Yes of course. I think most are intelligent enough to understand that. But if you are truly in the "show" crowd, you should have probably picked a different vehicle, so I'm not sure where you are going with that either. But, if you just want your car to look a little better, well that is another thing. Just do it then, sheesh.

I really don't see what the big deal here is, and don't understand why you are trying to justify your decisions to the users of this board. You started this thread as an invitation to an argument. I don't see a significant number of the users of this board unnecessarily bashing people who do body mod's to their Lancers, as you claim. Yes there are a few, but that is expected anywhere.(trolls)

This is the point, and the only point: If you put "Evo" type modifications on your car, the IMPRESSION(whether you like it or not) is that you are trying to make your car look like an Evo(you can deny this until the cows come home, but this is a fact). In which case, it is NATURAL for people to then question what you have done to your engine. This is the way the world works my friend. Why? Well the Evo is a notoriously "fast" car, with a very strong engine. So the "engine" question is just the natural progression in a conversation about your vehicle. Don't take is so personal man.

Anyhow, I think I have ranted enough here. Bottom line, you have a great car, and doing some of these basic appearance changes is a great idea. If anyone begrudges you that, then just shrug it off as their opinion.

 

IMO a car w/ body kit plain and simple just isn't a show car...if u want a show car u should do it right, THIS is a show car

 

wow is this two slices short of an arguement still going on? i think LanEvo's got the best, you should just make your lancer look like that car in that pic up there, now thats personal expression, a whole lot of , and this dumbass-lead-to-nowhere conversation would cease to exist no more

 

Oh **** it I sold my Lancer for a Gremlin, performance here I come

 

you said "civic' and 'tasteful' in the same sentance. never do those two words belong in the same PARAGRAPH! now I understand completely...

 

agree

 

i see hwat you sayin i duuno what you talking about being ricey???? I duno what that is about but the way i see it is i think that if your car looks good it should run good! If it looks fast is should run fast! So on and so fourth!

 

More or less what it means is the body's writing checks the performance can't cash. Usually having a car pose as something it's not is considered ricey as well. Really depends who you ask. I always thought "ricey" was more or less a universal term. Guess not.

 

How about factory rice? I own factory rice

 

rice rice baby

 

I find it hard to believe that anyone in the import or compact performance scene can call anything rice, like its a bad thing. Everything we do is based off of a "RICE" style... When the import and compact sport scene first hit, everything was rice. It would be like people who enjoy hip-hop or R&B saying that the sugar hill gang sucks. Granted it might not be your cup of tea, but you still have to respect the ROOTS. I've been around the board a little bit and for the most part keep my opinion to myself. I'm just happy that there is still a import scene to still be apart of. I believe that instead of calling a nissan with a TYPE R badge (which I've seen) ricey. We should call it what it is, Trash. And the driver doesn't have a lick of knowledge. But don't stomp on the term that originally set us apart from the others.

I here by hold the first Ricer's Anonymous meeting:

My Name is James and I am a Ricer...

My point is, we are all ricers, first step is to get over it and move on...

"Have a nice day"

 

Amen brotha, I believe the term "Rice" came from peeps not of Asian origin who thought it was fitting to derive the term "riceboy" and turn it into "Ricer" for general people who tune imports.

Furthermore, people like to base judgement on others and call it "rice", "ricer", "riceboy", etc. to make themselves feel better to think they are doing something better with their own rice rockets.

BTW, hey I'm the #1 RICER so you can all bow down to me, freakin idiots calling others ricers eventhough they are "riced out" themselves.

 

actually buddy "rice rockets" came from "harley bikers"... the origin of the term rice rocket came from the words... "rice burner" and "crotch rocket" in which they said to people who would own Honda CBR's and such... that's your history class for today

 

Not this fight again...I'm on from the view it came from the japanese bikes not the cars side This usually where a thread like this will turn ugly...

 

didn't i say that?