ABOUT US

Gearhead was founded in the late 1990’s as an internet based powertrain distributor. The original office was located in the San Francisco Bay area, and the product offering predominately consisted of remanufactured engines. Following an internal restructuring, Gearhead’s corporate headquarters were moved to Southern California where they currently operate out of to this day. Gearheadengines.com as well as our sister site, Gearheadjeep.com have both been featured on the Outdoor Network and in numerous write-ups in industry related magazines.

While our forte is still remanufactured gasoline engines, we have greatly broadened our product offerings to include Rotary Engines, Diesel Engines, Marine Engines, Manual and Automatic Transmissions, Turbo Chargers, Short Blocks, as well as accessories for cars and light trucks. We thank you for visiting our site and are always open to feedback from our loyal customers. We operate our business with customer service as a top priority, and pride ourselves on going the extra mile to satisfy our customers. Please do not hesitate to contact us for any reason, either toll free at (800) 508-5999 or through email at postmaster@gearheadstaff.com!

The Building Process (Remanufactured Engines)

There are over 150 Processes involved in remanufacturing each engine that we sell.  Our engines are designed to meet or exceed O.E. specifications.  Featured Procedures include:

• Engine Blocks are magnafluxed, cylinders bored and precision-honed, and main saddles line-honed to exacting O.E. specifications
• Camshaft Bearings line-bored for accurate center-to-center clearance
• Engine blocks and cylinder heads precision surfaced to insure proper sealing
• Cylinder Heads magnafluxed or dye checked and machined for three-angle valve seats
• Crankshafts stress-relieved, precision ground adn micro-polished for optimum durability and surface finish
• Camshafts are precision ground or replaced with new to maintain O.E. profile
• Each engine is tested (most are "hot-run" tested) for compression, oil pressure, oil leaks, unusual engine noise and general operating condition before shipment.  We test our engines so you dont have to!
• Pistons and connecting rod assemblies are balanced in sets to achieve minimum engine vibration
• Piston rings, wrist pins, and wrist pin bushings are replaced with new
• Oil pump or Oil pump kit is supplied with each engine
• Premium Installation gasket kit is supplied with each engine (unless otherwise noted)
• Only brand name internal components used in each engine
• All bearings are replaced with new
• Timing belts, chains, and gears are replaced with new
• All rubber products are O.E. quality (i.e. main seals, valve stem seals, cam seals)
• A majority of the engines that we sell are built in a ISO 14001 and ISO/TS 16949 certified facility