[TerrysSPF]

Triton: I've driven a car with the 17's also and it does accelerate and handle MUCH better. I too like the look of the 15's, but if you've got the dough, you may want to have an "extra" set of rims!
I don't know who Dean recommended to you (it may be this guy) but there's a shop in St. Charles called St Charles Classic Auto that works on SPF's all the time - great mechanics! The owners name is Alex (tell him I sent you......or Dean). While you're there it's always fun to poke around at the inventory of Ferrari's, Lambo's, Panoz', Porsche's, etc. I picked up my Bimmer from him the other day and he threw me the keys to a SL55 AMG. 493HP of smooooooth class! What a ride. Anyway,..... they do the engine installs for SPF's sold out of D&M Motorsports on rt 64 (just west of 355 exit). They get their chassis from Dean, have Alex install the engine / trans, and sell them (at a high profit!). Great place to go if you can't do the 12-16 week wait from Dynamic Motorsports, (but you'll pay a premium $$) and you can also check out some of the colors these cars come in. They have a Viper color (I think it's Steel Gray) with a silver stripe that looks awsome. There have been only a couple of those made (someone on this forum has one but I can't remember his name).
So, if you can't find a mechanic closer to you, this place is worth the drive; they really know thier stuff.