PYRAMID AUTOMOTIVE INC

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Everyone at Pyramid Automotive bends over backward to be helpful and they really know what they are doing. This is the only shop I trust to work on my cars!!

It took me forever to find a place to take my car for service. Now I won't take it anywhere but Pyramid!!

They are not equipped to handle modern vehicles with aluminum engines. I paid $850 to have this work done.

Cleaned: Block, oil pan, valve cover and timing cover. Had to finish cleaning the Valve and trimming cover at home.

Mic and polish crank: Polish, absolutely not. I was told that scratches in the direction of rotation are ok and may make things worse if made smooth. Really!!!

Installed balance shaft bearings: they screwed up the first set and had to buy anther for a second try.

Complete rebuild of cylinder head: this was the reason the engine was rebuilt. #4 cyl exhaust valve burnt. Their $475 price does not include any parts or gaskets, not even the valve stem seals. I had to polished the cams at home.

Engine was re-assembled. Ran good for 3k miles. Compression was low on 3 and 4. leak down test failed on #3 intake valve. Removed head again and pulled some valves to find the worst valve job I have ever seen. I took the head back and they recut the valves and seats by hand. BY HAND. An aluminum head must be cut with a machine especially when you change valve seats. I had to pay for the head bolts and gaskets the second time. I took the head home and did a leak test with water before I installed it. 3 valves were leaking. I called back and they said bring it in and we will do it again. I said no thanks, I'll take it to your competitor. It was not until a letter and phone call to the owner that they offered to pay for my 2nd set of head parts. Clearwater cylinder head did a perfect professional job using a very expensive computerized cutting machine. I saved a valve to show how bad their cuts where. A Valve and seat should have a .030 to .040 matting surface after the cut, pyramids cuts were .010 at best and .002 in some places.

I payed CCH $400 to Save my head & that included 10 new beefier that factory exhaust valves with an explanation for why the valves fail. Pyramid was a joke.

GREAT SERVICE AND THE BEST MECHANICS AND MACHINIST AROUND BROUGHT MY CAR IN FOR AND ENGINE REPLACEMENT AND IT TURN OUT GREAT OFF TO MY NEXT PROJECT AND YOU KNOW WERE I HEADING TO PYRAMID AUTO

this is a great old time machine shop . you almost feel like there should be a checker board in the showroom--their work is serviceable but they only do very regular things like boring engine blocks--This is not a custom machine shop but more like a hand ful of mechenics with a block boring machine and valve grinders.



Prices for work is great prices for parts are outrageous