Are the Majority of Paintball Players Ricers at Heart?

[GT]

I doubt anyone who claims they have ridden in a car with 460 HP. When it's a 2.0 liter car, it almost pains me to even comment.

I said almost. You have got to be kidding me. I mean, if a guy said his small block chevy was putting 460 HP down, I'd think he's full of it. MAYBE if its blown, new internals etc.

Bullsh*t!!!

He might have a 2L at 460hp(very, very, very doubtfull), but there is no way in hell that it's very streetable at all and it won't get 32mpg. Stop talking, you make yourself sound stupid.

Domestic owners ignorant? no way?

You guys were right it wasnt 460hp it is 445, my bad. 445hp was with the older 63-1 turbo NO NITROUS!

And yes it is a completely built motor, pan to valve cover. BTW he is running all of this through a stock tranny with a quafe LSD.

If you want the list of mods I can send them to you over AIM. You can trust me or not, hell its not even my car but a buds, come down to houston I would love to take you guys for a pants pissing ride.

Its been awhile since I have been out but at last count there were no more than a dozen 10sec street driven, daily driven, Honda's in houston alone.

You can live in denial or step into truth, the choice is yours. Just because the idea is beyond your comprehenssion does not mean it is beyond the grasp of reality.

[SCpoloRicker]

[SCpoloRicker]

Its been awhile since I have been out but at last count there were no more than a dozen 10sec street driven, daily driven, Honda's in houston alone.

You can live in denial or step into truth, the choice is yours. Just because the idea is beyond your comprehenssion does not mean it is beyond the grasp of reality.

[Creative Mayhem]

Personally, I think 'ballers and ricers have a lot in common. They each like the performance and looks of their respective equipment. Most ricers will start buy changing the look of thier ride, then performance, as does the average 'baller. I say, If the person is willing to spend the money on the mods/improvemnets then, by all means, have at it and enjoy yourselves.

I think this whole import vs domestic debate needs to be reserved for one of god's and man greatest creations.... BEER!


I think we should keep this on topic, or move this to friendly corner.

[LeatherPants]

Well there are tons of Ricers out her in LA. Most of the trend started out here. Now there are also a few fast cars out there. Small displacement and high HP is possible GTRsi should know since he modded Rx-7 forums. 1.3L turbocharged.

High HP daily driven...well yea I had one. Dyno was 411 rwhp. This was on a Garrett based T04s. As far as times go the last time I took it to the track was when it was still modified on stock turbos. 12.3@110. Never had a chance to take the car back to the track after the T04s but similar cars were hitting low 11's with that HP and set up.

I also have two friends who both drive 11 second H cars. One a civic the other an integra. Both are set up with the same turbo and motor config. Both have hit 11's at an IDRC event.

Well here's a couple old pics.

And yes I think paintball is about flash right now.





And here it is losing "because it's in the script to lose" in the Fast and the Furious

[FutureMagOwner]

*not reading the rest of the thread*

this the car im looking at buying (well not this exact car, the one im looking at has bad pics, but it looks exactly the same) as soon as i see if i can afford the insurance on monday:




does that make me a ricer? lol

[skife]

that rice doesn't look so bad, actually its kind of attractive.


in my opnion there is 'good rice' and 'bad rice'

bad rice can be found at www.anti-rice.com

good rice is fast, looks clean, and doesn't have the fart pipe

[ilikePB]

RX-7's aren't rice, they are made by Mazda who is owned by Ford. 11's isn't anything special, it's fast but not super fast. High 9's are real fast for a street car. Personally, I know a good amount of Camaros, Vettes and Mustangs that can nail 11's all day, nothing special. However, it is really fast for rice.

[FESTUS33]

To the original ? for this thread,
NO!!!!!!
Performance come's 1'st. But that Do'nt Mean You can't Look Awsome!! at the same time!!

[LeatherPants]

RX-7's aren't rice, they are made by Mazda who is owned by Ford. 11's isn't anything special, it's fast but not super fast. High 9's are real fast for a street car. Personally, I know a good amount of Camaros, Vettes and Mustangs that can nail 11's all day, nothing special. However, it is really fast for rice.

That's true that there are alot of V8's that can hit those times but most of them also handle like pigs. Give it to Mazda to make a car capable of street 11's and hold over 1g on the skid pad. Not to mention most cars running 9's are on wrinkle wall tires and even though are street driven are not "street" cars.

When I hit 12's that was with full interior, 18's on street tires and full audio/video system, and pump gas. I drove to the track ran and came home.

True nothing beats a nice V8 but most fast V8s are not that comfortable to drive.

[Jeffy-CanCon]

Last time i checked, ghilli suits and camo does make a difference in woodsball...?

No, not really. Camouflage only really works if you are very still, and almost completely covered. You sacrifice movement, and you lose.

And I've seen guys "hide" in hawaiian shirts, or mechanics coveralls.

Ricers Disturb Me.

I would think that the majority of mag users wouldn't be ricers, or atleast a lower percentage than everbody else in paintball.

Maybe. I think we've all seen a fair number of riced-up automags, though.

[Major Jam]

http://www.laughatrice.com/

[Destructo6]

I live in the middle of Ricer Central (Chino Hills, CA). Seems that a lot of the guys that show up with matching, tricked out, paintgun du jour also show up in an overly-winged import.

It's nothing new and, and mentioned, paintball is not the only area that suffers from the phenomena.

[Chris42050]

I love RX-7's. Rotory motors are crazy. They can produce a lot of horsepower with just a tiny motor. You just have to make sure your cooling system is tip top cuz they can overheat very easily. I have a couple of friends with 7's and they handle like a dream compared to my 5.0. But, I still can beat them in the 1/4 mile. My friend is having major work done to his tho, so when it comes back I think he will start beating me. Is the rx-7 & rx-8 the only rotory motor cars?

[ilikePB]

That's true that there are alot of V8's that can hit those times but most of them also handle like pigs. Give it to Mazda to make a car capable of street 11's and hold over 1g on the skid pad. Not to mention most cars running 9's are on wrinkle wall tires and even though are street driven are not "street" cars.

When I hit 12's that was with full interior, 18's on street tires and full audio/video system, and pump gas. I drove to the track ran and came home.

True nothing beats a nice V8 but most fast V8s are not that comfortable to drive.

It's true that a lot of the older muscle cars that run fast 1/4 miles(or slow for that matter) handle like pigs, but not so with the newer Vettes and F-bodies. I'm not into handling so I don't know the skid pad g's and everything, but if you think the newer Vettes and F-bodies handle like pigs you've never been in one. Plus, you can make them handle real sweet with a few aftermarket components. You are correct that most 9 sec street cars run on dot slicks and many of them aren't very streetable even though they are street legal. However, I personally know 3 people with cars(2 V8's and 1 V10) that run high 9's on dot slicks and low to mid 10's on street tires. I also know many, many LS1 Camaros that run 12's with a couple(literaly) bolt ons. Hell, I've seen a couple bone stock LS1 F-bodies hit high 12's. My car will go into the mid 10's when I'm done and it will be very streetable and do it on pump gas. I will have methanol injection when I'm pushing high amounts of boost on my turbo(don't want to detonate). BTW, that mid 10 will be with full interior plus a rollcage, probably on dot slicks though, I think I'd still be in the 10's on street tires, not sure though, I'll find out in about 10 months or so...

I'm not dissing on imports(except for the posers with no real performance), it's just my opinion and preference that American V8's are superior in HP and TQ.