School Of Automotive Machinists

I was looking around for a 408 kit and i came across an article by GM Thread and they kept mentioning SAM this and SAM that so i decided to look into "SAM" some more so i looked it up and i found The Most Respected Name in Motorsports Education - School of Automotive Machinists and i looked into it a little more and i now want to attend the school, my plans after high school used to be UTI then after hearing several yes and no from alot of people i decided just to go to San Jacinto college for their automotive course, but i now want to attend SAM if at all possible i want to attend San Jac's course, SAM's Block and Head combo course, and Hennessey Performance's Tuner School. I just want to hear you guy's input on SAM

do it bro,it looks badass and fun

they have a good thing going over there bro do it.

do it broskieeeee


maybe one day u can work on your brothers truck :thumb:

SAM is a really good school but its hard i know a few people that went there and the that job market is a little dry at the moment as well. and its funny you brought up the hennessy tuner school, its a joke thats all i have to say. I guess if you want to mess around for 6 months (or how ever long it is) then go for it but a friend of mine that i went to wyotech with and just graduated from hennessy said it was a joke and from what else ive heard it is.

The other problem i have with SAM is its such a specific school, theres not alot of carer choices so it can be hard to get a job but when you do its awesome but i still see wyotech as one of the best school, they have the core subjects like uti but the performance end of wyotech blows uti out of the water you learn everything from suspension to turbos to engines (not near as in depth on the engines as SAM) but compared to uti where you put a sbc together and chose from hardly anything to "build it" it really is a joke imo but id check out wyotech before u chose.

Also had a friend that went to san jac hes now a tech at lexus and doing well but there is no aftermarket classes

does it not teach you how to run lathes mills and such? if it does then why does it become a waste, i went to a simular school but i was more interested in machine work then knowing about engines and such. it has paid off tremendously in the last 20 years ;)

yeah but thats kinda the problem you know how to boar, deck, mill heads and such its so in depth into racing motors and thats it, you wont know anything about transmissions, rear ends, suspension welding ect... at wyotech we had lathe and mills but no boring bar so we couldn't punch out motors but we could still do pretty much everything else just SAM gets into math and stuff. I guess it would help at a carer in a machine shop but you would still be lacking some knowledge i would think. Dont get me wrong though its an awesome school and would like the knowledge on top of my wyotech schooling but theres no time for that at the moment

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Originally Posted by 408.Luke

yeah but thats kinda the problem you know how to boar, deck, mill heads and such its so in depth into racing motors and thats it, you wont know anything about transmissions, rear ends, suspension welding ect... at wyotech we had lathe and mills but no boring bar so we couldn't punch out motors but we could still do pretty much everything else just SAM gets into math and stuff. I guess it would help at a carer in a machine shop but you would still be lacking some knowledge i would think. Dont get me wrong though its an awesome school and would like the knowledge on top of my wyotech schooling but theres no time for that at the moment

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thanks luke i actually looked up the school lol, heard of it but never paid attention to it, my son is wanting to go into some type of machinist school and was just checking what was out there, but hes pretty much set on becoming a machinist since he knows he'll have a job lined up thanks to his DAD ;)

i went to TSTC in waco, tx and took their Mechanical Engineering technology program. Its purely hands on, and you learn to run lathes, mills, 3 axis CNC milling center, 3 Axis CNC turning center, all the Drafting and Design you can stand plus a hands on Strength of materials class which is way better than most schools where you learn nothing but material strength theory. They actually let you break stuff, on purpose!

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Originally Posted by molitor

i went to TSTC in waco, tx and took their Mechanical Engineering technology program. Its purely hands on, and you learn to run lathes, mills, 3 axis CNC milling center, 3 Axis CNC turning center, all the Drafting and Design you can stand plus a hands on Strength of materials class which is way better than most schools where you learn nothing but material strength theory. They actually let you break stuff, on purpose!

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Woooo! thats where I'm off to next year. but for the Diesel (18 wheeler) program.

Thanks guys for giving my little brother awesome advice.!!

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Originally Posted by molitor

i went to TSTC in waco, tx

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i heard of that school from my school's counselor, i've never really looked into that one but i think i just might.

I really appreciate all you guys' input on the school if their is any more feel free to post em i am more than willing take any school into consideration

i would preffer a school where i can learn in the field of Diesel Technicians as that's what i want to do but i wouldn't mind to learn how to get more power out of a gas engine

well i went to wyotech took 6 months of auto 3 months of diesel 3 months of chassis fab and high performance engines and 3 months of business management (its actually a 2 year associates degree) and i am now a oil field mechanic i work on a lot off diff equipment but mostly cat diesel engines (3400 and 3500 series) and that 3 months of diesel is what got me the job (not to mention a very very good job for some one that was only 19 at the time). and i suggest that school to anyone who thinks they can stand the cold :lol: i have a friend thats taking an electrical call in waco and im pretty sure its tstc and he really likes it idk what kind of diesel program they have but Diesel and electrical is where all the money is at so your goal of working in the diesel field is very good to hear

yea Diesel is my main goal but i wouldnt mind knowing how to "go fast"

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Originally Posted by gordo

I was looking around for a 408 kit and i came across an article by GM Thread and they kept mentioning SAM this and SAM that so i decided to look into "SAM" some more so i looked it up and i found The Most Respected Name in Motorsports Education - School of Automotive Machinists and i looked into it a little more and i now want to attend the school, my plans after high school used to be UTI then after hearing several yes and no from alot of people i decided just to go to San Jacinto college for their automotive course, but i now want to attend SAM if at all possible i want to attend San Jac's course, SAM's Block and Head combo course, and Hennessey Performance's Tuner School. I just want to hear you guy's input on SAM

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Hi Gordo,

If you have any questions about the school, I would be happy to go over anything with you, that you might have in question. You can contact us at the school 713-683-3817 or you can reach me by email rob@samracing.com. Since you are in the Houston area, we have tour's going on all the time, if you would like to schedule a tour for a certain day, give us a call and we can show you everything that we have to offer here at S.A.M. From what I have read, it seems like the things you would like to do, we could accomplish here at the school. As I said, if you have any questions feel free to give me a call here at the school. Your also welcome to PM anything you might want to know as well.

Thanks guys,

-Rob

I've met with the owner a couple times and recently spoke with him at the Spring Nationals in Houston. From what I heard you've either got it or you don't...your first job out of SAM will either make you or break you so you better know your stuff. Many top mechanics in professional racing have come from SAM. Judson seems to make it in the top 10 every year with his students with at least one or two engines in the Hot Rod engine builders contest..

Diesel is freakin' awesome, learn as much as you can about it. I never thought I would see the day where I would say something like that. A friend's Cummins changed my mind though...

I'm already set up to go to Wyotech when I get out of high school. My start date is September 27th at the Laramie, Wyoming campus.

hope you have a really warm jacket, it will already be snowing when you get there the july start date is easyer to adjust imo, alot more things to do in the summer as well