Tigerbs, sorry to bomb this listb&.thought you all might get a kick out of
the followingb&..b You know you are a Ricer if:b B The only one not
mentioned here that I had the chance to see on Sunday night was one with a
clear hood and accent lighting to display the beautiful engine bay!B
Geesch!B Canbt complain too much though.B Remember people used to thumb
their noses at b hot rodsb twenty to forty years ago.B DAMN, I am dating
myself!!B Allan in San Diego.
.You have more exhaust decibels than your engine has horsepower.
.You have aftermarket FRONT wheels for racing but stock rear wheels.
.Your engine makes twice as much horsepower as torque.
.You ever painted your wheels to match the same color of your car.
.You put your automatic car in neutral at every stoplight in order to roll it
back and try to fool other people into thinking you have a manual!
.Your mod list includes stereo equipment, shifter handle, MOMO steering wheel,
PIA driving lights, exhaust tip, but no REAL engine parts.
.A chameleon lizard undergoes fewer shade changes than your custom paint
scheme.
.Your rims and tires are so large, that you have to install the tire/wheel
from underneath the car because it simply won't fit in the wheel well going in
from the side.
.The dealer laughs when you bring your car back in for service under warranty,
and you've only had it 6 months...
.Your tires / rims stick out from the lip of your car by more than 1".
.You installed spacers on your STOCK wheels and tires to get them to stick out
past the fender.
.You see cars like yours in a Shriner's Parade for Children and clowns are
driving them.
.You bring a empty Maxwell House coffee can with you to compare size when you
shop for an aftermarket exhaust system.
.Your knowledge of suspension is: "the more negative camber, the better the
handling."
You push your through the staging lanes. That way, maybe you can break into
the 16s by keeping the motor cool between runs.
.If your rear spoiler is taller then you are.
.You add a super tall rear wing, and a hundred pounds of aftermarket ground
effects, yet you gut the interior and yank out the rear seat for weight
savings.
.Your rear wing AND your rear window have a third mount brake light...
.The back lighting in the gauges in your A-pillar gauge pod work long before
the actual gauges are hooked up.
.You cut 4 coil springs and scrape the chassis on the ground. Sparks are cool
when you corner at normal traffic speeds!
.You have to find a way to drive AROUND speed bumps in a parking lot.
.You install clear corner and brake lights to be different.
.You install colored bulbs in your clear lenses.
.You ever put neon on the bottom of your car, and then busted it on the first
speed bump you went over.
.You painted the UNDERBODY of your car to match
.You have more stereo WATTS than engine TORQUE!
.If your tailpipe extension is the most expensive mod youbve done to your
engine yet.
.Your tailpipe extension fell off during a quarter mile race and you went
three tenths of a second faster due to weight savings.
.EVERY car in your class has a turbo pushing double digits worth of boost.
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