I see many people are talking about rice cars so i thought we should start a list for other peoples sake of what things make a car ricey

I'll start

1. Stickers
2. Wings that are way higher than the roof of your car
3. Chrome tips on a stock exhaust to make it look like its faster

I'll let u guys add on stuff

Those 3 are very true - however, I can see this list turning into "anything that is not totally sleeper" quickly, as everything is considered rice by someone these days.. it's gone too far, just like feminists and political correctness :D

However, continuing with the list...

Tinted windows
"Grap fruit launcher" exhausts (not just the chrome tips)
Way too many fog lights
Overly-flashy chrome rims (the ones that stand out so much that you hardly even notice the rest of the car as their excessiveness flat out eclipses other aspects of the car's appearance)
Body graphics (as a sub-part of stickers)
"Hyper white or blue" xenon headlights
Lowering*

*In some cases.. lowering does legitimately lower a car's center of gravity and inherently increase its roll stiffness for handling improvements.

Consider this a running list. I'm sure there are more rice traits out there that will be touched upon.

Originally posted by JD@af
"Hyper white or blue" xenon headlights

I disagree. Many companies (MB, BMW) use Xenon as their stock bulbs. NOT RICEY.

And, the guy that gave me a ride in his 550 put Xenons in his 456. Not ricey.

Also,
1 windshield wiper conversion
headlight covers
http://www.riceboypage.com/shame/hall_of_shame_9/cav_1.jpg
Big rims matched with small rotors and drums (hehehe)
fake cross-drilled rotors
"powerd by Acura"
seat belt pads
50 stickers...stock engine
negative camber
rims cost more than the car did.
false badges (Probe Gt-R, civic SiR (in america, that is))
http://www.riceboypage.com/shame/hall_of_shame_10/355-turbo.jpg
This Ferrari does not have a turbo. That badge comes from a Porsche. Idiot.
http://www.riceboypage.com/shame/hall_of_shame_11/storm-type-r.jpg
What about for non-imports? Like, cavaliers and stuff. Shouldn't we call them something different than rice, like "hot dog" or something?

This...
http://www.bryanf.com/cars/images/bigtip1.jpg

that's a nice muffler......

We can call the American rice...hmm.... let me think.....
how about "American rice"?
I think it sounds good enough, or how about Rice-wannabees?

I've seen alot of those pics floating around...i know there's some web page all about rice cars and pics of rice cars...I think it's called http://www.riceboyspage.com
but i'm not too sure...You can do a search on it...its really hilarious

Yep, most of those pics are from http://www.riceboypage.com/
Funny stuff. I like the hate mail section a lot. There's one from this guy with a Diablo that's hilarious.

Holy cow... Enzo, nice find with that Civic picture with that cannon of an exhaust in the back. I can only imagine what that car sounds like.

In defense of my claim of xenon bulbs as ricey, in new cars, that's fine. But I feel that in older cars, that don't have them stock, people install them because they want their cars to look cool to other drivers and get noticed. And this succeeds. This is why I feel that these are characteristics of a ricey car - although that is not to say that any car with xenon bulbs is "ricey."

Agreed, JD

:)

Big ugly body kits, ugly stickers covering parts of the vehicle, and huge scoops for no apparent reason can be found on domestics all over the place, domestic rice is definitely also on the rampage!

Single wiper conversions, when done right (unlike 95% of the ones you see on the street), can be beneficial. They wipe the water off the windsheild in a faster and more efficient manner. I will do the conversion one day, but with the proper Bonrath kit that relocates the wiper to the exact middle and has the proper motor for the job etc

And lowering is a great mod as long as you actually buy aftermarket springs AND shocks

Basically rice usually occurs with kids, who are enthusiastic about car but know dick all about them, decide they gotta have a totally modded car when they have hardly any money to do so. Baaaad combo

JD - I always laugh to myself about that, if I had a 1978 Civic rusted to hell I would definitely NOT throw on some 17s to attract attention to it!

I think a few stickers here and there are ok.

Rice ties in directly with attitude. Some people think that stickers and a chrome tip make them fast...that is rice. Some people think a catback and stickers makes them fast...that is rice. Some people think I/H/E makes them unbeatable...even without stickers that is rice.

Ricey people also dont know shit about cars in general...thus they think the most minor of mods make them fast.

Just because someone makes their car look good(in their opinion) and attracts attention does not make their car rice. Aftermarket Headlight bulbs do not make a car rice. I happen to like the way they look and so do lots of other people...it all has to do with attitude.

I for the most part think that any car carrying an Si or SIR badge with nothing to back it up is rice. I saw a black hatch at the track with SIR badges, big chrome rims.....but the guy had a Jspec b18c under the hood and was running low 14's. That is not rice, unless the guy was an idiot, which he was not.

Here is a pic of that car. Ricey?

http://albums.photopoint.com/j/View?u=1146769&a=9397065&p=41465212

That car is awsome

I like to defend kids you call 'rice boys' These are just kids who like to make their cars look cool......(in their opinion). We may think they are ugly & loud, but they made them the way they wanted. if they want to put a 5 foot wing, go for it, it may be ugly as hell to me, but if they like it, go for it.

My only beef with 'rice boys' is when they start to think their cars are fast. Just because you can break into the 15's, doesnt make your car fast. Just because you put on a loud exhaust, that wont give you 20 HP...or when you try to race every V8 you can find, thats when I like to calll em Rice Boys.....

Yeah i agree but still 15s for a 4 cylinder isn't too bad...but i'm trying to get in the 14s right now with my lude...And yes I don't go around challenging every car i see, in fact i don't challenge cars unless some kid in an EX civic revs at me...Thats when the fun begins...hehe...Anyways i was wondering do yall think Neon lights are ricey??

Justin, I generally consider neon lights to be "ricey," but HXMan brings up a very good point that I seem to have overlooked, that rice does have very much to do with attitude. In the case of "ricey" cars, you can't judge a book by its cover, and you must look into the car and its driver as well to verify if it is ricey or not. And I'd like to apologize for my previous oversight.

Well i was considering putting one neon blue light around the dash of my car...I think it'll make the car stand out a bit...Its just my opinion though...what other color would look good on my car?

Nothing wrong with blue. Unless you want to go for purple? But I'd stick with the blue.

Kewl i just ordered two 10" neon blue lights...Any recommendations as to where to put them and/or how to set them up, like should i set them to go off with the alarm, turn on with headlights, etc.

