What clients say about Kauffman Racing Equipment in Glenmont (OH)
We have been doing business with KRE for 22 years now and Jeff and Mark are great people to work with!!!! They have always been fair with us and if there is ever a problem they have always taken responsibility if it their fault and fixed the problem as fast as possible.
They make our 67 Firebird fast and fun
Bob & Ute Carstensen
I live and Las Vegas and had a complete engine built and shipped by Kauffman Racing Equipment. Jeff and the team at Kauffman Racing are unbelievable! They did an amazing job building this Pontiac 488 with 615 HP. I have had it for almost a year and couldn't be happier. They are AMAZING!!!!!
Location is very remote but worth the ride. Every bit the answer for Pontiac in Ohio. The owner, Jeff is very friendly an incredibly helpful. I can't think of a better manufacturer of high performance parts.
Have bought a lot of great pieces from kre. Highports were my first purchase many years ago. Just got a dual quad intake from them. Excellent manifold. Had an edelbrock that was very outdated for my engine. This manifold really did the trick. Can't wait to see one on dyno Friday with a pair of pro systems carbs sideways.
Great job guys, thanks
This is first time dealing with Kauffmann , As a professional machine shop we thought we could save time ordering all parts from one place.
Naturally parts took time to arrive, unfortunately Kauffmann sent us wrong water pump and missing front crank seal from gasket set.
We would of caught error sooner had they listed year on the invoice rather than just saying “Water pump” I told them in my initial email " 1968 GTO."
It’s very hard to get through to them by phone so I chose to email. When that didn’t work I would leave a message on their answering machine.
This basically boiled over as we are trying to get engine done for a customer, Customer wants his engine.
We called and emailed on Friday morning July 21,2023 no response.
Monday I called and emailed waited till 1 P.M. nothing.
Sent them an email saying forget it we’ll go elsewhere. That we were very disappointed. We mentioned the fact not calling or letting us know the situation, that's the worst.
Got a response back:
Well we just got back from a 4 day weekend Pontiac race. So I guess we’re not aloud to do that type of thing when YOUR in a hurry. So that’s fine. No problem sending you a call tag for the pump and you can find your parts elsewhere.
We as a customer are oblivious to the fact you went racing.
We’re just like every other machine shop trying to get work done.
Customer wants the engine done I’m trying in good faith to get parts.
If you don’t have telephone or email etiquette, why is it our fault?
A simple message saying "We're at the races call you back"
They are the best in my opinion there is!!!!!they definitely know there stuff when it comes to a pontiac engine.. The best engine builder to work with out there and great service too great bunch of guys Jeff & Mark & Steve 👍
Jeff Kauffman has been fantastic to my build and always willing to help. He built me a 462 Pontiac stroker a few years ago that ran great. I recently updated my engine to a roller cam, rockers and all roller assemblies, custom cam specs by Jeff and Kauffman the parts shipped quickly. My 1975 Trans Am has more respect now and rocks a 480 HP, 520 TQ, street motor that rivals modern cars on the street. Highly recommended. Thank you
Jeff has been nothing but fantastic. His patience and knowledge is second to none. Jeff has gone above and beyond in answering all my questions in addition to explaining everything in detail. No wonder Kauffman Racing is the masters in Pontiac horse power!!
