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Old Jul 17, 2009 | 08:18 AM
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I have a 2001 Formula with some bolt on goodies. My question is I live in Buffalo N.Y. and no one out here seems to know any places that are knowledgeable in LS1 performance tunes. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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Old Jul 17, 2009 | 08:30 AM
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I have a 2001 Formula with some bolt on goodies. My question is I live in Buffalo N.Y. and no one out here seems to know any places that are knowledgeable in LS1 performance tunes. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Thats far from me. How far is long island fron you? vette dr's are on there. Thats probably the closest shop i know.
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Old Jul 17, 2009 | 08:36 AM
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new era performace in rochester, ny. ive heard good things about them. theyre a sponser on here. its only about 1 and a half to 2 hours away from buffalo.
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Old Jul 17, 2009 | 08:45 AM
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I have heard good things about vette doctors.
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Old Jul 17, 2009 | 08:55 AM
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Originally Posted by puggerton03
new era performace in rochester, ny. ive heard good things about them. theyre a sponser on here. its only about 1 and a half to 2 hours away from buffalo.
Yep.Thats who I was trying to think of.
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Old Jul 17, 2009 | 03:57 PM
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Yep.Thats who I was trying to think of.
Thanks for the info. I called New Era and found they are only 45 min. away. I've already made an appointment for next week. I appreciate the help.
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Old Jul 17, 2009 | 06:34 PM
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I think they are the closest to you.
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Old Jul 17, 2009 | 07:23 PM
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Thanks for the info. I called New Era and found they are only 45 min. away. I've already made an appointment for next week. I appreciate the help.

Excellent choice. Mike is very knowledgeable.
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Old Jul 17, 2009 | 09:37 PM
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Great.......Let us know how you make out.
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Originally Posted by Frans96SS
How far is long island fron you? vette dr's are on there. Thats probably the closest shop i know.
Umm Buffalo is like, near Canada.
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Old Jul 18, 2009 | 06:23 AM
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Originally Posted by LS1LT1
Umm Buffalo is like, near Canada.
Just a short boat ride away !
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Old Jul 18, 2009 | 01:59 PM
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there is a guy named hal in syracuse that does a great job and is very resonable.
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Let us know the results.
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Been buying stuff from New Era for at least 3 years. I know they are a very knowledgeable shop!
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Old Jul 22, 2009 | 01:31 PM
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I'm getting the tune on Wednesday 7-29. I'll post a thread on the results. Thanks everyone for all your info.
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Old Jul 22, 2009 | 03:33 PM
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I'm getting the tune on Wednesday 7-29. I'll post a thread on the results. Thanks everyone for all your info.
Mike at New Era tuned mine 3 years ago, and each year since then for "touch ups" since I'm always changing or installing something new!
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+6 mike @ newera
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