RubberFrog
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Re: a wing, a fake carbon fiber hood, and a farting muffler
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That's why God invented Pick-um-up Trucks......
Music?? MUSIC?? That's a stretch
<br /><br />I can see hopping up ground pounding V8's like older Firebirds, Camaros Vettes, Torino's, Galaxies, Goats Chargers..Etc.....but what I fail to understand is who looks at an 89 Civic and goes "whoo hoooo....race car!!" Throw $4,000 in paint so it changes color as it drives by, another few grand on wheel treatment and yet more $$$$$ in a 459,936 watt boom box stero and you can't forget all the spoilers and ground effects....but you still have an 89 Civic.....Whoooo hooo! 
No...it's completely different. "Rodders" of other generations make their cars faster and their trucks better offroad. They have a purpose in mind and build the vehicle to do the task. Ricers take economy cars that are slow and always will be, and pretend to make them fast with fake parts. The vehicles have absolutely no purpose, and more often than not the parts actually decrease performance and are illegal. I think bongs and xboxes are a better use of time then that crap...<br /><br />(IE see the pic above this post - can that be described as anything but stupid?)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />I'll tell you what, I have seen Honda's whoop the camaro and mustangs at the drag strip. These guys really know how to get some HP out of those little motors, along with gearing. I am with Jason, these kids that are serious can make those jappers run. <br /><br />When I was young it was the same deal. Glass packs,hijackers, and a set of Gregor's and some guys thought they had a hot rod. It was all in fun. But then you had the guys that were really into it. Those cars ran. Same deal today just different cars.
) That kind of crap is pure stupidity.<br /><br />Then there's the people that actually know things about engines and performance and actually make their car fast and leave off the fake plastic performance parts. I still think that's a huge waste of money, since a FWD car with a small engine is the WORST platform you could come up with for a race car, BUT, I can respect what they've done and I won't call them stupid.<br /><br />Bottom line is ricer = stupid. If the driver isn't an idiot, and the car is done tastefully and correct mechanically, then they're not a ricer. Unfortuneately there are very few people that actually take the time to make something nice with Japanese economy cars.<br /><br />As for the term "ricer" being offensive, I hope it is! Those people are idiots!
