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| techead |
amazing I actually agree with mark for a change;)
found this definition:
The term rice burner or rice car most often refers to automobiles (usually economy cars) that have the appearance of a customized or high performance car, but often little or no functional modifications, such as an improved engine, suspension, or brakes. This practice is in contrast to the "stealth" or "sleeper" style of automotive modification where a vehicle may have major internal modifications for greater performance, but the appearance remains similar to that of a stock model.
Some people will call any Asian made vehicle a "rice car", frequently derogating it in favor of US-produced vehicles. There is also some confusion with the term "rice rocket," meaning a fast car, sports car, or sport motorcycle from Japan.
The use of the word "rice" refers to the fact that the vehicles the term was originally applied to were of Japanese origin, originated as a result of the heavy use of rice in East Asian cuisine, and grew out of muscle car enthusiasts' jokes that cars from Japan used engines powered by rice alcohol. The climate of the East Asian region provides optimal growing conditions for rice, and rice has historically been a staple food source in Japan and other Asian countries, and this word has associated itself with a racial group in the same way pasta is associated with Italians (i.e. using the term "pasta rocket" to describe Italian made sports cars such as the Ferrari or the Lamborghini). Recently, the term "American rice" or "domestic rice" has been used to describe American-made cars that have been aesthetically modified.
Drivers of rice burners are known as "ricers" or "rice boys". While some people claim "ricer" is an ethnic slur, this is not necessarily true. A possible exception would be if the individual referred to was of Asian descent, and the "ricer" term was applied because of this. |
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| techead |
amazing I actually agree with mark for a change;)
found this definition:
The term rice burner or rice car most often refers to automobiles (usually economy cars) that have the appearance of a customized or high performance car, but often little or no functional modifications, such as an improved engine, suspension, or brakes. This practice is in contrast to the "stealth" or "sleeper" style of automotive modification where a vehicle may have major internal modifications for greater performance, but the appearance remains similar to that of a stock model.
Some people will call any Asian made vehicle a "rice car", frequently derogating it in favor of US-produced vehicles. There is also some confusion with the term "rice rocket," meaning a fast car, sports car, or sport motorcycle from Japan.
The use of the word "rice" refers to the fact that the vehicles the term was originally applied to were of Japanese origin, originated as a result of the heavy use of rice in East Asian cuisine, and grew out of muscle car enthusiasts' jokes that cars from Japan used engines powered by rice alcohol. The climate of the East Asian region provides optimal growing conditions for rice, and rice has historically been a staple food source in Japan and other Asian countries, and this word has associated itself with a racial group in the same way pasta is associated with Italians (i.e. using the term "pasta rocket" to describe Italian made sports cars such as the Ferrari or the Lamborghini). Recently, the term "American rice" or "domestic rice" has been used to describe American-made cars that have been aesthetically modified.
Drivers of rice burners are known as "ricers" or "rice boys". While some people claim "ricer" is an ethnic slur, this is not necessarily true. A possible exception would be if the individual referred to was of Asian descent, and the "ricer" term was applied because of this.
"Ricing" (a term usually not used by the modifier himself) a vehicle is meant to emulate the work of independent automotive tuning companies who modify more than just appearance, and to give an appearance of greater ability than the car actually has. Ricing is generally looked down upon amongst people who actually modify the running parts of the vehicle itself, e.g. engine tuning.
Common aftermarket modifications in this style, or "rice," can include:
Body modifications
aerodynamic-looking body kits
wings and spoilers
carbon fiber hoods (sometimes fiberglass replicas made to look like carbon fiber)
excessively large rims (for example chromed, or "dubs") that often decrease acceleration due to higher rotational inertia
dual windshield wipers replaced with uniwiper.
improperly lowered suspension, such as shortening stock springs. Lowering a car properly requires a significant amount of suspension work and is not considered "rice."
