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Nope. I’ve never owned a Honda. I never was a ricer and never will be. Prior to my ‘13 GS350 F-Sport rwd, my daily driver was a ‘96 Camry 4cyl. No body kit, no giant wing, no +5hp stickers, no ridiculous scissor doors, none of that. I did lower it 1.5” on coil overs, 17” oem solara wheels, cat-back exhaust with a magnaflow muffler(a bit of a growl but not a fart cannon), projector retrofit headlights, the bigger V6 Camry disc brakes with 2-piston front calipers, stainless steel braided brake lines, 3-spoke ‘02 Camry se steering wheel, auto dimming rear view mirror, and cf trunk lid.
It it never was a fast car, so I just made it look and handle better. I still have that old Camry. Still a good car, I just don’t drive it as much now.
My “I just wanna have fun” car is a 1965 Mustang coupe and its big ol’ gas guzzlin’, tire shredding, window rattling V8! 😆😎
If I could afford the fuel cost, I’d drive my ‘65 every day. But, at just 8 mpg, I almost have to stop at every 3rd gas station.
So, my ‘65 may only get 8 MILES per gallon, but it gets 1,000,000 SMILES per gallon!
I’ve always been more into classic muscle cars than any other type of car.
This is my baby:
Cool Mustang! But i really want to see that Camry.... post some pics...
I'm 28 but I love old school muscle cars. Wish I could get my hands on a old mustang or mopar or something. I just love the 70's and 80's body styles. Such a shame those kinds of designs have been scrapped.
Cool Mustang! But i really want to see that Camry.... post some pics...
eh, the Camry isn’t much to look at really. Though it does stand out next to other Camrys of the same vintage. It just looks good for it’s age and mileage. Still runs like a champ, slow, but it’ll get me from point A to point B whenever I do drive it.
Technically some of the mods you did to your Camry would be considered rice(race inspired cosmetic enhancement), it doesn't have to look ridiculous. Rice can be applied to any car, not specific to any particular make or model.
There’s a definite difference between ricer and tuner. What I’ve done to my Camry is more tuner. It was never fast, so I didn’t try to make it look like it was. Just subtle tweaks here and there to make it a bit different than other camrys of the same year. Most don’t even give it a second look, where as a ricer is basically shouting “HEY LOOK AT MY GIANT WING, FAKE VENTS AND SCOOPS”. My old Camry is factory black with silver wheels. Hell, it’s even hard to spot the cf trunk unless you look hard enough.
The cars pictured in earlier posts look like tuners to me.
Here is a good example of the difference between ricer and tuner:
Tuners have mods in the engine bay that increase power/performance.
For example adding GS F fenders to a GS 350, yeah looks great, but obviously it's a mod to make the car look faster than it actually is or look like the car with the V8. I'd call that mod Rice, nothing wrong with it.
125 hp, 145 ft-lbs, 2.2 liter, 1996 Toyota Camry with "lower it 1.5” on coil overs, 17” cat-back exhaust with a magnaflow muffler, projector retrofit headlights, the bigger V6 Camry disc brakes with 2-piston front calipers, stainless steel braided brake lines, cf trunk lid."
All those mods to a slow car I'd call Rice.
My 2010 Honda Civic EX, Rice mods.
Yes you can have a clean looking modded Riced car, nothing wrong with it.
Before owning the GS, I was a Mustang guy:
My first car was a 1990 GT. It has the basic mods, K&N Filter, Flowmasters, off road h pipe, MSD ignition, 3.73 gears, pullies, etc. Just the basics that a 18 year old kid could afford.
Next car was a 1998 GT convertible. Just had Flowmasters on it. I got rid of it quickly because it was an automatic and I hated it.
Next car was a 1999 Cobra. This one had a Paxton supercharger and put out 455 rear wheel horsepower:
Next was a 1995 Cobra. This one had had a Vortech supercharger and made 395 rear wheel horsepower. It had a full Maximum Motorsports suspension:
Saw this car and fell in love. Traded in the 95 Cobra for it. This is an actual 1995 Cobra R, number 201 out of 250 and the only supercharged one. Made 420 rear wheel horsepower:
After the 95R, I decided to go European. I got a 2000 BMW 328i. Had it for a year and it spent alot of time in the shop and got rid of it.
