well...thought i'd jus start a new thread an get some ppl talkin in here. wut all to u guys signifies rice?

here's my list:

-Altezzas (unless it is on the Altezza or any other lexus)
-Exhaust that has a diameter over 4.5 inches
-Lots an lots of stickers that the person when the person has only one of the named products, an that is the headlights
-HUGE aluminum spoilers (they jus don't fit)
-Guys in ANY car that sit there rev'n on everything that moves, simply because they have an exhaust system (unless its a fast car ie: SVT Cobra, Z06, Ferrari...etc u get the point).
-People who believe the Fast and the Furious was based on a true story
-Cars with rim's that are worth more than the car.
-People who truly believe that a civic with exhaust can beat almost anything because it is "MAD TYTE YO"

well...add on as u please, but lets keep this a flame free thread, jus want to kno wut u guys think of when u hear "rice."

here is some true rice:D http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/t79600.html

I should move this but I'll let it stay to try to lighten up the mood of the room. Please people, refer to the guidelines I put at the top of the page and try to follow them.

Sincerly,

The Dictator:devil:

1. Altezzas (minus the CF or black housing ones they are OK on some cars)
2. Huge wings
3. Rims on back and steelies up front on a slow car....(cavy, stock crx hf, etc..)
4. Type R badges on anything that isnt a Type R
5. APC stickers anywhere
6. Just a muffler and they say they have exaust
7. Valve cap lights, lisence plate screw lights....etc
8. Anything on your car Performance wise from Pep Boys

Originally posted by civicHBsi91

7. Valve cap lights, lisence plate screw lights....etc


Just to add on to that etc., wiper nozzle lights and those exhaust tips that light up. Those things annoy the crap out of me. My basic breakdown is anything that's not clean is rice. It's gotta be a clean job. There is some leniency (sp) for vehicles that are in the works, but driving around with a kit on your car when it's not painted is rice, IMO. Save the extra few bucks before you get it to paint it.

My definition of rice...hmmm...\/\/\/\/:D

Originally posted by BlkCamaroSS


Just to add on to that etc., wiper nozzle lights and those exhaust tips that light up.

ooo...adding to the lights...the tire caps that light up...those things SCREAM rice

1. All of the lights people mentioned before.
2. Stickers for products you don't have.
3. HUGE aluminum wings(I usually thing the smaller more conservative ones look ok).
4. Unpainted body panels
5. Steelies/donuts on the street
6. Dropped cars(sure you've all seen those...The style of lowering where they push the wheels out further from the body and make the car looks like an RC car only not as good and a whole lot GHEYER).
7. Bad interior paint jobs. If you can't afford to get it done by the pros you're probably better off not doing it, b/c 90% of interior paintjobs chip, fade, peel, and flake and look extremely bad.

http://www.goingfaster.com/spo/you_might_be_a_ricer_if.html

:) :D

found this web site fits what u are talking about:o

I've actually stopped defining what rice is, mainly because people have different tastes. Some might go for looks, and others for performance. However, if I might define who's a ricer, it's one who wants to look fast, but can't even do squat once you race them, and I've seen lots of them out on the road.

Neon underbody kits are extreme rice:p
Also the little flame stickers, yuck :apuke:
And anyone who drives like Paul Walker :hehe:

Originally posted by Neutrino
here is some true rice:D http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/t79600.html

Shh, butthole!!! :D

Rice is defined by a mixture of the car and the driver.

Wings.......meaning the ones that are bigger than the car.

Originally posted by civic596
Wings.......meaning the ones that are bigger than the car.

so u mean the ones that u say "i saw some guy driving a wing with a civic attached to it?"

Originally posted by Polygon


Shh, butthole!!! :D

Rice is defined by a mixture of the car and the driver.

That about sums it up.

A ricer is also someone with euro's, and a sound system that vibrates so badly that the car looses traction. << u know it!

RICE= a car that's slower then it's stock version

that's true too. and i hate fart cans, next time i see one im gona kick it off.

IMO, "rice" is a stereotype that serves as a crutch for the weak-minded. On top of that, it has been over-used and abused to the point where it can be highly offensive to some people in Asian communities.

Calling stuff "rice" is so passee. :rolleyes: Get over it. We all know bad taste when we see it.

I certainly wouldn't mind at all if the word dropped out of our lexicon.

i am of asian heritage (100% Korean), an it doesn't offend me. nor does it offend many of the asians i hang out w/. everyone eats rice, american, mexican, cuban, african...so u can't really say it'd only offend asians. i think the term is fine. IMO

Originally posted by KrNxRaCer00
i am of asian heritage (100% Korean), an it doesn't offend me. nor does it offend many of the asians i hang out w/. everyone eats rice, american, mexican, cuban, african...so u can't really say it'd only offend asians. i think the term is fine. IMO

That's really mature of you KrNx racer to be cool with that. It's good to see that you are confident enough to not care about petty slang.

I'll tell you what I really hate seeing, ppl who put acura emblems upside down on their honda :angryfire I hate that more than almost anything!
Also ppl who put GTR emblems on their mustang, PEOPLE COME ON GTR IS A NISSAN SKYLINE, NOT A V6 MUSTANG!!!!

not as bad ass a 1988 nissan sentra gtr type r

-GTi-VR6_A3

[i]Originally posted by whtteg
Also ppl who put GTR emblems on their mustang, PEOPLE COME ON GTR IS A NISSAN SKYLINE, NOT A V6 MUSTANG!!!! [/B]

I have never seen anyone do that, I must be out of the loop, or out of High school...That is dumb, I agree about putting other emblems on cars. I have seen the Acura upside down thing, but not the GTR on a mustang. That is new to me. Why would they even do that. Must be some form of rice.

I am pretty new to this forum, can some one tell me how to post a pic in my message. It is not there when I preview my post.

http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/372175mustang-wars.jpg

I gave up on trying to post the pic...try this link to see it, and I think you will see some rice and a nice mustang.

Originally posted by StangMan
http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/372175mustang-wars.jpg

I gave up on trying to post the pic...try this link to see it, and I think you will see some rice and a nice mustang.
you do know that the hatchie was a joke????? A cruel joke but never the less, a joke.

Originally posted by whtteg
I'll tell you what I really hate seeing, ppl who put acura emblems upside down on their honda :angryfire I hate that more than almost anything!

haha, Ive seen that too but it dosen't bother me as much. I think its rather clever, do you know what it stands for? I would never do it to my car, but I've seen it and I still get a kick out of it.

God, emblem upsidedown, do they think their car is a joke or something. That is someone with no pride for their car.

Originally posted by hybridsol

haha, Ive seen that too but it dosen't bother me as much. I think its rather clever, do you know what it stands for? I would never do it to my car, but I've seen it and I still get a kick out of it.

No I don't know what it stands for, but I can see what they are tring to do is mahe an agressive H. But it looks more like a V to me! I once saw a kid at the speed shop I go to and he had a four door civic 98 model. He put acura emblems ( factory type) on it and tried to tell me it was a very rare acura prototype. I was like you are a fu*kin idiot!
I also ran in to this guy who works there kinda, And he has a 91 accord 2dr. He tried to tell me it was #24 of the type R's. He continued to tell me that it had DOHC VTEC with a turbo from the factory with 390hp:eek:. I look outside at the rice infested POS he called his type R and siad really what motor does it have? Is it the b22 (knowing there is no such thing lol) and he said yea that's it. I said I have never seen one in person lets go check it out. Then he was like well it is really dirty. I said I don't care lets have a look. Than he said well the motor is on a engine stand in my garage and that he had a stock accord motor in it till he got done "upgrading the type R motor". Then I perceeded to tell him how I made up the b22 thing and how it doesn't exsist and what a moron he is and so on. Before that day I did not know what a true RICER was LOL!

Originally posted by hybridsol

haha, Ive seen that too but it dosen't bother me as much. I think its rather clever, do you know what it stands for? I would never do it to my car, but I've seen it and I still get a kick out of it.

It stands for something?? I thought it was just them trying to "spruce up" the H emblem as well...What does it mean?

what does it stand for?

please #1 inform us all i wanna know. it always just looked lieka funny V to me.

-GTi-VR6_A3

i thought they were funny lookin h's

I say this one car that had his windshield wipers painted red for some odd reason. That looked pretty gay.

oh that reminds me those giant one blade windshield wipers they so funny

It stands for "this car will get you mad (vagina)" although it's severly abused, half the cars I see with it on it, look like ass.

Originally posted by DblOvrhedCamron
It stands for "this car will get you mad (vagina)" although it's severly abused, half the cars I see with it on it, look like ass.
Is your name number 1?

