i was referring to the cheap and good gas mileage i never said there wasnt a power difference!

 

I like to think that there are two sides to every story. I've thought about the "ricer" issue a lot and I've come to the conclusion that it's all about society and how it has shaped our interests and preferences. I don't know, but I'm guessing that in Japan, "ricing out" cars is just as normal and ingrained as "muscle" cars are here in the States. Now I can't say that in Japan they don't love the roar of a nice american made V8, but I bet it sounds a lot different to their idea of what sounds good just as their "coffee can" exaust sounds isn't what we'd all jump for in our own autos. I like to believe that every person is justified in their own right to what they like. I mean, every "ricer" driver out there can't be crazy! They know what they think is good and we also know what we think is good (Ponies!). Those are just my thoughts, now back to the fun: those damn Hondas sound like ****!

 

Well if he has 165cc afr heads, roller rockers, and headers added to a fox body era 302.(stock bottom end) then he would be very close.

 

fast means different things to different people. To some a mid 14 second 1/4 mile is fast. To other an 11 second street car is a daily driver and considered something the wife could use to get some bread. So underestimate asian cars I dont, but impressed I am not. For the money it takes to get an asian car to run I could build two of my cars to run faster. Cheap they arent if you are talking 1320ft as fast as possible. Cheap to own and operate, well yeah to a point. After 100k miles things go wrong on every car, and import parts are often more expensive.

About ricers. hate em, but they have a right to do what they want with thier vehicle. I dont mind how they look, dress, or talk. What I dont like and absolutely hate is how they drive and sound. Weaving around cars, and driving like a tool just hbecause they think they have skillz should net them much more than mean looks from people who arent driving like a moron.

Add 20" wheels, 450+lbs of stereo, a body kit, a huge wing, a plstic pipe for the intake with a cone filter, and a fart can, then say you have a 9 second ride. 0-60 it would go 9's, if you had a tail wind. Watching a riced out civic get dusted by a stone stock VW GTi is more fun than anything, especially when the Civic is sprayin his massive 50 shot. Luaghable. 50hp to even my daily driver is barely noticeable. to the beater it would be, but its an intrepid.. lol.. rusty and I dont care because it loves the salted roads!

I enjoy embarassing ricers, domestic versions or whatever. I also enjoy embarassing kids who say they have a 350/450/500+hp car that in actuality runs all of 15 seconds in the 1/4. Theyare fun too... So how did you make 400hp from a 302? I have one I am building and 400hp would be nice in the 67..

 

awesome how he hasnt been on since he posted and hasnt said how he has 400 horses. it mightve been a typo, and he meant 200, thatll still kill most ricers.

 

I did a search on google and got many good results.
http://www.carcraft.com/techarticles/116_0307_ford/
http://mustangandfords.com/techarticles/28898/
http://www.fordmuscle.com/archives/1999/10/400horse/

 

Its funny...
For the last almost 6 years I have posted on various import forums and sport compact boards. I have worked on some of the slowest and a few of the fastest FWD imports/domestics in our area. But there always seems to be some hatred on both sides for each other.

For instance...
My dream is to own a white GT and mod the **** out of it.

My best friends dream is to own a white 98 Acura Integra GSR and turbo it. This was all realized this past weekend and he put 300whp to the ground.

I would feel at home driving either of them...although I prefer the Mustang.

...but then again I have never driven around thinking I am the biggest **** since sliced bread in any compact I have driven. At the end of the day it does not matter how fast your car is...there is always someone faster then you.

Gabe

 

I don't think there's anything wrong with what your friend did synthetic...that wasn't ricey at all. Rice = More show than go and clearly that's not the case with his integra. The annoying stuff is fake badges and fart cans. It bothers me when Mustang drivers put fake Cobra badges on their car too so I don't think it's a matter of what side your on.

 

i saw that in the off topic section too

what a waste of a stang

 

Don't get me wrong...his car is sooooooooooooooooooooooooo damn loud...lol. (custom exhaust coming soon and some aesthetic mods as well) But she moves. On the graph it jumped 100hp between 5500 and 6000 rpms when his VTEC turned over.

heh