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Nah turbo is rated at 800hp. Currently my motor is putting out around 400hp
@ the fly
57ock
Rice Rocket is something old American Motorcycle guys used to call Japanese
street bikes. The term has since migrated to Japanese cars.
Widowmaker2k
TM875 wrote -
"Someone who actually makes good performance mods and keeps the vehicle
tasteful is not rice (like the 700hp Supra)."
What makes you think that a car with dual 5" exaust tips, fake hood
pins/race clips and LED washer jets is tasteful?
Widowmaker2k
"Rice Rocket is something old American Motorcycle guys used to call
Japanese street bikes. The term has since migrated to Japanese cars."
We've already established that - Arthur pointed out the fact that the term
"rice rocket" pertains back to Japanese motorbikes and then I said that the
term has since migrated to Japanese cars.
snoopewite
Ok, before f&f came out was there such term as "rice"?
suprarx7TT
Well around here "rice" has been around for along time. But it didnt mean
really nice fast import cars with small engines, but more rather. Base
model civics or something with minimal mods, just like a mismatched body
kit, and a coffee can for a tailpipe. Driven by people who thought their
car was the ultimate shiznit...I wouldnt concider F&F cars "ricers" 9
sec quarter with traps over 140 mph.
labido
the name "rice" or "ricer" just came around cuz they are japanese cars, and
they eat rice in japan
mazda6man
Ohhh that makes sense I never really knew that lol.
suprarx7TT
well the way i got started down here is we always said all those motors are
good for is burning rice hence the name rice burner or ricer, because they
come from japan and thats what they eat there.
73-440-Cuda
oh well, no matter how the name came about, it still means a little
japanese car that goes fast.
PodunkPunk
of course, not all "ricers are fast" i mean, ive seen rice cook faster than
a civic hit 60mph haha
mazda6man
I have a honda accord and im in the process of tuning it up. I'm trying my
hardest not too rice it out. I have dual pipes(both on 1 side) so they dont
look like those big coffee cans. I'll just tune the engine even though i
know honda accord rnt fast to begin with, and on the outside some carbon
fiber altezzs , z3 fenders, and gun metal konig rims, and me lower it.
suprarx7TT
lol, I'm sorry, I was just answering the man's question, I didn't have time
to read the whole thing.
Widowmaker2k
Hey, I never said that fake hood pins and LED washer tips are tasteful. A
Supra, with 700hp under the hood, is not rice. They can add ugly stuff to
make it look dumb (like the washer tips), which would make it on the verge
of being ricey. I was not referring to a specific Supra, just the car in
general.
HOWEVER...
The term "rice" refers to a car which is overstyled without any performance
mods. A car with 700hp and fake hood pins is not rice, just ugly. :P
TM875
oh come on now, explain does your car have 800hp or is the turbo able to
produce that much.
Arthur
TM875 said -
"Someone who actually makes good performance mods and keeps the vehicle
tasteful is not rice (like the 700hp Supra)."
TM875, I noticed how you wrote, "the 700bhp Supra" and not, "a 700bhp
Supra" so I thought that you must have been refering to the only 700bhp
Supra mentioned in this topic.
As for what is 'rice' and what isn't, it's always going to be a grey area
where people have their own opinions on it.
It's been interesting what different people have had to say in this topic
though.
snoopewite
The term "rice" is a bit of a grey area. "Rice rockets" are fast Japanese
cars but any cars that have been modifyed in bad taste, no matter what
their origin can get called "ricers". That would mean that a 700bhp Supra
with dual 5" exhaust tips, fake hood pins/race clips and LED washer jets
would be a "rice rocket" and a "ricer" )
snoopewite
the terms kinda been over used around here, ive have friends that call a 70
year old woman in a accord a ricer. it pisses me off, just because a car is
imported doesnt mean its rice. Its the guys that do it all in poor taste
that are ricers. Lets not forget about all the domestic rice rippin around
out there *cough cavaliers *cough
84_Jetta_GLi
actually i think "rice rocket" pertains to the japanese motorcycles
Arthur
aahh if you dont want to rice it, forget lowering it for looks forget the
z3 fenders, forget altezza taillights"those belong on altezzas".
maybe a carbon fiber hood. get a set of Good coil overs, its a spring and
shock combined, made to go with each otther its better than buying springs
at one time then shocks at another. work on the motor the most and dont get
those shitty dressup kits either if you arent going to turbo it then go
higher compression lighter rods higher compression pistons maybe knife edge
the crank i dunno But let looks mostly be the last thing you do and dont
get big ass heavy 18 inch rims either go 16" 17 at the most go for light
rims and stay away from focals "they are pure shit and they Break alot
under stress" and stay away from chrome rims they are heavy.
