Another year another upgrade, we are moving again
 

Yeah that makes it 3 times in 3 years.

In a never ending mission to try to serve the community better we are upgrading our facility. The front runner is a 5000 square foot facility in Ramsey, MN. This facility will feature an enclosed dyno cell with 15,000cfm of air movement, an engine clean room, more work space (better layout), more additional tooling, a showfloor area, and more parts in-stock. This move will allow us to start up on the E-commerce. Next season expect us to have ATLEAST 1 built 4G63 instock.

It gets even better. Projected move date is December 1st, 2006, or January 1st, 2007. There are still a few details to be worked out, final announcement to be made within 2 weeks.

Finally, due to this move we are able to take on a larger work load. This will allow us to drop our shop rate to $80/hr effective the move date.

Thank you all for your attention to this matter, your continued support is greatly appreciated.

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Excuse my ignorance, but where exactly is Ramsey?

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Awesome to hear, guys! Can wait to see the new shop.
Just north of Anoka and Champlin.

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Congrats.

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awsome back up here closer to me.

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Noooo! Driving that far sucks ass! Keep it closer to the 694/494 loop! Congrats on growing, but closer is better! :)

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I second this motion.

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I think constantly moving is kinda strange, but hey if it's better for you, then congrats. Ramsey is closer to me then MG. Will it be right off 10?

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Its right off bunker and easily accessable from hwy 10.

Just couldn't help but closer to the Brownman!! ahh, yes.
Congrats on the move, hopefully the process goes smoothly for you.

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Bunker, isnt that near where you were before then?

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Same building, I'm guessing.

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It is a few blocks away from our old facility. We have one other option that we are looking at that is in Plymouth. The problem with the Plymouth location is we went and "found" it and it is somewhat of a pita to find. We have an appointment tuesday to see what it looks like inside, but the renovation would probably be very costly.

We are just trying to find a location that will allow us to dyno tune during the day and allow us to better lay out our shop space. Good shop space is hard to find, tenants that don't complain about noise is even harder. We made a mistake with this landlord regarding noise, the next lease we are in control.
Moving every year is not the goal and is honestly a huge pain! Fortunally we are keeping the same phone numbers so it will not be difficult to track us down.
We will probably be throwing a moving party as well.
I'll have more details at the end of this week. We are just very excited to have the opportunity to obtain a better layout for the future. The move will allow us to schedule work more efficiently. For those that will have to drive further (assuming the Ramsey location is chosen, it is a 95% front runner) I appologize. The new "digs" will be well worth the drive, trust me :).

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If you are getting hassled about noise it is a no brainer that you need to move. Cars at WOT with straight through exhaust arent exactly quiet and obviously that is a huge part in a days work at a performance shop with dyno tuning.

Good luck on finding a better location. Sounds like a smart thing to do to me.

What is Hitech's setup like? I heard they are moving? Is there current location worth a shit?

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Deng you're getting harrassed about noise? That's crappy.

If you guys need help moving, you know my number.

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Moving party, hell yes!!!
I will be able to lend a hand also, just remember the other hand of mine will be holding the Jag. :D

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If business wasn't going well, you wouldn't be moving, so congrats. Yeah, it's a hike up to ramsey, but do what you must. (p-town would be slick, I must say).

Maybe in a year I'll want a built 4g63. :D :D

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It isn't that far from me, but I am sure you will lose some customers being up in Ramsey. There are several nice sites down here in Fridley, right off 694. One is on Hwy 65, just south of Menards. It has been vacant for quite some time. There is also several industrial complexes that have some vacancy around here. I know noise would not be an issue there. Actually the Carquest just moved out on University too, and that building is empty. I would do some more looking. There are a ton of places out there.

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Sucks that its going to be a long drive for the majority of customers, but congrats on being able to expand again! Business must be good, keep it up :)

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I'm not sure about my math skills, but three years seemed a bit long to me. I just looked at your move in dates from your first LSE posts(first Ramsey shop).. May 2005. I had to check, I thought I was losing my mind..