Peace

Innocent question - why do yaz think tinted windows is ricey?

lataz :)

I have the perfect example of a rice car. My friend from my Car Club has a 2000 Mercury Couger...Car is Silver with Mirror tint, $1,000 worth of blue neon lights all over the car, interior/exterior. Blue night rider light in grill. He painted the headlamps and tailamps silver and the paint is chipping because he didnt prep the lights and he used the wrong paint, and to top it all off....he went out and got over $100 worth of stickers applied to the car....with names of performance companies like hks, momo, nuespeed....etc....and he doesnt have one mod on the car at all....oh except for some cheesy aftermarket no name exhaust system. Then he went out and got a big blue sticker stripe for the indent of the hood. Car is really sad......Ill post a pic when they update the clubs website.

wow sounds pretty cheesy to me.:D

about the HID look alikes(Xenon and Plasma superwhites), i dont see whats rice about them. We know theyre not the real thing, but some of us like that cleaner white look on our cars. I got them cause i wanna make my car look better in every way(this is the only thing ive done to make my sol look better on the outside and prolly the only thing i will do, cept for gettin some 16's and gettin an OEM spoiler for it). My cars not fast, and putting superwhites in doesnt seem to me like im trying to make it look faster, just a nicer, cleaner look. I think i have some class(i hope), and i like to portray that through my car by making it look better according to me. Just my 2 cents!

I always thought a riceboy was someone who wanted to make their car look fast whens its really not.

hey u got knoxie you got any pics of your car ? if you do can u post them ....thanks

dont have any pics right now, but i could get some up after my friend comes back from anaheim which should be next saturday/sunday, hes got a camera.

you want the Lights on or off hehe:D

wow LMAO hehehehe roflmao:p http://www.bryanf.com/cars/images/bigtip1.jpgcool knoxie:) ...i got a ? are u a F/M ....just curious

What are you some kind of idiot? You don't know what ricemobiles are? They are only the cooles cars on the planet! I mean if you were to look up cool in the dictionary you'd probably see a picture of a '98 Civic with Silvia headlights, Skyline taillights, Veilside knock off bodykit, and a huge touring wing bolted to the trunk. Then if you looked at the definition of a ricemobile it would probably say something like this:
A car (normally an fwd import) modified by way of wild paintjobs, oversized rims, and bodykits that do nothing but weigh them down. In addition spoilers and/or touring wings designed to keep high-speed sportscars on the ground are often found bolted to the trunk of these cars despite the fact that in most cases the cars in question can not reach or exceed speeds of 115mph. Other particulars associated with them is the use of overbearing graphics that often advertise products which are not included with the car
In most cases ricemobiles start out from an import base model Honda but this is not alway the rule. Often times you will see a high class import sportscar such as a Supra or 300ZX with all the signs of being a ricemobile. Domestic ricemobiles are also becoming more and more common. Cavaliers, Focuses, Berettas, and even some Mustangs have fallen victim to this rice contagion.
But is rice a bad thing? Well it depends on your point of view. If you are an owner of a ricemobile you may say to yourself, "Hey if that's what they want to label me fine I'm a ricer." But often times owners view this as a negative thing, and they feel insulted when they are called a ricer. Basically it all comes to down to your own point of view.

Am I a ricer? How can I tell? Hey, hey one question at a time buddy! First off it's not that hard to tell if you are a ricer. Here's a test, if you answer yes to any of these questions in all likeliness you are a ricer. Have you ever bought an air freshener for your car that cost 20 dollars or more? Have you ever molded another cars headlights/taillights onto your car? Have you ever bought a bodykit and then drove around with it installed on your car yet unpainted for a week? Have you ever cut your springs to give your car that dropped look because you thought it looked cool? Have you ever lined up next to a tuned Supra, RX7, Mustang, 300ZX, Camaro and honestly thought you can take him in your Civic with an SIR sticker? Have you ever put a sticker on your car even though you had none of the parts from that company on your car? If you answered yes to any of these questions you probably are a ricer.

Now don't go out and shoot yourself there are some things you can do about this. First off give the Skyline his taillights back and give the headlights back to the Silvia. Then take off the Type R stickers and/or emblems you have on your car. After that remove the 10 foot tall touring wing you stole from the Grand Touring Mercedes. Then take off all stickers that do not correspond to parts you have on your car at this time. If you have a fwd car and 19'' rims on it, take them off and put on some 17's. Then remove every other useless thing you have installed in or on your car in a feeble attempt to make it look cool. There you go, now you are not a ricer and doesn't it feel great?

Sure! Making a ricemobile isn't hard. There are two ways to go, poor rice or high class rice. Which path would you like to take Daniel-san? Oh high class rice huh? Ok if you've got the funds just follow theses steps

Rims and suspension:
Ok, the rule is you can never, ever buy rims that fit your car right. They always have to be 2'' larger than what you should be rolling on. And if they don't fit then tuck them and bang out the wheel wells to make them fit. Also you should remember that if they don't cost at least $2000.00 they are not worth buying! Oh and you should try to buy new rims as often as possible so people won't think you are uncool. Also if you don't have the money to afford a full set of rims, it's acceptable to keep your stock one's up front and just buy two aftermarket wheels for the back or vice-versa

Body kits:
Buying a bodykit can be your most important decision on your quest to become a true ricer. You can't just go out and buy the same bodykit that everybody and their mother has. You have to order something new and unknown, usually from Japan. If you don't want to go that route and you can't afford a Bomex or Veilside kit then installing a knock off kit from Erebuni is perfectly acceptable. Just remember to put the Veilside or Bomex badging on afterwards in a feeble attempt to make people think that it's not a knock off and all the gaps in the bodypieces are due to shoddy installation and not shoddy quality of the pieces in question

The wings:
Ok here's the rule of thumb when it comes to wings: The Bigger The Better! Who cares if the wing serves no purpose and in all likeliness is just slowing your car down and bending your trunk, you have to have a huge wing to be noticed! We all know they were designed to create downforce and that most cars that sport them can not get over 115mph but who cares! They look cool right, and chicks dig big wings! Oh and if you want you can be even cooler and install more than one wing and if you have a Civic you can install one on your roof and be really cool!

headlight swap:
I have to swap my headlights? But my headlights work fine? Yes that may be true but you can't become a true ricer if you are rolling around with the headlights that came with your car. And to be really cool you have to mold the headlights of a car that isn't even sold in the states. Silvia headlights are really good and so are Skyline headlights. But hey who cares if you are putting parts from cars that your car will never be as fast or cool looking as.

Taillight swap:
What, I have to change my taillights too!?! Well of course dumbass. You can't be caught rolling around with Silvia headlights and your stock taillights, you'd like like an idiot. To make sure everyone thinks you're cool you have to have some Skyline or Lexus taillights. Supra taillights are good too. Remember though, you have to select a pair of taillights that won't look quite right on your car. If you don't and they blend in perfectly you won't be cool!

