What is a sleeper to you?
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What is a sleeper to you?
I'm not gonna name any names here, but it's not just on this forum either. A car will be for sale. You can see it's lowered, has rims, exhaust, and a s/c - turbo, and someone will say, "nice, a sleeper". How the fuck would that be a sleeper? If the person with the car, posted a video, you would easily hear the exhaust and the supercharged whine or wooosh from the turbo, leading to not being a sleeper.
To me, a sleeper would be a pos car or a stock one at that, with spray. Nothing else led to believe the car is heavily modified.
Or a pos car or a stock car thats sounds stock but has some go fast mods that doesnt really change the sound of the motor or exhaust.
am I wrong or are people just retarded and dont know what they're talkin about?
To me, a sleeper would be a pos car or a stock one at that, with spray. Nothing else led to believe the car is heavily modified.
Or a pos car or a stock car thats sounds stock but has some go fast mods that doesnt really change the sound of the motor or exhaust.
am I wrong or are people just retarded and dont know what they're talkin about?
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A sleeper? Usually an older family car that has an engine/tranny swap. Preferably with as few external mods as possible.
Example: A 15 or 20 year old Accord with a H22 motor swap
Example: A 15 or 20 year old Accord with a H22 motor swap
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Now I will agree with that.
take a stock CLS for the hell of it, put a 75 shot on there and I think it's a sleeper.
But if a CLS with tint, lowered, exhaust, rims, and a s/c with gauges on the pillar is not considered a sleeper to me like some seem to think.
take a stock CLS for the hell of it, put a 75 shot on there and I think it's a sleeper.
But if a CLS with tint, lowered, exhaust, rims, and a s/c with gauges on the pillar is not considered a sleeper to me like some seem to think.
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Guess I'm kinda old school.
Late 80's Impala with steel wheels with a nondescript one colour paint job. High performance small block chevrolet under the hood in an excellent state of tune. Heavy duty suspension and brakes as well. Or maybe a crown vicky with a high winding 302 and suspension to match. Anything that looks plain but sounds otherwise. I think pre '94 notchback 5.0 Mustangs fall into this category as well. Newer cars? I love the current GTOs, sans rear spoiler, with their subdued exteriors and great powertrains and suspensions.
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Late 80's Impala with steel wheels with a nondescript one colour paint job. High performance small block chevrolet under the hood in an excellent state of tune. Heavy duty suspension and brakes as well. Or maybe a crown vicky with a high winding 302 and suspension to match. Anything that looks plain but sounds otherwise. I think pre '94 notchback 5.0 Mustangs fall into this category as well. Newer cars? I love the current GTOs, sans rear spoiler, with their subdued exteriors and great powertrains and suspensions.
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I met a guy with an old CRX, around 85 or so. It was the HF version, basically it was meant to get 50+ mpg and has no go whatsoever. Well, he has a B20/B18 turbo monstrosity swap. NO external mods whatsoever, even had the HF badges on it. I'm sure he surprised a few people.
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I think it was a thread I saw on here,
It was a early to mid 90's subaru wagon that looked like sombody trashed it for 10 years, but had a completely built engine and the rest of the drivetrain was spec'ed to match.
It was a early to mid 90's subaru wagon that looked like sombody trashed it for 10 years, but had a completely built engine and the rest of the drivetrain was spec'ed to match.
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Originally Posted by Ken1997TL
I met a guy with an old CRX, around 85 or so. It was the HF version, basically it was meant to get 50+ mpg and has no go whatsoever. Well, he has a B20/B18 turbo monstrosity swap. NO external mods whatsoever, even had the HF badges on it. I'm sure he surprised a few people.
I've seen some nice ford pintos on the web with a 2.3L turbo swap, but they usually spoil it with aftermarket wheels, etc... I've see people send 2 sets of stock wheels out to make one set of wide ones, so they can run wider tires in the back, but still be able to run the stock hubcaps
But the ones I like the best are the dodge/chrysler turbo minivans (like this):
http://www.turbovan.net/van.html
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I think I saw on this board somewhere ... a guy modified a Chrysler minivan ... turbo'ed and takes it to the strip. The exterior looks like a POS rust bucket with the faux woodie siding. I think it does something like high 11s/low 12s in the 1/4 mile. THAT ... is what I'd call a sleeper!
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I think I saw on this board somewhere ... a guy modified a Chrysler minivan ... turbo'ed and takes it to the strip. The exterior looks like a POS rust bucket with the faux woodie siding. I think it does something like high 11s/low 12s in the 1/4 mile. THAT ... is what I'd call a sleeper!
www.turbododge.com
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The new Subaru Legacy 2.5GT and Forester 2.5 are sleepers. The stock ones run 0-60 under 6 seconds, and 1/4 miles under 14 seconds.
With very little money (a chip), you can make both even faster.
And yet, both car look like a family mom soccer car.
With very little money (a chip), you can make both even faster.
And yet, both car look like a family mom soccer car.
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Originally Posted by UNCTYPE-S
I'm not gonna name any names here, but it's not just on this forum either. A car will be for sale. You can see it's lowered, has rims, exhaust, and a s/c - turbo, and someone will say, "nice, a sleeper". How the fuck would that be a sleeper? If the person with the car, posted a video, you would easily hear the exhaust and the supercharged whine or wooosh from the turbo, leading to not being a sleeper.
To me, a sleeper would be a pos car or a stock one at that, with spray. Nothing else led to believe the car is heavily modified.
