Fast Facts
Owner: Mike Cote
Hometown: Fitchburg, MA
Ride: 1996 Honda Civic DX
Daily Grind: Truck driver, husband, and father
Under The Hood: '97 1.8L Acura LS B18-B; JG 301 camshafts; Vortech fuel regulator, fuel rail; Tenzo air intake, Touring exhaust, polished engine dress-up kit; Random Technologies catalytic converter; DC Sports headers; Unorthodox Racing cam gears; NGK spark plugs, spark plug wires; Hose Techniques silicone vacuum hoses; Clutch Master Stage 3 clutch; PaceSetter short shifter; '97 Integra LS transmission; powdercoated valve cover, brackets, motor mounts, engine block and transmission
Stiff Stuff: Ground Control coilovers, Tokico Illumina adjustable shocks, Tenzo front strut brace, Energy Suspension bushings, lowered 411/42 inches
Stoppers: Powerstop cross-drilled brakes, Axxis brake pads
Rollers: Tenzo 17x7 Type AV wheels (w/custom orange pearl paint), Toyo 205/40R17 Proxes tires
Outside: Carisma Street Fighter front bumper, APR GT-1 rear wing, Wings West side skirts, Darkside carbon fiber hood, Weapon R hoodpins, custom handmade bumper, PIAA Hyperwhites, Suzuki GSX-R filler cap, BMW M3 mirrors, shaved moldings, trunk, antenna, VW Fubu antenna, custom eyebrows on headlights, graphics by Kaotic Graphix, PPG bright blue poly paint with 435 metal flake
Inside: Blue/gray naugahide Integra GS-R seats, custom-colored dash, heater control moved to lower console and replaced with Auto Meter gauges, Tenzo carbon-fiber shifter knob, Custom diamond-plate pedals, Tenzo carbon-fiber emergency brake handle, Eurolite blue neon interior, dyed floor mats w/diamond-plate heel pads
Ice: Alpine CDM-7861 head unit, six-disc changer (relocated to glove box), speakers
Props: My wife Michelle (for putting up with me), my father Wayne Cote (for all his help with the project), Jamie and Jeff at Manchester Motorsports, Frank at Tenzo, Diana at Hose Techniques, Courtney at Kaotic Graphix, Shawn at Unorthodox Racing, KC at APR, Dave and Gary at HMI, Tanya at Energy Suspension, Jeff at Central Mass Powdercoating, and Vortech Engineering