FMIC - Grill or no grill?

[JCM308]

Each to their own I suppose but the day that weight reduction and maximising airflow to a performance part is considered 'rice', i'm gone from the car scene.

Fair call. Lets agree to disagree. I would expect the gains to be had between having the grill on or off would be 2/3 of F all!

[JCM308]

Here's an example:

Rice


Nice

[Kai]

Many many 10 second cars have numberplates across there intercoolers. So i dont think its a big deal for a bit of plastic with holes in it.

[anarchycamp]

"rice" would be if the intercooler was visible and not hooked up....

would go well with...

http://www.turbowhistler.net/

I reckon stealth always is the best form of travel

[mikepologti]

rice?

http://media.urbandictionary.com/image/page/ricer-48377.jpg

[RhysQ]

rice?

http://media.urbandictionary.com/ima...icer-48377.jpg

lol, i consider that 'VIP' style...... now go look that up! full on VIP styling is some funny sh*t!

like this magna...

[JIMTRON]

Does anyone have any photos of a polo with the grill off?
If someone could post one, I would be very interested
to see what an exposed intercooler looks like.
Thanks in advance, Jim

[Petrina Polo]

Ill post a picture of my car with no grill on and ill take my medicine if we collectively agree on rice or race spec..

It looks ok from far... up close you can see a few little holes where the grill clips into but because my car is black it cannot really be seen..

There is also a picture in the "meet my polo thread" plataus cattalini thread...

[VW-Gecko]

With that whistler.net link OMFG!!! how crap , as with the car above (VIP) I honestly dont class that as VIP, I would class it as TRY HARD.... lol I have and do read all sorts of car mags etc and have seen some real ricer cars and also some nice VIP cars...

My definition of ricer would be as the other person (cant member who) that ricing would be to mod a car in a way that they "look" fast without much effect (or however you worded it, sounded better)... I think the term is used or judged more on peoples personal opinions, (one may think it is, one may not)...

VIP on the other hand, is what i would class as a car with style or a car which looks "ganster" big bodykits with style that accentuates the curves rather than looking aggressive or "race" styled... hard for me too put my words to writing but i will post up a pic

regards...
Ash...

[DeanB]

You mean a shot like this ... I know it is a Golf .. but you get the idea.

[VW-Gecko]

or go here to look at VIP styling... http://www.wald.co.jp/owners.html

[Joe Chu]

Rice

Ok lets get one thing straight, RICE is anything Jap. All my friends have rice cars also known as Rice Burners!! We have Euro's. LOL

[jasn78]

Ok lets get one thing straight, RICE is anything Jap. All my friends have rice cars also known as Rice Burners!! We have Euro's. LOL

mate i know what u mean but i disagree that mayb what it used to mean but i would say common terminalogy nowadays refers to anything where something has been made to look fast etc but is absolute crap i.e hyundai excel with 17" chrommies and fake front mount with wishlist stickers. Now that is rice but it isnt jap

[bfeboi]

WRONG thats just called stupid
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Ricer
urbandictionary is always good for a laugh

[jasn78]

bfeboi i dont c much of a difference btwn what i said and that defintion but thanks for the link looks like im going to have a few laughs over the next few days