Paint job:
Ok this is the easy part. All you gotta do is either pick a gay color like pink, or some faggy pastel. Or you can get a really bright blue, red or orange. Of course you have to make sure the paint guy dumps alot of pearl in the mix or you won't be cool. Another idea is if you have some extra cash you can get one of those Chameleon paint jobs so you can save yourself the trouble of deciding on a color and just get them all

Graphics:
Ok here's where you get your car covered in stickers. You need to have a graphic shop do this for you or your car will end up looking really dumb. You need to make sure they cover the entire car in some wild scheme to go along with your paint job. They also need to put a big Type R sticker on the side of your door to complete the look. Then later on you can put on all the A'PEXi, Greddy, Trust, HKS, 5Zigen, Mugen and Weapon R stickers you bought while they were working on your now very cool looking car.

engine:
Here's the easy part. See your car looks so cool and fast now you don't need to even try to make it fast. All you gotta do is make your engine look cool. First you need to buy a intake system. Then you need to get an exhaust system. If you wanna be cool you need to get one of those newfangled n1 stlye muffler like a 5Zigen fireball so your car sounds like it's letting out a high-pitched fart as it drives by. Then you need to polish everything in site, and I do mean everything. After that all you need is a really bright set of plug wires and you're set

Interior:
You can't go around with your stock upholstrey. You have to go to a shop and have them rip out you're whole interior and re do it with really bright colors and lots and lots of vinyl. Make sure you color match the interior to the outside of your car or you might look stupid. You'll probably want to rip out the back seats and pull out all the carpeting in the trunk to make it look faster too.

Useless Items:
You are not officially a ricemobile owner until you buy some useless items. For example if your car is an auto you have to get a shift guage so when people drive behind you they can see the shift lamp go off and think your car is really fast. Another good idea is to put in a tv screen and a playstation so you can drive and play GT2 at the same time. Oh and don't forget to buy a $50 air freshener that you can get in Japan at yellow hat for ¥300


Oh, so you think you can't afford all that stuff but you still wanna be a ricer? Well don't fret you call always go the poor rice route. It's really simple and cheap to do.

Step 1: Cutting Your Springs:
We all know how expensive aftermarket suspension kits can be but you still want that dropped look right? It's easy, all you gotta do is jack your car up and take of the tires. Then with a saw or cutting torch just take off the first two coils of your stock springs! Voila! You have yourself a dropped car!

Step 2: The Used Exhaust:
Cat back systems can be expensive and universal mufflers with custom piping can be too. But there's a simple solution. Find someone who has the same car as you and has recently bought a new exhaust. You can either ask to buy his old one for real cheap or sneak into his garage and steal it! I mean he doesn't need it anymore right?

Step 3: The Homemade Intake
Why spend 200 bucks on a Weapon R or Cold Air intake system when you can make one yourself. One way is to just take a screwdriver and punch a bunch of holes into your stock airbox. But if you wanna be really cool you can go to Home Depot and buy some PVC piping then go to autozone and buy one of those K&N intakes and then install it in your car. Remember to make sure to use lots of ductape so you don't get any leaks!

Step 4: Sticker Tuning
What is the point in buying stuff when you can just get a sticker and try to trick people into thinking you have that on your car. Don't have turbo kit just get an HKS GT Turbine sticker and put it on. Whatever you want to put on your car to make it better just forget it and get the sticker, it's just as good!

See you don't have to spend thousands to turn your car into a ricemobile, you just have to want it bad enough

This is a great article, whats scary about it is that you can see everything in the article when you drive down the street. And just in case anyone is in question, if you paint your car in a pastel color.....YOU ARE A PUSSY!
nuff said..
Peace.....
:frog:

ok since u love g20s let me ask u this, would u consider this rice?

Hell no that isnt nearly as ricey as the stuff on that site, that is a nice looking car, i dont see any stickers, huge touring fins, or any gay pastel paint job. This car cant even be compared to the shit on teamprototype site.
Peace.....
:devil:

Originally posted by SkylinesKillAll
ok since u love g20s let me ask u this, would u consider this rice?

Show me one part of that car that is flashy. ie. pastel colors, lights that are off of another type of car. Big wings, rims that require flares, color matched interior. (im not talking color matched shift knobs, sterring wheel.) Im talking complete interior. They took some of the pictures down where the entire interior was looked like a bag of flour had exploded. Everything was a powdery white color. Every thing on that Primera was made for that car, even the headlights.

so please xplain to me how putting different headlights on a car make it rice. the pastel colors is jus a choice of thiers. maybe they dont like they everyday black car. y does that make it rice. its jus the same as the audi s4 buyer that choses his car to be yellow. they want it to stand out.

OK, for instance. What is the point of all these gauges. He is using a N/A SOHC motor, what the hell are all those for? It is way to much. Do you consider that pic you posted rice? if so please explain.

http://www.teamprototype.com/kart/gallery/mike/01.jpg

no i dont consider the pic i posted rice jus like i dont think ne of their cars are rice. im jus sayin u were bitchin about different headlights on hondas so id thought id show u a p10 with different lights to see if u thought it was rice.

and who cares about all the gauges. the rpm one is kinda needed to know when to shift and where ur rpms are at.
the others could be like fuel pressure water pressuse or whatever. maybe hes planin on putting a different engine in where hed need them all. they did swaps in some of the cars so his may be next.

Hey im no genious but the inside of that car looks like shit! Thats all i have to say about that.
Peace.....
:devil:

Originally posted by SkylinesKillAll
no i dont consider the pic i posted rice jus like i dont think ne of their cars are rice. im jus sayin u were bitchin about different headlights on hondas so id thought id show u a p10 with different lights to see if u thought it was rice.

and who cares about all the gauges. the rpm one is kinda needed to know when to shift and where ur rpms are at.
the others could be like fuel pressure water pressuse or whatever. maybe hes planin on putting a different engine in where hed need them all. they did swaps in some of the cars so his may be next.



First of all, I wasent bitching. I was expressing my opinions. The dual headlight setup for the Primera, was made for the primera. If that car had Silvia headlights, or Civic headlights put on the car, yes, I would, in my opinion, considor that ricy. As for doing a motor swap, yes they did do a swap. They put in a N/A SOHC Vtec motor. Hmmm. Again, in my opinion, why do you need a 10k tach, when your motor would blow if it went that high? And all the gauges, wow, thats alot of protection, for a little motor, just to prevent anything from going wrong.

Oh No, I think we have a situation. Ricers vs: The Good Guys. (Don't take it personal) BTW, that G20 ain't rice

Originally posted by Porsche

Oh No, I think we have a situation. Ricers vs: The Good Guys. (Don't take it personal) BTW, that G20 ain't rice


Just not to confuse anyone, i never once said I was a Good guy. Just posting my opinion, thats all. If you were to have a brand new Skyline, and slap a NSX tailights on the back, and mold Silvia headlights on. I would call that rice. Because, it is my opinion.