Originally posted by DblOvrhedCamron
It stands for "this car will get you mad (vagina)" although it's severly abused, half the cars I see with it on it, look like ass.

guess i must be stupid or something but what does vagine have to do with being mad? and what does it have to do with an upside down a?
aint vagina good too (well to guys)

Originally posted by 96Hatch


guess i must be stupid or something but what does vagine have to do with being mad? and what does it have to do with an upside down a?
aint vagina good too (well to guys)
mad means "alot of" and an upside down Acura symbol looks like a V.
simplified for the ghetto impaired "this car will get you girls".

k thats a little gay but whatever floats your boat

chicks probally laugh at you cause they go hey look at that dumbass he put that on upside down

Hmmm, definitely never heard that. They shouldn't advertise that though, that's stupid, hahah. They should just say that they did it as a more aggressive looking "H":D :p

they should just leave their emblems stock or shaved...

-GTi-VR6_A3

like I said I'd never do it to my car, but i do find it rather clever.

I love it when they revv their engines, instead of thinking "damn that thing sounds fast" i think, "damn, that thing sounds like shiiit" Just making fools out of themselves.

a Trans AM with a combat spoiler (the one on the black civics in Fast and the furious) i actually have seen that

and also Mustangs with Enkei rims Black Purple paint and aforemention spoiler. Seen that too. Not to mention it was a six cylinder.

Old Grey painted Trans Am with High School Design painted onto the hood.

air intake and exhaust on anything less than a B16.

Originally posted by Monkey-Magic-S15-R
a Trans AM with a combat spoiler (the one on the black civics in Fast and the furious) i actually have seen that

and also Mustangs with Enkei rims Black Purple paint and aforemention spoiler. Seen that too. Not to mention it was a six cylinder.

Old Grey painted Trans Am with High School Design painted onto the hood.

air intake and exhaust on anything less than a B16.

I can deal with the Trans Am with the spoiler, i think a rear wheel drive car like the Trans Am has more of a need for a spoiler than a front wheel drive civic. :D

Originally posted by pontiactrac


I can deal with the Trans Am with the spoiler, i think a rear wheel drive car like the Trans Am has more of a need for a spoiler than a front wheel drive civic. :D

yeah but not a combat man...

-GTi-VR6_A3

True

Originally posted by pontiactrac


I can deal with the Trans Am with the spoiler, i think a rear wheel drive car like the Trans Am has more of a need for a spoiler than a front wheel drive civic. :D

Obviously you don't totally understand aerodynamics.

Originally posted by pontiactrac


I can deal with the Trans Am with the spoiler, i think a rear wheel drive car like the Trans Am has more of a need for a spoiler than a front wheel drive civic. :D

Obviously I agree with inferno... I understand your thinking about the RWD, needing the down force on the rear tires, but the down force is used for in general traction and stability, when a spoiler is working the most, I am pretty sure that you are not going to have enough power to spin your tires, so it doesn't matter RWD or FWD...When the Audi TT first came out, they had to recall them after 6 months, because they did not come with a spoiler on the back, and at high speed, the number I heard was 125 mph, the car was too floaty, and the rear end was bounceing around...so the next year and every year since they have had a spoiler. The Audi TT that I am talking about is AWD...

Rice...hmmm...does the Ford F-150 with the Japanese Kanji lettering and the HUGE "R" emblem I saw today count?:D

That was pathetic.

To give you my definition:


Alteezas- EXCEPT on IS200's, ES300's, Passats, Mazda6's and FIAT Stilo Arabath's where they came on the car from the factroy.

Badly done graphics and paint

Emblems that don't belong on the car

Large Mufflers that are the only extra power the car has been given- and they don't even know how much the car has gotten as a result.

The driver thinks he can smash anything on the road

A Honda driver who revs at Ferraris, Corvettes, XR8's and HSV's

Originally posted by Jimster
A Honda driver who revs at Ferraris, Corvettes, XR8's and HSV's

I know a good deal of Honda's who would not only rev on those cars, but beat them. Of course there are more that don't have anything done to their car and still rev thinking they have a chance.

Originally posted by inferno


I know a good deal of Honda's who would not only rev on those cars, but beat them. Of course there are more that don't have anything done to their car and still rev thinking they have a chance.


Sorry for being indefinite- but yeah, those types :D

RICE= Long list of mods in your sig and the only performance parts is an intake.:rolleyes:

Originally posted by B16EJ1
RICE= Long list of mods in your sig and the only performance parts is an intake.:rolleyes:

Would those mods happen to only be exterior ones, since that's the most those who are called ricers go for...

Originally posted by inferno


Obviously you don't totally understand aerodynamics.

Inferno, i obviously don't understand how a front wheel drive car would need one more than a rear wheel drive one. Maybe you can explain for me than...? :rolleyes:

Originally posted by Milliardo


Would those mods happen to only be exterior ones, since that's the most those who are called ricers go for...

Example:

MODS
Indeglo Gauges
Razo pedals
Type R shift knob
Type R floor mats
Halo projector's
Hyper white headlights
Altezza Tails
R badges
Kenwood CD changer
APC INTAKE!!!

:hehehe:

hmmm...i would agree that if it were a list like that, then it'd be rice, but if someone goes ALL show, an not much go, then i don't really think they are rice. cars can have a ton of money into the exterior an jack shit in the motor, an i'd still think it was a nice ride. but, once again, i do agree that if u list things like "pedals/lighting" as a mod, an nothing else, then it would be rice.

Originally posted by pontiactrac


Inferno, i obviously don't understand how a front wheel drive car would need one more than a rear wheel drive one. Maybe you can explain for me than...? :rolleyes:

If you're a true car enthusiast, you'd have heard of the the different Touring Car competitions across Europe and, for a VERY brief while, here in America. In Europe, these races are just about as big as NASCAR here is. These cars are somewhat at fault for how "ricers" came up with their ideas. They all have body cladding, HUGE wings, 19-inch rims, AND are all mostly FWD. The difference with those cars of course, is that the body kits actually reduced drag and produced downforce, which the wing also did. The rims allowed for VERY low-profile tires that had barely any sidewall flex to allow for very awesome handling cars.

Another good example is the Mugen bodykit/wing for the Acura RSX. Mugen is one of the very rare companies that actually do wind-tunnel testing on their kits. Mugen kits cost about $4,000...compared to about $1,500 for a Wings West kit. The reason being that the wind-tunnel tested Mugen kit/wing actually reduces the RSXs drag coefficient, therefore increasing top-speed and gas mileage, while you'd just have to pray and hope, and be satisfied with the looks of the WW kit.

Originally posted by carrrnuttt


If you're a true car enthusiast, you'd have heard of the the different Touring Car competitions across Europe and, for a VERY brief while, here in America. In Europe, these races are just about as big as NASCAR here is. These cars are somewhat at fault for how "ricers" came up with their ideas. They all have body cladding, HUGE wings, 19-inch rims, AND are all mostly FWD. The difference with those cars of course, is that the body kits actually reduced drag and produced downforce, which the wing also did. The rims allowed for VERY low-profile tires that had barely any sidewall flex to allow for very awesome handling cars.

Another good example is the Mugen bodykit/wing for the Acura RSX. Mugen is one of the very rare companies that actually do wind-tunnel testing on their kits. Mugen kits cost about $4,000...compared to about $1,500 for a Wings West kit. The reason being that the wind-tunnel tested Mugen kit/wing actually reduces the RSXs drag coefficient, therefore increasing top-speed and gas mileage, while you'd just have to pray and hope, and be satisfied with the looks of the WW kit.

I appreciate the information. But i was not denying that a spoiler helps a front wheel drive car. All I was saying was to the person who said it was stupid on a firebird, that it makes more sense to have one on a rear wheel drive car. I was just making the distinction that there was more of a need on reardrv... not no need on a frontdrv. In the next post, the guy explained it only looked stupid cause it was a combat spoiler, which i could completely agree with.

Originally posted by pontiactrac


I appreciate the information. But i was not denying that a spoiler helps a front wheel drive car. All I was saying was to the person who said it was stupid on a firebird, that it makes more sense to have one on a rear wheel drive car. I was just making the distinction that there was more of a need on reardrv... not no need on a frontdrv. In the next post, the guy explained it only looked stupid cause it was a combat spoiler, which i could completely agree with.

Gotcha.

The same situation applies for RWD cars, though. At higher speeds, it's not just necessarily the drive wheels you want to push down. If you are pushing down the back of your car, at speed, it's quite possible for you to lose some contact to your TURNING wheels...whether RWD, AWD or FWD. THIS is NOT something you want:eek:.

