10-13-2010, 03:45 PM
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GL Member
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I think the car looks great as it is man.
Do whatever you want to it appearance wise
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10-13-2010, 09:36 PM
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#22
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GX Member
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Location: Ontario
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Originally Posted by robalero
I know you! yea your gay and we all know it lol. Brandon don't get the pacesetter! go buy those HID's dammit lol
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lol rob haha im gonna order them soon..and i might just rust proof the pacesetter
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10-13-2010, 09:38 PM
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#23
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GX Member
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike The Canadian
I think the car looks great as it is man.
Do whatever you want to it appearance wise
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thanks man..by far the best comment so far lol lowering looks dumb anyways
Ill just let the haters hate, there's always going to be haters just gotta laugh at them
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10-13-2010, 09:42 PM
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#24
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GX Member
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Illinois
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No wheel gap makes it a ricer? That's news 2 me
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10-14-2010, 08:39 AM
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GLS member
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You really can't rust proof an exhaust system. You could do the whole thing in stainless but that's crazy expensive and pointless if it's not a show car.
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10-14-2010, 08:43 AM
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2Screwy
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: South Dakota
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Quote:
Originally Posted by pr0xyph3wl
thanks man..by far the best comment so far lol lowering looks dumb anyways
Ill just let the haters hate, there's always going to be haters just gotta laugh at them
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I'm not gonna hate, I just think without lowering you look like a retard, especially with your bling bling wheels....
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10-14-2010, 09:05 AM
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Jack-Wagon
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Houston, TX
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Originally Posted by pr0xyph3wl
funny how no one said anything before with my stock 16" wheels "it needed a drop" but seeing as how i have nice chrome 17's its a different story when there is less of a gap..ah well i like it the way it is, i come very close to scraping my front bumper on most driveways, etc.. and im not in any way trying to make my GM car look like a ricer
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Whoa....first you need to research the definition of rice/ricer.
Americans were dropping muscle cars LONG before the present-day "ricer" crowd hit the scene.
Current consensus is "rice" is something that is purely cosmetic that gives the appearance of being performance but isn't. Like a hood scoop on something that has no need of it. Like a huge rear wing on a car that will never go fast enough to make use of it. Like a bunch of performance gauges in a mechanically stock car.
A simple suspension drop will clean up the look, and when done right, will actually improve handling.
That thing's not a 4x4. Nobody said anything when you had stock wheels because in that configuration, it looks like you're not planning on improving over stock. When you put nice wheels on it, you give the impression that you care about appearance, and as such, the wheel gap isn't nice looking.
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10-14-2010, 09:06 AM
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2Screwy
Join Date: Dec 2003
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well said fred you hit that dead on the head, were you in bed covered in sheets of red or lead?
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10-14-2010, 12:40 PM
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#29
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GX Member
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Location: Ontario
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BlackJack
Whoa....first you need to research the definition of rice/ricer.
Americans were dropping muscle cars LONG before the present-day "ricer" crowd hit the scene.
Current consensus is "rice" is something that is purely cosmetic that gives the appearance of being performance but isn't. Like a hood scoop on something that has no need of it. Like a huge rear wing on a car that will never go fast enough to make use of it. Like a bunch of performance gauges in a mechanically stock car.
A simple suspension drop will clean up the look, and when done right, will actually improve handling.
That thing's not a 4x4. Nobody said anything when you had stock wheels because in that configuration, it looks like you're not planning on improving over stock. When you put nice wheels on it, you give the impression that you care about appearance, and as such, the wheel gap isn't nice looking.
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its still stupid though, I see lots of cars with better rims than mine not lowered..its all about personal preference, im not going to do as you few people say, it means nothing..and its funny how you go and type a whole essay about it LOL..all im gonna do is laugh
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10-14-2010, 12:46 PM
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3500 DONE!
