RobMinhas wrote:Factory spoilers are always acceptable IMO.
That was part of the reason why I finally decided on using the MS spoiler. It's funny, even though it is pretty high on the MX-3, it is still lower than many full size sedans trunk lids when parked next to them
Josh wrote:You spend way too much time crunching "generalized" numbers. I will take the Subi before the redneck Government Motors Corvette, EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK. considering a factory WRX STI runs about 13.1 in the QT mile and a KL swapped MX-3 with a good driver will do High 13's to low 14's yes the WRX will own the KL swapped MX. BUT if we are only talking about a base model WRX then no, they will own the launch an d 60' but once you hit 80-100' you will pull on them, assuming you have a "REAL" KLZE motor....
BTW I will take my AWD 2.0 BP all day long. Have not met a subi or vette that could beat it past my handicap...
P.S. Blake you do know those whale-tail spoilers are factory right? that makes it BAD-@$$
I'm not personally a fan of Corvettes, but I'll throw one at anyone that starts a debate with: "xxxx factory model > xxxx factory model". Like I said, dollar for dollar, they'll beat almost anything stock. I think they're an ugly car(post 80s models at least), otherwise I'd be driving one.
I know the spoilers are factory, and they're fuglier than hell. The moment factory parts look like an ebay best seller, you know you're driving a rice bowl. Just saying. I don't care where the company is based, Japan or Europe, ricer style knows no domestic market.
Daninski wrote:This is my MX3. There are many like it, but this one is mine. My MX3 is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I master my life. My MX3, without me, is useless. Without my MX3, I am useless. I must fire up my MX3 true. I must drive straighter than any Honda driver who is trying to own me. I must own him before he owns me.
I think if something is there for function and has nothing to do with form is when you can throw "rice" out the window and STI/evo wings are a prime example.
Stickerbombin and roofracks are dead tbh anyone who posts that s--- up on stanceworks gets a grilling, unless roofrack on old VW
I will screem and cry at my computer screen though if I see another civic on BBS's with a rear windscreen covered in ''illest'' or ''static'' daily stickers!!
RobMinhas wrote:IDK man, this doesn't look ricey to me, it's JDM.
Buddy's Kia Rio Tuner, 1 or 500 in Canada. Yes the scoop and wing are OEM.
It's a Mazda B6 in there, which he turbo'd, and really loves to piss off Suby owners with it.
Josh wrote:You spend way too much time crunching "generalized" numbers. I will take the Subi before the redneck Government Motors Corvette, EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK. considering a factory WRX STI runs about 13.1 in the QT mile and a KL swapped MX-3 with a good driver will do High 13's to low 14's yes the WRX will own the KL swapped MX. BUT if we are only talking about a base model WRX then no, they will own the launch an d 60' but once you hit 80-100' you will pull on them, assuming you have a "REAL" KLZE motor....
From an aesthetics point of view the KIA hood scoop looks weak, the spoiler cheap (is it a chopped STi spoiler?) and the entire front end says nothing but grocery getter. Kinda like Hyundai who makes a copy of other companies cars. Besides can Korean cars be considered rice. After all the very term rice was a reference to JDM cars is it not?? I do think it was money well spent putting those decals on the side for sure.
2004 Subaru WRX Silver, stage 2, minty interior.
2002 Subaru WRX Blue, SOLD (best E test numbers I've ever seen)
94 MX-6. Sold
92 GS KLZE 5 Speed
96 GS 5 speed, KLZE, Sold
95 GS Minty Shape Sold
92 GS Sold
92 GS Parts Car scrapped.
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I know you believe that you understand what you think I said but I'm sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.
Daninski wrote:From an aesthetics point of view the KIA hood scoop looks weak, the spoiler cheap (is it a chopped STi spoiler?) and the entire front end says nothing but grocery getter. Kinda like Hyundai who makes a copy of other companies cars. Besides can Korean cars be considered rice. After all the very term rice was a reference to JDM cars is it not?? I do think it was money well spent putting those decals on the side for sure.
Well it is a KIA Dan.....
Daninski wrote:This is my MX3. There are many like it, but this one is mine. My MX3 is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I master my life. My MX3, without me, is useless. Without my MX3, I am useless. I must fire up my MX3 true. I must drive straighter than any Honda driver who is trying to own me. I must own him before he owns me.
All that said the overriding thought in my head is,,,,,,it's his car so he can do as he pleases. Lets hear it for exercising your freedom to mod your car as you see fit no matter what the final out come.
2004 Subaru WRX Silver, stage 2, minty interior.
2002 Subaru WRX Blue, SOLD (best E test numbers I've ever seen)
94 MX-6. Sold
92 GS KLZE 5 Speed
96 GS 5 speed, KLZE, Sold
95 GS Minty Shape Sold
92 GS Sold
92 GS Parts Car scrapped.
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Daninski wrote:All that said the overriding thought in my head is,,,,,,it's his car so he can do as he pleases. Lets hear it for exercising your freedom to mod your car as you see fit no matter what the final out come.
The problem with "clean" is how certain people define it.
Is a bone stock fartbox Civic with a body kit, 19s, and 30 series stretched tires clean just because the driver took it through a carwash this week?
My personal definition of "clean" as it applies to a car is likely different from yours. I see a car as "clean" if it has been carefully built, well thought out, and maintained properly. I don't consider poorly fitted body kits, mismatched paint, tires with 1/3 of the contact patch touching the ground, or many other things commonly considered "sick" or "ill" by internet communities.
If your "modifications" make the car less safe for others on the road, your car isn't clean. Sorry. You wouldn't drive around with a lead pipe welded in place of your steering wheel, or tie-rod ends that aren't bolted to the spindle. So why endanger other drivers in other ways? -.-
As for the ridiculous "AWD > All" idea floating around goes... Like everything else, it has an intended purpose. Great, you've watched some Ken Block youtube videos, and he's a great driver. Does that mean AWD is superior to FWD or RWD? No, it means that for that intended purpose AWD was the best platform.
MX-3s can't tow a 30 foot boat, so is a Diesel truck better than an MX-3?
That same truck won't touch a stock MX-3 for fuel economy or handling, so is the MX-3 better than the truck?
Seriously, think about this:
Cars, like people, are constantly judged by what they can't do, instead of what they can.
Lets hear it for exercising your freedom to mod your car as you see fit no matter what the final out come. 
I think people just want to see the 'clean' style nowadays..
