edkwon Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 mine still is a sleeper, and now i'm thinking of getting equal length headers to get rid of the boxer rumble and make it even more...sleepier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaccaroja Posted June 8, 2008 Share Posted June 8, 2008 Mine is still a sleeper, other than fellow Subie owners other peaple just think it's a really nice looking "grocery getter" Went up with my neighbor last night who has a Perfect 04 Mach1 with 1,900 miles on it. The wagon was fresh off a detail so I parked it beside his & we continued to get comments about how it was funny to see a wagon beside the Mach1. I was fairly silent BC I really wasnt there for myself. My neighbor went on to tell many of the onlookers that performance wise there was really no comparison between the 2. his quote..... "That wagon is a screamer" Most of the onlookers continued to say yea.....right;) haha mine is a screamer i have an exhaust cut out. 13.6 @ 102 untuned FTW SmartWax - Spec Clutch - Team Scp 1 http://newenglandsubarus.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehsnils Posted June 8, 2008 Share Posted June 8, 2008 Are you even able to compare a Mach 1 with a Legacy Wagon? I think that it's better to compare the Mach 1 with a Laverda Jota (http://www.classicbikes.co.uk/machine2.html) both screams for attention and are a lot more brutal in handling and appearance than the Subaru Legacy. You may compare the Mach 1 with the Impreza STi, because that's also a car known for it's potential. The Legacy shall be compared with other sleeper cars like the MB 280E of the mid 70's - many assumes at first look that it's a diesel or a simple 200/220 - until proven wrong. The 280 has some extra trim that for the well-initiated indicates what it is, but for the common man it's no deal. http://www.californiaclassix.com/images/c30-4.jpg http://www.californiaclassix.com/archive/78_280E_c30.html Another real sleeper is the MB 300SEL 6.3 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_300SEL_6.3), but this is in another division where the Legacy doesn't play. http://personal.inet.fi/urheilu/keimola/30_files/waxenberger_lr3.jpg And even if you add dual exhausts to the Legacy it's so common (at least over here in Sweden) that nobody really cares or thinks that it has any extra potential. It's more saying "Rice" or even just "duh" than taking it out of sleeper mode. A hood scoop is a bit different, that is a more telltale indicator of something more potent, as are rim size (but this can also scream Rice) and the presence of red painted brake calipers (which usually doesn't scream Rice). So if you want to retain sleeper status with your Brembo:s - paint them matte black or dirt-colored. Tinted windows is a thing that can say to others that "I like mods" - which makes the car less sleeper-like. Two other steps that increases the sleeper mode is if the car is a wagon and if it has a towing hitch. Yet another thing is if it has roof rails - which indicates that it's rather a pack mule than a potent car. (but it can be both ) And choose your bumper sticker with care! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbon Posted June 8, 2008 Share Posted June 8, 2008 I'm still a sleeper but here in Trinidad once you drive a Subaru.........there will always be a road challenge. I have a JDM Spec B so i'm toast......but i usually toast their asses anyway! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerebral_1 Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 Reviving the thread from the dead! Would my OBXT stop being a sleeper with this customized license plate?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 how about less chat about sleepers, and more pic's - if you THINK you have a sleeper, post an image on it and what mod's actual/estimated HP you're running and we can vote on it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxkita Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 I used to take my stock wagon to the track. No Porsche owner is ever going to believe they got passed by a wagon, let alone, one with no mods. I slowly modded my suspension & brakes over the summer and kept passing same Porsches. By summer's end, only a few were willing to play. When I came back the next year with the sleeper I have today, it was like shooting fish in a barrel. BTW, congrats on bumping a 6 year old thread. :-) Build my car Boxkita Track days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgrizzle Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 My 02 JDM lgt with my baby twin turbos is how she came from japan super quiet sport muffler. Tricks the the civic drivers to think they can take me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasejase Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 I'd like to think mine's a sleeper (especially with my OEM wheels on, that have my summers)... http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/my-bnr-18g-09-spec-b-194664.html 347 whp two quick pics I had on my phone with summers, and then with winters. http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/10/y9u4abed.jpg http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/10/ymyra7ym.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxkita Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 I'd like to think mine's a sleeper (especially with my OEM wheels on, that have my summers)... http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/my-bnr-18g-09-spec-b-194664.html 347 whp two quick pics I had on my phone with summers, and then with winters. stickers plus custom lip plus blingy wheels (oem or not) kind of taints the sleeper part. Still a nice look. Build my car Boxkita Track days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasejase Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 'Blingy wheels' I hate you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golunnova Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Ever since I installed my SPT v2 CBE, I no longer feel like like my car is a sleeper. My OZ racing ultralegerras with my summer tires aren't helping the sleeper look either. Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobyscoodle Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Turbo swap, turboback exhaust, and 550lb spring rates put an end to my definition of "sleeper." But the faster the car gets, the more I realize that short of going VTA EWG with red Rally Armor mud flaps and straight pipe exhaust, the LGT will pretty much ALWAYS be a sleeper in the grand scheme of the cars on the road. I'm not talking 90's Ford SHO on 20+psi level of sleeper, but sleeper nonetheless. I am constantly underestimated in the LGT, and I love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogredani Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Nice thread. Was wondering the same thing the other day since I installed LED tail lights and a new exhaust. Stock http://s12.postimg.org/yo5b31hwd/2014_03_22_11_30_38x.jpg New exhaust. Not too apparent that the car means business, until you floor it. http://s15.postimg.org/di5o6sz4r/2014_04_03_12_35_46x.jpg Three days later. New LED tail lights. http://s28.postimg.org/cx51hk0x9/2014_04_06_11_06_35x.jpg The sleeper is no more I suppose, but on the other hand I haven't noticed any difference in traffic. Will see how people react at the track this summer. Last year the organizers at the gate were like "Are you driving...this?". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasejase Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 I assume my car is a sleeper, because no ricers or punks toy with me. My buddy used to get crap daily with his STOCK wrx. I figure, if I go unnoticed 99.9% of the time, I must be at least a pseudo-sleeper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxkita Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 I assume my car is a sleeper, because no ricers or punks toy with me. My buddy used to get crap daily with his STOCK wrx. I figure, if I go unnoticed 99.9% of the time, I must be at least a pseudo-sleeper you need a bigger sticker set, or put a red "R" on the back Build my car Boxkita Track days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasejase Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Maybe its the car seat. That should get me back some sleeper points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loogie Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holla Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Anything with any sort of performance sticker on it is automatically disqualified. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErrlyBird Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Mine was still a sleeper for the first few months when all it had was tint, Motegis and subwoofers. But when my UP cat started to go out and I went stage 2, the straight pipes took the sleeper aspect away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tobino Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Stock wheels keep the look pretty tame even with loud exhaust and what not. Some ghetto plastidip might help the cause as well. Haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tocinoman25 Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Sleeper...in its current state Follow me on IG @chefodiycarguy and @chefo.soriano Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tocinoman25 Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Non sleeper mode back when i lived in chicago... Follow me on IG @chefodiycarguy and @chefo.soriano Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnusonsubie Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Non sleeper mode back when i lived in chicago... Where you live now? 2005 Vader Wagon Material Tests on Ringland Failure Piston I should have held off and purchased a wagon instead of the spec.B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tocinoman25 Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Where you live now? Moved to vegas...escaped the snow. Follow me on IG @chefodiycarguy and @chefo.soriano Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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