I thought the 3 Series problems were a fluke and decided to continue with BMW. The next one was a 2004 DINAN 545i with manual tranny:
The DINAN was full of problems too. Ended up trading that in for another DINAN, this time, a 550i. I loved this car but it, like every other BMW, spent so much time in the shop (I know, I know......I guess I like pain):
Now, while I owned the DINAN 550, I saw this car and had to have it. Now, I'm back in Mustangs with a 2004 Mystichrome Terminator. I kept this car stock and it made 378 hp at the rear wheels:
In the prior picture, notice that black GS350? That's my wife's car. The 550 started giving problems and I finally got tired of BMW's. I traded in the DINAN for a Crafted Line 350 (a pic of mine and they wife's 350's):
Earlier this year, I got rid of the convertible and bought a hardtop Mystichrome. This one has the basic mods and I haven't had it dyno'd yet but I would estimate around 440-450 at the wheels:
So now I have the Crafted Line and the Mystichrome hardtop. The Crafted Line is so damn reliable. I love the fact that I can just drive the car without worry and I have money in my pocket since I'm not constantly paying for repairs. You should have seen how disappointed the THREE shops I used to work on my BMW's when they saw I had a Lexus.
Besides the initial checkup, and 60,000 mile service I paid for at the dealership, the car has not been in the shop except for an oil change. My wife's GS has only been in for oil changes.
Tuners have mods in the engine bay that increase power/performance.
For example adding GS F fenders to a GS 350, yeah looks great, but obviously it's a mod to make the car look faster than it actually is or look like the car with the V8. I'd call that mod Rice, nothing wrong with it.
125 hp, 145 ft-lbs, 2.2 liter, 1996 Toyota Camry with "lower it 1.5” on coil overs, 17” cat-back exhaust with a magnaflow muffler, projector retrofit headlights, the bigger V6 Camry disc brakes with 2-piston front calipers, stainless steel braided brake lines, cf trunk lid."
All those mods to a slow car I'd call Rice.
My 2010 Honda Civic EX, Rice mods.
Yes you can have a clean looking modded Riced car, nothing wrong with it.
Admitted Rice Mods:
exhaust
cf trunk (although it’s only 12lbs compared to the oem trunk lid at 28lbs)
like I said, what I’ve done to my Camry is more tuner than rice. My Camry can’t to get up to speed very quickly. However, at speed it will out corner and take a curve faster than other “grocery getters” on the road.
Tuning isn’t confined to the engine bay. You can put the biggest baddest engine in whatever car you want, but if the suspension and brakes aren’t tuned to handle the power, that car will be wadded up in no time.
anyway, I have my definitions of what a tuner is and what a ricer is. Everyone’s definitions of the two will be slightly different.
Never a ricer and almost all of my mods are for handling, braking or power. I've got three GS cars but only one of them is a Lexus. My GS 350 is my first Lexus. I'm a rear wheel drive (or AWD) bigot and not afraid to admit it.
My other two GS cars are Buicks. This one is 455 (7.6l) powered beast that I've owned since 1980. The rear spoiler actually provides some down-force at 120+ MPH. Four wheel disc brakes, overdrive transmission, dual 3" exhaust and updated steering geometry for more modern car handling. 3800lbs, 500HP, 9MPG with 18gal tank.
nope, started with a 87 Monte Carlo SS (still have it, long term project), went to a 98 GTP ported blower/pulley/exhaust/rockers was a high 13 second car, went to a 06 GXP grand prix lowered/tints/tuner went 14.0 like a bracket car, picked up a 87 Scottsdale crew cab dually 454/th400 static drop about 8"
, and now have the GS 350. GTP and GXP are gone, so only the monte the truck and the GS remain.
07-07-18 | 03:27 AM
But i really want to see that Camry.... post some pics...
