They **** me off so much! I'm working tonight, and this one flies through drive through in his eclipse w/5" tin can tip. Didn't know who he was, so I didn't notice him and his buddies come in the store. Well at closing i'm leaving and so are they. I get up behind him while leaving the parking lot, and he starts revving his engine I just laughed and drove on behind him. I pull up to them at the stop light and he revvs his engine again and they look at me and I say "Hey, if you need a 5" fart can muffler to sound badass, you have a wussy car". Light turns green and he flies off.

Care to share stories of encounters of idiot ricers?

 

Atta boy fiend

Good to give 'em a dose of reality. For me it's not the ricers so much as it is the little cars with the huge wheels sticking outside the body about 3-4 inches. Lowered of course.

 

I can't wait to get my Bronco back (I wrecked it) and get my new exhaust on it. I can't wait till some rice-rocket pulls up next to me and revs his 4-banger. Then I rev my 351 H.O. with the nice exhaust and dwarf him out. I don't race though. #1 I'd lose #2. I don't race on public streets. I really can't wait for that day. I really can't. Although. I respect some Japanese cars. I like a few. Like the Suburu WRX (Ugly though), Mitsu 3000GT, Talon TSI (American with rice-rocket engine in it), and the second gen Eclipse GSX. Why do I respect these cars? Simply put. They're fast. They've got AWD and the 3000GT has all wheel steering. Lemmi tell ya friends. You haven't experienced handeling until you've been in a Dodge Stealth R/T (Exact same as Mitsu 3kGT) and taken sharp corners at 60mph. I only respect these cars however if they don't have fart cans on em. Otherwise it ruins it and I hate them immediately.

 

I like pulling up so my exhaust pipe is in their window then rev back at them they don't like that so much but they shut up. I grew up in northern VA and there are way to many of those things farting around the streets. and there are an increasing # of them here in Auburn Alabama. I thought I was gonna get away from them here but they are spreading like a plague.

JON

 

The best story that I have yet while driving....I was sittin at a redlight waitin to turn left. This car with hydrolics pulls up next to me and starts tryin to show off, and kept starin at me and my friend. Well I am the type to speak my mind in most cases so I say "too bad ya drive a piece of *****" He then says "like your mama".........then his car broke down!
Man do I know how to call em or what!?


Gig'em

 

One of the very reasons I had quit taking the race car to test and tune on Thursday nights. Too many ricers. Waiting in line for an hour or more to make my run, while waiting on 15-16 second cars that sound like gnats on steroids, was not my idea of fun. I did enjoy it, however, when they would line up beside me. Especially if they had their girlfriends with them. Hehe. Suddenly, they weren't impressed with his car anymore. I'd almost be back to the pits by the time they tripped the lights. 7 seconds, all throttle, no bottle!
hehehehehe

Chuck

 

My other car is a somewhat modified Lincoln MK VIII that hates ricers. They pull up, and laugh at the lincoln boat next to them, and rev up their funny sounding sewing machines.. I sit there trying not to laugh visibly, I really do not want to upset the idiots.....yet. Light turns green, I hesitate a second or two, they roar off, sounding very much like a two year old blowing food bubbles, and then I stamp on the gas, With a billow of white from the wheels, and a roar of two tuned Xpipes, the lincoln stands up and flies past the trying hard little piece of rice, leaving the proud owner hitting the steering wheel, trying to get his popcorn burning piece of machinery fast enough to embarrass me.. Fat chance Rice boy.

Aren't I bad............


Wm
'96 F450 White with Grey interior Crew Cab. Banks Turbo, Intercooler and Exhaust,
Power pack Chip, shift kit, Auxiliary transmission, electronic enhanced transmission control,
16 forward and 4 reverse ratios. 340hp 660ft lb 4 wheel drive, 4.10 gears, 12,ooo# winch

 