Yeah, that G20 sure ain't rice. That whatever with all the gauges is. If the G20 had all those gauges, it would be too. If you have an Indy car, all those gauges are just fine. There's also a difference between standing out and being ricey. A Ferrari stands out. It's not ricey. Even a, say, BMW 6-series will stand out with some silver 17" wheels, and a 1 - 1&1/2 decklid spoiler, and look damn good. If you slap some 20's and a foot high wing on the 6er, then it will also stand out, but look horrible. I prefer a car that stands out to someone who knows what it is and respects the car. Not something that attracts the attention of moms in minivans.

What is it with ricers and street racing. Yes, its fun to do every once in a while, but I've seen them rev at mom's in minivans! I think they realize that whatever they drive either sucks, or is not meant to go fast...why else would they feel they need to prove the car's speed?

Heep i couldnt agree more with you, classy looking cars dont need extras they look good to begin with, and i personally dont like tinkering with the outside of a car. If the car company wanted it to look like a street rod they would make it so. Just because you put a three foot high wing on the back and oversized rims on your DEL SOL, doesnt mean itll go any faster, what i cant understand even more are the kids who pull out seats, use light weight body kits, and then put 200 pounds of speakers in the back, thus making it pointless to lighten up the car. Of course in a kids mind they think 200 pounds of speakers, are better than 200 pounds of normal stuff like back seats, passenger seat, and various other things. Ahh who knows what the hell kids are thinking when they tear apart their cars so that they go VROOM VROOM?
Toodles Kiddies...
:devil:

You know, I realized something tonight.. I am a ricer. Why? Because I like this car...
http://www.34ford.com/featured/side1.gif

The taillights aren't original, so it's obviously rice. Then you throw in the color, and how more ricey can you get? Well, you can toss on some chrome and match the interior to the color of the car!
http://www.34ford.com/featured/details.gif

I am a ricer.

Hmmmm, the car itself is not bad. But, here we go again. In my own opinion the car itself is probably a pretty damn good performer. At least he can back up that look with power. But to me, purple and yellow? :eek: hell yeah it stands out, it hurts my eyes. The tailights, well, yep they dont belong, you can barely see them. I give props to the guy who owns it for restoring a classic, but the colors dont agree with me.

Yeah, those colors are ugly.

I never thought about rice that way. The principle behind hot-rods is that you fit whatever you can from whatever car in order to make it go fastest. But the colors and taillights on that car do nothing to make it faster, and therefore they are ricey. That's where the problem lies. IMO, there is nothing wrong with throwing on a cold air intake, even a weedeater exhaust, if it's done for the performance advantages. But to draw attention? The exhaust company didn't say "lets make an exhaust that sounds like a weedeater", they said lets free up some flow. Normally with flow comes an increase in volume. Side effect to performance. But if those mods are done just for sensory attraction reasons, that's where you get ricey. Wings, graphics, etc. provide no real performance advantage on an economy car. So, IMO, you can hot-rod a Civic for performance, great. But rice it for everybodys attention? They need to get a real car.

This definition of rice makes every hot rod, every custom, and basically every car rice. Why? Because paint has mass. thus, losing all your paint would free up some weight.

Painting your car to your preference is...well...your preference. It is your car after all. Rice would be saying "oh, yeah, yellow paint makes it more aerodynamic", or painting a big "Mugen" across the hood of your Geo Storm.

Replacing your tail-lights, or even customizing them isn't rice...it's customization to fit your personal preference. What's rice is saying "My tail-lights add 14 hp". The difference is one makes you happier with your car, and one makes you an idiotic bullshitter.

Now, rice can also be using spray paint to paint your car, or something dumb like that, but customizing your car to your preferences is NOT rice...it may be bad taste with respect to society, but it is definitely not rice.

Now, with that said, I need to say that I have no tolerance for rice, I do not condone ricey behavior in any way, and I don't think ricieness is a good thing. In fact, I think ricers should be dealt with harshly and quickly, perhaps even be exiled and quarantined so the disease won't spread.

hahaha :hehe: I will laugh my ass off when I see someone drive down the road with there paint all sanded off. "It saves weight" lol. Sorry. If there was a nice ass classic, pull up next to me, and it has a yellow, purple, green, orange, mess of colors. Itty bitty lights, wierd ass pinstripes, I would laugh. Im not saying you dont have talent, or creativity. Its just my opinion and it could be catagorized as rice, to me. I respect all your opinions, but I am merely voicing mine. You may not like the "clean" look that I like, or may not even define a "clean" look the same way I do.

Well, I also like the clean look. But, the point is that preferences don't determine rice. Preferences are preferences, rice is rice.

Rice sucks, and thats that!
Toodles....
:eek:

This persons personal preference, is rice. :hehehe:
http://www.riceboypage.com/shame/hall_of_shame_5/pink-neon.jpg

Rice is more of a combination of things than anything, attitude, looks, lack of good engine mods. It's like those Jeff Foxworth redneck jokes, you MIGHT be a ricer if.... Some things you can get away with, like a sticker here or there, or an extra gauge, and sometimes even swapping tail lights, but there is a point were it is too much, and that is rice.

Originally posted by Kris94G20
This persons personal preference, is rice. :hehehe:
http://www.riceboypage.com/shame/hall_of_shame_5/pink-neon.jpg Now that is rice !!! and what enzo said is tru when people think of sticking a TYPE R sticker on their car will add 15 more hp are just stupid . That thing with sticking stickers everywhere on ur car is ricey too ...i mean if you have the products to back it up then your fine but if u just stick a bunch of stickers on their just to do it b/c u think its cool then someone told u wrong . Rice is those bigg ass wings on those itty bitty cars. Just things like that give us real imports a bad rep. But what enzo said is so tru and thats how i feel too about ricers

in my opinion, any car that DOES NOT HAVE CUSTOM ANYTHING FOR IT but is still customized (ie, a 1987 civic with a wing) is rice

a modded 98 civic, no matter what is under the hood, is not rice.

Originally posted by blatch
a modded 98 civic, no matter what is under the hood, is not rice.

LMAO Shiit, I needed a good laugh at the end of a long day. I have seen plenty of extremely ricy civics that are straight up a joke, in my opinion. Oh, and yes, they were at least a 98 and above.

http://www.riceboypage.com/shame/hall_of_shame_5/pink-neon.jpgguys guys guys ....dont make fun of this car ...it belongs to a fellow member on AF ...i wont name any names ........John98R/t....opps did that come out of my mouth :p ............i cant stop making fun of little rice boys like that ;) j/k

Nice try God, but even my taste in cars isnt that shitty. I like the stock look, not the bright orange, my eyes hurt looking at it thing.
Toodles....
:D

Don' t build a ricer. They are stupid. They weren't meant to be extreme, and they are low-torque. I can see where they come from, but please, front-wheel-drive? Fuh-pa. Oh well, at least they look neat.

cool thread . . .

