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Old Jan 11, 2008 | 01:31 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 | 01:39 PM
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Looks beautiful Phil.. Congrats and we all at ECS wish you guys there continued growth and much success

PS: where are the lifts
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Old Jan 11, 2008 | 01:43 PM
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Lol! Thanks Chris and I figured someone would ask that.

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 and bulky.

Good luck to you guys' growth too I heard. Good things come to those who work hard and wait.

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Old Jan 11, 2008 | 06:13 PM
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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 | 06:24 PM
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Congrats

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Old Jan 11, 2008 | 06:28 PM
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Very nice setup
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Old Jan 11, 2008 | 08:45 PM
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darn it Phil,,, I'll have outdated decals on the car now.

I been kickin around doing some more work to the vette,,,,might have to call ya about a wilder cam, and your thoughts on a overdrive for the C5.....

CONGRATS ON THE EXPANSION,,,, Hows Jenny......
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A sincere thank you gents for the props, now if if I could just find a new "mop boy" to keep this place clean!

Robin- No worries mate...we'll have some new decals here for ya when they're done.


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Old Jan 12, 2008 | 08:22 AM
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Congrats Phil and best of luck with the new & improved business venture.... ...Hope you and Jenny are doing well...
......I'm hoping to get up there and visit your guys shop sometime in the near future.....
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Robin you better ask phil for a bigger motor jus joking
Congrats Phil and best of luck with the business !!!!!

Ill be your mop boy if you need me to be , jus need a little motor work in trade
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Thanks Jim and Jay.

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Congrats and best of luck - hope 2008 is a banner year.
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Looks great Phil, sent e-mail about some engine options also....cant wait to hear back from you! My '98 gets to back up for some tweeks
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Thanks gents and good Morning!

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