing but impressed by their work. You guys' rock.

  David McDow
2 years ago
I met with Mr. Ray today to discuss checking bores, crank, head, and pistons / connecting rods on my '01 VW ALH. He definitely knows his business. A note to folks: make sure you bring only the bare engine parts. A guy brought in a hemi with everything on it. Mr. Ray turned him away and told him to bring just the block, pistons, etc.

  Earl Drott
8 years ago
I've known Charlie Ray and Ray Engine for almost 20 years. They do excellent work and stand behind their work. I don't think I have ever met anyone who is more knowledgeable about engines than Charlie Ray. He is an old school "my word is my bond" type of guy and is refreshing to deal with. If you need engine work done and done right you need to go see Ray Engine.

  John parton
6 years ago
Had an engine rebuilt with aftermarket parts shipped straight to Ray Engine from summit racing. 6000 miles later the rings on cylinder 7 fails that they installed. Ray Engine refused to honor the warranty even on just labor because I didn't buy the parts through them which cost hundreds more and were the exact same aftermarket parts. I'm out almost $2000.

  Chris York
3 years ago
Dropped a honda h22a engine off to have short block reassembled and rebuilt. I was quoted a two week wait period ,didnt recieve the engine for 2 months and 2 weeks. Take it home to reassemble topend and the pistons where installed backwards so he did fix that and bragged that he didnt charge me extra to fix their mistake . His response was I cant make sure every motor is right but I've been in this business for 40yrs. Beware of this shop they warranty nothing and if I had not noticed the pistons were installed wrong it would have been catastrophic failure and no warranty on his work. No quality control to guarantee customer satisfaction.

  bobby tate
6 months ago
Took head to have milled and check for cracks and they took stuff and can't find had to spend money because of them

  Bowtie Building
6 years ago
Second set of LS heads I've brought to Charlie. First set was in December 2015 for Installation of some beehive springs for a comp cam 558/563 lift in a 4.8. Got them back the next day. The second set was last week. A set of 243's port matched going on a 6.0 bored .030 over that I really needed the same day. I dropped them off at around 8:30 and picked them up the same day around 4:15. Jason put new beehive springs and new seals, on top of washing them. Looked brand new, and basically were. Couldn't have been more pleased and would highly recommend.

  Tdog J
2 years ago
The owner helped me measure a Kohler crankshaft that threw a rod to see if it was in spec and all i need to do is polish the crankshaft he was impressed with my hand crank crankshaft shoelace polishing jig i made!

  Greg Hairgrove
a year ago
We have had blocks, heads, short blocks, and long blocks done at Ray Engine and have not had any problems. The guys are helpful and knowledgeable.

  Glen Hart
a year ago
Great bunch of guys and excellent service. Recommend for any machine work or engine rebuilding for any one needing that service.

  Dave ThirtyTwoForty
8 years ago
Charlie Ray did me a solid. I took him a built 5.9 Dakota with broken valve springs and zero information on the cam, heads, springs, etc. He got me fixed up and out the door in a day, and I've put 30k miles on the truck since then with no issues at all.Ray Engine is the only shop that will touch this engine now.

  Mark White
2 years ago
Very knowledgeable And extremely helpful. Their turnaround time was way better than anybody else is in the area. I highly recommend them.Service: Engine repairService: Engine repair

  Frank Lee
3 years ago
Grate work my motor runs 100% i would gladly recommend them .

  Mark Miller
7 years ago
Just toured this shop today and met Charlie Ray the owner .... all I can say is wow this machine shop is the most organized place I've seen in many many years. I reviewed some of the finished work and believe me I'll be doing some business here the quality is over the top.

  IN & OUT POWERSPORTS
2 years ago
Always does amazing work. Charles takes care of all of our 2 stroke jet ski cylinders and keeps us moving

  mark caldwell
a year ago
Charlie does a great job he does what he promises it always turns out perfect workServices: Air & cabin filter replacement, Engine repairServices: Air & cabin filter replacement, Engine repair

  jts728
2 years ago
Charlie is the best most honest guy around. Would definitely recommend him to anyone.

  Charles Carroll
4 years ago
I've had two engines rebuilt by Ray. The last a Ford 390 T-Bird. It started on the 1st crank, purred like a kitten and runs like a jackrabbit!

  David Featherston
9 years ago
Charlie Ray has always treated me well here. I take all my motor work to him. So does my shop that I work for.

  S B
7 years ago
Charlie Ray's service level is over the top. you'll love working with his team

  Colton Thompson
7 years ago
Very long wait for a small job. Over priced. Not very professional. It took a week to change out a single brake line.

  John R. Willingham Jr (Johnny Robert)
a year ago
Excellent work. Best in the area. No doubt.

  Mark Dixon
4 years ago
BEST PLACE FOR ALL YOUR ENGINE NEEDS GREAT SERVICE AND THE PEOPLE ARE SO NICE

  Tykeshia Cain
a year ago
Great service and craftsmanship

  Mohamed Ashraf
7 years ago
They are very helpful people appreciate them