Personally, I never liked the term "rice-boy", or anything else related to import racing/enthusiasm that is called rice. Believe me I understand the idea that everybody is trying to get across.

It's just that the import scene has just picked up literally out of nowhere, and a lot of people have not grown to like it as much as us enthusiasts just yet. I'm 26 years old, and the first time i heard the term "rice-burner", I was in junior-high school, it was used by a motorcyclist that was particular to "Harley's", or other American made bikes. He considered the Japanese made sport bikes as inferior, and used "rice burner" as a derogatroy means to express his bias.

Since then, I never liked to hear someone say that. I mean, it's pretty obvious to me, that "rice" is meant to refer to anything that comes from Japan . . . when the import craze first started to take hold, a LOT of people didn't like it. Most STILL don't like it. Let's face it, the US, although a melting pot of ethnicities . . . is a very cold place to foreigners at times. That idea spreads into every facet of our lifestyles. The racing/customizing arena was literally forced to accept imports as we beat down the 8 second time barrier with cars that have engines HALF the size of the popular domestics, and can still be driven home . . . (how kewl is THAT!) . . . and to think that someone could look at an Asian (and others of course) driving a customized import and get away with calling them a rice boy amazes me . . . but such is life . . .

That briefly explains half of the point I'm attempting to make. That is just an explanation of why I dislike the term "rice" in general. My other beef with the "rice" concept is the confusing characteristics of what is considered to be rice. That's the kicker!!

Basically, for some reason, any customizing of any vehicle can be considered "rice" . . . it just depends on who is doing the labeling . . . no?

The auto customizing market abounds with cars that are almost unidentifiable because of their numerous modifications. This comes about because we all desire to have something slightly different than the next guy . . . no matter what the cost. For some, that means customizing a cookie-cutter common car like an Accord or Civic, for others that means buying something a little less common, like an A4 or a Corrado . . . or whatever! An Integra with Supra tail-lights and an Alfa-Romeo front grill is not something to be mad at . . . it's HOT (and I saw one in New York about a year and a half ago). . . any body who calls that rice is player-hatin' in the most obvious degree . . . These are the cars that win trophies during Hot Import Nights . . . these are some of the most beautiful examples individuality and are to be applauded for entering another arena for imports besides racing . . . a customized car is not necessarily a fast car . . . and anybody that does not see the difference is a fool, and these are usually the people at traffic lights with a pounding stereo and 18 inch rims on a car with a 1.6 litre engine . . . begging for you to race them.

Don't get me wrong, I despise the falsehood that abounds within the community, the fale pretenses that others put up in order to be considered cool. Then again, it's nothing new. Posers will always swarm to the latest fads following the easy path of cheap goods and look-alike styles . . . "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery" . . . and as such, I realize that these people are just wanna-bes . . . I call them posers not rice boys . . .

Personally, If I were to use the phrase rice boys . . . I would create a group of people like Adam Saruwatari (sp?), Stephan Papadakis, Jamie Farrer (sp? 10 second SE-R) . . . and call them Rice Boyz . . . the men that are advancing our import hobby and the sport to new levels . . . I would call them the rice boys and make it something positive, these are the men that take imports to the track and laugh through blistering quarter miles with economy cars . . .

I'm done

Steve B :sun:
'93 Silver G20
with [INSTALLED] "Power-stop" cross-drilled front rotors, "Axxis Metalmaster" pads, "K&N" drop in flitercharger, "Pacesetter" adjustable short throw shifter, DIY single wiper conversion, blue side marker lights, Xenon gas headlights, 16" ADR Racing Phase II rims (silver with clearcoat).

[UNINSTALLED] KYB AGX adjustable dampers, Ground Control adjustable coil-overs, Pioneer DEHP9200 head unit, Pioneer cd changer, Crimestopper CS2005 alarm . . .

3 grahphics: A huge rastafarian on my back window, just a head with dreads (I drew it for my family, we stick one on every bike and every car in the family; a windshield banner: "infiniti"; and a small decal in the rear most window on the passenger side: "SR20DE.net"


. . . call me what you will . . . but don't call me a "rice-boy"

hehe, ok new term then. Rice Boy, Ricer, Rice= Peice of shit, worhtless, laughing stock of the road, a joke, waste of money, waste of a good car, hideous, heinous, wrong, fucked up, shameful, stupid. Of course, all of these are my own opinion :)

You all see that probe I put up on the car critic section, the one with the big Type R one it. That is ________ (fill in the blank with a selected phrase from above.)

you missed my point.

wow, this is an old post, where did you find it???:confused:

i just saw something new at auto zone while i was buying a towing cable, windshield fluid sprayers that have lights in them.:bloated:

Originally posted by justin@af
..i know there's some web page all about rice cars and pics of rice cars...I think it's called http://www.riceboyspage.com
but i'm not too sure...You can do a search on it...its really hilarious


If you really don't lke ,em try....

www.ricecop.com


They've even got dinky little"offense notices"to stick under the wiper!!!!!!

woah!!! that was a good quick comeback i_rebel

How many people think tinted windows is "rice". I think thats bullshit. In Florida, it's hot as hell in the summer..hell, it's december, and we are having temperatures in the 70's! it's like it's september! Having my windows tinted has kept the temperature in my car down. and my A/C is broke so it helps to have the window's tinted. I also think it make my car look alot better but this is just my opinion.
I personlly didn't like walking past my car and seeing everything in it. That made me paranoid whenever I went to the mall or classes. Either I had important valuable stuff in it that I didn't want everybody seeing, or my car was dirty and needed cleaning. Tinted windows helped out there too. When you walk through a parking lot, and you pass by a car that has a bunch of shit in it, what do you think? It makes the car look dirty. Not everyone keeps their car clean ALL the time, if everyone were to take a pic of the inside of there car right now, who would have shit in it? Mine right now has a bunch of college textbooks, 2 Sport Compact Car's, an issue of Stuff Magazine, shirts, a jacket, a hat, my CD's, and it need to be vaccumed. Yeah, I need to clean it out, but I don't need other people thinking that also.
Yeah, there are laws limiting how dark you can tint them, that is for police protection..i think. It makes sense.
Everyone knows that tinting windows adds NO hp at all, so it shouldn't be considered rice.

Another thing that annoys me is when people incorrectly badge their car. I'm not taking about SiR, or type-R, I'm talking about having an Acura "A" on an Accord. WTF? is your Honda not good enough, you feel the need to make it an Acura? that's gay. You should have bought a 3.2 TL.

Micah

woah!!! that was a good quick comeback i_rebel


You like that Hermunn . . . ?

- Timing is everything.

