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Mandy Moore FTW!
Join Date: Nov 2005
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Hotrodders: keeping a low profile and letting the et's tell the story
Ricers: Hoping the outrageous body kit will distract anyone from discussing et's Hotrodders: Sideways into third gear Ricers: Sideways to avoid high-centering on a speed bump Hotrodders: Tall spindle conversion for better camber gain and tire wear Ricers: Lowering 3 inches and ruining tires with 4-degrees of negative camber Hotrodders: 600 HP on 92-octane pump gas Ricers: 300 HP on $4-a-gallon 100-octane race gas Hotrodders: Swapping stock 14 inch wheels for 17s to clear trick brakes and suspension Ricers: Swapping stock 14 inch wheels for 20's despite stock brakes and suspension Hotrodders: Boost gauge on a blown car, nitrous gauge on a squeezed car Ricers: Both gauges on a normally aspirated car Hotrodders: 500 lb-ft of torque at 3500 rpm Ricers: 50 lb-ft of torque at 35,000 rpm Hotrodders: Headers and 3-inch exhaust Ricers: Stock pea-shooter exhaust pipe with 5-inch tip Hotrodders: 600 HP makes for an earth-shaking street car Ricers: 600 watts per channel makes for an ear-shattering street car Hotrodders: Buying an aftermarket shifter for shorter throws Ricers: Buying an aftermarket shifter for the lighted knob Hotrodders: Composite parts for light weight and aerodynamics Ricers: Composite-veneer dash trim and gauges Hotrodders: Upgrading to a 9-inch cuz you keep breaking stock rears Ricers: Realizing that your built motor will keep breaking half-shafts forever Hotrodders: Functional air ducts to cool the big-block Ricers: Six different cosmetic air dams in random locations Hotrodders: Polishing tail-light lenses to bring out the red color Ricers: Installing clear tail-lights to bait cops Hotrodders: Cruising and burnout contests at car shows Ricers: Disco-dancing and stereo competitions at car shows Hotrodders: Old-Tech pushrod chevy LS6 pushing 405 HP Ricers: State-of-the-art, dual overhead cam Honda VTEC pushing 180 HP Hotrodders: Race-class lettering on the rear window Ricers: Japanese "Honda" lettering on the rear window of a Nissan Hotrodders: Tach mounted on the dash in the drivers line of sight Ricers: Bobbing-head doll mounted on the dash in the drivers line of sight Hotrodders: Nitrous oxide Ricers: "Noss" Hotrodders: Installing a 12-point cage after breaking into the 11's Ricers: Installing a 12-point cage for more places to mount gauges Hotrodders: Feeling the car shake form a lumpy cam Ricers: Feeling the car shake from booming bass Hotrodders: Doing a short burnout to warm the tires before a pass Ricers: Weaving from side to side cuz nascar racers do it Hotrodders: Comfy stock buckets on a 9-second street car Ricers: back-breaking fiberglass racing buckets on a 17-second street car Hotrodders: Spending $2000 to get a new Z28 into the 11's Ricers: Spending $12,000 to get a Civic into the 12's Hotrodders: Showing off a 500 HP dyno sheet Ricers: Boasting that their 150 HP mill makes more HP/liter Hotrodders: Installing subframe connectors to stiffen the chassis Ricers: Connecting the subframes with neon lights Hotrodders: Throttle steer Ricers: Torque steer Hotrodders: Leaving on the third amber light at the strip Ricers: Blowing through red lights on the street Hotrodders: Turning a $2000 "fixer upper" into a 10 second car Ricers: Spending $20k on a car then another $20k on mods only to turn it into a 10 second car |
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Detroit Locker Equiped TM
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Area 51 (tm)
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An oldy but a goody.
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: SE QLD
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You know the sad thing, the extra $20K probably wouldn't see it anywhere near the 10sec mark...
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jun 2005
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hahahaha... i like it, never seen that before. I'm waiting for a comparison of chrome and neons though
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Join Date: Feb 2005
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Hotrodder...V8 or nothing
Ricer...Installing a WRX front bar to your Falcon XR6 |
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Grinder+Welder = Race car
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Briz-Vegas
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Its NAWZ!
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"No, it will never have enough power until I can spin the wheels at the end of the straightaway in high gear" - Too much power is never enough....Mark Donohue on the Can Am Porsche 917. |
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Clevo Mafia Inc.
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ROFL Gammaboi, been doing those self portraits again....?
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Grinder+Welder = Race car
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"No, it will never have enough power until I can spin the wheels at the end of the straightaway in high gear" - Too much power is never enough....Mark Donohue on the Can Am Porsche 917. |
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Driving my Tickford T3 Wagon in Sydney
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Never read that before. It is true, all true.
