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Old Apr 18, 2013 | 08:00 AM
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Thinking of visiting my sister in Algonquin in May and contemplating drive my SS up. Wanted to visit the performance shops in the area.
Let me know who is and around this location.
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Old Apr 18, 2013 | 08:02 AM
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were just a little south of algonquin...we would love to give a lil tour of our fab shops an main shop...
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Originally Posted by TurboJoe@Straightline
were just a little south of algonquin...we would love to give a lil tour of our fab shops an main shop...
Thanks for quick reply.
Pm me your shop address and ph#.
Thanks!
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+1 on Straightline's shop tour!!
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Speed Inc. is in Schaumburg: http://www.speedinc.com/
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FLP in Naperville would be another to hit as well. FLT is a trans shop in Wooddlale. Chuck is a great guy to chat with as well.
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Heres a pretty comprehensive list of shops in the area (tho its still missing a few).

http://midwest-hp.com/?s=&post_type=...ng-rating=none
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Originally Posted by maxgee
Thinking of visiting my sister in Algonquin in May and contemplating drive my SS up. Wanted to visit the performance shops in the area.
Let me know who is and around this location.
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Check out Modern Muscle in Plainfield, IL

They do awesome work, customer service is excellent, and the staff is a great group of guys!

Here's a link to their website >>> http://modern-muscle.com/
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