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Originally Posted by maverickmage
I think that a lot of people on here has no idea what a ricer is... A ricer is usually thought of as a car with unnecessary mods that makes the car worse than it was from the start. The problem is that a double standard is applied.
For example: The wing on the mustang shouldn't be considered rice since the wings serves to apply downforce on a RWD car. It would be considered rice if it was on a civic since it really serves no purpose and makes the car worse.
Why would an aftermarket 3" pipe be considered rice on an asian car but not on a camaro? They both don't have any performance increase and only serves to create a sound that the driver likes. Heck, I've seen spoilers on here that looks like it would create more drag than actually spoiling wind.
There's a lot on here that puts on giant wheels on their car that makes the car worse than stock in handling and accel... but people don't call that rice. Yet I'm sure if I were to post a civic si on here with similar wheels, it would be bashed on left and right.
Same for lights. AAC creates respected products on here, but I remember people going on about how "rice" a car was with all these various lights when Fast and the Furious was out.
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Not, all wings on FWD cars are pointless... They do help plant the back end down when on a track... such as the "ring"... Look at the Cobalt SS, both the TC and the SC. Both have a GIANT wing on the back. They were placed there to improve time around the Ring when GM was testing them. The Cobalt SS/SC used to hold the record until the SS/TC came out and destroyed it.
I also have my own experience with this... I have a Cobalt SS/SC, that I removed the wing off of (I have to admit, it's UGLY) but the car handles amazingly different... and not for the better... I can acutely feel the back end move around a lot more when running around my local Road Course.
and in case you all don't know what wing i'm talking about
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(that's my car before I removed the wing)
Back on Topic... I have to agree MOST aftermarket high rise wings are ugly... but if the owner likes it.. more power to them... I like to compare High Rise Spoilers to Frow Hawks / Mullets, They are Super ugly, but get you noticed in a crowed.