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Well it's been 3 years from the start. Moved from our garages thus gathering all the equipment and tools into one location in Ramsey. Then with the addition of the Dyno, came the move to Maple Grove. So to better serve you the move to the new location is a plus. Yes moving is hell but can't stay here.

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Does suck to move alot. Wish I could lend a hand in the moving. But ya know what sounds like the new places will help out either way. If I head that way think of things I can do around the shop. I love to help as much as I can.... In a way it kinda sucks living out here in Cleveland....

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Yeah its kind of like living on an island.
Atleast you have a few dsm god's there with you ;).

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great even farther for me to drive! not like you guy aren't an hour from me now as it is. hehe


guess I'll be sitting at home like usual

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Looking forward to seeing this company grow.

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Barton you need to move up to da norf side yo!!! Congrats LSE!!

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Get ready for me stopping by the shop all the time again. I am very glad to hear your moving back to ramsey. That is going to save me a ton of drive time. :)

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Any updates on this change?

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Paperwork, paperwork,paperwork. We are trying for December 1st, but it is looking like it is going to be pushed back to mid december/january 1st.

Moving thread
 

First of all I would like to thank DSMSTYLE (now Mitsustyle) for its continued support. Throughout the year we have had 2 successful dyno days, a few successful sales, and many many completed projects, thanks to you!

A few details.
1)We are moving to our new digs soon. There is still some paperwork that needs to be cleaned up, but we are moving. Scheduled move date is December 1st thru January 1st. Sometime during that timeframe we will be closed. I expect for us to be closed for a MAXIMUM of 3 business days. This is why we are so "iffy" on the date yet, we are trying for mininum down time.
The new place will feature a few neat toys. 5000 square feet total this time. We will be adding a few lifts and the shop layout is much better so we can serve everyone better. There will be a larger/more functional customer lounge area as well as a seperate dyno room. Also with the dyno room we will be adding a dyno camera setup. This will be available 24/7 (if we have it on) so people can view their cars being tuned from home, view dyno days from home, check in and see what we are doing, or just hang out.

2)Our new website is moved. Our current host decided that he wishes to persue different objectives so we moved our website to godaddy. The new site is www.lseperformance.com
You can type in www.lse-performance.com and still get to it, we also grabbed www.lsetuning.com and www.lse-tuning.com as domains.
The new site will have a host of new toys on it as we work on it. Currently it is just the current site moved over. The shopping cart is nearly done, so is are a few flash items, a vfaq section, and a host of other improvements.

3)We will be inventoring MASSIVE inventory next season. Feel free to give us a call, if you need it, we will probably have it instock. Not available in a few hours, not available this week, sitting on the shelf instock! I am talking 50+ common items available for all of you.

Hours of operation are expanding as well. 9am-8pm M-F, Saturdays 10-4pm (except race days).

Finally, shop labor rate will be dropping to $80/hr after the move. We will be implementing $85/hr shop labor rate effective Monday November 27th to carry us thru the move.

Exciting times I tell you, thanks to everyone that continues to support us. We really appreciate it. Look forward to a few LSE brand products to be released over the winter as well.

-Josh

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Sounds great Swanny! I can lend a hand some evening or weekend if you want help moving/setting up/etc.

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Let me know if you need help too, I have a truck also.

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I'll sit around and dring beer in a climate controlled enviroment and watch all you fuckers move shit.



Or I could help, probably have a beer during that to! ;)

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I like the way you think. I can supervise also. Cold beer, mmmmm.


Congrats again on the move to a better spot. It should be sweet.

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We will probably throw a moving party/thanks for helping us move party.
We will be recruiting once we finalize a date.

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Did somebody say cold beer??? I've got a truck if you need any help

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Congrats on the move! im down to help move also just pm if you need it. congratulations again.

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I too am down to haul. Just let me know a date and I'm there!

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Don't forget to call me for the move if I'm off work or when i get off I'll help.

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I'll be there. Just gotta know a time and date. I'll be there with a trailer.

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if your interested im sure for a small fee i could get one of my parents semi's and trailers to make moving alot faster....53' enclosed trailer.....just an idea i can ask if ya want lemme know.

Mike