My definion of rice:

Any car that was not made to go fast that has been made to look fast or even to go fast.
By this definition, a 400hp civic with minimal body mods or paint or stickers, is still rice. It was created with no sporting intentions, and was never, ever called a thrilling car to drive. So you spent 50000 making it good, but a Z06 is twice as good and not ricey. Plus all the power is high up in an itty-bitty power band.
The purest form of rice, is an old car with some crappy body mods. An example: A few weeks ago, I say a mid-80's corolla wagon that looked pretty bad. The hood had a huge cowl-induction thing on it. It had been made by the person with lots of bondo, no skill, and even less taste. On it had (written in white out) 1.6Litre, Fear This, etc, etc, etc.
That is super rice.:bloated:

Wow, so much bantering about rice. I see a few people saying they dislike the term because we are pointing out one or two things and calling them rice. What I think most of us are trying to get across is that "Rice" is not so much the car, but the mentality of the person driving said car. I would explain more but it's already been summed up and I'd just be kicking the proverbial dead horse.

all you guys talking bout rice this and rice that, when really you guys dont know what it means, now i respect everyones opinion, so dont think im attacking anyone, but rice is definetly not supposed to be used for a customized car. Like some have said, changing headlights, taillights, adding wings, and body kits is just making your car unique, not making it ricey, I know that i want my car to be one of a kind, just like the saying "if everyone one in the world was the same it would be a very boring place" the same goes for the car world, how boring is it to go to a show and see all stock eclipses, or civics, or what have you. You want to see new and previously unthought of mods, different combonations of things. Now ask yourself this question, whats more ricey, a stock ferarri or a civic with vertical doors that with out would otherwise be stock? now most of you probably said the civic with the vertical door conversion, why is this, just because the owner did this after the market, but what about the ferrari with the engine in the back along with its own set of vertical doors, the creators for this car had to be "Riceboys" themselves, because obviously being different is rice, they decided hey lets be different and put the engine in the back, that serves no real purpose, sure it may do something for performance but it really isnt that neceasary. you people define rice to people who make there car to there specs, its a lot easier buying an allready produced model and making it how you want rather than totally creating your own, thats all the "ricers" are doing, they just want to have something unique to themselves, something that no one else has, the same goes for the rich and famous, why do they buy sport cars...because they want to street race? no its because they know not many others will have it because of the price, the average street racer is not rich, so they do there best making a car that no one else will have by moding the lights, adding a wing. I hope you're getting my point, now as for the people who think moding a cars engine to something of 400HP when the car wasnt designed for that is rice, thats not rice either, thats what i call good work, hats off to the person who made there civic 400HP, tell me whats more impressing, a civic with 400hp or a mustang with 400hp, id have to go with the civic because the civic wasnt built that way and yet it still has 400HP while the mustang is supposed to be "allmighty" right, i really hate the people who own mustangs and other sport cars like cameros and think they run shit, thats like a boxing match were one person uses steroids to get strong and the other trains hard, steroids isnt fair right? why is that? now use your answer to that question and ask yourself is it fair to have a mustang and think your the shit? your car came that way, you had to put in no work at all, were as the civic owner who is spending time in the garage ,or training if you will, is gettin his HP up by moding it, just as the boxer would be lifting weights getting stronger, again i hope you see these analogies im making, in actual fact, there is such thing as rice, rice is when you ly about your cars performance through stickers, thats really it period, lots of cars come with wings, a neon comes with a wing for crying out loud, is that rice? people have wings because they look nice, no one cares if its pointless, a mustange has a big rectangle looking dent on its side, is that needed? but how come thats not rice? now as for colors being considered rice, please people, a bright color doesnt mean your rice, it means again, your unique, a bright blue is a nice color, even pink or other pastels are nice, even if your a guy, if your a man and you drive a pink car...well ok maybe thats a little too much, but you get what im saying, everyone knows your paint job doesnt determine anthing but the color of your car, same goes for tints, tints just make the car look nicer, and even "cleaner", same again goes for the hyper white lenses, those are good lenses dont matter if it comes with the car or not, they work well, and personally i think everyone rather see with white light rather than yellow, i think i covered everything now except for the rims issue, i say the bigger the better, but even if you gets rims to big for your car, thats still not rice, thats just personal preference, you guys need to stop and consider the diference between personal preference and what defines "rice" because with what you guys are saying is that if your different theres something wrong with you, if you havent figured out by now im what you would call a "ricer", im proud of the term because really i know half the people using it dont know what it means anyway, but what do us "ricers" call the boring people who just buy a car and keep it stock, do we call them cheap, boring, scared that a inexpensive import may beat there high priced domestic, maybe we could call them a combonation of all 3, or maybe we could just all drive in peace -=) those are my 2 cents feel free to comment, good or bad i dont mind, but remember i mean no disrespect, im just voiceing my opinion...

this thread is a year old,why did you dig it up?:confused:

Originally posted by taranaki
,why did you dig it up?:confused:


God only knows. But it's one hell of a rant! :eek: :eek: :eek:

Actually this thread is nearly 2 years old.....Let it die

I dont have a problem with old threads, but learn to use paragraphs d00d :p

I agree with you in a way, I think cars can be modified to the tits and not be rice...like Gonthrax said rice is the state of mind of the owner. Someone who thinks a barely modified Civic is the fastest car in the world, people who think a wing actually adds power/speed, then talk shit about how they'll beat anyone...that is what I consider rice. It has very little to do with the car, it's all the owner.

Not trying to nitpick, but there are some problems in your statement...

Originally posted by ZoomBy
Now ask yourself this question, whats more ricey, a stock ferarri or a civic with vertical doors that with out would otherwise be stock? now most of you probably said the civic with the vertical door conversion, why is this, just because the owner did this after the market, but what about the ferrari with the engine in the back along with its own set of vertical doors, the creators for this car had to be "Riceboys" themselves, because obviously being different is rice, they decided hey lets be different and put the engine in the back, that serves no real purpose, sure it may do something for performance but it really isnt that neceasary.


i really hate the people who own mustangs and other sport cars like cameros and think they run shit, thats like a boxing match were one person uses steroids to get strong and the other trains hard, steroids isnt fair right? why is that? now use your answer to that question and ask yourself is it fair to have a mustang and think your the shit? your car came that way, you had to put in no work at all, were as the civic owner who is spending time in the garage ,or training if you will, is gettin his HP up by moding it, just as the boxer would be lifting weights getting stronger

First comment: First, a Ferrari (with the exception of the new Enzo) does not have vertical doors....that's a Lamborghini. About the engine being in the rear, that does serve a function. Mid-engine cars (engine inbetween the axles, like Ferrari) have far better balance than cars with the engine in front of the front axle or behind the rear axle. RX7's and NSX's are also mid-engined (the RX7 does have the engine in the front half of the car, but it is placed behind the front axle for better balance, making it a "front mid-engined" car), as I'm sure you know, these are purpose built performance cars. In fact, if you look at practically all true performance cars (911 excluded), they are mid-engined, just like race cars. The layout has been proven on the race track and transferred to the street to make a better performing car. Anyways, not even all Ferrari's have the engine behind the seats, the 575M and 456M are both front mid-engined like an RX7.

