All are very valid points, yea thinking about spending the money holds me back.....on the same note it's self gratifying to do the mods yourself, and watch your car evolve.

 

From past conversations Jensen Healy's myopic world view seems to determine everything he does as cool or proper, but anyone who dares have fun with or modify their own car as "ricer."

Look at his avatar, sig and posts.. it provides a pretty nice snap shot of his condescending and holier than thou attitude.

It also makes me wonder why he posts in threads like these if he has nothing positive or useful to contribute.

And you are exactly right returning to stock and parting out would yield much greater returns, as I have done in the past.

Ricer mods are like throwing on an axle back fart can, stickers, plastic hood louvres and a spoiler.

A supercharger and supporting mods is hardly the same thing.

Since fast is relative, if you are happy with it, who cares what others have to say... it is your car and your money after all.

 

Mnfit's car is far from rice, tastefully done mods are anything but rice

 

Keep it stock or OEM modded. You can't get criticized for driving a stock car. Cops will leave you alone. You'll save a lot of money!

My opinion means nothing, but I feel like import tuning is so 5 years ago. I think the term "rice" has evolved to a new meaning now. Before it used to only apply to those that had tail lights and loud mufflers. Now, as long as you drive a modded Japanese car, you're pretty much rice rice. Even if you have the JDMest 250 whp turbo and the most Spoon'd out $5000 wheels... You're a ricer. You may not be considered that in the "Tuning World" where you might get the utmost cool points and respect, but to everybody else you're a ricer. Nothing wrong with that, but just saying it's pretty played out now.

 

First off, there is tuning and then there is "tuning" like bolting on random parts, lights, and chromed plastic.

That's like just your opinion, man.

Maybe you're just too used to people wrecking perfectly nice cars to create wheeled abortions like this one which I will wholly agree is a ricer:








But overall, while rational and eloquent that is one of the most ignorant, closed-minded statements I have read here, and that is quite the competition.

So why is tuning a Japanese Import any different then a Euro/Domestic vehicle?

Between CARB and opinions like this coming out of CA, I hope all of you of this mindset are sentenced to drive a G-Whiz or rollerblade for the rest of your life.

 

Alright I think its time to get educated on what a ricer really is/stands for.

YouTube - WHAT IS A RICER? WHAT IS RICEKILLER?

Watch the video then you will under stand what Rice is and what it stands for

 

I wonder if K23T swap would be considered OEM-Modded ...

 

well it is a oem part. . .so yea

 

No need to, I've seen enough rice on this site already

 

sorry, you all cant play nice.