What does it mean when a cars tuned?

Car tuning is the modification of a car to optimise it for a different set of performance requirements from those it was originally designed to meet. Most commonly this is higher engine performance and dynamic handling characteristics but cars may also be altered to provide better fuel economy, or smoother response.

What are Ricers and tuners?

What is the difference between a Ricer and a Tuner? Well, you ask people who don’t really like Japanese cars, they will say anything other than a Mustang, Camaro or Challenger and/or an American sports car, is rice. A Tuner, is purposely built, from the FACTORY, to be performance oriented.

What does the term rice burner mean?

Rice burner is a pejorative term originally applied to Japanese motorcycles and which later expanded to include Japanese cars or any East Asian-made vehicles. Variations include rice rocket, referring most often to Japanese superbikes, rice machine, rice grinder or simply ricer.

What is tuner culture?

Tuner culture means a lot of things to a lot of people. You can say it started in Japan, or America, or even Germany. Ultimately, tuner culture is where the cars we love meet the limits of our imaginations. That’s something worth celebrating.

When should you tune your car?

Most older vehicles with non-electronic ignitions should be tuned every 10,000 to 12,000 miles or every year, whichever comes first. Newer cars with electronic ignition and fuel injection systems are scheduled to go from 25,000 miles to as many as 100,000 miles without needing a major tune-up.

What does ricer mean in cars?

Rice burner (Rice car; Ricer Car) is a pejorative used initially to describe Asian-made – specifically Japanese-made – motorcycles and automobiles. Many variations have also been used, such as rice rocket for Japanese sport bikes.

What do Ricers do?

A potato ricer (also called a ricer) is a kitchen implement used to process potatoes or other food by forcing it through a sheet of small holes, which are typically about the diameter of a grain of rice.

What does rice mean in car terms?

RICE = Race Inspired Cosmetic Enhancement. “Rice” originally started off as an insult to Japanese cars in the USA, with plenty of bodykit and tiny little engines.

Why are cars called rice burners?

Origin. The word “rice” in rice burner refers to the fact that the vehicles the term was originally applied to were of Japanese origin, and the fact that rice is a staple food in East Asian cuisine.

What is the tuner scene?

The import scene or import racing scene or tuner scene is a subculture of modifying mostly Japanese-import cars.

How did car tuning start?

It all started in the mid-60s. Tuning has evolved from illegal street racing carried out on winding mountain roads, called “toge” (touge). Young enthusiasts flew through them and often with drifts (Drifting went from there) and fought for every second.