i personally hate the ricer vs us performance stuff & I have dealt with it since 1991 here at the store. ANYTHING can be made to go fast anything. Personally i have always loved the onset of boost in my cars but also enjoyed the torque of a v8 when i had them. As to the derogatory meaning of ricer, I have heard them all. The 2 best ones are m.o.p.a.r. [move over pontiac approaching rapidly] and the german car equivalent to rice sauerkraut!