all valid points, to add somthing. rice is also negating the balance of design, function,and practicality . when the factory designers created the composite for the prototype to be mass produced, they chose several canditdates with one actually making it to final production. in terms of actual o.e sports car design, when the aspect of speed and aerodynamics come in play, the design from the factory is fairly close to being good. the designers created it for looks, aerodynamics, and handling ,giving them more rigid than comuter car suspensions, wider tires, high reving engines etc... they're built to move..from the moment of conception to the final assembly line, thats their only purpose, thats why they're uncomfortable to ride in as a 3'rd passenger, why they get crappy gas milage, why insurance on them is obscene for inexperianced novice owners, why you can't carry anything more than the size of a 25' tv in them,and why there expensive. but due to cost effective assembly practices the factory cuts corners in order to lower the cost/an lengthen the life of the car.. choking off exausts, high gear ratios, weakened materials, forged parts, limiting to tampering with o.e equpiment under warranty... they do it to keep the longevitiy of the car.
in closing the factory design is about 85-90% perfect in maintaning looks and practicality for aerodynamics.
when you ignore the factory's lines, you've stepped outside the realm of the artist's vision an are just pissing in the wind, mimicing other cars with similar mods; hoping you think you know what your doing is something better.. (unless you've got phd's in CAD, aerodynamics, physics, graphic design,and automobile body construction, go ahead I trust you already know what your doing an this is water under the bridge)
granted major mods require the refortification of the factory design. blowers, larger blocks, clearance issues require adding things to properly protect the internals.
wings ( high HP monsters hold that car to the ground an keep the power planted and the tires on the road.
its simple: Function over form is the name of the game
"rice" is an attitude
an ****** is an ******
be it honda, acura, ford, chevy, ferrarri, bentley. whatever
a lowrider is built for show, so is a stereo competition bass off car, a race car is built to haul ***. you can mix an match but have to compromise one for the other in places.
AMEN
