First, I'm not in here to just to bash on imports.  I have respect for EVO, WRX, Supra, 350Z and many more.

I'm just sayin that when a ricer gets his firts taste of The Fast And The Furious, he automatically assumes that he can take his moms Civic and turn it into a racing beast and can beat anything out on the road.

It's morons like these that make the whole import tuner scene look bad.  It's people like you that give people who are for real a bad name.  

One night when I got off work, I went to a local Wal-Mart and when I pulled up in the parking lot I saw about 2 Honda Civics, a Ford Focus, a Plymoth Neon and a Mitsubish Eclipes.  So I proceeded to go and talk to these morons to see if they were for real.  Guess what?  They were all show but no go, from nice bodykits, neon lights, custom wheels, and a bangin' steroe system.

Their only mods consist of the ol' usually rice stuff that they get from Pep Boys, E-bay or even Wal-Mart.  We all know what that stuff is so I'm not going to do into detail here.

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They all claim that there rides make blazing HP.  One of them told me that he gained 12HP just by changing his shift nob.  Now, if you ask me don't you think that all of us would be changing shift nobs if it grants you easy HP, and I also guess that the color matters too huh.  They also told me that there rides were all Type R.  Hello, Now correct if I'm wrong but didn't only Acura produced a Type R version of 3rd generation Integra from 1998-2001. Another one told me that he gained an amazing 25HP just by switching to a cone filter.  They also claim that they all had a Nos setup too.  They then decided to lift their hoods up and show me some of there engine mods.  I looked at there motors and all I saw on all of them was a Cold Air Intake.  That was it.  No turbo, no intercooler, no nothing just a $50.00+ Cold Air Intake that can be made for less than that.

So to all you ricers listen up:

You don't know nothing about cars or even how a engine works you only know what you see on TV.  So just stop trying to turn your moms Honda Civic into a race car.  It is not a sports car like you ricers think it is.  If Honda was going to make a sports car they sure wouldn't use the Civic platform for one.

And also if you decide to even try to turn moms Civic into a Pocket Rocket your are going to need more than just a Cold Air Intake and your Coffee Can for an exhaust.  You are going to need to spend some money and I do mean money

Now here is some advice, I do understang that imports like Civics, Focus's and many more can look good.  If you want these cars fast why don't you get the souped up version of it.

-If you want a Dodge Neon - get the SRT/4 Neon
-If you want a Nissan Sentra - get the Nismo Senta
-If you want a Ford Focus - get the SVT Focus
-If you want a Mazda 3 - get the Madza Speed 3
-If you want a Honda Civic - get the SI Civic
-If you want a Chevy Cobalt - get the SS Cobalt
-If you want to get serious - get a EVO, WRX, GTO

All of these cars I mentioned above come from the factory already fast and can be made faster with just a few mods and you morons will save money instead of trying to make your moms ecobox fast.

P.S.  Don't watch too much Fast And The Furious because too much Fast And The Furious can damage you brain cells.  It's a drug.

I'm out.

 

Its nice you post about this age old topic. Its a shame but dont blame F&F because at the end of the day it brought some new minds and ideas as far as speed not HEY MY SPOILERS BIGGER THEN YOURS morons. And when you said serious I was hoping you'd talk about the DSM culture. The Eclipse gets bashed so bad ([censored] U PAUL WALKER) but with an AWD Turbo model should get some respect. But thanx for keeping the Anti-Rice Faith.  

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Its nice you post about this age old topic. Its a shame but dont blame F&F because at the end of the day it brought some new minds and ideas as far as speed not HEY MY SPOILERS BIGGER THEN YOURS morons. And when you said serious I was hoping you'd talk about the DSM culture. The Eclipse gets bashed so bad ([censored] U PAUL WALKER) but with an AWD Turbo model should get some respect. But thanx for keeping the Anti-Rice Faith.

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OK, you want to talk about ricers?  OK.

SOme moronds at my high skool think that racing behind a fricking publix is street racing.  IDK about you guys but thats straight out, Ricianity (LMAO)  I have seen their cars. I may not know much about cars and modds, but i know a turbo pack when i see one.  AND THEY DIDNT HAVE ONE!!!!


These fricking kids think they are soo cool with a stupid honda civic si.  the only kids i have respect for are the ones with actual Performance parts in their hoodz, like AEM, HKS, SPOON, MUGEN, RALLI ART, and J's Racing.

 Oh, also a focus is an american car...NOT AN IMPORT.  once american always american.  imports are jettas, golf gti, illegal imported skylines (which there are a couple around my neighborhoodz) 350z and so on.

One more thing, anyone that says a hachi-rikku is a crappy car is definately a ricer, cuz an AE86 is one of the best drift cars out there.  OLD OR NOT!!!!

I may be 15 but i know what a car is and what isnt.  

