NKZY Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 I want to find a caravan turbo and run it on the race of lemons!! Now that would be fun...until it flipped while trying to navigate through a turn at high speeds. Body rollllllllllllllllll Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxkita Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 I want to find a caravan turbo and run it on the race of lemons!! Now that would be fun...until it flipped while trying to navigate through a turn at high speeds. Body rollllllllllllllllll With a bit of work, you could slam it, replace the windows with plexiglass, gut the interior, you'd have a lightweight van with no upper body mass. Dodge made performance handling kits for many of their cars in the Mopar catalog that looked stock. Moreover, if you could find the 2.5 turbo 2 engine, it was rated at 224 hp - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler_K_engine#2.5_Turbo . I had one in a Dodge Shadow that routinely walked Mustang 5.0 and other hotrods. Adding the Mopar road-racing suspension dropped it so low, my passengers had to get out to go over speed bumps. Otoh, it handled awesome. Build my car Boxkita Track days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubieDriver Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 2004 LGT turbo 5 speed? That is truly a rare car. It may be the most unicorn of all unicorns. The 2005 Legacy was released in 2004, therefore you could get one in 2004 (as a 2005 model). Mine was 2004-built and sold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudeondacouch Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Honorable mention also to z26 berettas Not really; Quad4 GTZ was faster than any Z26. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gmachine Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 I had an '89 5 spd with a bunch of SHO Shop goodies bolted on. Fun car. I loved surprising 5.0 stangs and IROC Z's. that Yamaha 3.0 was something else. I wanted one of the early cars but couldn't find the right one. Bought a 93 and like you wreaked havoc on fairly stock 5.0 stangs. Oh the joy! My old ride. http://www.klimesgroup.com/lshoc/lshoc/davechun.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idiot4hire Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Not really; Quad4 GTZ was faster than any Z26. I thought the z26 was the quad 4. I knew a guy that had a z26 that said it was faster then my legacy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgoodhue Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Only a few z26 had the quad4/5 speed. Most of them were 3.1 V6 auto. GM made a 3.1 turbo Grand Priz in the early 90's. Some of he other cars on my list would be any of the german peformance sedan- Audi S, BMW M, Mercedes AMG. CTSV would need to be included as well. The 90's GM supercharged 3800's (ie Pontiac GTP). Some those made their way into grandma model Pontiacs, Oldsmobiles and Buicks. The Outback XT and Legacy Gt wagon (and mentioned FXT) are good sleepers as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
08Legacy08 Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 I wouldn't get all that excited by being included in that list. I am pretty sure a dodge caravan turbo didn't run deep into the 12's with just upping the boost. I think the fact checking was a little lacking in the article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgoodhue Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 I wanted one of the early cars but couldn't find the right one. Bought a 93 and like you wreaked havoc on fairly stock 5.0 stangs. Oh the joy! My old ride. http://www.klimesgroup.com/lshoc/lshoc/davechun.htm My friend who street race regularly got beat in his bolt on 5.0 Mustang by a early SHO with N2O. That was quite the surprise since he was running high 13's. (He also got smoked by a Syclone and Dodge Shelby GLHS in other surprise races). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgoodhue Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 I am not saying that a Turbo Caravan isn't a sleeper or can't run 12's. I was just commenting on that its take more than just upping the boost to run deep into the 12's. it's kind of like when a Grand National owner tries to tell me his car ran 12's 100% stock or 11's with a chip, some you need to pull out the BS flag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxkita Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 Gus Mahon (http://www.gusmahon.org/html/Mini.htm) was the first to get a minivan into the 13's and still be a DD. Others have gone faster, but he was most likely the first to try and succeed Build my car Boxkita Track days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAC5.2 Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 Only a few z26 had the quad4/5 speed. Most of them were 3.1 V6 auto. GM made a 3.1 turbo Grand Priz in the early 90's. Some of he other cars on my list would be any of the german peformance sedan- Audi S, BMW M, Mercedes AMG. CTSV would need to be included as well. The 90's GM supercharged 3800's (ie Pontiac GTP). Some those made their way into grandma model Pontiacs, Oldsmobiles and Buicks. The Outback XT and Legacy Gt wagon (and mentioned FXT) are good sleepers as well. You clearly have no idea what "sleeper" means. [URL="http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/proper-flip-key-interesti-159894.html"]Flip Key Development Thread[/URL] "Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped." - E. Hubbard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudeondacouch Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 