Originally posted by KrNxRaCer00
hmmm...i would agree that if it were a list like that, then it'd be rice, but if someone goes ALL show, an not much go, then i don't really think they are rice. cars can have a ton of money into the exterior an jack shit in the motor, an i'd still think it was a nice ride. but, once again, i do agree that if u list things like "pedals/lighting" as a mod, an nothing else, then it would be rice.

I kind of agree w/ you. IMO I think that a show car should have both. You can to all the bodywork you can, buy the most expensive rims,
polish out the engine bay and still you don't have a show car. IMO a show car should at least have bolt on's when it comes to the engine. In fact I just went to Import Motion in Portland and they had cars with just an intake, bodykit, rims and an engine dress up. WTF??? No that is not a show car and I can't believe I had to pay to see that sh**.

Originally posted by carrrnuttt


Gotcha.

The same situation applies for RWD cars, though. At higher speeds, it's not just necessarily the drive wheels you want to push down. If you are pushing down the back of your car, at speed, it's quite possible for you to lose some contact to your TURNING wheels...whether RWD, AWD or FWD. THIS is NOT something you want:eek:.

I understand that, but that is a different issue, im not talking about what's good and bad about spoilers all together. I'm talking about the benefits a certain drive car has over another with the addition of a spoiler- rear still has more of a need reguardless if turning ability is sacrificed. (That is something like you said happens to all dif. drives of cars, and is a universal problem with spoilers) but that's why you mentioned the body kits to fix this.

I'll keep this short and simple. Spoiler is used to keep the rear end of a car stable at higher speeds. Just because the drivewheels are in the front doesn't mean that there is no need for the rear of the car to be stable. I am getting the impression that you think that a spoiler will push the back wheels on the ground.

Originally posted by carrrnuttt


Gotcha.

The same situation applies for RWD cars, though. At higher speeds, it's not just necessarily the drive wheels you want to push down. If you are pushing down the back of your car, at speed, it's quite possible for you to lose some contact to your TURNING wheels...whether RWD, AWD or FWD. THIS is NOT something you want:eek:.

thats why you get a front bumper spoiler too

Supra wings on anything other than a Toyota supra

Combat wings on Domestics

Wings on top of spoilers ie combat wing on top of the rear spoiler of a Trans AM (i have seen this)

Chromies

LED washer lights
LED tyre nozzle lights
Exhaust Tips
Stickers on a not so equiped car
NOS thats not connected (ie a NOS cylinder that is for show)

High School Emblem on Hood of Domestic

my chrome isnt rice:D

a "ricey" car is just a car done up a way you wouldn't do it....people have a way of just calling a car rice b/c they don't like it.....retards...if you don't like it just say so....it's getting way to common now using the term rice...

Originally posted by inferno
I'll keep this short and simple. Spoiler is used to keep the rear end of a car stable at higher speeds. Just because the drivewheels are in the front doesn't mean that there is no need for the rear of the car to be stable. I am getting the impression that you think that a spoiler will push the back wheels on the ground.

You talking to me?

Just in case you are, the idea of a rear-wing, which is basically a reversed aerofoil (plane-wing) IS to push-down on wherever it's over, just as a plane-wing pushes UP on the whole plane to lift it up. THIS is how it's supposed to achieve stability...by making sure the contact patches remain firmly planted at high speeds. The stabilizer effect produced by the wing supports (besides the drag, too) and the side-wings are incidental, but can be used.

The way ricers are using (or I should say ABUSING) their wings nowadays, it's quite possible that they are literally pushing down on the rear of their chassis too much, causing lift on the front end, which will be further augmented by the air going under. If you've seen the vids of the CLK-GTR flying up in the air, you'll see how dangerous that is (getting too much air under the car).

Originally posted by inferno
I'll keep this short and simple. Spoiler is used to keep the rear end of a car stable at higher speeds. Just because the drivewheels are in the front doesn't mean that there is no need for the rear of the car to be stable. I am getting the impression that you think that a spoiler will push the back wheels on the ground.

I agree with this completely. You guys... i didn't say that there is no need for a spoiler on a front drive. It does stable it at high speeds, that's the whole point of them. I just said it has more of an effect on rear drive since it does create down force improving the traction (since it's on the rear). Also, when the front end elevates cause of excessive rear down force, the front wheel drive car is going to coast while the rear wheel drive car will continue accellerating... THAT'S NOT TO SAY- that there is no need for a spoiler on a front wheel drive car though. I guess this is mostly an issue on drags.

That last comment wasn't for you carrrnuttt. The thing about pushing down for the rear tires is that of course it is going to help keep them planted, but it isn't entirely neccessary unless the car is rwd and extremely powerful. It helps prevent tire crowning(if you've ever seen a top fueler heat up its tires, you know what I mean). It is more for the suspension and chassis to keep them from bouncing up and down which would cause the rear tires to remove themselves from the ground.

True, the traction is only improved if the car is really a powerful rwd. I know what you mean about the torqueing it before a run.

Originally posted by inferno
That last comment wasn't for you carrrnuttt. The thing about pushing down for the rear tires is that of course it is going to help keep them planted, but it isn't entirely neccessary unless the car is rwd and extremely powerful. It helps prevent tire crowning(if you've ever seen a top fueler heat up its tires, you know what I mean). It is more for the suspension and chassis to keep them from bouncing up and down which would cause the rear tires to remove themselves from the ground.

Oh cool. That was just in case.:D

definition? thats easy.

cars with bad-ass kits and damn loud exaust, but strugle to even do 17 or 18 second quater miles.

in other words, looks the buisness but no balls at all...

Originally posted by CCCC
definition? thats easy.

cars with bad-ass kits and damn loud exaust, but strugle to even do 17 or 18 second quater miles.

in other words, looks the buisness but no balls at all...

I think he hit the nail on the head... Cars that are all show no go... a celica is a good example, nice looking, but slow as a mutha.

A homemade sheep in wolf's clothing :rolleyes:

of course there is always some meaningful things you could do to a celica to make it quick, but that doesn't involve lights, rims, or a fart can.

I hate the term. I personally think that if thats what they want to do thats what they should.People say If its a honda its automatically rice. I never use it becuase I repsect what other people like. I mean no one calls us fast and furious wannabes if we race do they?

Originally posted by beastman
.....I repsect what other people like. I mean no one calls us fast and furious wannabes if we race do they?

Around here, YES :(

RICE

Really
Idiotic
Crappy
Equipment

Originally posted by beastman
I mean no one calls us fast and furious wannabes if we race do they?

i know i do...

-GTi-VR6_A3

But what if someone plans on getting a kit, rims, underbody lights, an exhaust and intake, and a turbo kit...In that order.
If they can only afford the kit and rims at first is their car rice? I don't think it would be...See what I mean? Very few people can afford to drop $10,000 at one time on mods. So while they're working towards a goal, their car may be unfinished. That doesn't mean they're ricey though...

save up and buy the turbo first. hten buy the rest. i believe in kits being backed up by engines. or buy it in that order and wait to put it on all at once.

-GTi-VR6_A3

Originally posted by GTi-VR6_A3
save up and buy the turbo first. hten buy the rest. i believe in kits being backed up by engines. or buy it in that order and wait to put it on all at once.

-GTi-VR6_A3

But not everyone does that. And not everyone will go turbo, either. Nor would everyone even consider going turbo first. Self has a point: most wouldn't drop $10,000 one-time for mods. Unless they're rich or can at least afford it.

Originally posted by Milliardo


But not everyone does that. And not everyone will go turbo, either. Nor would everyone even consider going turbo first. Self has a point: most wouldn't drop $10,000 one-time for mods. Unless they're rich or can at least afford it.

actualyl self did mention turbo thats why i said turbo. and fine say they dont go turbo and htey go all motor i would still do the engine work first. and i never said it would be 10k at once all i say is buy it over time then install at once. or buyo over time starting with performance mods. especially the ones that arent noisy

-GTi-VR6_A3

Yes, I agree with you that engine work should go first, though that again is according to one's preference. Not all will go after performance--some might go mainly for looks.

Originally posted by Self
But what if someone plans on getting a kit, rims, underbody lights, an exhaust and intake, and a turbo kit...In that order.
If they can only afford the kit and rims at first is their car rice? I don't think it would be...See what I mean? Very few people can afford to drop $10,000 at one time on mods. So while they're working towards a goal, their car may be unfinished. That doesn't mean they're ricey though...

