SERVICES

As San Diego’s go-to performance auto service and custom speed shop, JBA Speed Shop has built its reputation on trusted performance services, restoration work, and precision-built custom projects. For more than 40 years, our ASE-certified mechanics have delivered precision repairs, dyno tuning, and hand-built engines for domestic, muscle, and modern performance cars—anchored by a team dedicated to top-tier craftsmanship.
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SERVICES

As San Diego’s go-to performance auto service and custom speed shop, JBA Speed Shop has built its reputation on trusted performance services, restoration work, and precision-built custom projects. Our services are built for drivers who want reliable performance, expert craftsmanship, and honest guidance from a shop that treats every build like its own. Our services are built for drivers who want reliable performance, expert craftsmanship, and honest guidance from a shop that treats every build like its own. For over 40 years, our ASE-certified mechanics have delivered precision repairs, dyno tuning, and hand-built engines for domestic, muscle, and late-model cars. Most importantly, our staff is fully invested in maintaining the highest levels of expertise in the automotive arena.
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Service & Repair

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Performance
UPGRADES

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Wheels & tires

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Custom Engine Builds & Swaps

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JBA Speed Shop services offered by ASE certified mechanic including tuning classic car engine

ASE CERTIFIED Master machinists

Our in-house ASE Certified Master Mechanics repair, rebuild, retrofit and mechanically uptick domestic cars to transform customers’ dreams into street cred reality. This ability to take on ‘impossible’ projects and make them possible is what has built our business and satisfied thousands of auto enthusiasts. (Learn more about ASE National Standards)

Our ASE Master Machinists bring more than certification—they bring decades of experience solving the problems most shops won't even touch. From blueprinting engines to hand-finishing critical components, their precision and judgment are the backbone of our most complex performance builds.

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Built for Speed. Tuned for Power. Engineered for You.

As San Diego’s Performance Auto Service & Custom Speed Shop, we handle performance diagnostics, machining, balancing, electrical, tuning, suspension, engines, performance brakes, supercharging, smog-legality, interior upgrades, and anything custom. Our 1,500+ HP DTS engine dyno and 200+ mph MD500 chassis dyno are Southern California exclusives—and we carry thousands of products from more than 500 top-tier performance manufacturers.

Every vehicle that enters our shop gets a tailored plan—no cookie-cutter recommendations, no guesswork. Whether you're chasing horsepower, fixing long-term issues, or bringing a classic back to life, our team combines engineering discipline with hot-rod passion to deliver performance you can feel every time you drive.

Classic blue Pontiac Firebird parked outside JBA Speed Shop during a car event, showcasing custom performance tuning and restoration work.
Classic blue Pontiac Firebird parked outside JBA Speed Shop during a car event, showcasing custom performance tuning and restoration work.

Built for Speed. Tuned for Power. Engineered for You.

We specialize in performance, diagnostics, machining, balancing, electrical, tuning, suspension, engines, performance brakes, supercharging, smog-legality, interior upgrades and all things custom. Our 1,500+ HP DTS engine dynamometer test cell and 200+ mph MD500 chassis dyno are Southern California exclusives. And we stock thousands of products from more than 500 high-performance auto parts manufacturers.

Our Process:

1

Fill Out the Service Request Form

Tell us about yourself, your car, and what you want done—from dream upgrades to performance goals.

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We Review and Reach Out

Our team looks over your request and gives you a call to talk details.

3

Get on the Schedule

Once we align on the plan, we book your appointment.

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We Build It. You Rip It.

We turn your car into the bad ass it was meant to be.

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Our Process:

1

Fill Out the Service Request Form

Tell us about yourself, your car, and what you want done—from dream upgrades to performance goals.

2

We Review and Reach Out

Our team looks over your request and gives you a call to talk details.

3

Get on the Schedule

Once we align on the plan, we book your appointment.

4

We Build It. You Rip It.

We turn your car into the bad ass it was meant to be.

Submit a service request

It’s this drive to deliver performance solutions that has earned us Carroll Shelby’s ‘Friend of the Brand’ designation.

Submit a service request

After you submit your request, our team will follow up within 2 business days to schedule your appointment or go over any details.

Celebrating 40 years of performance, JBA Speed Shop serves drivers from San Diego and across the U.S. who demand results they can feel. From precision service to full custom builds, our ASE-certified team delivers proven performance and lasting craftsmanship—because at JBA, excellence is built, not promised.