bladex10

Gen 5 SS's are slow. Couldnt even pull on my 320RWHP Ls1 Camaro i had.

ProfessorDeath

Well, maybe so. Not buying it though. Did the other driver realize you were racing? had a "race" with a mustang today and i wasn't even aware it was on until he pulled up next to me and said "I almost had you!" At the next stoplight.

bladex10

Yeah it was a race. They where stock and i had bolt ons, They arent all that quick since their weight makes up for the extra power. 4th Gen camaros are more aerodynamic compared to the Gen 5s aswell. Might as well ***** out my old 4th gen. I miss that car ALOT.



Yeah those are wagon wheels you see.

Stavesacre21

No pictures, but yes I did have some cars that might be considered ricers. I didnt truely "rice" up the cars like so many of the young kids today do, but yet I still liked the feel of them.

Owned:
-1997 Ford Probe (base, mind u)
-2005 RX-8 GT
-2006 Mazdaspeed6
-2010 Mazdaspeed3
-2006 Subaru Legacy GT (current daily driver)

Of all of them, the Ford Probe (and my 1st car) was by far the ricest. It had an aftermarket intake and exhaust. I felt that the rest of them were peppy enough in stock condition that I just left them the way they were. Then again, I've always been a sucker for a quick stock vehicle so I really don't know what I would have did if I had the ricer syndrome.

I grew out of imports pretty early on though. Once i drove my first V8 (97 Cobra) I found that good 'ole American TQ ('merica!) was much more infectious, and worked my way up the Ford SVT Cobra lines up until I just got bored with Ford products and moved over into a Chevys. Corvettes were an inevitable transformation. Haven't looked back since.

bladex10

I'll always have a 4v Cobra parked next to any car i buy in the future. Cant get over the exhaust note of them. lol.

jltcat

99 2.5 rs scooby (didn't like it)
94 supra tt (still own and love it)
97 eclipse gsx (still own)
98 eclipse gsx (still own)
08 350z (still own)
Vettes a daily driver. I like the looks but honestly I like the build quality of the toyota and mitsubishi. They are simpler and sometimes thats a good thing. Not always but sometimes.

Stavesacre21

Yeah, call me old fashion but I absolutely love the SN-95 Cobras (94-98), even more than the New Edge (99-01) and the Terminators (03-04). They were all very heavy, lanky muscle cars. However, you certainly had it right with the exhaust note. There arent many cars that can rival the distinct sound of the 4v.

dbratten

Not really ricer but my Japanese racer. My purchased new '67 Honda S800 Coupe after going to Pops Yoshimura for a race motor and factory suspension. Here running at Tachikawa AB, Japan in '70 with the Tokyo Sports Car Club.

--Dan

0Andrew6@TheDoubleAA

I owned a 92 ford Probe does that count?

raspyc6

Nope. Domestic only. That said, I respect the ability of the rice/ don't like it though. Much easier to drive w/ 4 dig wheels rather than 2 as in our case. From a dig their grip and my spin is making me use curse occasionally. From a roll, I smile most often.

MikeyTX

Couple of RX 7's and Miata's All excellent sports cars in their class. Mazda has said it's bringing the RX 7 back this coming year.

jimmie jam

Yes, I'll admit I've been a "ricer" for quite some time now. Who dosen't like sushi?

wayback

I have owned some import cars
Toyota Supra
Dodge Stealth
Kept them totaly stock so I don't consider them ricers. They were fun cars and all I could afford at the time. Really liked the Supra as it could take a beating and never gave me any trouble.
The Stealth on the other hand would scare you to death with its torque steer if you were not used to it and expecting the HARD PULL at WOT.

My nephew loves his ricers and keeps telling me that a civic could beat my Vette. I just say bring it on anytime. So far no takers. Granted someone could build one that could beat a vette but I doubt it would be street legal.

Aviator

Celica GTS.

Worst POS I ever owned.

netacoma2003

Hells yeah my most recent was a ricer....




....and supercharged to ~405rwhp





Have owned sports cars / muscle cars most of my life (with the exception being a 2000 Sebring Ltd convertible....still a Mopar tho)

Seadawg

My daughter traded me her Turbo RX7 for a family car when she had a kid, and I almost converted it to the corvette V8 with an aftermarket drive train swap kit. Her 1990 was spotlless and fully loaded (AND everything worked), so I sold it outright, and bought a 2008 C6 with the Z51 goodies.

It would accellerate and handle well, until I drove the vette....

I'm soooo glad I went the corvette path, I've never looked back

B-Vette

A honest "NO."

The term "ricer" did not exist in the early 80's and nobody in these parts were souping them up for racing. We were still known as "hotroders" or "motorheads" and driving camaros, mustangs, novas, chevelles, etc.

1bdvet

Had Datsun 240Z, 280Z and 04 RX8, all fun cars.

Zap City

No way, jose.

markmo

I had a '73 Datsun 240 Z.