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Old Jan 11, 2008 | 01:33 PM
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We have some exciting news for 2008 and the future!

Since our inception in 2001, Dynotech Engineering Inc. has experienced exceptional business growth year after year through hard work and passionate dedication to the GM sports car we love the most- The Chevrolet Corvette!

That business success certainly hasn’t come by accident and consistently working those long 70, 80 and 90 hour weeks month-in and month-out for years (including most weekends and Holidays) to build the business where it is today, have finally paid off!

With that said~ As of 2008, we’ll undergo a corporate name change from our current name everyone is familiar with, to DTE Powertrain- as we focus our operational efforts towards the future by taking our growing company to the next professional level of vehicle performance, product engineering and industry presence!

We feel this new name more accurately reflects where we are today in the high performance Corvette industry and now fully encompasses where we’re heading in the future. Add to that a new high-tech logo we’ll also be rolling out, with a new fully interactive website to match our new corporate name and you’ll soon see what we’re so excited about!

We’re also expanding!

DTE’s 10,000 sq./ft. facility sets on approx. 2.4 acres of commercial property in Fort Wayne, with only a small portion of that used currently. In the future, we’ll be increasing our facility “footprint” size on that property to accommodate the expansion. Also in the coming weeks/months, we’ve scheduled the delivery of new, high-tech equipment, machinery and updated CAD/CAE/CAM development software that will enable us to further develop, engineer and manufacture our already extensive heavy duty IRS product lines and do it with greater accuracy / speed than ever before! Add to that our extensive Corvette Performance Package development we’ve been successfully building upon for the last 6 years now and it’s easy to see that good times are in store for the Corvette enthusiast from DTE Powertrain!

Be sure to check out our new website www.dtepowertrain.com as it unfolds these next couple of months and you can grow with us! We’ve got *A LOT* of new, innovative Corvette driveline components of our own design that we’ll be releasing very soon, which will most definitely raise the drive train performance / durability bar for the C5 and C6 Corvette!


Lastly, we would also like to take a moment to thank you, our valued customers, for your continued support over all these years in allowing us to be who we are today! We’ve built products for some of the fastest/trickest Corvettes in the world and along the way; we’ve made many good friends too- which has been a real bonus over everything else. Building those friendships through a common interest in Corvette’s is what makes all of this worth while! Again, from the entire staff here- we sincerely thank you for your continued support and business!


Best Regards,
Phil Rickard
President/CEO/Owner
DTE Powertrain Inc.



(*HELPFUL NOTE: any inquiries using the old website of www.dynotech-eng.com will be automatically directed to the new website for your convenience. Also, our emails have changed, but anyone who uses our old email addresses you’re already familiar with, will be able to do so just fine- as those inquiries will be automatically directed to the correct email in-box here, so we’ll never miss your questions, comments or orders.)
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Old Jan 11, 2008 | 01:40 PM
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How about that cast iron housing?
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Old Jan 11, 2008 | 01:41 PM
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Phil

Congrats on the expansion!!!

Can you PM me a price on DTE Brace for a C5 Z, my personal car, thanks.

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Old Jan 11, 2008 | 02:14 PM
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C/L~ I'll address it's press release on another thread when we're ready.

Brian~ Thanks and email sent on the differential.



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Old Jan 11, 2008 | 03:14 PM
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Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congrats Phil and the entire staff @ DTE Powertrain

(the name has got a ring to it)

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Old Jan 11, 2008 | 03:19 PM
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Congrats guys!!

Looking at one of your pics I only see one lift in the shop, lots of jackstands! Do you guys really do most of your work on jackstands???
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Old Jan 11, 2008 | 03:42 PM
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Thank you Nouman.

speedyd~
The two lifts we have are partially hidden in the pictures and we prefer to only have two, as opposed to a number of them in a row, so that we can swap car positions around a lot easier depending on what we have going on- especially since we've been doing a lot more truck stuff recently. They are big, bulky and take up a lot of floor space.


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Old Jan 11, 2008 | 03:43 PM
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Congrats guys!!

Looking at one of your pics I only see one lift in the shop, lots of jackstands! Do you guys really do most of your work on jackstands???
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No, that would be you and me



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Congratulations in the expansion. I like knowing that I've got the security of your brace under my car, especially as the guys at ECS keep finding new ways to stress it further.
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Old Jan 11, 2008 | 05:26 PM
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Awesome news and nice pictures of your facilities.
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Old Jan 11, 2008 | 05:53 PM
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Congrats Phil... well deserved....
Best wishes and will see you in 2008.
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Old Jan 11, 2008 | 06:16 PM
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Tom, Anthony and Ian- A sincere thank you!

Nouman... That is hardcore!! LoL!

All: Almost forgot~ Now that we've refined the production processes of our products over the years- particularly the popular DTE Differential Strut kits, we've been able to reduce production costs on our end, which in turn reduces product costs for you as we pass down the savings.

The new 2008 DTE Differential Strut pricing is as follows and they are all produced in red powder-coat, with the next *huge* production run being completed during this month. This newest run will have even lighter weight components, easier installation, more compact to fit into even tighter chassis configurations and easier-to-understand installation instructions than ever before.

1997-2004 C5/M6: $349
1997-2004 C5/A4: $349
2005 C6/LS2/A4: $339
2005 C6/LS2/M6: $339
2006-2008 C6/LS2-LS3/M6: $339
2006-2008 C6/LS2-LS3/A6: $339

- Fully insured, regular ground FedEx shipping: $18 anywhere in the lower 48-States.
- Free shipping when accompanied with a differential order at same time.

*$30 savings for C5 applications
*$40 savings for C6 applications


Thanks again everyone for your support and business. Have a nice weekend!


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Old Jan 11, 2008 | 07:27 PM
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Hey Phil, great news and keep up the good work. My car has performed flawless for 2 yrs now, thank every one at DTE. I see my car is in one of your pictures above. Have a great new yr.
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Good luck Phil! Sounds like 2008 will be an explosive growth year for DTE Powertrain!
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Just finished checking it out!

Looks real nice!

Thanks,Matt
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Hey Mr. Pund...thanks a bunch for the business, (your son too)! Tell Jr. Jenny and I said hello!

Tom- Thanks to you and Henry too and I'll see you guys soon.

Thanks Matt!


Again, a big "Thanks" from Jenny and I to everyone that has supported us and it's exciting to know that almost where ever we go in our travals, vacation, etc,- we have a Corvette buddy somewhere! That's just plain guys- thanks!

Now, if I can just find a new "mop boy" to clean this place...


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Morning gents!

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Looking good Phil, I always recommend you guys
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Old Jan 14, 2008 | 10:25 AM
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Phil congrats on the expansion. I know you deserve it. It has been a pleasure dealing with you in the past. Your customer service is top notch. Now that you have hit it big, please don't let your customer service decline.
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Thanks Chris.

Well, I wouldn't go so far to say that we've "hit it big"- only that all the hard work has paid off and now we're able purchase more high-tech equipment to do more things as the company grows.

We were on the fence about whether to spend our capital on developing a shop race car for marketing or re-invest into the company to better it for the long-term and we chose to re-invest back into the business to secure our future, engaging in other creative marketing venues elseware to get better results than with a car. There is always time to have "shop toys" later....

Verticle integration to ensure consistant high quality for the end product where we don't have to rely on others as much can be a good thing if managed right.

Also, I don't intend on changing anything that has brought us to where we are today, as I'll always personally be here managing day-to-day operations, amoung other "hats" I wear. I'm a "hands-on" kinda guy!


Regards,
Phil

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