A great experience! Repaired a head I had badly damaged by trying to drill a spark plug bottom stuck because the top separated. The head was repaired to look like new. The job done in 2 days.
Blair Brothers
Oct 2025
Absolutely remarkable work….they took a head I thought could not be repaired and done it in 3 days decked it and welded it with new valve seats and cleaned it to the point you cannot tell anything even happened. Just exceptional work and quality! This is 100% the place to go and prices are as fair as you can get! A+++++ in every category!!!
Andrew Littleton
Oct 2025
These guys are great. Had a Ford 302 bored, honed, and new cam bearings along with cylinder head work and it's running well. Very quick turnaround, 2 days tops.
Tyler Fey
Sep 2025
Okay guys I wanted to give an honest review. My experience started with a call me asking them to reseat one valve in a cylinder head for a 3urfe. He sounded like he was annoyed and explained they don’t do that. I then became annoyed and tried calling around. Upon further research the only people offering a single valve reseat where companies with lack luster reviews. Gathering pricing it made no financial or logical sense for me not to have the whole head worked once I saw the pricing. I called them back and they had my cylinder head done by the next day! Not only that the price was extremely resonable.
Note on the “attitude” I thought I heard. It wasn’t attitude. The guy who answers the phone is also working on parts so he has to run back and forth. He’s extremely knowledgeable and very pleasant in person. So if you feel like he’s blowing you off or annoyed on the phone please realize he likely ran across the shop to answer your call. Only for you (or me in this situation) to ask for something that not only doesn’t make sense it costs far more than the services I got rendered.
In all this place is the bees knees and if you have apprehension due to a hard working dude on the phone sounding like he’s mad, rethink that apprehension. I brought my head back home and did measurements. Not only did they get it within spec, they had it OPTIMAL! I can say without a doubt I’ll be going back to this place everytime.
But for real the phone thing I’ve seen mentioned here a few times is just a misunderstanding. The dudes at the shop are super chill and know their shit. Even when the guy running the front wasn’t there when I dropped off my parts like keepers retainers and springs, the other dudes in the back came upfront helped me out and where super personable.
These dudes rock!
Pic attached in post machine work. They even assembled and tested it all, I checked the torque and it’s perfect too!
Brogan West
Sep 2025
Big thanks to Shawn Anderson and the team at Southern Cylinder Head in Huntsville. Shawn really knows his stuff and took great care of me. The work was done right, the turnaround time was quick, and the price was more than fair. You can tell they take pride in what they do. I’d definitely recommend Shawn and Southern Cylinder Head to anyone needing engine or cylinder head work.
Don Fuqua
Sep 2025
By far one of the worst shops I’ve ever dealt with. They ruined the heads on my engine, put the wrong pistons in the engine and also put my motor back together without honing my cylinders after being paid to do it. If you want your engine work done right do not even think of taking it here.
Executive Connection
Jul 2025
Great staff and very courteous. Explained everything that they we going to do. Definitely a quality place
Rafael Anderson
Jul 2025
They do great work! Shawn was able to have my cylinder head fully reworked and block bored 20 over they had it ready for me just the next day of dropping them off at the shop. Prices are pretty fair considering how fast their turn around time is. I’ll for sure be coming back for any future projects I have.
David Shelly
Jul 2025
Huntsville area classic car owners and area clubs can depend on Southern Cylinder Head & Engine to assist with machine work and engine rebuilds. They provide much needed skills, with state of the art equipment, that are becoming difficult to find for older model vehicles. Shawn and his team do fantastic work, timely and great value! - North Alabama Eurobrit Motoring Society
James Buzzell
Jun 2025
Shawn was very helpful to me, being my first head gasket replacement that I tackled myself. It took less than 4 hours to deck the head, replace all the valve seals and do a valve job and clean everything, especially the gunked-up EGR inlet manifold. Very reasonable prices too! I will definitely recommend them. Thank you.
Carey Waddell
A great experience! Repaired a head I had badly damaged by trying to drill a spark plug bottom stuck because the top separated. The head was repaired to look like new. The job done in 2 days.
Blair Brothers
Absolutely remarkable work….they took a head I thought could not be repaired and done it in 3 days decked it and welded it with new valve seats and cleaned it to the point you cannot tell anything even happened. Just exceptional work and quality! This is 100% the place to go and prices are as fair as you can get! A+++++ in every category!!!
Andrew Littleton
These guys are great. Had a Ford 302 bored, honed, and new cam bearings along with cylinder head work and it's running well. Very quick turnaround, 2 days tops.
Tyler Fey
Okay guys I wanted to give an honest review. My experience started with a call me asking them to reseat one valve in a cylinder head for a 3urfe. He sounded like he was annoyed and explained they don’t do that. I then became annoyed and tried calling around. Upon further research the only people offering a single valve reseat where companies with lack luster reviews. Gathering pricing it made no financial or logical sense for me not to have the whole head worked once I saw the pricing. I called them back and they had my cylinder head done by the next day! Not only that the price was extremely resonable.
Note on the “attitude” I thought I heard. It wasn’t attitude. The guy who answers the phone is also working on parts so he has to run back and forth. He’s extremely knowledgeable and very pleasant in person. So if you feel like he’s blowing you off or annoyed on the phone please realize he likely ran across the shop to answer your call. Only for you (or me in this situation) to ask for something that not only doesn’t make sense it costs far more than the services I got rendered.
In all this place is the bees knees and if you have apprehension due to a hard working dude on the phone sounding like he’s mad, rethink that apprehension. I brought my head back home and did measurements. Not only did they get it within spec, they had it OPTIMAL! I can say without a doubt I’ll be going back to this place everytime.
But for real the phone thing I’ve seen mentioned here a few times is just a misunderstanding. The dudes at the shop are super chill and know their shit. Even when the guy running the front wasn’t there when I dropped off my parts like keepers retainers and springs, the other dudes in the back came upfront helped me out and where super personable.
These dudes rock!
Pic attached in post machine work. They even assembled and tested it all, I checked the torque and it’s perfect too!
Brogan West
Big thanks to Shawn Anderson and the team at Southern Cylinder Head in Huntsville. Shawn really knows his stuff and took great care of me. The work was done right, the turnaround time was quick, and the price was more than fair. You can tell they take pride in what they do. I’d definitely recommend Shawn and Southern Cylinder Head to anyone needing engine or cylinder head work.
Don Fuqua
By far one of the worst shops I’ve ever dealt with. They ruined the heads on my engine, put the wrong pistons in the engine and also put my motor back together without honing my cylinders after being paid to do it. If you want your engine work done right do not even think of taking it here.
Executive Connection
Great staff and very courteous. Explained everything that they we going to do. Definitely a quality place
Rafael Anderson
They do great work! Shawn was able to have my cylinder head fully reworked and block bored 20 over they had it ready for me just the next day of dropping them off at the shop.
Prices are pretty fair considering how fast their turn around time is. I’ll for sure be coming back for any future projects I have.
David Shelly
Huntsville area classic car owners and area clubs can depend on Southern Cylinder Head & Engine to assist with machine work and engine rebuilds. They provide much needed skills, with state of the art equipment, that are becoming difficult to find for older model vehicles. Shawn and his team do fantastic work, timely and great value! - North Alabama Eurobrit Motoring Society
James Buzzell
Shawn was very helpful to me, being my first head gasket replacement that I tackled myself. It took less than 4 hours to deck the head, replace all the valve seals and do a valve job and clean everything, especially the gunked-up EGR inlet manifold. Very reasonable prices too! I will definitely recommend them. Thank you.