Syn

I look at all cars on an equal level and judge them by their performance and potential, not by their country of origin. The one thing I hate is people who don't know what they are talking about with cars, regardless of what they drive. Ignorance just pisses me off.

I've seen my share of rice on both domestic and import cars-- probably more on domestic cars around here actually (usually Neons, Cavaliers, Probes, Stratuses for some reason, and Escorts). If a car looks like **** I will point it out and say so no matter what it is. Actually the two most riced out cars I've seen were a Stratus and a 98-02 Camaro V6. The Stratus had fake hood scoops, huge fireball vinyls on both side doors, a nasty body kit, a stupid wing, random purple lights everywhere you can imagine, and the obligatory fart can exhaust. I'm sure I am forgetting something. The V6 Camaro I saw had the most atrocious wing I've ever seen on an F-body [mounted on top of the stock wing no less], a ridiculous body kit, a fake hood scoop (gee these two cars are actually sounding about the same), etc. etc.

orangefun

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I do like some imports, but I look at it this take an ls1 and some import motor, put 10 grand in each and see which one is faster, see anything can be fast it's just how much you want to spend? I do hate riced out cars, not imports, there is a difference.

Quick1998Z28

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350Z- I point and laugh
EVO/STi- I laugh hysterically and give them a thumbsdown then bait them into doing something stupid in front of a cop, which happens more often than not.
G35- I've never seen anyone interested in racing them driving one
RSX-S- Wow, this one is great. I make them embarass themselves in front of their girlfriends.
Civic Si- I boo the crap out of them.
Supras- I tell them I will only race from a dig
RX7- I try to not stay near them, I don't want engine parts hitting my car when it blows up... same with DSMs

Quick1998Z28

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Money isn't an issue though. You spend 6K buying a crate LS1 for your 3rd gen from GM (this is someone without a clue mind you lol) or 6K turbocharging a civic, they will probably run the same. Money isn't the point, it's about satisfaction. I don't like the idea that without going apeshit, radical, and completely unstreetable, you can't make big power (area under the curve) with an import motor. Larger V8s you can, and with the Gen 3/4 motor, you can do it clean and efficiently and still daily drive it.

Beave

Apparently you dont understand how fuel injection or tuning works. It sounds diff cause its harder to make it idle with large injectors.

TransAminal

He was talking about stock for stock, "out of the box" you retard. He clearly stated that, you are so caught up in your own **** that you obviously neglected to even read his post. So you say stock Civic with a motor swap runs 8.8 1/8th's. If it has a motor swap, then its not stock anymore you assclown. According to you I could swap a Supercharged LS7 into my car and claim it runs flat 10 second 1/4's stock. You must be on drugs or something

I'm bashing the k20. I think its a little riceburner garbage engine. It has no low end power, no torque, and it sounds like angry bees. Thats my opinion, you obviously have problems dealing with other people's views, too bad for you, go back to civicnation.com. I'm sure there's plenty of ricers that will agree with you there.

Beave

Haha man i know ill never get my point across to you guys but it does not take radical and unstreetable things to get a civic fast. My car along with many other 10-11 sec cars in the area run these numbers driving an hour to the track with the slicks and jack in the trunk. Im talking 100% streetable and still have all the comforts of a stock civic (except for the roll cage part). This civic is my daily driver and like i said i whip V8 *** everyday of the week in my "rice" mobile so it just makes it that much better. You guys stereotype import drivers with ricers, i guess yuo dont realize that you all are stereotyped as ignorant rednecks who thinks v8's are the best thing since sliced bread(im not bashing you guys but its the truth).

Anyways happy motoring guys, hope to see some of you at the track

TransAminal

Same here man, same here. I had some retard in a WRX blow me off today on the way home from school, like he was cool or something. Sounded like there was a beehive in his car. Wish I had the T/A, I would have killed his ricer ***.

TransAminal

Dude just go the hell away. I can't you ricers are so pathetic that you need to come on here and brag about your shitbox 4 cylinder civics like they are nice cars or something. Its a trash ricemobile, it looks like ****, sounds like ****, and people laugh at you when you drive by - get over it.

Your car also isn't streetable at all compared to a V8 of the same power. Who are you trying to fool?? Honda motors have no low end power to begin with, and adding mods like cams and exhaust just make it worse. You probably have to rev the damn thing to 3K just to take off from a ligt without stalling.

