For ONE they dont answer the phone. TWOThey still dont answer the phone even when you give it awhile. THREE when you just drive up there cause they dont answer the phone they act like you are inconveniencing them by asking a simple question like how much for a complete rebuild on a 350...

After that phone call, I never looked at machine shops the same way ever again.

Dropped off my cylinder head to get the valve springs put on. I had a good experience, very friendly and great prices. I would definitely recommend.

Cylinder heads are very well machined and clean definetly recommended if you need anything machined.

I recently took and engine to Austin Machine Shop for a complete rebuild. When I arrived someone helped to unload the engine parts. The helper told me to go to the office to get an invoice generated.I went to the office to talk with and described the work I needed done to the office person. I said I needed the engine rebuilt and watch the office person write down what I needed. I asked about how long it would take. Was told they are very busy and they were about three weeks behind.After three weeks l called to see how progress was going. I was told nothing is being done because there is no invoice. I then had to work with the office person to get another invoice generated. This put me in the back of the three weeks line again.I feel I was discriminated at this business. So if you got six weeks to wait to get a motor rebuilt, Austin Machine Shop is the place to go.

Shop did a pair of 4.7 Dodge heads three years ago. They are still on the road. Great work! Highly recommend the shop for engine machine work.

Been doing business with these guys since the early 1990s for my own hobby cars and everyday street machines since they always share my enthusiasm

They passed together some axles for me, they did a great job and did it very quickly. Reasonable pricing.

I Brought A Motor In For Repair The Symptoms Was I Was Blowing Oil Into My Exhaust I Picked Up My Motor A Couple Months Later After I Had Em Buy New Rings And Bearings That They Said I Needed For A Rebuild And A Hone I Went To Install My Freshly Rebuilt Motor And Too My Surprise It Was Still Doing The Same Symptoms I Paid $1,000 For What I Took A Whole Month For Me To Even Contact The Owner And When I Reached Him He Told Me To Bring It In I Brought Back To Them For Them To Tell Me I Threw A Rod Not To Mention I Only Let The Motor Idle Never Got A Chance To Drive The Motor I Wasted Fluid And Parts To Only Have It Tore Apart They Claimed To Say I Took The Cheap Route On The Rebuild Claiming They Told Me I Needed A Bore Job Which Was Only Suggested But Never Confirmed So They Had Me Spend All That Money On New Parts Knowing That The Motor Was Going To Fail Who Does That? They Aint Wanna Offer Me A Refund Or Try And Fix My Motor Unless I Come Out Of Pocket Another $1,000 And Not To Mention I Never Seen The Old Parts That They Claim To Had Replace

Austin Machine Shop ROCKS! These guys have been doing it for years and they are easy to deal with! Thanks AMS for Keeping it Weird in South Austin for all of us Weirdos!

Friendly and respectable staff. Went here on a long shot and they werent able to work on a piece of machinery I had break. But the guy in the shop knew just which to send me for what I needed. They didnt make a dime and were friendly, welcoming, smiled and I am not local yet still sent me to where I needed to go. Will definitely be using these guys in the future.

Great staff. Quality work. Helpful in every way. They always make it right.

Professionals all the way! Affordable and if your like me when it comes to cars ( learning how to d.i.y.) these guys were very patient with me and helped me with what I needed.

Great guys great work

Theres a good place they no what they do

Great work! Very competitive prices. Quick service... Very familiar with a variety of engines

I waited months before typing this so I wouldnt seem overly rude. Save your time and money and find somewhere else to go. They were to turn the crankshaft and messed that up. I had a place out of town check the specs because it would not spin freely when installed and they were rude about it when I brought it to their attention. They did offer to make it right so I took it back to them and they assured me it was ready for installation. I had it doubled checked again because they sent it out the first time without checking the specs. It was still out of specs and I was out weeks of time and about $200. The state the crankshaft was in left me with buying a new one.Aside from wasting my time and money it was the arrogance and blatant rudeness that was the most upsetting about the experience. I spoke with one of the employees who was polite and he was the one who suggested making the situation right but the owner could truly care less about the impact of doing such poor work. If I had installed the crankshaft with their word that it was fixed it would have cost me thousands and left me buying a new engine.Keeping in mind that I brought them a Subaru crankshaft and they may do better work with domestic and larger engines. I did choose them because their website states imports as well but the work wasnt even done in shop so know that someone else is doing the work and they will not actually be checking clearances or doing the work.Side note: If you’re basing your review on a machine shop having a real shop feel or smell you need to get out more.

Very helpful and friendly service

Great customer service!

