What's in These Rice Burners?

[AMF]

Originally Posted by PatBuckley

So you say you haven't seen any STI's, and that they both have huge drivetrain loss.....nevermind.

900 hp at the wheels, huh? Street car?

Just think how fast the STI would be (155 top end stock) if it didn't have those HUGE drivetrain losses....

Actually I am pretty relaxed, you just don't know me, which is OK with me....

I apologize and I was wrong. Your STI is a badass car.

[Joe Wicked]

Originally Posted by AMF

Ricer or not, if he's dipping into the 8's, he's hauling the mail. Much respect for any car running those kinda numbers.

That was my whole point.

Originally Posted by AMF

I dig some of the wild customization type stuff ricers do....I just don't understand why you start with a grocery getter as a platform.

To me, there's nothing sexy about a 10 second accord. I guess there's a sleeper appeal.....but beyond that....it's like putting lipstick on a pig.

LMAO. I will have to use that one next time I talk to him. I am always giving him crap that at the end of the day he drives a 92 Civic.

Originally Posted by AMF

I always wanted to build up one of those MINI mini-vans (the Dhatsu/Hundai type) and slap a mid engine into the cargo van part and slap some fatty meats on the back. Talk about the ultimate sleeper

Speaking of grocery getter sleepers, here is one built my a member of the local Dallas Mustang Board.

[fsstnotch]

You guys are really comparing apples and oranges.

If I could choose between a noth and 10k and a civic and 10k, nobody would choose the civic. Not even a ricer. It takes ALOT more $$ and some skill to properly tune a FWD car to be fast in a 1/4 mile!

Comparing FWD and RWD 1/4mi times is not a fair comparison.

My nothc probably ran a mid-high 14 maybe low 15 stock. But with some ported stock heads with bigger valves, and intake and carb, and 4.10 gears and locker, it ran mid 12's all day in street trim. Now lets compare that to my friends 400+hp saturn. It would put car lengths on me in a highway run from 30mph but from a stop, I could beat it 9 out of 10 times. FWD and RWD are 2 totally different monsters.

And BTW, n2o is for cheaters! There is no real skill in that. You can put a 75-100 shot on most cars with some colder plugs and be fine. There's not skill in that.

Here's the vid of the saturd vs camaro SS. **Right click, save as to view the video**
http://www.alphatuning.com/video/generalconfusion.wmv

[meat]

Meh. Drag racing is for people who like to be luggage. Give me a Smart Car and a road race any day.



Your pal,
Meat.

[Cobrabill]

Here's some flyin' rice:

http://static.racingjunk.com/1/ui/8/5/6017520676343.wmv

[427sharpe]

But...but...its STILL just a ricer slapped together by some dimwit who don't know what a REAL running machine is 'sposed to sound like!

[Joe Wicked]

Originally Posted by 427sharpe

But...but...its STILL just a ricer slapped together by some dimwit who don't know what a REAL running machine is 'sposed to sound like!

Exactly. I am sure to remind him everytime I see him too.