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Oh, also a focus is an american car...NOT AN IMPORT. once american always american. imports are jettas, golf gti, illegal imported skylines (which there are a couple around my neighborhoodz) 350z and so on.

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If you ask me, the Focus, Neon, Cobalt, and especially GM J-bodys all carry the domestic name but under their hoods is a engine borrowed from a japanese auto maker, So that quailifies them as also being rice.  

So I call them imports too  

nah they are ok but they are made for american companies. so they arent as competative as the actual imports.  a focus is an export not import.  

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If you ask me, the Focus, Neon, Cobalt, and especially GM J-bodys all carry the domestic name but under their hoods is a engine borrowed from a japanese auto maker, So that quailifies them as also being rice.  

So I call them imports too

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nah they are ok but they are made for american companies. so they arent as competative as the actual imports. a focus is an export not import

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nah they are ok but they are made for american companies. so they arent as competative as the actual imports. a focus is an export not import

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   i think i have a prety competitive car and its american....

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not at all i dont bash on imports i like alot of em....well except honda.... jus sayin my car is american and it competes very well...  

I didn't mean to use the word "rice" as a racial steroetype against Asian people.  I meant "Rice Burner"

Read This:

RICE BURNER:
The term rice burner or rice car or ricer most often refers to automobiles (usually economy cars) that have the appearance of a high performance car, but often have little or no functional modifications applied, such as an improved engine, suspension, or brakes. This practice is in contrast to the "stealth" or "sleeper" style of automotive modification, where a vehicle may have major internal modifications for greater performance, but the appearance remains similar to that of a stock model. Almost any vehicle can be modified in this manner, but the most common vehicles are usually the sport compact models from most major automakers.

Some people will call any Asian made vehicle a "rice car", frequently derogating them in favor of U.S.-produced vehicles. There is also some confusion with the term "rice rocket," which refers to a fast car, sports car, or sport motorcycle from Japan. Alternatively, the term "rice burner" is also used derogatively by American bikers to refer to foreign-make motorcycles.

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The word "rice" refers to the fact that the vehicles the term was originally applied to were of Japanese origin and the heavy use of rice in East Asian cuisine. The term originally referred to Japanese motorcycles in the early to mid eighties, but grew out of muscle car enthusiasts' jokes that cars from Japan used engines powered by rice alcohol. The climate of the East Asian region provides optimal growing conditions for rice, and rice has historically been a staple food source in Japan and other Asian countries; as such, this word has associated itself with that racial group in the same way pasta is associated with Italians (e.g. using the term "pasta rocket" to describe Italian made sports cars such as the Ferrari or the Lamborghini). Recently, the term "American rice", "domestic rice", or "wheat burner" has been used to describe American-made cars that have been aesthetically modified.

Drivers of rice burners are known as "ricers" or "rice boys". While some people claim "ricer" is an ethnic slur, this is only likely to apply if the term was being used derogatively against someone of Asian descent. The movie "The Fast and the Furious" in 2001 helped publicize and expand the visibility of automobile modification and may have resulted in an increase in the number of cars being modified cosmetically. The sport of drifting has also proved a major attraction for the owners of riced vehicles.

AMERICAN RICER:
The term "American Ricer" is used to refer to an American vehicle that has been aesthetically customized to give the appearance of a high-performance vehicle, much like "rice burner" refers to nearly any type of vehicle (but usually Japanese) modified in this manner. As with any riced-up vehicle, American ricers can be given a wide variety of style-oriented accessories, which are detailed below.

"Ricing" (a term usually not used by the modifier himself) a vehicle is meant to emulate the aesthetic work of independent automotive tuning companies who modify more than just appearance, and to give an appearance of greater ability than the car actually has. Ricing is generally looked down upon amongst people who actually modify the running parts of the vehicle itself, e.g. engine tuning.

Common aftermarket modifications in this style, or "rice," can include:

Body Modifications:  
-Aerodynamic-looking or artistically creative body kits
-Wings and spoilers that serve no useful function
 -With FF/front wheel drive cars, a rear spoiler serves
  no other purpose than cosmetic, as the resulting
  downward force on the rear of the car will reduce
  downforce on the front of the car, lowering power and
  traction.  Additionally, the largest spoilers have
  negligible effect until the car is driven at a very high
  speed. Furthermore, many wings used are not tuned in
  windtunnels, and are not useful even at high speeds;
  they may cause excessive drag and wind noise as well.
-Carbon fiber hoods (sometimes fiberglass replicas made to
look like carbon fiber)
-Non-functional hood scoops
-Excessively large wheels ("rims") (for example chromed,
or "dubs") that often decrease acceleration due to higher
rotational inertia. Handling is also often made worse by  
the extra unsprung weight.
-Spinner wheel covers, which result in the wheels appearing
to rotate either slower or faster than reality. These can
be dangerous if improperly maintained, and also increase
unsprung weight.
-Dual windshield wipers replaced with a single-wiper
mechanism
-Improperly lowered suspension, such as stock springs
shortened by heating or cutting. This action is frowned
upon by both seasoned tuners and spring manufacturers.
Heating a spring will remove the temper and weaken it,
ultimately causing failure, and cutting springs may
severely compromise safety and handling characteristics.

