Don't be a Ricer...

[Hanni_0176]

Originally Posted by NYCsubaruBRZ

am i rice? i just put this trunk on and i feel down force on the rear above 55mph

That wing isn't rice. Even if you don't use it functionally, it's not too extreme, and it looks clean on your car.

(Clean as in tasteful, not clean as in dirtless).

[CSG Mike]

Originally Posted by Hanni_0176

That wing isn't rice. Even if you don't use it functionally, it's not too extreme, and it looks clean on your car.

(Clean as in tasteful, not clean as in dirtless).

Clean is highly subjective...

Is this wing clean?



What about this one?



Or this one?



And, finally, this one.

[7thgear]

Originally Posted by CSG Mike

Clean is highly subjective...

Is this wing clean?

What about this one?

Or this one?

And, finally, this one.

all dirty... very, very , very dirty

rawrrrr

[Hanni_0176]

Originally Posted by CSG Mike

Clean is highly subjective...

Is this wing clean?



What about this one?



Or this one?



And, finally, this one.

To me, all of those wings besides maybe the first one is way too over the top for anythiing other than a race car, IMO. If the car is a daily driver that sees occasional track time, I would consider it rice if I saw it on the road, even though it technically isn't.

Now obviously, if the car is a dedicated track car, then those wings clearly aren't rice.

But here's the thing. There ix really no way to tell if a car on the road is driven at a track or not. However, based on my first hand experiences, the vast majority of cars on the road with big wings are purely for show and not actual use. Therefore, in most cases, big wings on road cars is rice. This is why I consider most wings on DD's ricey, even if a small percentage of them are actually seeing functional use.

The sad thing about all of that is... I'll eventually get an aero kit at some point (including wing) because I will be ocassionally tracking the car on a daily driver. Most people are gonna think I'm a ricer...

Good thing I could care less what others think of me.

[OrangeJuleas]

You guys, there is no definition of rice, only the emotions it provokes. It is an abstract. More of a philosophical concept than a physical one.

Like love, there are multiple versions of rice.

1. Non-functional/Pointless RICE.
2. Garish/Inappropriate/Tacky RICE.
3. Deluded RICE (aka F&F RICE, random "What were they thinking?!" RICE).
4. Cheap/Knockoff RICE.

It can be all of these things or just one of them. Or none. For example:

This is garish and can be considered RICE under rule 2, but not under rule 1 because of its supposed functionality (and who doesn't love this car):



These can qualify as RICE under rules 1 and 4, but not 2 and 3, because while the functionality and originality of the look are lost, they are still not ugly, and definitely not random:



Functional? Maybe. Cheap? No no no. Garish? Hells yeah:



Finally, a clear qualifier for rule 3 (I would consider $1 expensive for this mod, so I suppose it doesn't adhere to rule 4):



This is why the typical rice mods are stickers and Pep Boys spoilers. They fit into almost all the categories. Stickers are non-functional, often tacky, pointless, and usually cheap. Spoilers from Pep Boys often reduce functionality, very tacky/garish, are usually inappropriate for the vehicle they are on, some put on with little to no thought about the car it goes on, and and cheap, often knockoffs of the well developed racing spoilers.

Discuss.

[Max Schnell]

Ah nothing like a bit of good rice.

[Embarrassed]

You need a certain attitude for it to be rice. This isn't rice:

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Until you add this:

Originally Posted by NYCsubaruBRZ

i just put this trunk on and i feel down force on the rear above 55mph

[OrangeJuleas]

Originally Posted by NYCsubaruBRZ

am i rice? i just put this trunk on and i feel down force on the rear above 55mph

but did you mount your rear license plate under the bumper?

[Bad Habits]

Originally Posted by OrangeJuleas

Sweet spoiler. Didn't know Salvador Dali has a race line of products out.

[campy]

Originally Posted by OrangeJuleas

but did you mount your rear license plate under the bumper?

Yeah why would you do this when it looks like there's already holes drilled in for the license plate on the new trunk

[Kiske]

Originally Posted by campy

Yeah why would you do this when it looks like there's already holes drilled in for the license plate on the new trunk

Possibly a flip up kit? Though IMO Rear plates don't bother me much at all since manufactures design big gaping holes for them. The front is a different story.

[NYCsubaruBRZ]

Originally Posted by campy

Yeah why would you do this when it looks like there's already holes drilled in for the license plate on the new trunk

yea holes for euro plates. im in ny

[eddieEndo]

exhaust tips behind chicken wire provides dat super aerodynamics

[#944_10_Series_FRS]

Rice or not?

This is the picture of one of the FT86's member. Here is his/her build thread

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=40634