How to build a ricemobile

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.

[email protected]

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.
:lol2:

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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