Well than, that person should worry about making the stock car FAST before he worries about making the stock car LOOK fast. And anyone who could afford a kit and rims set definatly has enough cash to put towards some performance mods. I've seen what some of those kits go for, you can almost buy a new engine with some of those prices. I got a Jegs mag. right here... heres the price of a body kit on a civic $920.99 and this plus a spoiler ($403.99) that right there is a total of $1324.98!!! AND THE CAR IS STILL STOCK (than add tax) That's not even with the rims. I relize that exhaust and stuff can be expensive too, but that's the whole point of what saving for it is. So if people say they don't have enough for some performance mods and are spending it on all this stuff without anything to back up the looks. They are plain and simply a ricer. I don't care if they make the car look fast at the end, but performance should always be number one. And nobody is saying you have to spend 10,000 on mods right away, there are always small and cheep things you could do that make a more meaningful difference than ground effects.

Originally posted by pontiactrac


Well than, that person should worry about making the stock car FAST before he worries about making the stock car LOOK fast. And anyone who could afford a kit and rims set definatly has enough cash to put towards some performance mods. I've seen what some of those kits go for, you can almost buy a new engine with some of those prices. I got a Jegs mag. right here... heres the price of a body kit on a civic $920.99 and this plus a spoiler ($403.99) that right there is a total of $1324.98!!! AND THE CAR IS STILL STOCK (than add tax) That's not even with the rims. I relize that exhaust and stuff can be expensive too, but that's the whole point of what saving for it is. So if people say they don't have enough for some performance mods and are spending it on all this stuff without anything to back up the looks. They are plain and simply a ricer. I don't care if they make the car look fast at the end, but performance should always be number one. And nobody is saying you have to spend 10,000 on mods right away, there are always small and cheep things you could do that make a more meaningful difference than ground effects.

WERD!!!!

-GTi-VR6_A3

Originally posted by GTi-VR6_A3


actualyl self did mention turbo thats why i said turbo. and fine say they dont go turbo and htey go all motor i would still do the engine work first. and i never said it would be 10k at once all i say is buy it over time then install at once. or buyo over time starting with performance mods. especially the ones that arent noisy

-GTi-VR6_A3

Well then I guess I'm officially a ricer...On my old Z28, I most definitely bought an SS spoiler, rims, and got my windows tinted before I did anything else. Next I got an exhaust...

Originally posted by Self


Well then I guess I'm officially a ricer...On my old Z28, I most definitely bought an SS spoiler, rims, and got my windows tinted before I did anything else. Next I got an exhaust...

ahh but you see i never said they were ricers i just think that performance should be done first. if you never bought the exhaust then you would be a ricer. i just believe in uprgading the internals b4 the externals. the only one that is ok with me is a nice clean set of rims to replace steelies with hubs. although id rather see hubcaps than these people drivng around with their steelies showing like they lost a cap and cant find another so they got rid of em all...:rolleyes:

-GTi-VR6_A3

Originally posted by pontiactrac


Well than, that person should worry about making the stock car FAST before he worries about making the stock car LOOK fast. And anyone who could afford a kit and rims set definatly has enough cash to put towards some performance mods. I've seen what some of those kits go for, you can almost buy a new engine with some of those prices. I got a Jegs mag. right here... heres the price of a body kit on a civic $920.99 and this plus a spoiler ($403.99) that right there is a total of $1324.98!!! AND THE CAR IS STILL STOCK (than add tax) That's not even with the rims. I relize that exhaust and stuff can be expensive too, but that's the whole point of what saving for it is. So if people say they don't have enough for some performance mods and are spending it on all this stuff without anything to back up the looks. They are plain and simply a ricer. I don't care if they make the car look fast at the end, but performance should always be number one. And nobody is saying you have to spend 10,000 on mods right away, there are always small and cheep things you could do that make a more meaningful difference than ground effects.

I disagree wholeheartedly. I don't think anyone should tell anyone what to buy or in what order to buy it. It completely kills the spirit of modifying cars. If you're going to do that, you might as well have a guy who looks at your car everytime you want to purchase something new, and tell you if you've met the "requirements" to get what you want. It would be like some dumb video games...Can't buy level 4 mods, until you buy level 3! People can do what they want, when they want. that's what makes modifying a car a great thing. It's a completely personalized and unique experience for every single person who does it, to say what a person should buy and when they should buy it, is one step down the road to turning hooking up cars into a completely cliche and RICEY thing.

Originally posted by Self


I disagree wholeheartedly. I don't think anyone should tell anyone what to buy or in what order to buy it. It completely kills the spirit of modifying cars. If you're going to do that, you might as well have a guy who looks at your car everytime you want to purchase something new, and tell you if you've met the "requirements" to get what you want. It would be like some dumb video games...Can't buy level 4 mods, until you buy level 3!

i agree with you. i am in now way telling people what to do with their cars. its just the way i would do it is all. as for the vid game thing. anyone that quotes GT1 2 or 3 as fact is in my books as a ricer. but its really to each his own. and we all have a different look on it. i wopuld just like to see looks backed up by power thats all.

-GTi-VR6_A3

Originally posted by GTi-VR6_A3


ahh but you see i never said they were ricers i just think that performance should be done first. if you never bought the exhaust then you would be a ricer. i just believe in uprgading the internals b4 the externals. the only one that is ok with me is a nice clean set of rims to replace steelies with hubs. although id rather see hubcaps than these people drivng around with their steelies showing like they lost a cap and cant find another so they got rid of em all...:rolleyes:

-GTi-VR6_A3

So for the two months I drove around with the spoiler, tinted glass, and rims, before I got the exhaust, I was a ricer?? Then magically after purchasing the exhaust I wasn't? You buy your way out of being a ricer? "Just add $500 and PRESTO! Instant conversion from ricer to enthusiast!" I think that's wrong, I think rice is more a state of mind then anything else.

Originally posted by Self


So for the two months I drove around with the spoiler, tinted glass, and rims, before I got the exhaust, I was a ricer?? Then magically after purchasing the exhaust I wasn't? You buy your way out of being a ricer? "Just add $500 and PRESTO! Instant conversion from ricer to enthusiast!" I think that's wrong, I think rice is more a state of mind then anything else.

we are misunderstanding each other. tint is fine whatevs i dont care its nice on any car. see there is the whole personal thing. its if you would have newver gotten the exhaust. but really rice is when its extremely over done. gt spoiler. huge rims. new emblems. stickers. full kit. huge tach. you have all seen it. i dunno im getting confused. if rice wasnt infused in my speech i would stop using it and i probably will... help?

-GTi-VR6_A3

Originally posted by Self


So for the two months I drove around with the spoiler, tinted glass, and rims, before I got the exhaust, I was a ricer?? Then magically after purchasing the exhaust I wasn't? You buy your way out of being a ricer? "Just add $500 and PRESTO! Instant conversion from ricer to enthusiast!" I think that's wrong, I think rice is more a state of mind then anything else.

Basically, if you were driving the Z28, with the visuals, i wouldn't call your car rice since it has enough stock power to rip alot of other stocks out of the ground and match it's looks. And im not even talking about a spoiler here and a grill there, im talking about some far-ass-fetched kits where you can't even make out the fact that there's a civic behind all that plastic. Like the Z28, not EVERY car needs mods. I wouldn't do anything to a Z06 corvette. Imports do though, because unless you got a GSR... bone stock with the spoiler and kit just doesn't bring you close to a stock Z28. So in respect, the Z28 or something like a 300zx or 3000GT has a right to make their fast cars fast looking. Self, i agree fully when you said it is a state of mind. It is... But are you gona look at these guys with CRX's with more plastic molding than i got siding on my house, they usually fit that state of mind. Hey, anyone is entitled to do whatever they want with THEIR cars. But if a thread is asking what is rice and what isn't, those types of people are the one's the thread is all about.

that makes alotta sense pontiactrac. im gunna have to agree. but hey i can support a different looking crx if it can stand up and fight against a z28. as long as it aint got useless parts on it like gt-r emblems and bigass wings.

-GTi-VR6_A3

Originally posted by GTi-VR6_A3
that makes alotta sense pontiactrac. im gunna have to agree. but hey i can support a different looking crx if it can stand up and fight against a z28. as long as it aint got useless parts on it like gt-r emblems and bigass wings.

-GTi-VR6_A3

Ur damn right on that one, iv seen some mean ones.

Originally posted by pontiactrac


Ur damn right on that one, iv seen some mean ones.

any true car fan will admit hes seen a bunch of kikass cars from all markets no denying.

-GTi-VR6_A3

Originally posted by GTi-VR6_A3


any true car fan will admit hes seen a bunch of kikass cars from all markets no denying.

