TO Rice or Not To Rice: That is the question

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Originally Posted by largeorangefont

There are no semantics involved. These are slow cars. As far as I am concerned, people should do whatever the hell they want, because less than 1% of the people that modify these cars will do the drivetrain swap needed to make the car significantly faster. So, put on 20s, add 300 lbs of stereo equipment, bolt on giant wings and body kits and whatever else because there is very little hope of making these cars fast.

There is not much that anyone has done to make a Yaris "go" at this point. A Yaris with around 130 WHP would be the beginnings of what I would call "go". That said, we are all modifying these cars mostly for looks, and handling. We are all ricers.

I disagree. Putting 20's and 300lbs of stereo crap will actually make the Yaris a downright dangerous car to drive. It is barely peppy enough to flow with Chicago traffic as is. And those small brakes don't like 50 lb wheel/tire packages, not to mention that the suspension cannot handle an increase of 300+lbs of weight. Need I go on, or are you sure enough you're wrong?