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oops....i guess i should delete what i put (get rid of bug guard and cleared corners) because it will make him a ricer
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10-14-2010, 12:56 PM
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#31
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Originally Posted by pr0xyph3wl
its still stupid though, I see lots of cars with better rims than mine not lowered..its all about personal preference, im not going to do as you few people say, it means nothing..and its funny how you go and type a whole essay about it LOL..all im gonna do is laugh
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that wasnt "big".....please dont get me started He's just letting you know that you dont know what ricer means....in a nice way...... He's not hating on you. He's putting about 450 horsepower down with a transmission swap from a grand prix GTP.... basically he has one of the most bad ass cars on here. Why would he hate on a stock car? well....you have rims and tinted your tails.... nothing compared to what a lot of us have put into our cars.
If you dont wanna lower it thats fine, its your decision. If you really know anything about cars or pay attention to them closely and you see a car with rims and there is a massive gap in there (on cars) it just looks dumb. My sister has a stock integra but she has 18s on it and it looks GREAT as far as wheel gap goes. But our car is jacked up pretty high on stock suspension. NOT TO MENTION the AMAZING difference in handling you will get from new struts and lowering springs.
But you stay with your stock springs.....looks....um........good?
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10-14-2010, 01:42 PM
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GL Member
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Vancouver, BC
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My anti-ricer mods:
- Stock size steelies
- No dash stickies or mirror hangers
- Cone marks all around the car (you can scrape walls instead if you have no access to cones)
- No carwash for 2 years
- Black race tire marks on the backseats
The fact that it's a MT and that I have a raised hood doesn't help but I make up for it by having a quiet exhaust and a dented hood.
Hope this helps those who have ricer-phobia
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Last edited by bentiac : 10-14-2010 at 01:48 PM.
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10-14-2010, 02:49 PM
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#33
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GX Member
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Ontario
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bentiac
My anti-ricer mods:
- Stock size steelies
- No dash stickies or mirror hangers
- Cone marks all around the car (you can scrape walls instead if you have no access to cones)
- No carwash for 2 years
- Black race tire marks on the backseats
The fact that it's a MT and that I have a raised hood doesn't help but I make up for it by having a quiet exhaust and a dented hood.
Hope this helps those who have ricer-phobia
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lol thanks for the laugh..too funny
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10-14-2010, 03:33 PM
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#34
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Jack-Wagon
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Houston, TX
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Quote:
Originally Posted by pr0xyph3wl
its still stupid though, I see lots of cars with better rims than mine not lowered..its all about personal preference, im not going to do as you few people say, it means nothing..and its funny how you go and type a whole essay about it LOL..all im gonna do is laugh
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It's all good, you're right about personal preference, and I'm doing the same thing, just laughing.
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10-14-2010, 04:27 PM
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yea you can't properly rust proof a exhaust setup its going to burn off and smell horribly
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10-14-2010, 04:54 PM
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#36
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2Screwy
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: South Dakota
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Quote:
Originally Posted by robalero
yea you can't properly rust proof a exhaust setup its going to burn off and smell horribly
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can't? it can be done, just not cost effective to most.....
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10-14-2010, 08:42 PM
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#37
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well for what he is probably going to end up spending to do it you may as well go out and buy either a borla or something esle really
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10-15-2010, 02:03 AM
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#38
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GX Member
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Ontario
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Quote:
Originally Posted by robalero
yea you can't properly rust proof a exhaust setup its going to burn off and smell horribly
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you smell horrible, noob LOL idk what im gonna do yet, but ill see
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10-15-2010, 02:22 AM
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#39
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3500 DONE!
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Location: Albany, NY
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2002 3400 & 3500 GL "Ruby"-->R.I.P. 163k. My first car. Put 130k on her.
2000 3500 GLS "Robin"-->Intake,Headers,Exhaust,H&R springs,KYB AGX,Sway bars,Strut bars and more
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10-15-2010, 08:05 AM
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#40
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GX Member
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Location: Brooklin, Ontario
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Quote:
Originally Posted by billytheman1188
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X2.
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