Carlquist Competition Engines

04/07/2025

OFFICE HELP NEEDED! Position entails (but is not limited to): Filing, answering phones and taking messages, dealing with customers in person, checking in inventory, purchase order entry & inventory control, shipping, new work intake, maintaining open work orders, creating sales invoices, general cleaning. Computer skills are absolutely required. Must be comfortable with internet based programs. Familiarity with Excel & Word needed. We will train new hire on an industry specific (quirky) software. All candidates must have strong organizational skills; Ability to communicate clearly with co-workers and customers; Detail oriented and be dependable.

Knowledge of automotive terminology needed. Experience in some aspects of this position is required. We are an automotive engine rebuilding machine shop so this is not the traditional "clean office" environment. However, we are looking for a person that can be a professional in this situation and fit in with a small (10 people) family run business.

Hours are flexible but will be at least 4-5 hrs./ day M-F. This position could evolve into full time for the right person.

Send a message to learn more

09/24/2024

12/06/2022

Experienced engine builder and machinist needed for very busy performance shop. Willing to train the right candidate but must have significant mechanical hands on experience (auto mechanic or industrial machinist) We offer very competitive wages, health insurance, paid vacation/holidays/sick days (PTO), uniforms. Please call or email.

07/27/2022

Roughing out an intake for another shop using our custom raised oval gaskets.

07/08/2022

O-rings to seal the big boost. Don't mind the piles of chips, it was a busy day.

04/23/2022

Batches of heads going through the process, ported, valve jobbed and out the door. Larger scale doesn't need to mean reduced quality, we take pride in each head, each valve seat cut, and hand blending each seat into the port.

04/20/2022

This photo here is a good example of why bi-metal blocks are difficult for a lot of machine shops. You can see on the deck where someone's resurfacer was skipping off the sleeves and bouncing onto the aluminum.

03/11/2022

Trying to sneak in some of the small projects can make for some interesting photos. Jet ski cylinders re-sleeved and rough bored.

02/23/2022

Fixing up some bullet billet aluminum blocks. Turns out things break a lot making about 500hp per cylinder.

02/19/2022

Re-cutting o-ring grooves after a much needed resurface. These heads survived being a nitrous engine, and then a twin turbo monster making 3000+hp without ever getting torched, but eventually things get a little warped. .005 resurface, and re-cut the grooves within .002 to put a .003 bigger wire in. Going cross-eyed getting these grooves lined up but it turned out great.