Second comment: I also hate people that own ANY car and talk shit about how they can beat anyone or anything. I also hate it when people single out a specific type of car, like sport compacts or domestic muscle cars. True, a Civic that can roll with a Mustang is obviously built up, and the creator deserves much credit for his/her work. However, some people have a different opinion, and don't want to need to mod their car in order to be fast...that's why performance cars are built. I maybe be wrong, but I'm willing to bet you'd rather have an NSX or Supra to start with, rather than a Civic. It's the same with Mustang guys. Yes, a stock V8 Mustang is faster than a stock Civic...it's a performance oriented car. Mustang drivers simply decided to start with a decently fast performance car on which to base any mods they do. Think about it, if a Civic is exactly as fast as a Mustang, the Civic is already modded to, say 30% of its potential. You can only feasibly modify a car so far. Of course both a Civic and a Mustang can have 400 hp, but consider this...the Civic most likely cannot be modified much further, it's already modified to 95% of it's potential. A Mustang with 400 hp is only modified to 50% of it's potential...it can still be modified quite a bit further. Anyways, I'm starting to ramble...there is NOTHING wrong with owning and/or modifying a Civic. There is NOTHING wrong with owning and/or modifying a Mustang. It's just a choice. Talking shit about the other vehicle is what's wrong.

just to add my .02 ...

someone needs to learn a bit more about cars before harshing at an old thread... such as... like Heep said, the ferrari and modification comments, but also something like a mustange has a big rectangle looking dent on its side, is that needed

before saying that... did you ever think of why every mustang built has that "big rectangle looking dent on it's side"? all the way back to the origonal 1962 prototype/showcar... that happened to be a 91 cubic inch, pushrod V4, German Ford-Built, MIDengine car... so, those pointless "dents" or "dual air intakes" did serve a purpose, they were for the side radiators. though Ford chose another route for the mustang name plate, they put the name on the "falcon sport" though they kept the vents because they thought they looked "sporty"

so what basically everyone is trying to say....

1) dont bring up old threads and...

2) referring back to 1)..... dont talk unless you actually know something

3) dont EVER mix ferraris and lamborghinis up

4) learn some car knowledge

5) (my own personal rule cuz ive learned) ur a newbie....watch urself

Whey, pretty much everything has been said, but Im saying my core ideas anyway:
1) A ricer is anyone who's car is slow, but thinks its fast, and talks down to others.
2) I wouldn't buy a car for performance if it was never meant to be that; ie, Civics are designed for old ppl and new families; but an Eclipse is designed for sport.
3) Why spend $50000 on a Hyundai Accent, which will maybe go 0-60 in 6 seconds, when you can have a Z06 for the same, and do 0-60 in 3.9 seconds.
4) And yes, if you dont know what something is about cars, ask, or find out, dont look dumb and mention them.

Also, I see ppl buy carbon fibre hoods for their cars, cuz they save, say, 70lbs, so they r faster. But they put in 300lb sound systems. That is rice

THANK YOU CHRIS!

i ve told so many people that systems are a waste of money and weight if ur trying to make ur car go faster. im gonna put a system in my truck...because..its a truck it wont go fast without some wicked bills. but in a car that could do 11's 12's but is doin 14's (maybe not that darastic) because they ahve 300-500 pounds of boxes and shit in their back seat...its dumb



that is pointless rice

There is nothing wrong with bringing up old threads. :rolleyes:

What it comes down to, is rice is nothing more than an opinion.

My opinion of rice?


Well if someone decides to put Alteeza's, a spoiler, mag wheels, body kit, graphics and racing seats etc on thier car, because they think it looks good- then why should we get in thier way??? If thats what floats thier boat then leave them alone- it's thier car.


However if they do this and then start thinking thier car is the fast shit and it will stamp on anything- THAT is when it gets a problem OR if they make uninformed stupid comments about thier car :)

Originally posted by Jimmy_11_cars
Well if someone decides to put Alteeza's, a spoiler, mag wheels, body kit, graphics and racing seats etc on thier car, because they think it looks good- then why should we get in thier way??? If thats what floats thier boat then leave them alone- it's thier car.


I agree there...but I also agree that when people start misrepresenting their car or put down another's, that's when we have a problem.

And there is nothing wrong with bringing back old threads...in fact, it's a nice change from the regular news story links and flash games....

Originally posted by SilverLotus340R
in a car that could do 11's 12's but is doin 14's (maybe not that darastic) because they ahve 300-500 pounds of boxes and shit in their back seat...

Well, that could happen. Say, you have a small car (the CRX is a good example), with quite aggressive weight saving besides the stereo. In that case, you are adding a very high percentage of weight; enought to severely limit performance. Which is why I half dread the day I am able to do some formula ford type action; I might have to go on a diet:eek:

Ha ha. In another forum I visit there was a guy whose username stated that he weighed 295 lbs. And he was asking how to cut a bunch of weight out of his (luxury) car. He was going to strip out the backseat, carpet, stereo, passenger seat, etc to save a hundred lbs. :rolleyes: Yep, ruin the car.

I find fat wanna-be pimps/racers very amusing.:D

man you guys really started getting on my case talking bout i didnt know what i was talking bout, talking bout not all feraris have mid engines i said ferari i didnt say the whole name just to get my point across, same goes for the mustang with the rectengle dent on the side, it serves no purpose anymore, the designers chose to keep it because it looks sporty, but again thats my point, that would be considered rice to some of you people, having something just because it is sporty "looking", also dont start complaining about old threads thats just dumb, why let a allready prodominant thread die and start up a brand new one, im sure the head people on this board will appreciate the memory save, but thats besides the point, anyway i do understand the statements made by a civic with 400HP is almost 100% moded compared to a mustang which would only be about 20% or what ever, but for the most part, or at least eveyone i know who has a muscle car like that doesnt mod it at all, so anyway...

:confused:

Should I read back and find out what the hell is going on or would it be a pointless adventure?

i didnt read back to the first thread

but what we're talkin about is a newbie who brought up this old thread and made a stupid ass comment and doesnt know much bout cars


overview...finished :rolleyes:

^^^^^^

easy to see that someone on this board doesnt know what an analogy is... ::sigh:: one day people will learn how to understand things

(all the "non-ricers" getting mad because finally someone made a point that they have no way to defend)

defend? how about the people who frequent AF and know the rules about flaming in posts are just keeping out of trouble...

Originally posted by Chris

2) I wouldn't buy a car for performance if it was never meant to be that; ie, Civics are designed for old ppl and new families; but an Eclipse is designed for sport.

