FMIC - Grill or no grill?

[RhysQ]

Yeah the 'RICE' comment has got way out of control, people just don't know what it means. For you to take your grill off when using the cooler would not be 'rice' by any means.....because as you said, it is functional and in theory should improve performance (although probably not). If anything, it would be considered 'track/race spec', just like when drag cars remove their headlights for intake inlets.

'Rice' would be to get an intercooler core and stick it in behind the grill of an N/A car and not connect any piping.

[RhysQ]

Rice can also be anything that is outlandish or a look at me option (ie 1million inch chromies on a starlet etc).

Prime example of my previous post. I agree with the chromies on a starlet opinion, because it is a weighty mod on a small car, in turn slowing it down. But what about if you get an R32 Skyline GTR and kit it out with a big front mount, lightweight race rims, carbon fibre bodykit, high flow exhaust with huge race pipes out the back. Thats 'look at me', but not rice.

Taking off the grill is not RICE..... It may be 'look at me', but it is functional = NOT RICE

[VWindahouse]

Agreed, I think it looks good IMO! I personally would not go over top with the red FORGE sign however........

[JCM308]

But what about if you get an R32 Skyline GTR and kit it out with a big front mount, lightweight race rims, carbon fibre bodykit, high flow exhaust with huge race pipes out the back. Thats 'look at me', but not rice.

I agree that would be "Race spec" not Rice. But what if you took the same car added a fibreglass wide body kit, GT wing, Big chromies, FMIC and exhaust. Similar mods but different outcome

I'm not saying rice to some extent doesn't look good, what I'm saying is you should limit the amount you do and try to make it a mod that actually does something apart from make it look good.

As I mentioned in my previous post about the grill, if you can put the grill back in and make it a bit stealthy without effecting the functionallity of the mod then it doesn't take away from what the car is (a sporty european).

If you leave the grill off and have the FMIC exposed for the world to see yes it may be considered "Track/Race" spec but may also be considered a little ricey.

[RhysQ]

If you leave the grill off and have the FMIC exposed for the world to see yes it may be considered "Track/Race" spec but may also be considered a little ricey.

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.

[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/ima...icer-48377.jpg