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Old Aug 18, 2009 | 09:58 PM
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Hey guys, I'm gonna be taking a road trip to Fla. this Friday night. Anyone maybe have a list of shops, if I have any problems, that I could get in touch with. It would suck to be stranded in a state where no one knows what a supercharger even is. Especially since I'll be so far from my shop here at home. All east coast states, Ct and south please chime in.

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Old Aug 18, 2009 | 10:03 PM
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You will not get stuck, enjoy the trip.

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Old Aug 18, 2009 | 10:12 PM
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Would help to know what part of FL you are going to first.
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Old Aug 18, 2009 | 10:21 PM
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Would help to know what part of FL you are going to first.
Im looking for all shops. My furthest destination is the keyes, so, pretty much everything from top to bottom! And not just in Fla. the whole 95 corridor south from CT.
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Old Aug 18, 2009 | 10:58 PM
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There's a lot of good Corvette shops along the East Coast. There's ECS and Kerbecks' in NJ; Vette Doctors, TKO and Corvettes of Westchester in NY; Coopers' Corvette, and Zip in VA; Tony's in MD and a whole bunch I did mention. Good luck.
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is something currently wrong with your car? Just drive and enjoy it.. why would it break down?
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Old Aug 18, 2009 | 11:47 PM
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Originally Posted by mikex7
is something currently wrong with your car? Just drive and enjoy it.. why would it break down?
It won't, but you can never be too cautious. Just tryn to cover my a##. And no, nothing is wrong with the car, it's just a long drive.
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Originally Posted by SCRMNC5
Hey guys, I'm gonna be taking a road trip to Fla. this Friday night. Anyone maybe have a list of shops, if I have any problems, that I could get in touch with. It would suck to be stranded in a state where no one knows what a supercharger even is. Especially since I'll be so far from my shop here at home. All east coast states, Ct and south please chime in.

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There are two shops in FL that we would recommend:

Mike Norris Motorsports
101 First Street
Winter Garden, FL 34787
Ph: 407-616-2518

RevXtreme
6115 15th St E
Bradenton, FL 34203
ph: 941-753-5255
Ph: 941-758-0900

Chuck met both Mike and Tracy, great guys and great shops. Hope you won't need any assistance.

Before you leave make sure you check your fluids, coolant, maybe do an oil change and if you don't have mechanical issues you should have a smooth ride, these cars are strong.

If you stop by our shop on the way there, Chuck CoW (Corvettes of Westchester) can tune it for you and you'll get there faster

Mrs CoW
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I'd say just relax and enjoy,,seems like you have a fair amount of info now. Unless you in the boost all the way there and back that puppy should not even break a sweat round trip!! That's one of the reasons I bought a C5,,for travel!! One member posted about a year ago that towed a trailer most of the way across the country with his C5!! Enjoy the trip!!
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Virginia Speed in Virginia Beach, VA. I'm sure Ed knows what a supercharger is.
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Walter's Engineering in South Miami/Kendall area. Specializes in Corvettes and Corvette restoration. Award winner!
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When I leved in Miami, he was the only guy I went to. Very good and very trustworthy!
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Think your problem might be Bill (huricane)
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Thank you everyone!!! I will post all the pics as soon as I get back.
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Corvette Dr. (Chris) on Belcher Rd (Largo,Fl) (Central West Coast)-Pinellas County-Google him.
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