Civic si isin't a car built for performance?
what if someone dosen't like mitsubishi's engineering?
this could be reversed due to opinion.

Originally posted by Kris
What it comes down to, is rice is nothing more than an opinion.
well put kris, well put.

Well, in my opinion this is rice:

I was walking through Wellington today, saw a Prelude...ooooh...that looks nice...looked closer...HANG ON!! On one side of the bonnet (hood) was an STI sticker with a RALLIART sticker below it, on the other side a MUGEN sticker with something else below it (can't remember what)...

So...like...does this guy not know who makes what?

I once saw an early-nineties Accord with a late-nineties Eclipse front grafted on. That's rice. Round front on a square car. Ick ick ick.

OK I have a 1995 Honda Prelude. I am very big into making easy mone on people that don't want to do the work themselves.. SO last march I bought this car and since then have had it totally repainted full body kit, supra style wing, 17" n7 rims with kumho 215/40/zr17 supra 712 tires (suck in snow), neon lights under my car, AEM CAI, 10mm Wires, Performance plugs, Ravin exhaust system that sounds more like 6 cylinder vortec than anything, dynoed running 170 hp, with full dvd/screen on the interior with yellow accents and momo shifter/boot/pedals. AM I RICE? I take a 2nd in a car show but can can still hold up for myself on the street. PS the reason for the wing is excessive wind and a light rearend, style (can't win any shows without a lil rice), and keeps rearend down when racing.

Originally posted by tsquare
OK I have a 1995 Honda Prelude. I am very big into making easy mone on people that don't want to do the work themselves.. SO last march I bought this car and since then have had it totally repainted full body kit, supra style wing, 17" n7 rims with kumho 215/40/zr17 supra 712 tires (suck in snow), neon lights under my car, AEM CAI, 10mm Wires, Performance plugs, Ravin exhaust system that sounds more like 6 cylinder vortec than anything, dynoed running 170 hp, with full dvd/screen on the interior with yellow accents and momo shifter/boot/pedals. AM I RICE? I take a 2nd in a car show but can can still hold up for myself on the street. PS the reason for the wing is excessive wind and a light rearend, style (can't win any shows without a lil rice), and keeps rearend down when racing.

I'd have to meet you before I could tell. The car itself means very little when determining if it's rice or not, it's 90% the owner's attitude (although the car styling often goes in conjunction with a specific attitude, though not always). If you think your car is the fastest thing out there, then yes, you are rice. If you think it's a fast car that can hold it's own among cars in it's power/weight/gearing category, are proud of the work you've done to it, and generally admire your car, and respect other people's cars, then you are as far from rice as you can get. It's all about the attitude...Mustang drivers can be and very often are ricers (despite how much they claim to hate "rice") just like Civic drivers, or they can respect other people's rides, faster or slower, and be the guy that everyone likes :)

My opinion of your car...I like that body style Prelude..like the rims, paint, even the kit. The wing isn't my style, but as long as it's what you like and you're proud of it, more power to ya :)

Originally posted by tsquare
Ot. PS the reason for the wing is excessive wind and a light rearend, style (can't win any shows without a lil rice), and keeps rearend down when racing.


Ok is i'll admit that thats is a pretty nice and clean job you did but i would really like to see the windtunnel results saying that the wing is beneficial and what the new drag coeficient is.

Chrome Rims in most cases

Originally posted by MaximusGTR
Chrome Rims in most cases

What's wrong with the bling? :D:D

Originally posted by Heep


What's wrong with the bling? :D:D

Nothings wrong in some cases, heres one of them


http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/attachment.php?postid=676037

Thanks for the constructive criticism... NO I know my car isn't the fastest thing out there... my friend has an 89 supra with apprx 375 horse and I know I can't beat him... but anyway....

IF anyone is interested my car is for sale... send me mail and let me know if you are interested.

tsquare@chartermi.net

Originally posted by MaximusGTR
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/attachment.php?postid=676037
:huh:
Just like the rap videos...:rolleyes:

Well, I think the wing doesnt look that out of place. However, I would not have put it on, big wings such as that usually dont do that much aerodynamically except add weight. But, your car is still done with some taste, and i like it.

And it is the owner who really determines rice, and since you dont say, "My car can run 10's in the quarter, itll smoke vettes, vipers, etc....", then, i dont think your rice:)

Originally posted by Chris
Well, I think the wing doesnt look that out of place. However, I would not have put it on, big wings such as that usually dont do that much aerodynamically except add weight. But, your car is still done with some taste, and i like it.

And it is the owner who really determines rice, and since you dont say, "My car can run 10's in the quarter, itll smoke vettes, vipers, etc....", then, i dont think your rice:)

http://www.ok-speed.com/forums/images/smilies/nono.gif No offense, but not in the Taurus or Grand Am, right? Mabe if the Taurus is a SHO with major mods and weight reduction. Or I could be wrong, which car is running 10's

I was quoting what i have heard before from people i would consider rice. Most people who talk like this have old civics with a huge exhaust, and thats about it. They say their car can go fast, while it is apparent that it cannot. Of course, some people believe them.

As for the cars i get to drive, the Taurus will do the quarter in approximately 18 seconds, and the Grand Am should do it in the mid 16's, but is currently having problems, and is probably nearer the 18's aswell.

i totally agree that being a ricer is all in the attitude. a friend of mine always talks shit to me, because i lowered my car and switched exhausts. but i just like how it looks, im not trying to be a racer and i know im not. its a heavyass car getting pulled by a damn 4banger... so i know im not gettin anywhere fast. the reason i got the accord in the first place was because i didnt have alot of money and, imo, its the best looking older car with a lot of easy potential.

but since we're making a list, here are some things that are ricey(or at least that i dont like): big spoilers, bigass rims that make the car look like a hotwheel, neons(and its not a showcar), washer nozzles w/lights, stickers like APC(if youre gonna put on stickers at least have good shit). im sure there are more but im tired.

Oh yes, the big tires. A civic on 19's just isnt natural. Especially when they only have about 200hp at the crank. That will just kill performance. And it looks dumb. And they dont handle as well as if they'd used 16's or 17's. Dont believe me? Road and Track did an exhaustive test on it a few years back, Ill see if i can dig up the issue number if anyone wants it. They found that the 17 inch wheel performed better than the 16, 18, and 19 inch on a BMW 540i.

Originally posted by Chris
Oh yes, the big tires. A civic on 19's just isnt natural.

Oh yea, try 21's on a MAXIMA
http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/15140021mega3.jpg

Bling Bling.
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that's a nice muffler......

We can call the American rice...hmm.... let me think.....
how about "American rice"?
I think it sounds good enough, or how about Rice-wannabees?

for American rice we can just call it a "greasy cheeseburger"

for American rice we can just call it a "greasy cheeseburger"
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