Keech's Machine - Formerly The Big Machine

Reviews

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  Gamal Chtay
2 days ago
By far is the best machine shop in town. Professional clean efficient and very reliable. We would give ten stars if we could. Thanks again.

  Vega Irr
7 months ago
Very nice guys, fast service in 2 days i have my 2 v6 heads ready, I'm going to stay with this guys, why I need to go to Tampa or Orlando if they here. Some people can be mad when their heads they try to fix it and there's a damage after the job, but things happen. They do the best my work van working strong, no noises, nice power. I'm back to this machine for a Racing project.

  Dominic Salustri
a year ago
Fantastic business. I brought in a turbo 4 cylinder head to get cleaned and resurfaced after I blew a head gasket. I'm thankful I brought it to them as they serviced the head to a mirror finish and showed me pictures of the process. Very professional and nice guys with extremely fast turn-around time. Would highly recommend!Service: Engine repairService: Engine repair

  Christopher Magnano
a month ago
Got my heads in and out in a pinch. Great work thanks guys highly recommend them.

  Eric Baker (SGTSINN)
3 years ago
Great guys at the shop, friendly, knowledgeable, great fair pricing and quality work. Will do business again!

  Kimberly Peers
a year ago
Seemed like a very fair price for flow check and machining the head. Turnaround time was only a day. Obviously their timeline can change based on the amount of work in their pipeline, but I'd not hesitate to use them again. Very good experience overall.

  roy hector
11 months ago
1962 Cadillac,,,took the motor out of the plastic and found the new paint literally falling off the motor in big flakes. Grease still caked in the nooks and crannies ,dip stick tube laying on top of the motor bent in half, i am just hopeful that machine work is ok. Called and spoke to Steve the owner, he told me we didn't pay for a show Quality job. I didnt know , if i was told if you pay us more we will do a better job i would have. this is what almost 6k gets you. If you are in the area stop by by shop and take a peak.1860 N. Washington Blvd. Thanks,,,RoyService: Motor building

  hulkphoenix games
a year ago
Great service VERY knowledgeable.......I they KNOW what I'm talking about when I'm trying to explain my project car. But Hell yeah!! They're great not to mention their awesome collection of retro items and memorabilia.

  Thomas Krischker
a year ago
I had an new cylinder head to put together. The service was very fast as needed. Super friendly, professional staff. Anytime again!Service: Motor buildingService: Motor building

  Shaun O Connell
5 years ago
Steve and Adam know their stuff, they did a great valve job & deck on my Evo 8 head. Shooting for 500+hp

  Taulbster Roaming
2 years ago
Fair pricing and quick turnaround time. Needed 2 cylinder heads machined and checked. . Ended up needing a camshaft worked and Owners helped me in a pinch Great guys and I will continue to bring work to them.

  robert rochacz
2 years ago
Steve and his boys do great work. Had us turned around for a valve job on some modular Ford 4.6 heads much faster, better, and cheaper than I was expecting. Will definitely be visiting these guys again for future machine work.

  Glenn Hipp
4 years ago
Big Machine has completely rebuilt 2 rare heads for me, finding the parts, and painstakingly doing the work so as not to damage the aluminum head. They've also done various bearing presses for me and other machine work. I love their enthusiasm, attention to detail and fair pricing. I don't worry about estimates, I know they'll do the best they can with what I give them. Old school and glad they are.

  Angel T.
2 years ago
Took a Honda head to get checked & resurfaced by Steve. He was awesome with the customer service & the turnaround time. 10/10 recommend the quality work these guys provide.Service: Motor buildingService: Motor building

  Warren Miller
3 years ago
amazing service from steve and all the guys in there. steves been doing this for so long you can really tell hes a wealth of knowledge regarding engine building, and doesnt hold back giving great advice. super quick turn around too, all for a great price. shop is kept clean and organized and you dont have to worry about them losing any of your stuff like other machine shops are known for. i cant wait til i have a reason to go back.Services: Engine repair, Motor building

  stevie g
4 years ago
Dropped off a cylinder and head to be cleaned. The guy I dropped it off with said the cylinder head look like it needed to be milled. He gave me a price and I told him if anything else needed to be done to just let us know. When I got the head back it still has large chunks of carbon all over also three cracked valve seats. I brought the cylinder head back they want $30 to magnaflux after they have already machined the head. I'm not sure how a machine shop would think this is okay. I was told it was my fault for not specifically instructing them to make the repairs for the defects that I did not know were there.