Came in for a head repair. After speaking to one of the machinists I found out I didnt need their service at all. I am very appreciative of his honesty, he could have easily mislead me for profit. I will recommend this shop until the day I leave Texas and I hope you will choose to use them if you are shopping for their service.

The only machine shop we use - quality work with reasonable timeframes, knowledgeable and professional.

They dont offer automotive machining.

Good people

This is an absolute TERRIBLE machine shop if you actually care about your stuff. If you just need a simple valve job and dont really care how clean it looks, then fine. But if you are actually looking for nice clean work and professionalism, youre looking to the wrong place. I brought them a block to be align bored, a head to be cleaned, valve job, new valve springs, etc. and an intake manifold to be cleaned. I was told that they would take the time to actually make the head and intake look new, they did not. We also discussed that if the paint on the block was harmed in anyway, that they would just remove all of it for me, so that I could repaint it. My block looks like garbage now and the paint was not removed. They dont do anything of significance in house, they sent my crank and block away to be machined in Waco. They charged me double what I was quoted for the machine work on the block, and I was never called or informed about this before it was done, so the the end cost was significantly higher than my original quote without my consent. And to top it all off, after paying in the office for this terrible service, I come out to find all my parts just laying in the parking lot behind my truck. I will NEVER go back to this place, and I would NEVER recommend anyone else go there either. Looks like Austin needs a good machine shop.

Needed Bearings pressed into the spindle and was done with precision and efficiency! Pressed out the old bearing and pressed in the new bearing and Hub in minutes, going back tomorrow for the other side! Thumbs up gentlemen.

Great guys, easy to work with, fast, affordable

Mike has been in the business for over 30 years! He always want to make sure his customers are satisfied and the job is done right. Highly recommend his shop!

I have never had a problem with this machine shop. The people are always great and the work is always right. I will use them again in the future. I have an independent repair shop so they get a lot of my machine work. I am always happy with the work they do.

Ive always had dismal experiences with machine shops in general. I was pleased to have gone to this shop. Great service, friendly people, and super quick turn-around.

Best specialty shop in Texas. Quick turn around and awesome prices.

Im a consumer, not a business so, please take that into account when reading this review. These guys really know their stuff but are not good with communication and project management for consumers. They do a lot of business to business work. If you are a consumer, then you need to get an engine builder who is meticulous to handle all of the loose ends related to completing a long block the right way and will support the build as its integrated with the rest of the car. Austin Auto Machine did good work building my short block and cylinder heads (except leaving out one oil pan bolt) but currently did not have the ability to plane the surfaces on intakes or balance rotating assemblies. hopefully in the near future they will get these capabilities in-house as it would likely speed up the turn-around on a short block and be a one stop shop for all your machining needs. The build took 3 months because they had a heavy work load (commercial customers). I also ended up with a leaking oil pan after the build and the price on one service was higher than originally quoted. From what I could tell, they do a lot of work for dealerships and professional engine builders. While, the guys are friendly and knowledgeable; for a general consumer who is working on getting their daily driver back on the road, it was not reliable overall. If you have a professional consultant/builder to handle all the loose ends, then youll have no trouble with this machine shop.

They were quick about getting the job done and price was good. A little funky to find the front door but the people in the shop were nice about pointing us where we needed to go.

I had a full engine overhaul. there was problems, an oil plug and water jacket plug. The shop honored their warranty and helped me fix the engine at no extra cost. I appreciate people who stand behind their work

Fast turn around for machining of a flywheel. I love this place, it has that real shop feel and smell when you walk in.

They wanted to charge me $750 for a set of heads. I went to Performance Machine Shop. Thrall TX. I saved $250. Yes haw. Straight from the barrio.

I wasted my time coming all the way over here to find out that is close when its supposed to be open. They cant even pick up the phone or a recording of why its closed. horrible service.

I do not what the problem is with them been use this shop for over 20 plus year when they were call South Austin. Great work great people.

Best hole in the wall machine shop!

We use Austin Machine frequently and have always had a good experience.

Had my wheel bearings pressed here for my Subaru. The pressing was a decent deal, but their pricing on getting a broken screw out was not. Im thinking about using them for my next engine rebuild to get my heads and block faced and the seals redone.

Professional and quality workmanship

Good fast work. They relocated on burleson st by the mcdonalds suit 203

These guys do a wonderful job every time!!!!

Terrible customer service and rude trying to get quote, cant imagine doing business with folks like that.

They did an excellent job on my Volvo 2.4 turbo head I would recommend them and Ill take my business back there again

These guy really saved me when I need some last minute work

I always take my stuff here

Good people good job

Great work

Always the Best prices

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Quality work and its friendly people !!

Good service and quality of work.

Tremendous human beings, good price and good service

Very good job excellent

Very good service

Shaved service