-GTi-VR6_A3

W3rd:)

I think many young ricers owe their 'riceness' to uptight parents. i know firsthand. my parents wouldnt even let me put a cold air intake on my 1999 Honda Civic HX 5MT.(the damn car has an air intake) they had no problem with those flickering nozzle lights though (2.99 at wal mart, i will never succumb) or altezzas (which i also hate). it was OK to put on a dinky 15 dollar exhaust tip (which i didnt do) but not a 470 dollar cat back (why the heck do you want to put 500 dollars into a tailpipe?-because dad, it sounds better and looks better(yeah it adds power, but couldnt tell em that!)). indiglo gauges were out as was the DC header. window tint was out of the question (isnt that illegal?-no mom, only on the front side windows). 17 inch rims were a liability (youll get em stolen (in RURAL PA?!?) or damage them(with what, a crowbar?!?), besides, the car came with 14 inch alloys-true but 14 inch is 14 inch) and instead of letting me install the Sony Xplod head unit, speakers, amps, and subs I ALREADY HAD BOUGHT FOR THE CAR they had a factory CD player installed :angryfire . I know this does not explain everyone, but it does account for a lot of ricers out there. Well now i have an RSX Type S that I bought and paid for and im gonna mod it how i want. So to all ricers out there, assert your independence!

oh yeah, BTW, i did put in hyper blue lightbulbs...:rolleyes:

I could sympathize with the parents if (1) they were paying for the car (2) they own the car or (3) they're buying the parts.

My parents on the other hand lemme do whatever I want to the car... So about December this year after I have all the money I'm going to have a nice 20 psi boost with it.

Everyone the modifies a car has his own style. Some ppl have SUV'S put 22's on them and thats it. Some ppl have small compacts with body kits and big spoliers and some ppl have thier POS stangs and camaros with bad ass engines that will take anything on the road but seems like its going to fall apart.
point is, not every one is rich to make the perfect modefied car. everyone does as much as they can and live happy with it. For example, on my car I have a MSD 6 ignition, cold air intake, exhaust, rims with some nice nitto tires that I love and some other stuff here and there and trust me...If i had money, I would have a turbo'd H22 with a LSD tranny for it but military pay just doesnt cut it, so you just have to adjust and get laughed at while you get to the point that you want to have your car at.
So unless a car has BMW fenders( rice as hell) a bench park on his trunk and crome hubbies, I think he should be left alone.:D

Originally posted by 98_4dr_civic
Everyone the modifies a car has his own style. Some ppl have SUV'S put 22's on them and thats it. Some ppl have small compacts with body kits and big spoliers and some ppl have thier POS stangs and camaros with bad ass engines that will take anything on the road but seems like its going to fall apart.
point is, not every one is rich to make the perfect modefied car. everyone does as much as they can and live happy with it. For example, on my car I have a MSD 6 ignition, cold air intake, exhaust, rims with some nice nitto tires that I love and some other stuff here and there and trust me...If i had money, I would have a turbo'd H22 with a LSD tranny for it but military pay just doesnt cut it, so you just have to adjust and get laughed at while you get to the point that you want to have your car at.
So unless a car has BMW fenders( rice as hell) a bench park on his trunk and crome hubbies, I think he should be left alone.:D

how much of a difference in performance did you find the cold air intake to be by the way.

didnt really feel any performance except for a loud intake and a bit better gas millage. but it was a must cause I have nitrous now and plastic intakes and N2O dont get along. peace

by they way. when I said getting laughed at, I meant other ppl with under construction cars. My car looks totally stock except for the rims and the lower stance.

ok ppl... I now understand where everyone is coming from when they get mad and call other ppl ricers. I was driving yesterday pretty close from where I live and I saw this guy driving a old nissan truck, it was prolly like a early 90's model (dont know what kind) and let me tell you, I was so impressed with what this guy had done to his car that I had to start digging for my camera to show you all his truck but by the time I found it, he was gone. so, Im going to describe it...
it was a silver truck that still had paint but alot of dings, lowered on 15 alloys with low pro's. it had one wind shield wiper and it was like half way up his wind shield and it was YELLOW!!!. he had 2 SiR sticker on his fenders with clear side markers. he also had Neons in the interior (it was dark out side and he had them on) and on the back window he had like a car clubs name of some sort. (not going to give the name out for respect) he also had no tailgate and he grafted some altezzas on it too!
oh god, and to top it all off he had a apc freakin muffler on this thing.
oh, he also spray painted his leaf springs yellow!!!!hahahaha.
now this dude was riced the f*ck out. thats how we get such a bad rep out there guys. cause ppl let other ppl get away with shit like this. friends need to look out for one another and let each other know when they are getting out of hand. peace:bathroom:

to all the rice deniers... i dedicate ^this^ story to you.:hehe:

Originally posted by 98_4dr_civic
ok ppl... I now understand where everyone is coming from when they get mad and call other ppl ricers. I was driving yesterday pretty close from where I live and I saw this guy driving a old nissan truck, it was prolly like a early 90's model (dont know what kind) and let me tell you, I was so impressed with what this guy had done to his car that I had to start digging for my camera to show you all his truck but by the time I found it, he was gone. so, Im going to describe it...
it was a silver truck that still had paint but alot of dings, lowered on 15 alloys with low pro's. it had one wind shield wiper and it was like half way up his wind shield and it was YELLOW!!!. he had 2 SiR sticker on his fenders with clear side markers. he also had Neons in the interior (it was dark out side and he had them on) and on the back window he had like a car clubs name of some sort. (not going to give the name out for respect) he also had no tailgate and he grafted some altezzas on it too!
oh god, and to top it all off he had a apc freakin muffler on this thing.
oh, he also spray painted his leaf springs yellow!!!!hahahaha.
now this dude was riced the f*ck out. thats how we get such a bad rep out there guys. cause ppl let other ppl get away with shit like this. friends need to look out for one another and let each other know when they are getting out of hand. peace:bathroom:

Nothing beats out the taxis cruising here: some have wings, and some even have body kits! (those that have set-ups were probably secondhand units bought and the taxi driver is lazy, or doesn't have time, to take them off. He must think they're cool, too) And one wonders why anyone who has decency would want to have wings...

is that supposed to be a way to get customers?

Originally posted by pontiactrac
is that supposed to be a way to get customers?

Don't know. I don't see such taxis having more passengers than the avarage, stock ones. My bestfriend and I were joking about selling a car which has turbo to a taxi owner, only not tell him it has one, and see what happens. :D

Damn, this was a good ass thread, i learned that i am not really that much of a ricer at all comparired to the "requirements". Yall did have some good arguments.

Another Thing:Carbon Fiber Alezzas are --- ok. Allthough i dont have any.
And, the 2002-2003 Chevy Cavelears, or however you spell it!, do look pretty good with Altezzas.


This site is really funny....and true: http://www.goingfaster.com/spo/you_...a_ricer_if.html

lets continue this thread.

i don't want any of u guys to think im against dressing up ur car from what i previously said. I'll tell ya right know, all you guys on here know alot about cars and most of us have good performance mods. it's just these lame dudes who put a bunch of stuff on their cars which alter no performance but looks and rev at ya. But the bottom line is, we all worked for our car, do what you want with them. But I think it's best when the car has potential and isn't bare boned like some of the god pieces of sh*t with 24's and altezzas on them that smell like burning oil. Let's just say that today i saw some INTERESTING cars on the road that could fill that catagory.

dere's carz that are riced right out of da factory, look at 2001 mustangs with fony hood scoops. So dere's no such ting as rice

I finally got the pics of the truck I described and I also got pics a riced out (oops, I meant to write raced) neon. I'll post them as soon as I get back from the field. prolly saturday. peace

HAHA! you guys are so funny. i know exactly what you mean about these "riced" out cars. i see them every day here in S. cali. However i must admit i did buy a bodykit before any major engine mods. oh well, but i guess a stock 2002 RSX type s is worth it. i didnt spend a grand on the kit. i spent 550 on a cwest replica. the front is urethane and fits real good and the rest is light weight fiberglass. my dad use to do auto body and said the materials it was made out of was fine. i havent put it on yet, only fitted, because i refuse to drive around in an unpainted kit:rolleyes: i dont race everything out there but ive had "ricers" wanna race me. i usually avoid them cuz they r a waste of time but if they piss me off they are left behind thinking what that weird sound coming out off my hood was...it's called an i-vtec kicking in:flipa: i guess they think they need to go to pep boys and buy a type r emblem to beat me. i'll try to get pics of ricers for your enjoyment. oh yeah and i kinda like the neons in the interior, depending on where you put them. i was thinking of putting red ones under my dash so they light up the floor of my car at night since the rest of my lights inside are red from stock

car info
2002 silver rsx type s
red aem short ram<--i know i know
17 chrome niche pultec's(my bro gave them to me):D
450 nitto 225/45 17 on front 225/50 17 on back<--they aight came with wheels
cwest style kit
some new pedals-they match the color of my gauges and trim perfect
black leather type s shoulder pads on all four seats( i think they look good)<--now available at your local autoparts shop :mad: i cant wait til the "ricers" start buying these for their non type s buckets
sticker of pedals company on window...yeah right

mods to come
eibach pro kit
hondata flash
injen cai(but im going to wait to see what else comes out first)
unsure on tint either mirror or black--any one with pics of mirror tint on an rsx?

