what makes a sleeper?
07-09-2005, 05:08 PM
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Re: what makes a sleeper?
According to Google,
A Sleeper (US English) or Q-car (British English) is a car which hides high performance inside an unglamorous, non-flashy exterior.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleeper_(car)
I'd agree with that. Stock looking civic with 400 hp? Definite sleeper.
A Sleeper (US English) or Q-car (British English) is a car which hides high performance inside an unglamorous, non-flashy exterior.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleeper_(car)
I'd agree with that. Stock looking civic with 400 hp? Definite sleeper.
07-09-2005, 05:13 PM
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Re: what makes a sleeper?
in my eyes, a sleeper would be beat up. rust is good. so is mismatching paint or the lack there of. open exhaust, just leave a rusted muffler hanging by some wire or something so people would know why it's loud (broken exhaust effect). no visible gauges/tachs etc. 12" steelies or maybe some 15" american racing wheels if you want to get fancy. don't wash it. i've always wanted to do this with a 4th gen sedan.
07-09-2005, 05:54 PM
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Re: what makes a sleeper?
Originally Posted by BoosTedZSix
sleeper is a stock looking car. stock wheels no drop nothing. pretty much how the car came from factory.
07-09-2005, 06:21 PM
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07-09-2005, 07:03 PM
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Re: what makes a sleeper?
this is a sleeper
no suspension mods, 4 different tires, stock exhaust out the back (open DP) and you couldnt see any gauges unless you looked in the car
the day i sold it.
it was runnin about 10psi solid.
the SMIC that datalogged something like 110degrees or something like that. it was pretty decent. i cut out those 2 vents from the front -you can kinda see it in the first pic. the car was pretty loud, and kinda sounded like ----, but it was pretty quick. dam do i miss this car. the crazy art is, even with the JB welded block and over 200k's on it, its still boosting 10psi to this day. I just talked to the kid last week.
sleeper enough?
somone else just posted "the stealthmode vehicle" or something like that, it was 100% as sleeper as it got. look for it. it should be a few pages back.
no suspension mods, 4 different tires, stock exhaust out the back (open DP) and you couldnt see any gauges unless you looked in the car
the day i sold it.
it was runnin about 10psi solid. the SMIC that datalogged something like 110degrees or something like that. it was pretty decent. i cut out those 2 vents from the front -you can kinda see it in the first pic. the car was pretty loud, and kinda sounded like ----, but it was pretty quick. dam do i miss this car. the crazy art is, even with the JB welded block and over 200k's on it, its still boosting 10psi to this day. I just talked to the kid last week.
sleeper enough?
somone else just posted "the stealthmode vehicle" or something like that, it was 100% as sleeper as it got. look for it. it should be a few pages back.
