What exactly is a SLeeper?
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Re: What exactly is a SLeeper? (Three Lines)
1) Wrong forum
2) "Sleeper" means a car that looks stock but it significantly faster than stock. By definition, not a ricer, since they aren't making mods for looks.
An example, a guy hid a turbocharger underneath a stock exhaust manifold heatshield, and the intake pipe looked like a cold-air intake.
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-Chris
2) "Sleeper" means a car that looks stock but it significantly faster than stock. By definition, not a ricer, since they aren't making mods for looks.
An example, a guy hid a turbocharger underneath a stock exhaust manifold heatshield, and the intake pipe looked like a cold-air intake.
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-Chris
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Re: (Three Lines)
a "sleeper" can also be a factory oem stock car. back in the day, for instance, you could order a Coronet with a 440 wedge motor and no extra trim and bench seats and pie plate hub caps. looked just like the bread and butter 6 cyl model. til you mashed it 
in 1990 i owned a Taurus SHO. that was a sleeper, to be sure!
now-a-days, most "hot" cars look hot; fast cars that don't look fast don't seem to sell too well.... i miss the sleepers, though!
todd
in 1990 i owned a Taurus SHO. that was a sleeper, to be sure!
now-a-days, most "hot" cars look hot; fast cars that don't look fast don't seem to sell too well.... i miss the sleepers, though!
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Re: What exactly is a SLeeper? (Three Lines)
If you don't let the dirty 17 inch wheels scare you, I have a talon that's a good candidate. From the inside you see eibach ers springs on coil overs with konis, good pads ss brake lines, bigger turbo, bigger fuel pump, boost controller, all the breather bolt ons and awd. But from the outside you see a dirty, dark red colored, ten year old car. Never would think it can do FTD on street tires at porsche or bmw club autoxes, or that it's a "13 second car". lol I love this thing. Just had to post this unrelated information to this forum.
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Re: What exactly is a SLeeper? (Three Lines)
It's a maneuver in wrestling or martial arts where you incapacitate someone by shutting off the carotid artery. Grab the handle and push the button. 
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Re: (Sean O'Gorman)
I fall asleep on the grid before my session... am I a sleeper?
Maybe I've got sleeperitis; oh God, is it curable? Will I die?
Please help me ... sleeperitis is ruining my double clutching upshifts, dawg.............................................. ..............................
Maybe I've got sleeperitis; oh God, is it curable? Will I die?
Please help me ... sleeperitis is ruining my double clutching upshifts, dawg.............................................. ..............................
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Re: (Sean O'Gorman)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Sean O’Gorman »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Just remember, its not how you stand by your car, its how you race it. </TD></TR></TABLE>
The angle of your arms while standing is very important to consider as well.
</TD></TR></TABLE>The angle of your arms while standing is very important to consider as well.
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Re: What exactly is a SLeeper? (Three Lines)
Sleeper is an energy-saving control panel for the Mac which will dim your screen, spin down the hard disk, and power off Energy Star compliant monitors. Simply select your desired sleep times in the control panel and let Sleeper take care of the rest. Preferences can also be set to have Sleeper password-protect your screen and shut down or put your Mac to sleep after a period of inactivity. In addition, a hotkey can be used to put your Macintosh to sleep on demand.
And now you know.
And now you know.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by speedracer33 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I think it was a Woody Allen movie too.</TD></TR></TABLE>
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Re: What exactly is a SLeeper? (Three Lines)
Hmmm
I would say any car that you think is gonna be slow. For instance when I see a riced out car I always assum eit's gonna be slow. Because they usualy are.
I just put my 93 civic back to stock myself but even with no body mods since it's shiny people assume it's gonna be fast. So even though my car is stock on the outside it can easily run 13s and people still expect it is gonna be a fast car. So try as I might I don't think I can call it a sleeper.
now if I didn't wash it and kicked in some panels then put on steelies with only one hub cap it might be a sleeper.