Enough with the stereotype comments, thats not the truth, if it is then I suppose you are some high school dropout white trash wigger living at home with your parents who wears baggy clothes and a sideways hat and bumps to ghetto rap music. Go the hell away and get a life, this is a pointless arguement.

Sparetire

Nice to see the spirit of Wes02, Domesticdumbass, and god knows what other Sn he used still resides here.

I love it when people who actually go out and run at the track, who actually go and do the things they talk about, who actually know about a topic first hand as opposed to learning about it online, get flamed by people who offer nothing but rhetoric. It reminds me why sociologists can make huge sweeping generalizations and be dead on sometimes.

After all, its a known fact that you need 4L to get off the line and keep up with traffic.
Its very important to have torque at idle when you race between 4 and 7 thousand.

Hooray for internet baddass'.

Louie83

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We had a nice discussion going.

It doesn't take long to tell when certain people are stubborn and nothing will change their minds, so just drop it.

TransAminal

Horray for internet *****. You're such a toolbag that you don't even realize the **** you are saying. You took everything I said, twisted it around, exaggerated it, and then spewed it back out in your worthless post. I said Honda engines don't have any low end torque - in reference to daily driving, not racing, you dumbass.

I was at the track last weekend actually, and racing, not sitting in the stands on my *** like you. Get a life, you always feel the need to start **** with people over the internet for no reason, you're pathetic

Wilkenstein

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I love all cars even hondas. I used to drive one for 4 years and turboed the **** out of it. I would never do it again, but I do want another honda. Actually I want 3 different 4th gen civics. One for sts autocross, one for nasa road racing and one for rallying. All three could probably be had for less than 20 grand. I could get so much enjoyment from the pieces of *****. I also want to build a dragster diesel full size van, but I guess that's for a different thread...

orangefun

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we have talked alot about normal imports, what about like a 911 turbo, lambergini (or how ever its spelled) or are those exotics? and what TransAminal said is ture. but I have a friend with a fast as hell acura (well he sold it) they still dont look as good even if you dont "rice" them out. after he sold it he told me it was just to damn much to make one fast. anything can be fast, but not everthing can be fast, reliable, comfortable, and look hella cool.

uno

no i know plenty about tuning. I worked for barnett performance & development until it closed. I've done plenty of engine swaps and know plenty of the tuning. Just adding injectors though doesn't chagne the sound more like the smell and the constant cylinder washing lol

bww3588

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Most imports = Fubar

NightWindDriftr

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That's correct. Road racing is pretty pointless and stupid as it is, so I'll choose as I will. And if I'm going to be picky about it, I might as well pick the fights I CAN win.

I like to romp on arrogance. People with power (IE, said Viper) are not only out of my tier, but aren't exactly my "target". I have my "priorities" pretty straight I'd say.

If you need to be burned by anything to cream your pants.. I guess YOU need to get your priorities straight.

bww3588

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thats like going up to the biggest kid in school and calling him out. why pick fights you cant win. i mean dont get me wrong, when i was driving my S-10 i would pull up next to any muscle car (i.e. Camaro, Mustang.....etc) just to hear him/her wind it out. but now that i have a V8 camaro, i dont need to. im not going to pull up next to a terminator and expect to win. i want to race but dont expect to win. there are also a fair share of SRT-4's around town with well over 40 grand in the motors that i wont even give a second glance if they want to race. because i know ill get stomped. but i dont get discouraged because i know if i had 40 grand in my motor, i would suck em in through the 90/90 and spit them out the TD's.

'Trust'

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You and TransAnimal should start your own "Domestic Owner Ricer Mentality Club". Listen to what you just said, you make fun of every one of them and then say "I'll only go from a dig" to the Supra . Sounds like a ricer excuse to me. You can come down here and I'll set you up to race one of every car you listed and let them mop the road with you. Giving thumbs down, and laughing at car enthusiasts is the most immature, childish, ricer thing to do. You do for domestic owners what Ricers do for Import owners.

NightWindDriftr

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Aside from the friendly banter that's natural among car enthusiasts, please don't let the biased pro-domestic side yank your chains. Most of us are car enthusiasts, and at heart, speed enthusiasts. The fact is that most imports on the street are a nuisance more-so than anything else. There are domestic guys the same way, even LS1 drivers I'm sure, but they're very badly outnumbered by their import cousins.

As for the gentleman mentioning the 400hp Civic, I'd love a ride, and I know I'd love it. And I respect your V8 slaying - that's one-up for the import guys who are actually trying to moderate the scene. Don't forget to smack the posers that make you guys look bad.

Ride well.