cool, I'd like to see some pics of hardcore ricers, i don't see many here in central TX.

oh you'll be surprised with the shit i see. i'll carry my dig cam around. then you guys can grade them as rice or not

Originally posted by dirk-diggler
dere's carz that are riced right out of da factory, look at 2001 mustangs with fony hood scoops. So dere's no such ting as rice

Dirk, those scoops are to cool down the temperature in the engine bay, and could be made operational with a $180-$200 cold air intake, which could provide up to 5 more horses than the cai through the front, making a total gain around 15. The new mach1's already use ram air on that scoop. Just telling you that they do have a purpose

I think what he means on the 2001 mustangs is that it looks like a scoop but it isn't it's sealed off and has this cover on it making it totally useless. I do think it's only on the base model mustangs. Also, the sound of i-vtec/vtec doesn't impress me cause it's nothing special anymore. That and my car has it too. :o The only sounds that'll impress me is that of a strong sounding v8 (you gotta admit some of them sound real good), a real BOV, or the sound of nitrous about to spray.

Originally posted by Pnoi Q
The only sounds that'll impress me is that of a strong sounding v8 (you gotta admit some of them sound real good), a real BOV, or the sound of nitrous about to spray.

preachin to the choir man i feel the same way. there is a sweet ass mr2 that meets up with a bunch of honduhs at target colma on saturday nights and there are a bunch of muscle cars that meet on friday nights. the mr2's bov sounds great and goddamn hearing those v8's rev up and burn out is so kool.

-GTi-VR6_A3

Actually like a year ago, a bunch of people would meet in front of Fuddruckers at the last saturday of every month... Oh my goodness man! There was this Charger that roared sooo loud every single alarm possible went off! It was deafening! Another time while riding on the expressway I saw a red RX-7 get cut off by another car, downshift and fly! The sound of it's bov was beatiful!

Have you noticed though that ricer's hit on girls years younger than them!? I was on a trip with my youth group and these guys just pull up next to the bus I was riding, trying to get these 15 year old girls' numbers! :bloated:

Originally posted by Pnoi Q
Actually like a year ago, a bunch of people would meet in front of Fuddruckers at the last saturday of every month... Oh my goodness man! There was this Charger that roared sooo loud every single alarm possible went off! It was deafening! Another time while riding on the expressway I saw a red RX-7 get cut off by another car, downshift and fly! The sound of it's bov was beatiful!

Have you noticed though that ricer's hit on girls years younger than them!? I was on a trip with my youth group and these guys just pull up next to the bus I was riding, trying to get these 15 year old girls' numbers! :bloated:

hahah yeah i have noticed it. i guess thats all they think they can get. impress young girls like they go fast and know what they are talking about. haha my GF doesnt even care about cars...

-GTi-VR6_A3

To add to the funnyness the girls just pointed and laughed!!! lol My girlfreind isn't into cars that much either. Heh. Most girls can tell wether or not a person is a ricer.

Originally posted by Pnoi Q
Most girls can tell wether or not a person is a ricer.

i wouldnt say that. alot alot dont know and some even are... (no offense to the girls who do know about cars and arent ricers...)

-GTi-VR6_A3

I guess your right. Alot of the girls at my school are motorheads though... It's cause all of their past boyfreinds were motorheads too.

Originally posted by Pnoi Q
Actually like a year ago, a bunch of people would meet in front of Fuddruckers at the last saturday of every month... Oh my goodness man! There was this Charger that roared sooo loud every single alarm possible went off! It was deafening! Another time while riding on the expressway I saw a red RX-7 get cut off by another car, downshift and fly! The sound of it's bov was beatiful!

Have you noticed though that ricer's hit on girls years younger than them!? I was on a trip with my youth group and these guys just pull up next to the bus I was riding, trying to get these 15 year old girls' numbers! :bloated:

Haha, i bet he reved his high pitched weed wacker engine too didn't he. That is just low, using ur car to get girls cause they usually can't tell a real car from a phony. im suprised they laughed, power to em! :D

Yeah it was a 1991 civic hatch, red ext. w/ nasty purple street glow! Lolololol. The paint was chipping off too. Lol.

Blah, I wont read all 8 pages to see if Im copying someone...

My definition of a ricey car: a vehicle that, through visual or audible methods, gives the impression of being a fast car while not actually being a fast car. This could also be a car that has stickers for parts it doesnt actually have.

Visual or Audible methods of looking fast: bodykit, massive wing, modified hood, fake bodykit, fake bottle of nos, fake racing #s in the window, fake BOV, exhaust tip

Bling mods not to be confused with rice (just for show, doesnt make the car look fast): ultra-low suspension, chrome wheels, hids, leds, neons, paint, graphics, tint.

Originally posted by Pnoi Q
Yeah it was a 1991 civic hatch, red ext. w/ nasty purple street glow! Lolololol. The paint was chipping off too. Lol.
wait a second....THAT WAS ME!!!!:eek:

Naaa, but it is kinda funny seein a car roll up and already knowing what the driver will look like. Small, scummy dressin, bandana wearin, pants saggin, no good burnout with nothin better to do than make hourly runs to K-mart and pep boys just to see if they have anything new in stock. In Grand Rapids I've seen an old style Cougar with a 5 ft wing comin off the back...im not kidding...we measured. And then theres the do it yourself crowd who thinks that using cardboard for the deck of the so called spoiler would look good....I shoulda set it on fire and kicked whoever's car it was in the head for even gettin the idea of it... Oh, and theres also the mixed up crowd who puts import parts on their v-8 stangs....yea I said v-8...not 6. I've seen a few gt's around here with import tips and even wings. :apoke:

haha, do it yourself spoilers, that is the funniest thing ive ever seen. i continue to see them and can't help but to laugh. Seen one on a pink jetta, and a galant, a probe. and those are just one of the worse ones.

another thing are those see-thru hoods. There is this eclipse with a blue one around here. stupid

Originally posted by DOHcNEON
another thing are those see-thru hoods. There is this eclipse with a blue one around here. stupid

Oh, i guess that is supposed to showcase their powerful Mitsubishi 4 cylinder right? That is so ricey they should be illegal.

Originally posted by pontiactrac


Oh, i guess that is supposed to showcase their powerful Mitsubishi 4 cylinder right? That is so ricey they should be illegal.

i DO agree that those are ricey (the hoods). but if that has an after-market turbo the size of ur head...then hell yea that is gonna be an impressive 4 banger...

not flaming...jus saying :D

Agreed. Those things get u p and move when they have the right setup..hell even stock those move...as long as they got a turbo that is....

Originally posted by KrNxRaCer00


i DO agree that those are ricey (the hoods). but if that has an after-market turbo the size of ur head...then hell yea that is gonna be an impressive 4 banger...

not flaming...jus saying :D

Eclipse 4 cylinder engine with turbo isn't that impressive, not that much output. The fact that the car is lightweight makes it quick. And then of course the turbo's added. but the main factor is the low weight. The old eclipse engine on the new eclipses which are heavier wouldn't do much.

Originally posted by pontiactrac


Eclipse 4 cylinder engine with turbo isn't that impressive, not that much output. The fact that the car is lightweight makes it quick. And then of course the turbo's added. but the main factor is the low weight. The old eclipse engine on the new eclipses which are heavier wouldn't do much.

nonono...u missed my point. not the stock turbo...'m sayin if it has an aftermarket turbo the size of ur head or bigger...then its gonna be a mean lookin 4 banger. i agree 100 percent, stock, I4's are not much to look at.

