John LaCroix - Lead technician, product designer/chief fabricator. John has been turning wrenches on vehicles since 1998, and has been involved heavily in the import community since 2001. He has experience working on the Dodge SRT-4, Nissan 240sx, Acura NSX, Nissan 300zx, DSM's, 3000GT's and Stealth's, Acura Integra's, Honda Civic's, Honda Prelude's, the Honda CRX, Honda Accord's, the Acura RSX, and a few scattered others. He can install or fabricate any part for any car.

The first one is a white Mitsubishi Galant VR4 that went 11.66@122 in the 2003 season. This run was done on 92 octane. His 2nd vehicle is the 1990 red Eagle Talon TSi AWD that went 11.06@128 in 2004 on a 60 trim turbocharger. The run for the Eagle used no nitrous, was nearly full weight, and used a LSE Performance Stage 1 shortblock.

The Galant is expected to return to the 2007 season. It is featuring a LSE Performance Stage 4 shortblock with a LSE Performance Stage 5 block. LSE Performance GT42 turbo solution as well as a LSE Performance Water to Air Intercooler setup finish out a very rough modifications list.

Josh Swanberg - Office Manager/Parts Specialist/Customer Service Representative, Part-time wrench, and tuner. Also started wrenching on vehicles in 1998 and has been heavily involved in the import community since 2001. Josh specializes in the "front end" of the business. Also, he can design systems to handle any power level on any vehicle. This ranges from sizing available components for your specific build, to creating one off turbocharged or supercharged monsters using off the shelf and custom made parts.

He is a EFI Universities Graduate and is also AEM EMS Factory trained. The ability to tune nearly ANY vehicle or engine configuation makes him the "go to" guy when it comes to Dyno Tuning.

He also co-owned and co-operated QPR INC from January 1st, 2004 to December 31st, 2004. He has worked on variety of import vehicles, with a specialization in Mitsubishi.

His current project is a 1993 Dodge Stealth RT/TT. The stealth made a 11.54@135.76mph this past season (2006) on a shakedown pass, no nitrous. The Stealth, dubbed, "LSE 1" features a LSE Performance Stage 3 shortblock with LSE Performance Stage 5 heads. Also features a custom twin 50 trim setup. Since then the car has made an additional 100awhp and has had 300lbs removed from it in preperation for the upcoming 2007 season.

Ryan Etheridge - The "part timer". Ryan is the guy that every shop needs to fill in the gaps. Ryan is a certified Hydraulics Technician and currently works Full Time for the Eaton Corperation. His involvement with the Import Community stems back to 2001 as well. His even duties include: Wrench, Research and Development, Parts sales and Follow-up, and finally light fabrication.

His 1992 Mitsubishi Galant VR4 ran a best of 12.3@109 in 2004 on the factory intercooler, turbocharger,nearly full weight, and stock head/refreshened shortblock. The run was made with a small shot of Nitrous. Yet another example of properly chosen components to get the job done. This Vehicle is currently the world record holder for the fastest run on a 14b powered Galant.

Ryan is currently building a 1992 Dodge Stealth RT/TT that will be competiting in a variety of Road Racing venues. The setup for 2007 will include a custom single turbo setup and a refreshened OEM shortblock, all managed via an AEM EMS. This vehicle also features EXTREME weight reductions and a full K-Sport Coil Over setup.

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All the cars mentioned were examples of extreme budget cars. They all used quality parts, proper tuning, and a general knowledge of cars to obtain the mentioned times. We believe the proper way to make a car fast is use the right parts, not throw money at it. If you need help setting up your vehicle, feel free to contact us. LSE Performance can size systems and find solutions for ANY BUDGET and for ANY VEHICLE.

The new shop owner vehicles are currently under construction and will be completed as time permits. The delay in our personal cars is because: Customers have always been, and will always be first. LSE Performance started with a goal to provide unrivaled service and an overall level of excellence compared to all others within the automotive community. It is a law we follow to this day.