Aesthetics
bright paint or interior, frequently in contrasting colors
decals and stickers
for aftermarket parts not actually present on the vehicle
with the name of the car's model in a stylized font, usually covering the upper rear window
in kanji characters
badging from other higher performance vehicles (Honda's "Type-R" and Nissan's "GTR" being the most common)
a loud, free-flowing exhaust system with a large cylindrical resonator at the rear of the car (often referred to as a "fart can", "coffee can exhaust" or "bee fart exhaust") meant to add extra power (though most small displacement engines can hardly benefit from it). Some vehicles also sport dual-pipe catback exhaust systems with two fart cans.
Lighting
neon and LED lighting, such as lighted windshield washer nozzles, underbody neon lights, etc.
Euro-style taillights (also known as "altezza"-style lights or "altezzas")
Super-bright headlight bulbs (although this characteristic alone does not make a car a rice-burner, as most of these bulbs offer better lighting than conventional halogen bulbs), colored bulbs that are deemed illegal by state laws which are used for turning signals, side-markers, etc.
Unnecessary fog-lights and extra lighting units. Although useful for off-roading vehicles, most ricer-burners do not drive off-road.
It should be noted that not all automobiles displaying these traits are rice burners, nor are all merely cosmetic. Of course, it can be safely assumed that if a vehicle displays a significant amount of the characterstics listed above, it is a rice burner. Some drivers who opt to perform one or a few of these stereotypical ricer modifications to their car will argue that they did not intend to make their car appear fast in the first place; their goal was simply to dress-up the look of their vehicle for purely cosmetic purposes. However, some modifications by themselves alone are almost immediately labeled as ricing. For example, the large and loud exahust tip and/or dual cat-back exahust systems are synonymous with rice-burning, even if no other modifications are done to the car.
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Identity crisis
A classic Identity Crisis, an Acura and a Type R badge on a Geo StormAn identity crisis can occur when an individual adds decals, badges or other identifiers from one type of vehicle onto another vehicle of the wrong type, or to a vehicle that does not contain the modifications or special attributes indicated by the accessory; examples could include an Impreza WRX sporting a VTEC sticker, or a Honda Civic with a TRD (Toyota Racing Development) badge. Honda vehicles, as an example, can often be observed with examples of identity crisis between different versions of the same models, with Type R badges on sedan Civics (the Civic Type R is only available in hatchback form) and older Civics made before the Type R was available.
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Vehicles used
Almost any vehicle can be modified in the manners listed above, but the most common vehicles are usually the sport-compact models from most major automakers:
Acura Integra
Chevy Cavalier
Dodge Neon
Ford Focus
Ford Escort
Honda Civic
Honda Accord
Honda CR-X/ Del Sol
Mitsubishi Mirage
Mitsubishi Eclipse
Nissan 240SX
Nissan Altima
Toyota Celica
Volkswagen Jetta |
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| Euphorica |
it actually orginated from people calling Jap bikes rice rockets.
but mart T is right..and it doesnt have to be an economy car either.
ANY car can be riced out. any person can have a ricer attitude , as shown by canadatranceboy |
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| CanadaBoyTRANCE |
ANY car can be riced out. any person can have a ricer attitude , as shown by canadatranceboy
u still talking crap bitch...
Anyways thanks for the site.. |
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| Euphorica |
| talking crap? no . speaking the truth "bitch" |
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| CanadaBoyTRANCE |
dude man...i think u are mad that i hate imports???
But u are the one that keeps on saying ...drop it BOY..
Eatyourrice???? |
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| Euphorica |
oh dude, you dont even know.Im fuming .
go comb your mullet and turn your hate even more sideways. |
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| rabbitjoker |
"I like big blocks", "I like v-tech"...
Sounds like a bunch of old ladies bitching... |
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| VERTiG0 |
| My V-Tech phone is a wonderful piece of cordless technology |
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| bass drive |
| quote: | Originally posted by VERTiG0
My V-Tech phone is a wonderful piece of cordless technology |
can't beat this guy's vtec pc
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