Or a pos car or a stock car thats sounds stock but has some go fast mods that doesnt really change the sound of the motor or exhaust.
am I wrong or are people just retarded and dont know what they're talkin about?
To me, a sleeper would be a pos car or a stock one at that, with spray. Nothing else led to believe the car is heavily modified.
Or a pos car or a stock car thats sounds stock but has some go fast mods that doesnt really change the sound of the motor or exhaust.
am I wrong or are people just retarded and dont know what they're talkin about?
A sleeper that when a sports car like Mustang GT, or GTO revs at you and then you dust him easily.
A sleeper is when you have a car that look stock on the outside and upon racing, your car starts to spool or whine and make the other drive feel like a fool.
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Originally Posted by CedNBHTL
this is sleeper imo. a stock looking c6 z06
I agree and I disagree. A corvette itself is not a sleeper because of its stock HP that comes with it. I mean, if I pulledup next to a C6, I'd think he'll dust me regardless what he's got in there
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Originally Posted by BoostedJack
A corvette itself is not a sleeper because of its stock HP that comes with it. I mean, if I pulledup next to a C6, I'd think he'll dust me regardless what he's got in there
Any "family car" or mid "luxury coupe" that can take on a "fast" or "sports" car on fairly even terms (or leave one for dead) would be a sleeper-- thus a vinyl-roof Dodge Valiant with a 340 4-Barrel and a 4-sp. is a sleeper, while a Challenger with the same engine/drive train is not. The Subie turbos would be sleepers if they didn't have the hood scoops. No "tuner cars," e.g. AMG MBs, can be a sleepers.
Nowadays, I don't know if "sleepers" applies to any new cars, what with Accord V6s, Legacies, TLs, Camrys and many other 4-doors making 240+ horsepower and sub-7.0 second 0-60 times.
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Originally Posted by CedNBHTL
this is sleeper imo. a stock looking c6 z06
yeah, No one would ever think that a Screaming Yellow C6 Z06 w/ 500hp (in stock trim) would be a fast car
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Well not necessarily. Of course most of anyone without a Corvette is gonna know they will get spanked so it's not considered a sleeper to them.
What if a real stock C6 Zo6 pulls up to him and just thinks they are both stock. This yellow one smacks the doors off the stock one. If I owned the zo6 that lost, would think that was a sleeper vette.
What if a real stock C6 Zo6 pulls up to him and just thinks they are both stock. This yellow one smacks the doors off the stock one. If I owned the zo6 that lost, would think that was a sleeper vette.
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Originally Posted by Will Y.
Any "family car" or mid "luxury coupe" that can take on a "fast" or "sports" car on fairly even terms (or leave one for dead) would be a sleeper-- Nowadays, I don't know if "sleepers" applies to any new cars, what with Accord V6s, Legacies, TLs, Camrys and many other 4-doors making 240+ horsepower and sub-7.0 second 0-60 times.
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Any Z06 does not qualify as a sleeper to me. The 12-second turbo Caravan, yes. An old Civic with a turbo'd, tuned K-series motor, yes. A TL/TL-S (the 3G one less so) or LGT, sure why not?
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tiburon SC is a sleeper. I made a thread about this car before but this is a sick setup. No one expect hyundai tiburon to be a fast car..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPFuMjqL72s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPFuMjqL72s
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Originally Posted by Ken1997TL
I met a guy with an old CRX, around 85 or so. It was the HF version, basically it was meant to get 50+ mpg and has no go whatsoever. Well, he has a B20/B18 turbo monstrosity swap. NO external mods whatsoever, even had the HF badges on it. I'm sure he surprised a few people.
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Originally Posted by S14 n Tsx
tiburon SC is a sleeper. I made a thread about this car before but this is a sick setup. No one expect hyundai tiburon to be a fast car..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPFuMjqL72s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPFuMjqL72s
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Originally Posted by Ken1997TL
I met a guy with an old CRX, around 85 or so. It was the HF version, basically it was meant to get 50+ mpg and has no go whatsoever. Well, he has a B20/B18 turbo monstrosity swap. NO external mods whatsoever, even had the HF badges on it. I'm sure he surprised a few people.
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My definition of sleeper-
Any car that is MUCH faster than it actually looks
I guess my car can be a sleeper? I guess you'll have to ask all of those civics, del sols, camrys and corollas, I'm quite sure they were surprised
Any car that is MUCH faster than it actually looks
I guess my car can be a sleeper? I guess you'll have to ask all of those civics, del sols, camrys and corollas, I'm quite sure they were surprised
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That was uncalled for...
I've been told that my SHO is one of the most ultimate sleepers, I agree too. For somebody who isn't familiar with it, think it's just another Taurus.
95% of the people that ask me about my car NEVER expect to see a 5 speed in a Taurus, let alone that motor in a Taurus...
95% of the people that ask me about my car NEVER expect to see a 5 speed in a Taurus, let alone that motor in a Taurus...
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Originally Posted by trancemission
This is my definition of a sleeper. My buddies Sentra. 320 to the wheels.
The looks on peoples faces as he goes screaming away is priceless
The looks on peoples faces as he goes screaming away is priceless
0-100 in 8 seconds fast. Thats the fastest car ive EVER been in.
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I've been told that my SHO is one of the most ultimate sleepers, I agree too. For somebody who isn't familiar with it, think it's just another Taurus.
95% of the people that ask me about my car NEVER expect to see a 5 speed in a Taurus, let alone that motor in a Taurus...
95% of the people that ask me about my car NEVER expect to see a 5 speed in a Taurus, let alone that motor in a Taurus...
Terry