Readers' Rides - February/March 2007 Grassroots

2000 Civic Si

Driver: Greg Rowe
Turf: Bethlehem, PA
How I Spent The $$$: AEM cold-air intake, Tru Power pulleys, and cam gears, Exedy stage 3 clutch, Fidanza flywheel, STR dress-up kit, JDM CTR ECU, Wings West Commando wing, M3 mirrors, Extreme Designs body kit, custom PPG paint, MOMO steering wheel, Weapon R Pro Circuit coilovers, Tokico Illumina struts, 18-inch Konig Rhythms and Nitto Extreme tires.
We Like: It has a clean paint job and we always have love for EM1's.

2000 Civic EX

Driver: Mark Longley
Turf: Milwaukee, WI
How I Spent The $$$: D16y8, DC Sports header, GReddy EVO 2 exhaust, J's Racing intake, AEM cam gear, BDL fuel rail, Nology hot wires, Exedy clutch and flywheel, Hyper grounding kit, Crower stage 2 cam, springs and retainers, NRG engine damper, MOMO pedals and steering wheel, NRG quick release, B&M short shifter, carbon-fiber gauge cluster, Power Slot rotors, rear disc brake swap, Hawk brake pads, Rota Slipstreams, Ground Control coilovers, Koni yellow shocks, ASR subframe brace, PasswordJDM 3-point front strut bar and Omnipower lower control arms
We Like: A simple and clean Civic that's still rockin' single cam power.

1999 Civic CX

Driver: Heath McKnight
Turf: Nelsonville, OH
How I Spent The $$$: H22a swap, VTEC controller, chipped P28 ECU, HASport motor mounts, Black ION headlights, carbon-fiber lip, Si wheels and white pearl paint.
Claims: 169 wheel hp and 152 lb-ft of torque
We Like: The car has an H22 swap and an owner named Heath... what a cool name.

1997 Integra GSR

Driver: Gary Yang
Turf: Fresno, CA
How I Spent The $$$: Iceman cold-air intake, DC 4-2-1 header, Dynomax exhaust, Chipped P28, Skunk2 intake manifold, Exedy stage 1 clutch, AEM Tru-Time cam gears, OEM ITR front lip, side skirts and rear lip. Wings West ITR replica spoiler with LED, VIS carbon-fiber hood, Rota Slipstreams and Kumho Ecsta 711 tires.
We Like: Integras are cool, especially ones that look like Type R's.