[updated:LAST EDITED ON 01-Aug-02 AT 10:48 AM (EST)]Theologian...I like your approach. It reminds me of when I was 17 years old driving my moms Pontiac with 455 motor. That thing had gobs, bucket loads, tons of torque. I could, and would, pull similar stunts with "hopped up" cars. Not ricers back then, but same kind of fun none the less.
As far as the ricers go..I know I'm gonna offend some here, but I sort of like them. Teenagers today don't have access to as many V8 options as we did in the 60s,70s, and 80s. Necessity is the mother of invention and seeing what guys do to those little cars can be impressive. Annoying sound? Sometimes. But, as mentioned before, some of those boogers are FAST. I do find the "attitude" somewhat annoying at times - but is it really any different from what it was like when we were young(er)?
Don't get me wrong, If I were in a position to get involved in hot-rodding it would be V8 all the way. But, I appreciate speed and performance wherever I find it.
Brian A

 

Teenagers today don't have access
>to as many V8 options as we did in the 60s,70s, and 80s.
>Necessity is the mother of invention and seeing what guys do
>to those little cars can be impressive. Annoying sound?
>Sometimes. But, as mentioned before, some of those boogers
>are FAST.


dude, i disgaree a little. As i am a teenager i have acess to many cheap V8 blocks form the 302, 251, 360, 390, 394, 350, 400, 427, 460, 455, ect ect ect. i know a lot of people with junk yards and cheap blocks for sale.

some of the cars are impressive, some a utter garbage. annoying sounding is just the tip of the iceberg for me. i dislike hearing at 1 am this loud annyoing herniated cat noise when i live 2 1/2 blocks away from the bussier street.

yes some of these cars are fast. i know of a 351 72 mustang boss that sometimes gets smoked by these things. they are fast, but stupid.

finally i dislike them. always will always have.

that's my opinion feel free to disagree with me

 

[updated:LAST EDITED ON 01-Aug-02 AT 11:07 AM (EST)]I have found that the really fast 4 bangers are not 'riced' up but have functional accessories fitted. The Ricers that I do not like are the multi badged, pointless accessorized stock cars, that perform very badly, but sound loud, rattle a lot, and look ridiculous.

I have always been a speed demon, having raced when young and able. My fastest none V8 vehicle was a Ford Cosworth Sapphire, capable of 165mph any day. It was a 2 liter turbo machine, that really moved. A little later, I had for a short time a Ford Escort GT, with a 1600 cc engine, able to move authoritatively at 135 mph. Both of these cars I raced succesfully, so the figures were actual, not wished for or dreamed about.

My first race car was a very odd machine, made in France, that looked like a corrugated shed on wheels. It had a somewhat built 650cc engine, and won races against other odd machines at speeds over 120mph. Nowadays, however, I am safe from ownership of such vehicles, by reason of girth. I no longer fit in small vehicles, so I am doomed to drive in leather encrusted luxury, or utilitarian comfort with a throbbing V8 churning out masses of power all the time. Poor me.

Wm
'96 F450 White with Grey interior Crew Cab. Banks Turbo, Intercooler and Exhaust,
Power pack Chip, shift kit, Auxiliary transmission, electronic enhanced transmission control,
16 forward and 4 reverse ratios. 340hp 660ft lb 4 wheel drive, 4.10 gears, 12,ooo# winch

 

Hmmm. Well better for them to have a hobby than hanging around 7eleven scaring old folks, dropping out of school, drugs/alcohol, the list goes on. When you look at it closely, they are just wrenchheads like most of us. They just have different sounding finished products. I have certainly heard my share of annoying sounding trucks that are just as loud if not louder than most of the ricers around this area, and when I lived in Dallas. Yeah the attitude does get annoying, but that may be because I'm getting older and more mellow, while they are still (mostly) teenagers. It's all in perspective. Most of the guys here had phases when they wanted to be badasses, it just takes too much work and the novelty wears off after years, either that or I've just grown up. Hmmmmm. Older in age, still young at heart.

 

My favorite just happened a few weeks ago.

I'm at a stop light in town in my wife's mini-van. A kid pulls up in a ricer, baseball cap on sideways, cheap sunglasses, etc... and revs up the engine (sounds like angry bees). Light turns green, I floor it for about a block just to make him feel bad, then slow down (I only exceeded the speed limit by 5mph). When he finally catches up to me, he flies past me and flips me off.

The only thing funnier was the radar cop that went after him as he flew thru the next intersection.

K.

