Three decades of championship engine building from one workshop in Milford, Michigan. We don't manufacture engines. We engineer victory.
Fueled by passion and powered by purpose, Sterling Engines is more than a name. It's a legacy built in the workshop, dyno cell, and at the starting line.
For decades, our team has been engineering precision-built engines that deliver heart-pounding performance, world-class durability, and championship-winning results on land and water.
From SCCA road-racing podiums to APBA Class 1 offshore world titles, every engine we build carries the same DNA: relentless reliability, raw power, and refusal to compromise. We're racers building for racers, and that's why teams trust Sterling when the stakes are highest.
Three decades engineering record-setting performance.
UIM Class 1, APBA, SBI & RWO: offshore and circuit titles across three decades.
The people behind every Sterling engine. Engineers, racers, machinists, all under one roof in Milford.
Three decades of titles across UIM Class 1, APBA & SBI offshore, Super Cat, and SCCA road racing.
Sterling has been building engines since 1987 — that's more than three decades of championship engine building from one workshop in Milford, Michigan. We engineer victory on land and water, and our record reflects it.
Sterling is known for 38+ championship titles from 1993 to the present across UIM Class 1, APBA/SBI/OSS offshore, Super Cat, and SCCA road racing. Highlights include UIM Class 1 World Championships in the 1990s, a Class 1 GP victory in Dubai, four consecutive APBA National Super Cat titles (2021–2024), a 2025 SCCA Runoffs championship with a 1-2 finish, and the APBA offshore speed record of 175.865 mph. Sterling-powered boats have run 195 mph at the Lake of the Ozarks Shootout.
Sterling Engines is located at 54420 Pontiac Trail, Milford, MI 48381. Everything happens under one roof here: engineers, racers, and machinists all work in the same shop. Every engine is born in Milford. You can reach the shop at (248) 684-5040 or info@sterlingengines.com.
Engines are hand-built by the Sterling team in Milford, led by president and owner Cade Wilson, with operations lead Gino Bau, lead assembly technician Don Baldwin, calibration engineer Jeff Burrill, and engine dress technician Ray McCallum. Engineers, racers, and machinists all work under one roof. We're racers building for racers, and that team is behind every engine that leaves the shop.
We build both. The same DNA that wins offshore world titles and SCCA championships goes into every engine, whether it's headed to the track, the water, or a weekend cruiser. Sterling builds naturally aspirated, supercharged, or turbocharged, built to win and tuned for fun. Explore the full range on our services page.
Customers trust Sterling because every engine is broken in and dyno-verified before it leaves Milford, so the number on the dyno sheet is the number you take to the track or the water. These are verified numbers, not promises, from a team that has earned 38+ championships and set speed records. We're racers building for racers, and teams trust Sterling when the stakes are highest. Reach out for a free consultation to start your build.