Originally posted by KrNxRaCer00


nonono...u missed my point. not the stock turbo...'m sayin if it has an aftermarket turbo the size of ur head or bigger...then its gonna be a mean lookin 4 banger. i agree 100 percent, stock, I4's are not much to look at.

ok, i got ya. agreed

Originally posted by pontiactrac


ok, i got ya. agreed
I don't I think a hatch with a b-series swap or how bout an h22? I think its very impressive. Now the clear hood thing is kinda gay but other than that I disagree.

my definition of riece is either:

A) Anyone that spends more money on the looks of their car than making it perform better

or

B) Anyone that has a combination of alteezas, rims on the back and not the front, and anyone which those huge ass APC stickers (or any APC stickers for that matter:) )

Originally posted by tynebeach
my definition of riece is either:

A) Anyone that spends more money on the looks of their car than making it perform better

or

B) Anyone that has a combination of alteezas, rims on the back and not the front, and anyone which those huge ass APC stickers (or any APC stickers for that matter:) )
So all those people who have cars that can leave you coughing from exhaust, but choose to make it look good are ricers?

Originally posted by Pnoi Q

So all those people who have cars that can leave you coughing from exhaust, but choose to make it look good are ricers?

not quite sure what you meant about coughing from the exhaust, I think you either meant their cars are hoopdie or they're really fast, but I still stick to my definition.

Originally posted by Pnoi Q

So all those people who have cars that can leave you coughing from exhaust, but choose to make it look good are ricers?

Yea, if you are coughing from exhaust, it's probably burning oil, in that case it would be behind you if you were trying to say it would win races.
When spending all that on looks, they are so broke all they have left to spend is on a fart can.

I thought this thread would have died off by now......

Yea. Rice is obviously a popular thing I guess....

Originally posted by inferno
I thought this thread would have died off by now......

rice is to racers as jews are to nazi's... no offense to anyone i am in no way condoning racism.

-GTi-VR6_A3

This is how i look at it, im not a ricer fan as you prob already figured out, but that doesn't mean that any bodykit is rice at all. I just think there are some ridiculous looking ones that are just too exaggerated with the whole curves and ripple thing they got going on there. Some kits that ive actually liked are such... my fav was a 300zx body kit which created a larger front intake, besides the front, i liked the car stock better. A 3000gt, nice looking with a kit. I reciently saw what i think was an Acura TL with a tricked out kit covering just about anything< never thought id like my mom's car more than mine :D But i do have to admit, all of these did look really nice. Of course these are just the minority though

rice is to racers as jews are to nazi's

Ok i gotta argue with that. Ricers are wannabe racers. Jews are not wannabe nazis....

ooo...score one for fliq. :hehehe:

Originally posted by Fliquer


Ok i gotta argue with that. Ricers are wannabe racers. Jews are not wannabe nazis....

some did sadly... but i meant it in the scapegoat way. very good point though. anyone got a better analogy??

-GTi-VR6_A3

I don't like the term rice seeing as it reffer's to japanese cars, well the original meaning. Around here we call those cars SLEDS b/c everything they add to there car just makes it heavier. These cars tend to do well in downhill races. :hehehe:

Hmm.....howabout this:

Ricers are to Racers as Crossdressing men are to Women.

Originally posted by Fliquer
Hmm.....howabout this:

Ricers are to Racers as Crossdressing men are to Women.

naw kuz alotta chix like cross dressing men and realise they sometimes look better than them. and they dont make fun of em

-GTi-VR6_A3

Rice is the fine art of adding tacky and useless bits to a car that don't help the car's performance. A ricer is truly rice, when there are more rice bits in weight then the car itself.

Maybe a should write a book on the ettiquette of a ricer :D :)

IMO a ricer is anyone who spends all thier money on cosmetic stuff(in good taste or not) for thier car and leaves the engine stock. Also people who cannot afford the real deal and try do make home made parts for thier car like skirts and wings, I saw one guy drilled a whole bunch of holes in his civic's bumper to try and pass it off as an air diffuser for when he is driving at 240 km/h:rolleyes: . I saw another guy take an Acura 1.6 EL and try to turn it into a Lancer EVO V, who was he kidding, it looked really well done too all the proper OEM badges where there. He must have spent around 15,000 for all that, probably hung himself after he found out that he could actually buy a real Lancer EVO if he had saved his cash.

Rice: that stuff asian people eat

No, the stuff that all kinds of people eat.

I like rice. Rice is good to eat... :p

Originally posted by superbluecivicsi
Rice: that stuff asian people eat

yea..since when have u had a tru mexican burrito w/ out rice? all cultures around the world eat rice...it's not jus an asian thing. :D

yeah!, here in Peru almost all dishes are served with rice! I love it :D.... but only as food, for the other use of the word....well....I think everything has been said about them, but if they like to spend their money putting those useless stuff on their cars is their problem, since after all it's their money. :p

o yea huh, my bad if i offended other rice eaters out there. i like white stemed rice, sticky rice, purple sticky rice, some mexican rice (depends on how it's made), black rice, uncle bens, short balled rice, long brown rice (if it's fried), rice with eggs, rice fried with eggs and soy sauce, shit i got to go, i would list more but maybe another time, if i missed some good favorites please repost em.

HAHA!!! superbluecivicsi, your Hmong huh!!! HAHA!!! Sticky rice and Purple Sticky rice is good!!! tru dat!

Originally posted by friday86
HAHA!!! superbluecivicsi, your Hmong huh!!! HAHA!!! Sticky rice and Purple Sticky rice is good!!! tru dat!

:hehehe: other asian country's eat sticky rice too...u can get chinese sticky rice...etc etc...:D

Since when did this place become cookingwithriceforums.com?



:p

You want rice? Come to Dallas. Examples: (I need a camera) Green pinto, flam stickers on frount fender, fake wire wheels, hood scoop made out of Bondo, chrome on everything.
Red saturn, 17' gold wire rims. Cold are intake, t tops.
(My fav)BMW 325I 18'rims, Supercharger sticking out of the hood. Wheely bar locks, Blue green and purple Paint job. Spray paint
air bag hanging out of steering wheel. type R sticker just next to the 325i.
And thats just in my apt complex.
Driveing down the hwy is a laughing riot. I have seen some really nice body kits and some really fast civics, acuras, corvets. (Hell, I saw a Civic beat a dodge viper( I WANT TO KNOW HOW!!))
there are just too many people in this city with bad taste.


Skinnydaddy
98 Civic Hx.
Nothing done
saveing up for
new engine.

haha!! yupyup im hmong luv.

RICE POWER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
eat rice, the doctors say its good to eat.

Originally posted by superbluecivicsi
haha!! yupyup im hmong luv.

RICE POWER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
eat rice, the doctors say its good to eat.

rice is good...mmmmm...but gotta be prepared rite...wet/too dry rice are both yeuck...

mmmmmm...:D

Damn, this is a long ass thread that just got longer.

i kno...i think its over...i vote to close it...i mean...we're talking about rice the FOOD now..:D

Originally posted by carrrnuttt

The way ricers are using (or I should say ABUSING) their wings nowadays, it's quite possible that they are literally pushing down on the rear of their chassis too much, causing lift on the front end, which will be further augmented by the air going under. If you've seen the vids of the CLK-GTR flying up in the air, you'll see how dangerous that is (getting too much air under the car).

Wasn't that incredible!?!? I saw that last year I think from LeMans. One CLK was going along a straight, minding his business, when all of a sudden the car went vertical 90 degrees and like 40 feet in the air and crashed some 50 feet in a forest. They grounded the other CLK immediately after this (duh? design flaw??).

Getting back to this RICE business, I've often wondered where this term came from. At first the only explanation I could think of (and no disrespect to anyone) is because rice IS a popular diet for asian people(yes and among other peoples as well) and most of these little imports are made by asians? :bloated:

Then again, from where I live we have a Honda plant in Alliston, Ontario and a Toyota plant in Cambridge, Ontario, so unless we're referring to the corporations that make this cars that doesn's make sense.

Rice banger, ricer, etc... I'm sick of hearing those terms as well. Huge aluminum wings on otherwise nicely painted Honda's or Integra's is just plain olde fashioned STUPID AND BUT UGLY! Way to ruin your otherwise beautiful car. Having stickers all over your car, well, unless you do competition racing and are sporting sponsor or supplier stickers thats silly as well. What are you trying to say? LOOK! Look at what I have! My car ins't shit anymore!! Christmas lights on/in/under your car is terrific as well - you can be my 3 year old nephew's hero. Get them to flash so you can play COPS. Mufflers are also something I hate on little import cars because why would you want to amplify the sound of a swarm of bee's or an electric weed wacker? I don't know how much exhaust or mufflers have changed in the last 10 years but one of the best sounding cars I have ever heard in my life(regardless of motor) was my buddy Martin's early 90's MR2(the olde school tiny, square box designed). That thing had a lot of work done to it and it sounded just like a bloody F1 racecar! Some of these exhausts today sound awful (and this ain't V8 biased talking here, my lawnmower sounds meaner!)