Knew a guy back in the day with a dodge omni with a 350 rear wheel drive that ran 11s. Looked like total **** but he cleaned up and won money racing on the street.
I would say any car that you think is gonna be slow. For instance when I see a riced out car I always assum eit's gonna be slow. Because they usualy are.
I just put my 93 civic back to stock myself but even with no body mods since it's shiny people assume it's gonna be fast. So even though my car is stock on the outside it can easily run 13s and people still expect it is gonna be a fast car. So try as I might I don't think I can call it a sleeper.
now if I didn't wash it and kicked in some panels then put on steelies with only one hub cap it might be a sleeper.
Knew a guy back in the day with a dodge omni with a 350 rear wheel drive that ran 11s. Looked like total **** but he cleaned up and won money racing on the street.
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Re: (nortrop)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by nortrop »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
The angle of your arms while standing is very important to consider as well.
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that is phucking hillarious!
The angle of your arms while standing is very important to consider as well.
</TD></TR></TABLE>that is phucking hillarious!
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by red civic standard »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1228100</TD></TR></TABLE>
yep, that's a civic alright.
my foot's asleep... that's a sleeper.
a stock looking civic with an itr is boring to me.
be awesome to see a Cressida w/ a 2J...that's a much cooler sleeper.
yep, that's a civic alright.
my foot's asleep... that's a sleeper.
a stock looking civic with an itr is boring to me.
be awesome to see a Cressida w/ a 2J...that's a much cooler sleeper.
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Sleeper? Looks like nothing on the outside. Runs like stink when you press the gas. You can see the cage and the Sparo seats in my car but other than that I would say it is a "sleeper". Faded original paint, dent in the hood and right passenger door, and a slightly askew rear bumper cover. Looks like nothing. Under the hood and in the wheel wells, well that is a different story.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by apexinghonda »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Runs like stink when you press the gas. </TD></TR></TABLE>
Oh, so you have to be running rich and have a hole in the exhaust, so the carbon monoxide puts the passengers to sleep?
Oh, so you have to be running rich and have a hole in the exhaust, so the carbon monoxide puts the passengers to sleep?
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Re: What exactly is a SLeeper? (Three Lines)
Originally Posted by Chris_
This car belongs to red civic standard.
a really good friend of mine.
Incredible attention to detail has gone into this car and IMO it is one of, if not the best ef hatch sleeper I have ever seen.
SLEEPER DETAILS
<FONT COLOR="red">
NEAR STOCK RIDE HEIGHT
BLACK BUMPERS
100% FACTORY STOCK EXTERIOR</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="red">
075 / SLO sticker</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="red">
HX WHEELS LIE BENEATH STOCK HUB CAPS.
WRAPPED IN 14" FALKEN AZENIS
RED HONDA PRIDE LOGO VALVE CAP
GSR 10.2 BRAKES
CARBOTECH PANTHER + PADS
STAINLESS STEEL LINES</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="red">
KONI YELLOWS
GROUND CONTROL W/ INTEGRA RATES
PAINTED BLACK FOR STOCK LOOK</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="red">
2.5" MANDREL BENT EXHAUST W/ ES OVAL
PAINTED BLACK FOR STOCK LOOK
RESONATED FOR NEAR STOCK SOUND(on partial throttle)</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="red">
CUSTOM ZZZZZ SLEEPER PLATE</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="red">
TACHLESS CLUSTER
SHIFT LIGHT INSTALLED IN CENTER VENT
ALL VINYL SEATING
SKUNK 2 SHORT SHIFTER PAINTED BLACK WITH OE 4 SPEED SHIFT ****
STOCK HONDA FM RADIO (WITH OE CD PLAYER HIDDEN IN GLOVE BOX
MICHIGAN STATE PARK ANNUAL PASS</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="red">
JDM ITR MOTOR WITH NA BUILD</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="red">Motor – 2000 JDM ITR b18C:</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="red">Transmission – 2000 JDM ITR (4.78 FD) with Hasport hydro conversion kit</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="red">Cams – Buddy Club Spec 3+</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="red">Valvetrain – Toda valvesprings and Portflow retainers</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="red">Throttle body – JDM ITR bored over to 70/66</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="red">
Intake Manifold – AEBS with overbored 65 mm inlet</FONT>
Injectors – RC engineering 310 cc
<FONT COLOR="red">Intake Manifold gasket – Outlaw engineering</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="red">Header – SMSP coated by Jet Hot</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="red">Extras – Teflon Crank Scraper with optional baffles</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="red">Extras – DH-racing 6 oz crank pulley</FONT>
Motor in the car:
DYNO PLOTS AND VIDEO ON PAGE 4
Modified by Chris_ at 12:28 AM 4/29/2005
Modified by Chris_ at 10:02 PM 5/6/2005
a really good friend of mine.
