Customer Corvette performance build inside the Porter's Performance garage in Madison Heights, Michigan
Madison Heights, MI

The shop behind the builds

Porter's Performance is your LS/LT & Coyote expert — a performance and customization shop where "built not bought" isn't a slogan, it's the whole point.

Who we are

Deep expertise, not a little of everything

Porter's Performance is an automotive customization and performance shop at 221 W. Lincoln Ave in Madison Heights, MI, known around metro Detroit as the LS/LT & Coyote engine expert. Instead of dabbling in every platform on the road, we went deep on two — GM's LS/LT family and Ford's Coyote modular — and mastered what makes them fast.

That focus shows up in the work: twin-turbo LS7 Corvette setups, 1,000 hp club builds, Shelby GT350R track prep, stroker engines with forged internals and custom cam grinds, and sequential transmission installs rated for 1,800+ ft·lb of torque. And when a build is done, our custom dyno tuning proves the result — like a naturally aspirated LS3 making 477 rwhp on 93-octane pump gas.

It's not all monster builds, either. The same hands that assemble stroker LS engines do pads-and-rotors brake service, lift kits, headers and cat-back exhausts. Small job or huge one, the standard is identical.

We're not the cheapest shop in metro Detroit — we're the one that builds it right the first time.
Engine bay of a customer LS build in progress at Porter's Performance High-horsepower engine assembly work at the Porter's Performance shop
Proof, not promises

The numbers our reputation is built on

Every figure here comes off a real customer build — verified on the dyno or rated on the spec sheet, never guessed.

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HP twin-turbo LS7 Corvette builds — the 1,000 hp club
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RWHP from a naturally aspirated LS3 on 93-octane pump gas
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ft·lb torque rating on 6XD sequential gearbox installs
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Followers in our "built not bought" enthusiast community
What we stand for

How your car gets treated here

Answering the questions every owner actually has before handing over the keys.

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Built, not bought

Our shop culture comes straight from racing. The builds on our wall aren't catalog cars — they're engineered, assembled and tuned right here, and our followers watch them come together week by week.

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A plan before a wrench

Every build starts with your goal — power target, budget, street or track. We spec the parts, quote it straight, and you approve everything before work begins. No surprises on the invoice.

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The tune proves it

A build isn't finished until custom tuning extracts the power safely and the number is on paper. Talk is cheap; dyno sheets aren't. That's why we tune what we build.

One shop, the whole journey

From pads & rotors to 1,000+ hp

Plenty of our biggest builds started as a simple brake job or an exhaust install. Wherever your car is on this line, we meet you there — and we can take it as far as you want to go.

MaintenancePads & rotors brake service, daily drivers welcome
Bolt-onsLong tube headers, off-road X-pipes, Corsa cat-backs, lift kits
Power packagesStage 1–3 cams with rockers, lifters, pushrods & oil pumps
Full programsStrokers, twin turbos, superchargers, sequential drivetrains & custom tuning
Where we're strongest

Corvette & Mustang country

Our social feed tells the story better than we can: it's dominated by high-horsepower Corvette C6 and Mustang builds, because those are the platforms this shop lives and breathes.

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LS/LT engine builds

LS3, LS7 and the full LS/LT family — strokers, forged internals, custom cam grinds.

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Ford Coyote builds

Coyote (modular) engine programs for Mustang GT, Shelby and Dark Horse.

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Corvette C6 performance

Cam packages, headers, forced induction — the C6 is our home platform.

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Twin-turbo & forced induction

Custom turbo kits and blower installs, including 1,000+ hp twin-turbo LS7 setups.

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Sequential transmissions

6XD gearbox and quick-change rear end installs rated for 1,800+ ft·lb.

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Track prep

Shelby GT350R track preparation and race-focused setups.

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Performance build in progress on a customer vehicle at Porter's Performance Forced induction install on an LS platform at Porter's Performance, Madison Heights
Now you know the shop

Let's talk about your car

Whether it's a brake job on the daily or the twin-turbo build you've been sketching for years, the first step is the same: a no-pressure conversation about the car, the goal and the budget. You'll have a straight quote and a clear plan before anything happens — and we'll call you back within one business day.

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221 W. Lincoln Ave, Madison Heights, MI 48026 · No pressure, no obligation

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