Arthur
Arthur wrote -
"actually i think "rice rocket" pertains to the japanese motorcycles"
Maybe that is where the term came from but now it's used when refering to
fast Japanese cars as well.
snoopewite
Japanese Cars will always been known as "Rice". The Same way we call
American / Australian Cars "Bogan"
No matter what you try to do. Someone will call it rice. :)
I drive a rice car. Its looks factory from the outside. But has a 800hp
turbo under the bonnet. But it has 3 gauges and a rice boost controller.
So its rice.
57ock
waaa? what do you mean by 800hp turbo? do you mean your running a turbo
that could give you that much power or that you are running 800hp??
Arthur
Simple formula
$ of style products > $ of performance products = Rice
Someone who owns a stock Japanese vehicle is not rice. Someone who
actually makes good performance mods and keeps the vehicle tasteful is not
rice (like the 700hp Supra). Someone who just wants to make his vehicle
more comfortable or unique, while keeping tasteful, is not rice (for
example, adding REAL European parts onto a Focus).
Ricers are people (typically 25 and below) that think if they own a Civic
and add a big sticker in the window that says "CIVIC" their car will go
faster. Just having the NOS sticker does not add power. Orange wings do
not make you look cool. Carbon fiber, especially fake carbon fiber, that
is not painted is ugly. More people need to think before they waste money.
TM875
to me, not all hondas and other japanese cars are rice. rice to me, is
nothing but crappy imports that look like crap, and run like crap. dont get
me wrong, of course most people start with the basics of a body kit,
muffler, and intake, but the instance that person thinks they're car is
king "ish" then it kinda developes into "rice" (unless of course theyre car
is king ish to begin with) i think rice has a very complex meaning... oh
and i consider some people rice as well, (not japanese people) i mean
stupid people with cars that do stupid things to theyre car......
all in all i dont think i made a lot of sense in my typing, but it works in
my head... haha, i dunno, i hope it makes sense
tell me if the whole thing made anysense please
mazda6man
mazda6man, your post made sense to me ) I think the term that you were
looking for is a 'rice boy' - The driver of the 'ricer'.
snoopewite
thanks
and im glad it made sense too
mazda6man
This is something that we towed in the other day, and yes it qualifies as a
ricer. Note the custom stripes, super snazzy "rims", and the extra emblems
on the decklid. Sorry about the quality I used my pocket camera. 8)
vwhobo
Little does the owner of that car know that the owner of the shop that it
had been towed to has taken pictures of it and put them on the internet lol
snoopewite
Yeah , well..... It doesn't really matter much. It was a city call. He
was arrested for no drivers license, registration, insurance, DUI, evading
arrest, and possesion of a controlled substance. Oops! 8)
vwhobo
those are some pretty slick hubcaps eh?
mazda6man
He must have been on that controlled substance when he did all the mods on
that car :P
84_Jetta_GLi
exactly, whats he doin putin chevy logos on a 626?
mazda6man
aside from the stripes and the chevy stickers im betting those wheels came
stock with the car. Alot of cars have shitty wheels like that
Arthur
Well, no, those were Wal-Mart special "euro racing style with simulated
brake rotors". And missing simulated lug nuts too.
vwhobo
Hmm, i posted this a while back! And after a long time of not coming here i
come back and its still the first one up?!
suprarx7TT
to me, "rice" is an import that has an outrageous body kit, big exaust,
stupid looking spoiler, clear tailights, one windshield wiper going across
the whole windshield, stickers on exterior, changed emblems, etc.
It just doesn't make sense why people would do that to their cars.
musclefan
Suprarx7TT wrote -
"Hmm, i posted this a while back! And after a long time of not coming here
i come back and its still the first one up?!"
Check the date of my first post to your topic Suprarx7TT. I was the one who
resurrected this topic.
snoopewite