 

Vampiro,
I understand what you are saying, and agree to an extent. Would a V8 with loud exhaust be any less disturbing at 1 am ? My point it is, in my opinion, it is less the car and more the driver. But that's sort of a differnet discussion all together.
As far as the V8 options goes, yes there is an abundance of "salvageable" V8's to be had. I was speaking more about automobiles of the day being equipped with V8 power plants. In the 60,s, 70's, and 80's you could buy cars with a 350, 351, 396, 327, etc, and start to work. Today all the V8's are cloaked in 5 miles of plumbing and tubing, managed by a computer, and so forth. Plus, there aren't as many popular cars that come equipped with a V8. Mustang, Firebird, TransAm, Camaro, what else ????
There are many options in the 4 cylinder world, so that's where a lot of the interest gets directed.
Theologian, to clarify, I too think the stickered-up, painted-up, winged-up, aero foiled-up cars are goofy. Function is as function does. If things are done right and done well, all this "crap" is not needed.
One thing we haven't mentioned is handling. I have seen these things ATTACK interstate enterance loops like a high powered go-kart. I admit it - it looks like it would be a LOT of fun....
Oh well, to each his own. I love V8's, drive a V6, but can appreciate a nice 4 cylinder. Heck I love the Rolls Royce Merlin in a WWII P-51! NOW were talking HORSEPOWER.
And then... theres nothing like the sound of a big RADIAL!
My buddy Todd said it long ago..."Horsepower is my friend"
I like that...............



Brian A

 

I have oftentimes said that I am glad my son grew up liking the sound and feel of a big V-8 surrounded by good ol American sheet metal (is my patriotism showing just a lil bit?). But I agree with Brian...to an extent. They are merely building what is readily available and following current trends they see in the movies. What I dislike about ricers (besides the stickers, 10 foot high whale tails, and smoke stack exhaust pipes) are two things. First the attitude. One of my toys is an 85 Corvette. Anytime I go cruising in this car the top is off and it looks like it just rolled off the showroom floor (not bad for being 17 years old and 207,000 miles). In town I cruise right at the speed limit (no where in the book of cool does it say you need to drive fast to draw attention..hehe). It seems like every ricer in town knows when I drive that car and wants to race me. From the kid in his mama's 4 door Accord to some guy in a car that looks like it came straight from the movie set of "Fast and the furious", complete with neon glow strips underneath. What is it about driving a car that has stickers written in a language none of us understand; that has a coffee can for an exhaust extension, and a "wing off a 747" rear spoiler on a front wheel drive car that elevates one to the bad@ss status? This seems to be the prevailing attitude amongst ricers.
The other thing that gets me (besides that bumble bee sound they make), is their thinking that because it is fast, it is a race car. I guess this could be included under attitude too, but anyway. They zip in and out of traffic like the go-carts Brian mentioned. Fun for them maybe, but not for the people they are cutting off. I've seen too many wrecks and near wrecks from people hitting brakes or making sudden lane changes to avoid what looks like an impending collision or side swiping. And I've seen a few lose control over a car that was never intended to have that much lateral g-force applied to it. (Now if they wanna race me like that, I know a nice lil road course. We can do timed laps. No way I'd be on the same course at the same time).

And that sound......
*shakin head* I must be gettin old.......

Ron

 

teenagers build what they can get there hands on for cheap. i kniow, cauase i am one. they buy the huge 747 wings, wider back tires, even tho the car is front wheel drive and stickers, lights blah blah blah. some look like others are nice. but my beef isn't with a persons style or taste in cars. they are just expanding on there personality in my view. they try to make something different that no one has seen. some are unique. now My beef is with they way they drive these things. firstly. don't drive like you own the road. 140hp doesn't mean jack in rush hour. don't cut people off, speed and drive wrecklessly and DON'T RACE IN SIDE STREETS WHERE KIDS PLAY!!!!!! i have gotten into situations where i see these ounks doing peel outs and speeding where kids play. UNCOOL!

next street racing. get a brain here please. you wanna race go to a race track. enough said

a lot of the mods they do are dumb. lets put a type r sticker on a integra. wow! look at me. DUH! also 4 4" pipes off a 4 banger. wow! that's sooo pointless. alot of the mods don't increase horpsepower. like yellow stickers or paint. no preformace gain.

everyone is intitled to mod ther car how ever they want. but leave the im king attitude and im better than everyone attiutde at home. this is one guy who won't put up with that