The Ultimate Factory "sleepers"

[CALL911]

Their is a guy here in Knoxville that has a PT with a small block 350 in it ! Very nicely done and you would not be able to tell except for the 20" wheels. Very cool car! I couldn't find any pics of it.

[CALL911]

P T Cruiser Turbo

[Lotus F1]

Originally Posted by CALL911

Their is a guy here in Knoxville that has a PT with a small block 350 in it ! Very nicely done and you would not be able to tell except for the 20" wheels. Very cool car! I couldn't find any pics of it.

That's not a "factory" sleeper. That is just a modded car. There are many cars that are modded sleepers out there.

[Lotus F1]

Originally Posted by Mike-in-Orange

Perhaps, but nobody expects an 11 second PT Cruiser and that is, after all, the point of this thread, isn't it?

No the point was a car manufacturer producing an off the show room sleeper. It is a much more rare thing when a major car manufacturer does it. Like the Omni or the Regal T-Type. You just don't expect they would approve, fund and engineer such a thing at the top executive level all the way to the showroom.

Modded sleeper cars are not all that special. I had one I should know. I had a 300hp Mazda MX-5. It was fun and it was a blast upsetting guys in Vett's and Porsches but it was not a "factory sleeper" and therfore not the same.

[CALL911]

Originally Posted by Lotus F1

That's not a "factory" sleeper. That is just a modded car. There are many cars that are modded sleepers out there.

You are correct. I was just commenting on a previous post. The P T turbo is though.

[Lotus F1]

PS.. I definitely consider the SRT-6 a factory sleeper. People have no idea what they are getting into when they race one.

[Mike-in-Orange]

Originally Posted by Lotus F1

No the point was a car manufacturer producing an off the show room sleeper. It is a much more rare thing when a major car manufacturer does it. Like the Omni or the Regal T-Type. You just don't expect they would approve, fund and engineer such a thing at the top executive level all the way to the showroom.

Modded sleeper cars are not all that special. I had one I should know. I had a 300hp Mazda MX-5. It was fun and it was a blast upsetting guys in Vett's and Porsches but it was not a "factory sleeper" and therfore not the same.

Fine, but the point also wasn't to mention factory sleepers then poke fun at them. But it's still a Spirit. But it's still an Omni. THAT is the point of a sleeper - a car that no one expects because it has an otherwise very boring reputation.

And, as Call911 has pointed out, the bone stock PT Turbo is a factory sleeper. I've taken down Mustang GTs with mine at the drag strip.

[lesr]

What about this

BMW M5
BMW has shoehorned in a 5.0-liter V10 capable of 500 horsepower and 383 pound-feet of torque



Goes like a bat out of hell When you flip the switch to punch up the pony's..-- You know for sure that you are moving by the pressure on your back pressed into the seat and the way your wallet lightens up at 9 MPG for 94 octane.

[RIOT]

Rod Baker FORD in Plainfield,Ill

Is selling a base Mustang with no markings other then the 40th Anniv. marks on the side of the fenders, as in plain hood no badges,stock rims,no rear or front spoilers...with a 9,900.00 option with a blower and exhaust and hurst shifter

Car was 22,000.00 then add the package....only way to tell what it is is the ehaust tips are huge and the shifter inside....

Oh and full warranty.

[Franc Rauscher]

1957 Pontiac Chieftan with factory fuel injection.

Grandma's car with attitiude.
Sorry, don't have a picture. Sadly, she was not my grandma.
Green on green or green on cream. Ugly and bad.

Never lost to anything stock until the late 60's.


roadster with a stick

[Jason_HBC]

I think anyone who would knowingly pull up on an M5/M3 without something special under the hood needs a good mental exam. The M line is a beast and should only be played with by the most experienced of car drivers.

Originally Posted by lesr

What about this

BMW M5
BMW has shoehorned in a 5.0-liter V10 capable of 500 horsepower and 383 pound-feet of torque



Goes like a bat out of hell When you flip the switch to punch up the pony's..-- You know for sure that you are moving by the pressure on your back pressed into the seat and the way your wallet lightens up at 9 MPG for 94 octane.

[Mr. Max]

Originally Posted by Zadkiel

Screw "factory" sleepers. The ultimate in sleepers?


Ladies and gentleman I present, for your viewing pleasure......

THE VOLVETTE!


http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2196921

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/V...mph_161374.htm

That thing is obscene!

[Mr. F]

Originally Posted by Mimi05SRT6

technically not a K-car, but a K derivative. can't remember the body code, E maybe?

my brother's got a Spirit turbo for his winter car, and a '90 (i think) Voyager turbo with around 35,000 miles on it for his summer car.

[lesr]

Originally Posted by Jason_HBC

I think anyone who would knowingly pull up on an M5/M3 without something special under the hood needs a good mental exam. The M line is a beast and should only be played with by the most experienced of car drivers.

Well I don't know if the "most experienced" is true or not but it is one blast to drive.

[bigbengt67]

A few off the top of my head:

Mercedes AMG R63
Mercedes AMG ML63
Audi RS4 wagon
Magnum SRT-8

[Mr. Max]

OK! HERE YUH GO! When I was a in high school, I had an Austin Healy Bug eyed Sprite with a 283 c.i. V8 in it
It had a four barrel carb, a GMC three speed on the floor, an Oldsmobile rear end and XKE steering linkage. A friend of mine saw it blow off a GTO one night, and when he told me, I knew I just had to have it. The only tip offs were the sound and the larger rear wheels. I bought a small fortune in after market performance parts but had to sell them off when a college part time job wasn't enough to pay the bills. The car went next. I had dreams about building a Triumph Spitfire with a Ford 289, but that never happened. This is another reason I love my SRT6, same formula, small light car lotsa horsepower.

[sonoronos]

My vote is on the BMW M5 Touring, which has a 500hp V10 with individual throttle bodies.
Sick.

[Moparrbust]

Originally Posted by Mimi05SRT6

My son just sold his 80's GLH with a t3t4 turbo and it hauled butt! He also sold his Lancer Shelby several months ago. Now just owns an SRT-4.

Anyway, remember the 'K' cars? Well the Dodge Spirit R/T was a real sleeper with 224 turbocharged HP!

THE ORIGINAL SRT-4!!!! The car below is owned by a guy named Wallace and with his upgrades, he put down 421 wheel hp and 457 lb-ft of torque at 21 psi! Now that my friends, is a REAL sleeper of a grocery getter!

I always wanted a 92 Spirit R/T..........one of 191 built that year(1208 total for 91/92). When it was still on showroom floors it was faster than BMW's(then)current M5!!!



Another rare sleeper is the Mitsubishi Galant VR-4(awd turbo)

[Brent]

The Spirits were built on either an A or AA platform, don't remember which one but it was derived from the K platform.

The R/T certainly had performance for it's time. The car was also fairly civil, roomy, got good mileage, and had a decent build quality.

The major letdown of the R/T, and all of the Spirits, is the paint job. Chrysler either used a poor primer or no primer at all, but the end result is that many of these cars today sport more metal than paint. When new mine looked as good as the pictures above, now it's just a mess. It's bad enough to get me all teary eyed .

[CALL911]

Take advantage of it. Go to the local Pull a Part and get all the stock Spirt trim and then go out and destroy the local ricers !!! A true "sleeper" indeed