YOUR definition of RICE

[superbluecivicsi]

haha!! yupyup im hmong luv.

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

[KrNxRaCer00]

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...

[Drift King]

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

[KrNxRaCer00]

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

[DVS LT1]

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?

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.

[GTi-VR6_A3]

isnt the gtp supercharged???

-GTi-VR6_A3

[tynebeach]

yeah it is. It helps his opinion out alot

[DVS LT1]

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.

[tynebeach]

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.

[Xenostalgia]

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.

[neunan]

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...

[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. 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/vbul...readid=101413:)

[killah_xft]

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.

[neunan]

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

[DblOvrhedCamron]

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/vbul...readid=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.