Hi all, I am an import enthusiast in every respect, something of a rarity here in the South. Although, I admit, most imports seen on the road are by all means ricers, with the bodykits, vinyl plastered all over their car, etc, and are stock on the inside. This said, I have only the intention of defending my pasttime and hobby, which is equally beloved as yours, and obviously misrepresented on this forum. I am a college student, and all of my scarce money goes into my ride. My car is not only not a ricer, but exactly the opposite. I own a 1992 Nissan 240SX, which comes with about 140 HP stock. However, seeing this as obviously not acceptable, I've taken the creative route. My new powerplant is an R34 Skyline GT-R twin turbo V-6, with about 280 horses stock. After upgrading turbos, fuel injectors, and a few other mods, I run 11.09 with about 420 horses, and ream nearly every car around, whether it be any generation Mustang, Camaro (my good friend has a 91 Z28, and he's given up; no contest), Eclipse, Honda, whatever. Also, the outside of my car is stock, except for new black wheels, to complete my blacked-out theme. And since we're going for the stereotype thing here, let me say that it is every "rice grinder's", like myself, privilage to send Billy-Bob Redneck and his gas-guzzling tank home crying to his sister, or (female) cousin, or whoever is at home and feels like, ah, consoling him in one way or another. I only registered on this forum to rattle this off, and if you are offended, well, deal with it. For my daily driver, I have a 1987 Chevy C10 Silverado with the 5.7L 350, also lightly modded (headers and K&N Filter, plus audio), that I love and also dominate with, and admittedly devour other "wind up toys." So, a vicious cycle I suppose, but all in good fun, so think carefully next time before judging someone on their selected outlet for that oh-so unquenchable need for speed.
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