Aesthetics:
-Bright paint or interior, frequently in contrasting colors
-Decals and stickers for aftermarket parts not actually
present on the vehicle
  -with the name of the car's model in a stylized font,
   usually covering the upper rear window or front
   windshield in kanji characters
-Badging from other higher-performance vehicles
(Honda's "Type-R" and Nissan's "GT-R" being the most  
 common).
-Other graphics that seem to not "fit" with the car (side graphics, flames, racing stripes, etc.)

-A loud, free-flowing exhaust system with a large
cylindrical "Coffee Can" resonator at the rear of the car.
Some vehicles also sport dual-pipe catback exhaust systems
with two exhaust tips. If carefully designed for the
engine, these can provide a small performance increase—but
typically, they remove the back pressure that was
carefully designed into the stock exhaust, thereby
reducing engine power.
-In many cases, only the last few inches of the exhaust are
replaced, producing no change in performance or sound.
These are sometimes called "coffee cans", based on one
method of constructing them.
-Racing equipment used in an improper manner. For example,
a racing tachometer used in an automatic transmission car
that was meant to be used in a manual transmission car.

Lighting:
-Decorative neon and LED lighting in addition to the
regular head/tail lamps and brake/turn signals, such as
lighted windshield washer nozzles and tire valve caps,
underbody neon lighting ("hover lights"), etc.
-Euro-style taillights (also known as "altezza"-style
lights or "altezzas" (equally popular and known as "lexus"
lights in Europe))
-Super-bright headlight bulbs (although most of these bulbs
offer better lighting than conventional halogen bulbs),
sometimes of illegal specification and poorly aligned;
colored bulbs, also often illegal, which are used for
turning signals, side-markers, etc.
-Unnecessary fog lights and extra lighting units usually  
intended for off-roading vehicles (often intended for
Rally races), generally illuminated in inappropriate
conditions or dangerous/illegal manners.

Sloppy Workmanship:
-Poorly fitted body kits
-Excessive areas of exposed primer and/or body filler
(Bondo)
-Car has any of the aforementioned modifications, yet looks
like it has not been taken care of for a long time (dirty,
parts of the car with smashed or dented body work, etc.)

Identity Crisis:
An identity crisis can occur when an individual adds decals, badges or other identifiers from one type of vehicle onto another vehicle of the wrong type, or to a vehicle that does not contain the modifications or special attributes indicated by the accessory; examples could include an Impreza WRX sporting a VTEC sticker, or a Honda CR-X with a TRD (Toyota Racing Development) badge (by eliminating "ota" it would produce Toy Racing Development, a graphic modification done by some Toyota Truck enthusiasts). Honda vehicles, as an example, can often be observed with examples of identity crisis between different versions of the same models, with Type R badges on sedan Civics (the Civic Type R is only available in two-door hatchback form) and older Civics made before the Type R was available.

I'm not in here dissing imports, its just that "wannabees" make the whole import tuner scene look bad.  They also make people who drive Evo's, WRX and any other real tuner car automatically be called a rice burner.

Ricer Burners can be good looking fast cars when it is done right.  I mean come on, why would you want to cut your factory springs and think its gonna make your vehicle perform and handle better.  The engineer that designed your springs for your car is not a dummy, they know what they are doing. And also why spend thousands on a ridicoulas body kit.  Get your motor right first then cosmetics last.
Your first mod should be the turbocharger kit.  

I also see alot of vehicles w/ incorrect badging.  But this doesn't just happen only w/ imports which suprised me.  The other day I saw a V6 Ford Mustang w/ GT-R badging.  What for, I ask?  The GT-R belongs to Nissan just as Type-R belongs to Honda.  Only badge your vehicle when you got your engine tuned for performance something that ricers don't understand.

Yes, its true that people have the right to do whatever they want to their cars, but we also have the right to laugh and just say how retarded and stupid you really are.

So rice boys, Go and get yourself a real sports car and leave moms Civic in the garage.  

i'm not saying that all american cars a bad, just saying that an focus or a neon are suppost to be considered american.  not saying they suck.  oh and i have a honda. stock though. and its gonna be kinda hard finding engine mods for it too.  

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Aerodynamic-looking or artistically creative body kits
-Wings and spoilers that serve no useful function
-With FF/front wheel drive cars, a rear spoiler serves
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nah they are ok but they are made for american companies. so they arent as competative as the actual imports. a focus is an export not import

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   i think i have a prety competitive car and its american....

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