The rice plate was something that mopar and others made to place between the blow off valve; it redirected part of the waste gases to atmosphere instead of back into the intake tubing. If I can find a pic of it ill post one later. We were laughing at how he thought his car was the only turbo car there and the fact that he was too good for us all.
(iagree) That's how it is, when people get a fast/quick car they get cocky. IMOWhat are the odds there is thread on the EVO and SRT-4 forums that reads something like:
"Why are all MS3 owners such assholes?"
Like swampass, take a dick out of a SRT-4 and put him in a new BMW M3 and he is still a dick, albeit a lucky one.
I'm not sure whats up with all the SRT-4 stuff in this forum lately....
Anyone who doesn't think they're quick is crazy and they definitely don't look that bad in my opinion.
I posted this in another thread. I raced an SRT-4 last night on the highway. I was behind him and it was moderate to nigh-heavy traffic. I came up hard and he did the old 'brake' thing people do when they aren't watching the road in front, but the cars behind them. I downshifted to 4th, engine was screaming around 4500, and I shot around him like a buttered pig on a slip and slide. When I was half around he saw the badging and downshifted and started chasing me, Hollywood opposite-lanes style until he was beside me. I got into 5th and jetted around a semi from the right lane, into the middle, effectively cutting him off. He was right behind me, and we had all kinds of real estate in front. I opened it up and he was back there, but couldn't hang, don't know if he wasn't shifting right or if my car just had his. My exit came up and I got into the right lane again, and he got alongside me (I slowed down a little) and just stared me down, I gave him a nod, got one back, and then we both downed to 4th again and punched it. I was about 3/4 car length in front halfway up the ramp, and then I had to slow down. It was great because since I got Akemi in MAY (yeah, I named my car after a Japanese chick, it's kind of an inside joke for anyone who's seen Urotsukidoji), I haven't had a single bite on racing. People, surprisingly, in Indiana just won't race a hatchback... I've teased Mustang GTs, Beamers, I even teased a Vette knowing I'd get handed my ass, but just plain wanting SOMEbody to fricking race me. So my first race ended up being a same-class compact ricer, which was cool; but I have to brag about beating a Neon, which is weak, no matter what was under the hood of it. LMAO.
My experience here in Miami is as follows...lol:
EVO's - Haven't had a chance to play with b/c everytime I see one a) driver is arrogant, or b) doesn't want to play with me at all. I have had many occasions but nothing...
SRT 4's - Haven't met one yet that has smoked me and then they don't even have any respect to nod or anything after... I have eaten alive 4 srt's and the last one sounded and looked sick.
Mustangs - Pretty cool, haven't met a dickhead driver yet.
i saw a tweeked neon yesterday and it actually look sweet....on the outside. carbon fiber hood and trunk, bigger stock rims (looking anyway) huuuuuuge front mount. and get this....it was a chick. woot woot. ida ****** her in her car to make the interior look a little better. maybe add some accents on the door handles...lol.
people are just proud of what they drive...I have found that it doesn't matter there are always going to be people that make a bad name for a certian car when there should not be. I love all cars esp. ones like the ms3 / srt-4/ and the wrx...why ? because they are all affordable fun. I give props to any car that can run the 1/4 miles times( because that's what I am into) and cost what our cars do. Don't get mad when people act like fools....just be the bigger person and don't let it effect you. It's not worth it. People let their arrogants (sp?) get in the way of what could be good friendships all over a car. For instance...last time I was at the track there were 2 cobalt ss's and 1 srt-4. This guy in one of the cobalts started talking crap about the srt and how he woud beat that piece of sh*t and yada yada..this was right after I just told the guy that his cobalt was nice ( heck it was faster than I was running that night) I immediately walked over to the guy driving the srt and struck up a conversation with him...guy was very nice and polite. He showed me the mods on his car, which were very little. He didn't say anything to anyone else...just stood there while he could obviously hear what these guys were saying about his car. I was shocked that he could take that as I would have wanted to beat this guy down for what he was saying....then 15 min later the srt beat us all in the import class. The guy in the srt didn't have to say anything at all....he let his car and most importantly his driving do the talking. That man gained my respect and was a good example of how to handle situations with idoits.
What are the odds there is thread on the EVO and SRT-4 forums that reads something like:
"Why are all MS3 owners such assholes?".
probally more like " Why are ms3 owners sooo gay. Everytime i run one the guy gives me a cute wave or gay little beep afterwards"..
lol
I always try and be a nice guy but have no problem shutting down the prick cutting and weaving through traffic in his civic ex.