  Anthony Ramos
7 years ago
Blew the 350 in my car, came to the big machine and the owner Steve really helped me out. I told him I was on a budget and he came though with a 383 stroker engine that is the most powerful engine that I have ever drove, and the project came in right at where I needed it price wise. Steve and the crew had the engine built within 2 weeks. Everyone in the shop was very helpful and very family oriented. The engine was built in October of 16 and it's the healthiest engine I have ever heard, I get stopped at least once a day about the sound the engine puts out. Steve I just wanted to say thank you and I will be a costomer for life.

  ralph tewfik
2 years ago
Dropped off jetski 4 cylinder engine block to be cleaned after returning to pick it up it had salt all over and oil residue still when questioned why its. Like that when I can remove dirt by hand I was totld they dont use acid and was asked to leave the shop just like that.Rude people and overpriced, I did not even mentioned anything about price I did not even had a chance to talk as soon as I pointed ths salt and oil i was told to leave!!!!!!

  Billy Pinkston
2 years ago
Had my motor (sbc factory roller cam block) over 7 months bored my block .060 over when asked for ,030. ,#4 cylinder ruined, now I know why he didn't charge for boring the block. Stay away from this shop! Now I have to replace the block which is very hard to find! Even had the nerve to charge me 350 for head work knowing he ruined my block and hid that fact which I discovered after getting the block home

  Ashton Tassler
10 months ago
I brought in a cylinder head and they helped me to get it machined and went above and beyond. The work is exceptional.Service: Engine repairService: Engine repair

  Ni NiMo Mo
8 years ago
1997 Honda Civic EX coupe with stock D16Y8 engine. Blown head gasket 8 months ago. Brought cylinder head to Steve (owner) at Big Machine and he performed a resurfacing, cleaning, valve stem seal replacement, valves lapp, checked for cracks.He charged less than other local shops I called and the cylinder head was ready for pickup in three days.I waited to give my review because I wanted to put some mileage on the engine before doing so. 10k miles later and all is good. Steve answered all my questions and is very informative.

  Johnstons Mechanix
5 months ago
Excellent service, clean shop, great turn around time.

  Graham King
5 years ago
Steve straightened me out after Comp and Summit told me I had to change a lot of parts I really didn't need to. Very knowledgeable based on many years of experience. Many thanks for saving me a lot of cash!!

  Robert Slusser
4 years ago
The guys are very good at what they do they don't want to sell you anything but what you want for your particular application. They also will help you achieve your goal without busting your wallet. They do exactly what you want in a timely fashion and are very reasonable

  Robert Steele
5 years ago
This is the only machine shop I will go to in Florida. Very honest, great work, and very knowledgeable.Steve and his team are a pleasure to work with and I will definitely be back for more of their amazing work.

  Josh Stuart
a year ago
They are great if you are going to rebuild your car engine. They had a 1 week turn-around time, and thats good.

  Steve Goux
6 years ago
Fast turn around and great attention to detail. They can handle late model complex parts and price their work very fair for the quality and speed. I trust them to solve the problems other shops shy away from.

  Classic Cars Of Sarasota
5 years ago
These guys do all our machine work Steve and Chad are the best in the business having done at least 100 engines without a hitch I have know Steve for 15 years he does what he says and his word is golden

  Fast Scooters
3 years ago
Built my 1000 hp Camaro and dart shp block claims 750 max . Been together for over 5 years. Keech is the man.

  Josh Miller
a year ago
Amazing work help me when I needed it to fix a piece on my lawn mower