Incredible attention to detail has gone into this car and IMO it is one of, if not the best ef hatch sleeper I have ever seen.
SLEEPER DETAILS
<FONT COLOR="red">
NEAR STOCK RIDE HEIGHT
BLACK BUMPERS
100% FACTORY STOCK EXTERIOR</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="red">
075 / SLO sticker</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="red">
HX WHEELS LIE BENEATH STOCK HUB CAPS.
WRAPPED IN 14" FALKEN AZENIS
RED HONDA PRIDE LOGO VALVE CAP
GSR 10.2 BRAKES
CARBOTECH PANTHER + PADS
STAINLESS STEEL LINES</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="red">
KONI YELLOWS
GROUND CONTROL W/ INTEGRA RATES
PAINTED BLACK FOR STOCK LOOK</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="red">
2.5" MANDREL BENT EXHAUST W/ ES OVAL
PAINTED BLACK FOR STOCK LOOK
RESONATED FOR NEAR STOCK SOUND(on partial throttle)</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="red">
CUSTOM ZZZZZ SLEEPER PLATE</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="red">
TACHLESS CLUSTER
SHIFT LIGHT INSTALLED IN CENTER VENT
ALL VINYL SEATING
SKUNK 2 SHORT SHIFTER PAINTED BLACK WITH OE 4 SPEED SHIFT ****
STOCK HONDA FM RADIO (WITH OE CD PLAYER HIDDEN IN GLOVE BOX
MICHIGAN STATE PARK ANNUAL PASS</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="red">
JDM ITR MOTOR WITH NA BUILD</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="red">Motor – 2000 JDM ITR b18C:</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="red">Transmission – 2000 JDM ITR (4.78 FD) with Hasport hydro conversion kit</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="red">Cams – Buddy Club Spec 3+</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="red">Valvetrain – Toda valvesprings and Portflow retainers</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="red">Throttle body – JDM ITR bored over to 70/66</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="red">
Intake Manifold – AEBS with overbored 65 mm inlet</FONT>
Injectors – RC engineering 310 cc
<FONT COLOR="red">Intake Manifold gasket – Outlaw engineering</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="red">Header – SMSP coated by Jet Hot</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="red">Extras – Teflon Crank Scraper with optional baffles</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="red">Extras – DH-racing 6 oz crank pulley</FONT>
Motor in the car:
DYNO PLOTS AND VIDEO ON PAGE 4
Modified by Chris_ at 12:28 AM 4/29/2005
Modified by Chris_ at 10:02 PM 5/6/2005
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Re: (Chris F)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Chris F »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
Oh, so you have to be running rich and have a hole in the exhaust, so the carbon monoxide puts the passengers to sleep?
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Now carbon monoxide is odorless. Yes I sedate my passenger/ students with exhaust fumes.
Oh, so you have to be running rich and have a hole in the exhaust, so the carbon monoxide puts the passengers to sleep?
</TD></TR></TABLE>Now carbon monoxide is odorless. Yes I sedate my passenger/
students with exhaust fumes.