Finally, I do like the term Rice Rod and think it is so appropriate because whereas Hot Rod's have BIG, thundering SB or BB V8's, these fast little import cars have the tiniest of little motors in them, and a piece of rice is pretty tiny, eh? Say whatever you will, "My CRX is being fed 20 PSI of boost and can waste your Mustang or Corvette GUY!!!!" - well bravo, you take that little blower or bottle away and you're nothing. My girlfriends brother has a 2001 WRX running over 300 HP thats pretty fast - most days of the week, cause the others his boost release valve is stuck, computer is messed up, etc..... On those days his car is no match for even my old man's GTP. Uh Oh, little motor can't go on without its steroids. Nevermind, you feed a V8 half the PSI you're giving that little fart motor and it will eat you up, like a bowl of raisin bran before bed that comes out as a nice soft shit the next day right after your morning coffee. And by the way, there's your tip to stayin regular and jolly all day! :smoker:

Edit: raisin bran will keep you much more regular than rice :silly2:

Ya, now its time to close this thread.

isnt the gtp supercharged???

-GTi-VR6_A3

yeah it is. It helps his opinion out alot :rolleyes:

well - YES IT IS! (Damn), ok its been a while since I've concerned myself with that class of cars. But you're missing the point. Face it, the Grand Prix is not guttless without the blower - its only good for 40 HP plus the dollars you now have to spend on premium gas. The 3800 V6 is a "decent" motor on its own (I'll be the first to say its not the most efficient for its size), but in this case the blower gives the car a bit more pep - its not make or break.

Edit: Regardless, my point was that on some days buddy's WRX can run with my Z28 really well, and on others my Pop's four door, mid/full sized family sedan can leave him in the dust. EVERYTHING rests on that cars turbo.

umm okay....so what are you trying to prove? Yes the blower helps, but it does on any car. If you had a blower on your car you'd be able to beat more cars. Is that a bad thing?

Some people do all that they can do to make their car fast, wether it be a turbo or nitrous or a combination or just modifying the motor. What's wrong that? Yes some cars are all motor, and yes come cars are mostly turbo and nitrous. I don't see what the problem is here.

Term of 'Ricer' came from this... [ Uh personal observation I could and probably am wrong but just hear me out ]

JDM and Asian Domestic cars have been made, in general, to get excellent gas mileage. [In retrospect to American SUV's with 13 mpg and the like, respectivly] So they gained the term 'Rice Burner' on the place of being made. Asian cultures which rely on Rice as a heavy part of their diet and Rice as a mockery of how much gas it takes to fuel the car. Moreover Revisiting the MPG issue, 'Rice Burner' just goes to show that is another insult which was molded to 'Ricer' from takinga 'Rice burner' and making it more Asian or abstract. Odd how we make JDM and the like seem like the odd species of car-modding. I dunno maybe they should change it to 'Modded' or 'WTFer' cars. Riced I guess is your own opinion. As for mine, anything that doesn't flow right. :) Lawnmower sounding or not, it will still beat most cars on the street. Most.

my first thought is sheezus this is a long thread. and as to my definition of rice, me and my friends have diversified it, but maybe we're a little too late for mainstream.. we call all the retarded looks but no performance stuff and just plain dumb stuff (like all the originally listed: huge wings, excessive lighting, loud mufflers with no other exhaust mods, excessive stickers, big fat chrome rims, etc) "ghetto rice." and just any kind of import with mods is "rice." but like i said...i think were too late. i work at a chinese restaurant, so i think rice and asian pretty much at the same time...hence asian cars being rice. but like i said, thats just me and my friends...:cool:

hey DVS LT1, ur getting off the subject man. The thread is bout definitions of ricers and rice (<- - - - is good to eat). you should bring ur post down to 911gt's thread, he has it goin on and on just like this thread. Ur post would be better argued there. Anyways rice is good to eat, thats y you see asian folks walkin around smoking opium at 98yrs old. When is someone gonna start a rice eating thread? It should start out like - - - > "Has anyone successfully ate a bowl of rice while driving?" if you drive like everyone is racing you, then ur a rice. <- - - - thats another good rice defined.
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?threadid=101413:)

ok to sum up a ricer in a few short sentences....

A ricer is someone who takes their car, does'nt matter what it is (civic, accord, saturn, or what have you) and they fix it up distastefully, with large logos, on the windsheild, and stickers all over the car, for products and mods that they DON"T HAVE! if you don't believe me go check out www.riceboypage.com there's some nice pictures, and prime examples of ricers, (mismatched exhaust tips, and a dual exhaust for a 4 banger that only needs 1....) I personally like sleepers. which is what I'm doing to my car.. the only visible mods you will see, are the exhaust, and rims... and it will be lowered about 1 inch that's all you will be able to see from the outside... all the other mods will be to the engine, and "power" components, and no I am not going turbo.. nothing better than N/A power. and even though my car is a 2.2 liter vtec it puts some decent power to the ground.

99s have a 2.2L vtec as well? yea, dont i know they can put some power down ;) nothing major, but they work.

Originally posted by superbluecivicsi
hey DVS LT1, ur getting off the subject man. The thread is bout definitions of ricers and rice (<- - - - is good to eat). you should bring ur post down to 911gt's thread, he has it goin on and on just like this thread. Ur post would be better argued there.
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?threadid=101413:)
how do you figure?

that thread has strayed far from the topic, further from the topic than this thread has.

furthermore it needs to die.

This thread won't die until I've piled on!
I think the driver defines the rice, and he's usually....
1 - Under 21
2 - Has to have at least 2 buddies with him at all times (in case of fights)
3 - Typically drives a Civic, although has been seen in many tasteless rides
4 - Has removed the hubcaps from his older-sister's-college-beater-Civic
5 - Has also added a Pipe, or even entire exaust, that could never reach volumetric efficiency with the pip-squeak-under-2-liter engine he has blowning through a 3"++ system
6 - Has the worlds largest tach parked on his dash, with shift-light
7 - Is impresed by a 1.5 Honda engine turning 7K rpm
8 - Wears a Mr-T-gold-chain-starter-kit to tell everyone, He's wit it!
9 - Wears baggies so he can steal the APC blue-bulbs from the "performance" section at AutoZone
10 - Couldn't diagnose an engine problem on his best day!
11 - Refers to nitrous as "NOSSS"
12 - Learned most of what he knows about cars from the F&F movies
13 - Is concerned he's going to "break the manifold welds" if he uses too much "NOSSSS"
14 - Has removed the amber lenses in his corner lamps
15 - Has painted the plastic parts of his dash with Krylon
16 - Brags about his light-weight car, then adds 500 pounds of stereo crap
17 - Has buttons on his Pep-Boys steering wheel, connected to nothing
18 - Thinks that, with 1-5 years of driving experience, he can out shift, drive, and race anyone
19 - Has become 2-4" shorter by virtue of lowering springs that compress his spine with every bump
20 - Enjoys the car bouncing around after big bumps, nearly out-of-control, because of the above
21 - Can't understand why he has more frequent head and back-aches - see above
22 - The stickers, oh the stickers... The best are the ones filling the back window proclaiming his "posse" of other 16-second econo-box owners
23 - Can't understand why his car is so much slower with every additional passenger. Nobody but he knows how "wicked-fast" his car is!
24 - Posts on AF with a nauseating list of every stupid little light-bulb, tint percentage, shift-knob, vacuum hose color, tailpipe, brake pad, nut and bolt he's put on the shitbox within his signature. What's next, octane? Oil weight? Who cares?! Also, this list is usually twice as long as any post he's ever written
25 - Goes to Camaro/Mustang/Corvette/musclecar forums stirring shit and making big-time "internet-boasts" that he runs from when he's called to back them up!
Enough for me. I don't hate the Civics, Corollas, Eclipses, etc. just drop the dumb-ass attitudes.

I'll agree with that and I will also choose the .44 magnum.

Originally posted by Murco
I don't hate the Civics, Corollas, Eclipses, etc. just drop the dumb-ass attitudes.

same here dude

-GTi-VR6_A3

I COULDN'T HAVE PUT IT BETTER MYSELF. ALTHOUGH YOU FORGOT ABOUT THOSE THAT TRY TO RACE ANYONE ON THE STREET, AND I MEAN ANYONE.:biggrin2: WELL PUT MURCO

THE SCARY PART IS I SEE THESE CARS EVERYDAY!:eek: I CAN'T DRIVE AROUND TOWN WITHOUT SHAKING MY HEAD ATLEAST ONCE.:sly:

Anyone with a body kit/wing(fashion shit) with no engine mods and has ever gone over 90 mph. O ya and anyone wit a wing/body kit and stock exhaust, i saw that today.lol