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12-27-2003, 08:10 PM | #16 | |
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Re: Best sleeper cars
An Audi S8 and a Mercedes E55 are in no way sleepers.
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12-30-2003, 04:30 AM | #17 | |
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Taurus SHO manual v6... it can still burn a lot of today's new v6 FWD cars. Everyone knows the Maxima is fast, but only so many remember the retired Taurus SHO. Definitely a sleeper.
Buick Regal GS with the supercharged 3800. Nobody would expect a Grandpa Buick to perform like a Grand Prix GTP. |
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12-31-2003, 08:24 AM | #18 | |
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Re: Best sleeper cars
buic reatta was a sleeper too.
I think the ultimate is the 11 second minivan. It had a 350 with nitrous. very interesting to watch.
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01-02-2004, 08:45 PM | #19 | |
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Re: Best sleeper cars
buicks and caddies
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01-03-2004, 03:24 PM | #20 | |
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Most of the late 70's to late '80's GM rear whell drive cars make excellent sleepers, especially the Buicks and Caddys, as you say. They are relatively light, especially the Regal/Cutlass. They can take any big V8 your wallet can afford to build up. They can be made to handle well.
Also, if you leave all the grandma-mobile vinyl roof, chrome and stainless trim on them, (especially the full size), the deception is complete. However, my favourite sleeper is any smaller AMC product. The Gremlins and Hornets are awesome. If people knew how fast and cheap there little jewels are, well, their price would be a lot higher. The best is an AMC Hornet 2 door fastback with a 401, or a SB chevy. |
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01-08-2004, 06:30 PM | #21 | |
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Re: Best sleeper cars
I dont own a sleeper car, but i think the best sleeper car is the 88-92 Lincoln Mark VII. Why? Well..its a Lincoln. Secondly, its big, has alot of chrome, and *probably* weighs alot. In reality it doent weigh much more then a 4th Gen Camaro Z28, comes with the 5.0L H.0. 225 HP Roller engine, and is capable of running mid-high 14's-15's.
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01-14-2004, 04:13 PM | #22 | |
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Best stock sleeper would have to be the early 90's Toyota Mark II's which look like crap and are a 4 door car but come with a standard twin turbo v6 engine which is the same engine used in the older supras.
Best modified sleeper i've seen are 2: 1. 1989 crx which my friend owns and is completely stock on outside but is running an integra type R engine. This thing can almost keep up with my 300hp camaro. 2. 1998 Holden commodore which looks fully stock but is actually a supercharged V6. not as fast as the crx, but pretty damn fast for what looks like a stock V6.
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01-14-2004, 04:31 PM | #23 | ||
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01-16-2004, 08:26 AM | #24 | |
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The ultimate best sleeper is the Eagle Talon TSi, nothing comes close. You get the all wheel drive version and you have a monster right out the box. It has a 24b turbo, which can easily be upgraded to the 16g monster turbo from Greddy. that is one bad ass car. don't care what anyone says.
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01-16-2004, 09:35 AM | #25 | |
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Re: Best sleeper cars
I wouldn't really consider the Eagle Talon TSi a sleeper. They are great cars, but the TSi and Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX (basically the same car) are pretty well known as being both quick and easily modifiable to get lots of power out of them.
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01-16-2004, 09:49 AM | #26 | ||
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01-18-2004, 11:44 AM | #27 | |
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How bout someone take a Syclone or Typhoon, remove the ground effects and emblems, and put oem wheels on it? that way u have a turbocharged awd truck that would blow away a decent spectrum of perfermance coupes while disguised as an underpowered everyday truck or suv....
Or how bout this.. take a car that nobody looks at for performance. they see this they think economy, sensible, ect ect. im talking aout the little plastic saturns.. my first car was a 95 sl 4 door sedan with a very modest 100hp 1.9 i-4 and a 5 speed.. however.. it was still somewhat driveable considering most the body panels are made from plastic and it weighs in at just over 2500 pounds.. and from what i understand they are a somewhat rugged mill to do a turbo conversion on. get some forged pistions to lower compression, a programmable ecu and a turbo with some custom plumbing and throw it all together.. keep the stock 14 inch steel wheels with hubcaps and u have prolly a mid 14 second 4 door family car that nobody gives a second glance with a 5 speed... |
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01-18-2004, 01:43 PM | #28 | ||
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Maximas are not fast.
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01-28-2004, 01:15 PM | #29 | |
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Best sleeper ever was in the 60's the plain jane biscayne, could be had with 4 doors, a bench seat and an aluminum 427 with a 4spd close ratio tranny.
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01-31-2004, 01:07 AM | #30 |
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