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Albert Einstein: Es ist schwieriger, eine vorgefaßte Meinung zu zertrümmern als ein Atom. (It is more difficult to alter a preconception than split an atom) Falcon Tickford FPV (FTF) Car Club of NSW Fords in the Park 2010 I use and recommend Stingray Car Security. http://www.stingraycar.com.au/ |
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Victoria - where being slow & incompetent is considered being "safe"
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Grinder+Welder = Race car
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"No, it will never have enough power until I can spin the wheels at the end of the straightaway in high gear" - Too much power is never enough....Mark Donohue on the Can Am Porsche 917. |
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Beaumont Hills
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I havent seen it before, funny read ![]() Ricers: Both gauges on a normally aspirated car I saw an old stock civic last week that had about 6 or 7 gauges all different colours in it, thought that was a crack up till i saw the scissor doors.. Its just one of those things you wish you had a camera for. |
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Grinder+Welder = Race car
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"No, it will never have enough power until I can spin the wheels at the end of the straightaway in high gear" - Too much power is never enough....Mark Donohue on the Can Am Porsche 917. |
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Grinder+Welder = Race car
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"No, it will never have enough power until I can spin the wheels at the end of the straightaway in high gear" - Too much power is never enough....Mark Donohue on the Can Am Porsche 917. |
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Grinder+Welder = Race car
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"No, it will never have enough power until I can spin the wheels at the end of the straightaway in high gear" - Too much power is never enough....Mark Donohue on the Can Am Porsche 917. |
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Low 'N' Fat, The Only Way
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Mackay
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Funny read loved it, its all true to.
Mick
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Geelong
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Never seen that before, very good read was quite funny he he ....
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Streetrides panel & paint
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Perth
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Funny read .
Can I ask a stupid question why is it that you all seem to hate rice or boyracer cars . Is it the cars themselfs or the people that usauly own them . One thing I will say about boyracer cars is that a 10sec boyracer is better behaved on the street than a 10 sec muscle car and a 10sec boyracer can be used every day . I guess I have trouble with bagging boyracer cars because I like all loved cars and My age sits right in between both muscle and boyracer . Still good read like to see the other side to |
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Mandy Moore FTW!
Join Date: Nov 2005
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These include S2000, WRX, Evo, 3000GT, Supra, Skyline, FTO, RX7, VR-4, 240sx, 200sx, 300zx, etc. However I hate standard lancers, mazdas, basically any standard 4 banger thats all show and no go. Last edited by GTS_300_Coupe; 22-03-2006 at 01:07 AM. |
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Streetrides panel & paint
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Fair enough . I have found that alot of people right them off and was just wondering if it was in friendy rivalry or plain and simply because people just hate them . |
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Mandy Moore FTW!
Join Date: Nov 2005
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I grew up with Holdens, mates are all import fans, I'm currently with Ford. Same bias would apply to import drivers who have no respect for domestics. |
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Victoria - where being slow & incompetent is considered being "safe"
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If you were in an auto F6 Typhoon at Winton? Maybe you would be scared.... http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthr...059#post597059 By all means bag ricers but not all four cylinder FWDs are slow (and I hate how Honda's name is dragged through the mud by them). |
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Mandy Moore FTW!
Join Date: Nov 2005
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Yeah, actually I dont mind Honda they make some pretty decent cars and they do hold the record for most powerful production NA 4 cylinder in the world.
Honda S2000 makes 250hp from a 2.0 litre 4cyl. Pretty impressive stuff. Only problem is all these ricer fanboys destroying their image. |
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Victoria
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I guess for me, a car with a bodykit/rims is all nice for eyecandy and oogle at. But theres a thin line when people go overboard, eg/ gtwings on lancers, overdone decals, shopping lists when theres no trace of that brand/product on your car.
But there's also the clean gtr's, supras, rexies, s14-s15's, fd's that really make you go ooh, without the added rice (: And the reason why I like those kinda of japanese car's is because of friends influence (: Despite me growing up in an all Ford family =D Dont get me wrong, I love the typhoon/fpv designs (: but I also like the r34's "boxy" sedan look and the fd's curved design (: I know that once my I've paid off my fiesta, i'll be getting hopefully an r34, rx7 or the lancer evo (: |
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Mandy Moore FTW!
Join Date: Nov 2005
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This is why I absolutely love skylines. (Especially the last R34s)
If anybody is interested in checking out these 2 videos. Pretty cool stuff. Skyline Cruise (Side Cam) -20mb Supra and Skyline have a little fun - 12mb I dont think these vids are illegal. If the mods find them inappropriate please just delete but they were filmed in the UK and technically they arent breaking any road rules. |
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