I thought the z26 was the quad 4. I knew a guy that had a z26 that said it was faster then my legacy Stock? Not even close; he's crazy. Only a few z26 had the quad4/5 speed. Most of them were 3.1 V6 auto. Correct, but the 2.3 was detuned after '92. The ones in the Z26s only made 170hp IIRC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTG Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 They forgot to mention 2006 Mercedes E55 AMG Wagon! My best friend owns one and the thing is untouchable on the freeway and smokes almost anything off the line. Car and driver tested this thing 0-60 in 4.1 secs!!!!! Link to article: http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/mercedes-benz-e55-amg-wagon-short-take-road-test Most people have NO IDEA what it is :-) Here is a picture from Motor Trend's test back in the day http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e391/tgunal/Random%20Uploads/e55wagon.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxkita Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 ^^^ IDK "Back in the day" means 2006. Kids. Sleeper - http://www.stationwagon.com/gallery/1991_Chevy_Caprice.html Build my car Boxkita Track days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bdubs Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 We had a turbo caravan growing up. It was the automatic version, but it went problem free for just about 10 years. Sure was a great ride back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTG Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 ^^^ IDK "Back in the day" means 2006. Kids. Sleeper - http://www.stationwagon.com/gallery/1991_Chevy_Caprice.html Wish I were a kid and will take it as a compliment. Back in the day means the test was done 5+ years ago and I did not want someone to mention that the latest version of the wagon does 0-60 in 3.2 secs.... that's all.... Caprice is nice but it is huge. I really was into GM cars now really back in the day 20+ years ago. Getting a B-Body car less than 5.0 secs will take bunch of work and it probably won't turn or stop even if it gets to 60 that fast. In 1994 when Impala SS came out it was a big deal but it was completely over taken by another European the following year.... 1995 Volvo T-5R...... Volvo also kept making great sleepers until 2007. Now who would ever think a Volvo would go fast . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehsnils Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 I still think this was the greatest sleeper: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/31/MHV_MB_W109_300SEL6.3_01.jpg Second would be Lancia Thema 8.32 http://www.bedug.com/pics/Fun2/thema832.jpeg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Capacity Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 They forgot to mention 2006 Mercedes E55 AMG Wagon! My best friend owns one and the thing is untouchable on the freeway and smokes almost anything off the line. Car and driver tested this thing 0-60 in 4.1 secs!!!!! Link to article: http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/mercedes-benz-e55-amg-wagon-short-take-road-test Most people have NO IDEA what it is :-) Here is a picture from Motor Trend's test back in the day http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e391/tgunal/Random%20Uploads/e55wagon.jpg You need to see the AMG wagon the doctor rides in at F1 races. That's a sleeper. 305,600miles 5/2012 ej257 short block, 8/2011 installed VF52 turbo, @20.8psi, 280whp, 300ftlbs. (SOLD). CHECK your oil, these cars use it. Engine Build - Click Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle humjaba Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 I rolled into it in 2nd gear in my 05 the other day and my non-auto-enthusiast front seat passenger said "whoa! this car doesn't look like it'd be fast!" I love sleepers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
05wagongt Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 I would put the Chevy citation on that list as well. 2000 lb car, v6 engine.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxkita Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 I would put the Chevy citation on that list as well. 2000 lb car, v6 engine.... I remember those...they were sleepers when they first came out. Especially if you got the decal delete option. Build my car Boxkita Track days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dujo Posted June 28, 2013 Author Share Posted June 28, 2013 ^ FWD though. Gotta admit that the X-11 was a pretty bad ass looking car ... for it's day anyway. I crushed on a girl in HS that had one. Never did get that ride though. http://ucapusa.com/images/car_spotters_guide/1981/1981_Chevrolet_Citation_X-11.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxkita Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 ^^^ first car I ever drifted was the Pontiac version with a 4MT. Rented one for a weekend run from Montana to Seattle and back for a wedding. Returned it with avg speed for the whole trip of 50+ including a speeding ticket for 89 in 55. It'd go 120 indicated. Build my car Boxkita Track days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bomberlegacy Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 94-95 Ford Thunderbird SuperCoupe 5spd. I had a modified '96 4.6L and always drooled over the supercoupes '08 Legacy 2.5i - hybrid intake - delta 1000 - E85 - magnaflow exhaust Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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