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HOTRODDERS: keeping a low profile and letting the et's tell the story
RICERS: Hoping the outrageous body kit will distract anyone from discussing et's

HOTRODDERS: Sideways into third gear
RICERS: Sideways to avoid high-centering on a speed bump

HOTRODDERS: Tall spindle conversion for better camber gain and tire wear
RICERS: Lowering 3 inches and ruining tires with 4-degrees of negative camber

HOTRODDERS: 600 HP on 92-octane pump gas
RICERS: 300 HP on $3-a-gallon 100-octane race gas

HOTRODDERS: Swapping stock 14 inch wheels for 17s to clear trick brakes and suspension
RICERS: Swapping stock 14 inch wheels for 20's despite stock brakes and suspension

HOTRODDERS: Boost gauge on a blown car, nitrous gauge on a squeezed car
RICERS: Both gauges on a normally aspirated car

HOTRODDERS: 500 lb-ft of torque at 3500 rpm
RICERS: 50 lb-ft of torque at 35,000 rpm

HOTRODDERS: Headers and 3-inch exhaust
RICERS: Stock pea-shooter exhaust pipe with 5-inch tip

HOTRODDERS: 600 HP makes for an earth-shaking street car
RICERS: 600 watts per channel makes for an ear-shattering street car

HOTRODDERS: Buying an aftermarket shifter for shorter throws
RICERS: Buying an aftermarket shifter for the lighted knob

HOTRODDERS: Composite parts for light weight and aerodynamics
RICERS: Composite-veneer dash trim and gauges

HOTRODDERS: Upgrading to a 9-inch cuz you keep breaking stock rears
RICERS: Realizing that your built motor will keep breaking half-shafts forever

HOTRODDERS: Functional air ducts to cool the big-block
RICERS: Six different cosmetic air dams in random locations

HOTRODDERS: Polishing tail-light lenses to bring out the red color
RICERS: Installing clear tail-lights to bait cops

HOTRODDERS: Cruising and burnout contests at car shows
RICERS: Disco-dancing and stereo competitions at car shows

HOTRODDERS: Old-Tech pushrod chevy LS6 pushing 405 HP
RICERS: State-of-the-art, dual overhead cam Honda VTEC pushing 180 HP

HOTRODDERS: Race-class lettering on the rear window
RICERS: Japanese "Honda" lettering on the rear window of a Nissan

HOTRODDERS: Tach mounted on the dash in the drivers line of sight
RICERS: Bobbing-head doll mounted on the dash in the drivers line of sight

HOTRODDERS: Nitrous oxide
RICERS: "Noss"

HOTRODDERS: Installing a 12-point cage after breaking into the 11's
RICERS: Installing a 12-point cage for more places to mount gauges

HOTRODDERS: Feeling the car shake form a lumpy cam
RICERS: Feeling the car shake from booming base

HOTRODDERS: Doing a short burnout to warm the tires before a pass
RICERS: Weaving from side to side cuz nascar racers do it

HOTRODDERS: Comfy stock buckets on a 9-second street car
RICERS: back-breaking fiberglass racing buckets on a 17-second street car

HOTRODDERS: Spending $2000 to get a new Z28 into the 11's
RICERS: Spending $12,000 to get a Civic into the 12's

HOTRODDERS: Showing off a 500 HP dyno sheet
RICERS: Boasting that thier 150 HP mill makes more HP/liter

HOTRODDERS: Installing subframe connectors to stiffen the chassis
RICERS: Connecting the subframes with neon lights

HOTRODDERS: Throttle steer
RICERS: Torque steer

HOTRODDERS: Leaving on the third amber light at the strip
RICERS: Blowing through red lights on the street

HOTRODDERS: Turning a $2000 "fixer upper" into a 10 second car
RICERS: Spending $20k on a car then another $20k on mods only to turn it into a 10 second car

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