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Old Jul 12, 2006 | 08:17 AM
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Has anyone heard of Mike Norris? Supposedly a very reputable ls1 builder//tuner in FL? Also, do you have a number for his shop? Thanks
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Old Jul 12, 2006 | 08:21 AM
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Check NLP (next level performance)

http://www.nlperformance.com/
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Old Jul 12, 2006 | 09:54 AM
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He is a sponsor, so look in the sponsor list on your right.
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Old Jul 12, 2006 | 10:20 AM
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Mike will be doing my head cam package in a week or so. He is a seriously stand up guy, very down to earth. His prices are slightly higher than a few places that quoted me but competitive, and in my opinion you get what you pay for. I have never heard a negative word about him from anyone, his rep is strong.
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Old Jul 12, 2006 | 11:14 AM
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Is he related to the all mighty Chuck Norris??????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Old Jul 12, 2006 | 11:35 AM
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MIKE NORRIS is awesome, i have never had a car tuned by him, i will def. take one to him though when i get a new car, but i know a bunch of people who have and he has done an awesome job tuning there cars. i havent heard a bad thing about him.
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Old Jul 12, 2006 | 01:48 PM
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Originally Posted by rocketman442
Is he related to the all mighty Chuck Norris??????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Careful, you can get banned for mentioning that name around here...
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Old Jul 12, 2006 | 04:55 PM
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Mike Norris tuned my car runs great, and has has gone out of his way to help me with the setup that I am currently installing (Dart 225 Heads and FAST 90/90). He is an AWESOME tuner and a great guy, extremely knowledgable. Most of the guys I race with in the Corvette Challange, Moroso Motorsports Park Palm Beach, Fl. have used Next Level Performance for installs and tune, I will be going back to see Mike after my install is complete.

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Old Jul 13, 2006 | 08:48 AM
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Hey All,

Thanks for all the kind words to say the least. I am out of town on vacation this week and checking in from time to time. If we can be of any help, feel free to call the shop or you can wait till I get back in next Monday. Hope this helps and we look forward to working with you. Thanks again everyone.

Mike Norris
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Old Jul 13, 2006 | 08:47 PM
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Mike has worked on many Vettes down here in South Florida...and yes he is worth the drive! Mike has a gift in LS1 tuning, it seems like he can always find a few extra horses that others can't. He squeezed 436 rwhp out of my heads/cam LS1! When my 430 is installed, Mike will be the one to maximize its potential. As the saying goes - "you get what you pay for" and with Next Level you are getting the best in the Southeast.

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Old Jul 13, 2006 | 09:44 PM
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I've been going to Mike's shop for the last 6 years, probably the best in the SE US. Excels in FI. I think his shop is like 16,000 sq ft.
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Old Jul 31, 2006 | 12:10 PM
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I just sent him an e-mail Friday trying to set up a tenative time to take mine down. It's a 5 1/2 hr drive from my house, but he did a great job last time.
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Old Aug 2, 2006 | 10:35 PM
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Horsepower Sales told me today that Norris bailed on this Friday but is supposed to be coming next week?
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Old Aug 3, 2006 | 06:52 AM
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Never heard many complaints. I know he charges a little more, but like said above, you usually get what you pay for. He's always been helpful in answering my questions, however, I've just done the work myself. You can't beat someone willing to give free advice. I've still been meaning to come down and visit the shop.
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Old Aug 3, 2006 | 06:54 AM
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Hey All,

The next trip down is 8/11 and then 8/25 after that. I have a couple guys out on vacation this week and need to get things caught up here. The 8/11 trip is most likely fully booked I would imagine, but they can verify things at HPS for sure. Hope this helps and look forward to seeing everyone then.

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Mike Norris built a 348ci for me and it was a monster. Mike does awesome work.
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Old Aug 3, 2006 | 09:32 AM
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Originally Posted by VINCE
Mike Norris built a 348ci for me and it was a monster. Mike does awesome work.

Yup...

No "ego issues" either, like a few other tuners seem to have!

Ed
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Old Aug 3, 2006 | 11:20 AM
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nothing wrong with mike at all. will take care of ya
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Old Oct 19, 2006 | 07:49 PM
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Is Mike the one who does all of the work (i.e. the tuning, the engine building, etc.), or does he have other people working in the shop?

The reason i'm asking, is because in the past, I have heard about great tuners/mechanics, etc. The problem has been, when I went to these shops to get the work done, the person working on my car/motorcycle/boat was not the owner with all the great tuning experience. Instead, it's usually some pimply faced kid or some redneck dude "in training."

I'm not saying that Mike runs his shop this way, but I would be curious if Mike is the guy doing the work. I'm confident Mike is an awesome tuner, and I would only want him to be the one touching my car.

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Old Oct 19, 2006 | 08:39 PM
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Everyone in that shop knows there stuff man. Same 5 guys in that shop that I always see. LSx cars of all types and years, RX-7's, Classics, vettes, f-bodies stacked to the corners. No way the amount of work they have could be done by one man. Probably one of the fastest and most competent crews I have seen. They work on LSx's and nissan VQ's all day every day.

I have no worries the car will go together perfectly. There is a reason they are a very respected shop. There all pretty cool and personable too.
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