Sleeper cars

hehe...howsabout a '94 Lexus LS400? Granted, the stock 4.0 V8 is a little tame, at 250hp/260 torque...but then again dual turbos can fix that...a first generation LS400(90-94) was built to produce 2700 horses at one point, just an example of an extreme take on a good engine. Look at it like this too...their retail is 11K, their private party value not even 9K. I got mine for 4,500, and on Ebay you can find them for 6. You're looking at Toyotas answer to the luxury sedan(and Toyota already has a good name in autos.)

Edit: I suggested 94 because in 93 the brakes wer upgraded, and in 94 some body trim adjustments were made. Also, according to several lexus clubs online, 94 was to most reliable year for the first-gen LS 400s...and the first-gens were the most reliable among the earlier incarnations of the LS model.
 
motorcityxj said:
ya mean like this
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for sale http://www.greatlakes4x4.com/showthread.php?t=28374&page=2&highlight=cherokee
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You know the more I look at that, if you throw a beam axle under the front with some skinnies and put some funny car slicks on the back, that truck would look like a gasser!
 
lost1 said:
hehe...howsabout a '94 Lexus LS400? Granted, the stock 4.0 V8 is a little tame, at 250hp/260 torque...but then again dual turbos can fix that...a first generation LS400(90-94) was built to produce 2700 horses at one point, just an example of an extreme take on a good engine. Look at it like this too...their retail is 11K, their private party value not even 9K. I got mine for 4,500, and on Ebay you can find them for 6. You're looking at Toyotas answer to the luxury sedan(and Toyota already has a good name in autos.)

Edit: I suggested 94 because in 93 the brakes wer upgraded, and in 94 some body trim adjustments were made. Also, according to several lexus clubs online, 94 was to most reliable year for the first-gen LS 400s...and the first-gens were the most reliable among the earlier incarnations of the LS model.
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Is it front-wheel or rear-wheel drive?
 
Rob Mayercik said:
Welcome.

Rather ironic that all this L-body love is popping up lately (the Edmunds bit, those stunning pics of your rides, and my '84 making the Rockford Star) - I wonder what finally triggered people to finally give these little go-devils their props?

Must be fun riding shotgun and watching peoples' faces when you blow past them on the highway. (my father used to joke that with the rusty old '73 corolla he had years ago, people used to check their speedos to make sure they weren't going backwards as he sailed by)

"Gee, officer, you mean I really can go that fast in this thing?"

streetpirate: Go-carts from Hell - I like that!

Rob
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the "Go Cart From Hell" was a $50 horizon that me and my TD buddy matt the hutt got over the summer. it was dubbed the go cart from hell to complement "The Minivan of Fury" owned by matt. sadley, the engine seized several months later, and all we had done to the car at that point was remove the exhaust at the header and put AAR Cuda stripes on it. we both envisioned is lowered, flat black, with about 22lbs of boost.
 
streetpirate said:
the "Go Cart From Hell" was a $50 horizon that me and my TD buddy matt the hutt got over the summer. it was dubbed the go cart from hell to complement "The Minivan of Fury" owned by matt. sadley, the engine seized several months later, and all we had done to the car at that point was remove the exhaust at the header and put AAR Cuda stripes on it. we both envisioned is lowered, flat black, with about 22lbs of boost.
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Interesting. Would have been real fun, especially if you kept the beater look.

BTW, the article I mentioned earlier is up - http://www.rrstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070108/BUSINESS05/101080017 - head on over to the survey it references and support the Omni if you like.

Rob
 
Talked a friend into buyin a pile of shit 89 turbo voyager at a towing auction...

its now rests in a junkyard somewhere... he lost interest in it, pulled the engine and had it hauled away..





 
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csturboz said:
Talked a friend into buyin a pile of shit 89 turbo voyager at a towing auction...

its now rests in a junkyard somewhere... he lost interest in it, pulled the engine and had it hauled away..



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were the turbo caravan/voyagers 5 speed manuals ?

THATS a sleeper looks like a total piece of shit! :laugh2: Turd brown factory paint, purple pep boys buble tint, and black steelies with the wheel cover missing. Thats the perfect sleeper so far, though i think i would still go for the galant vr4 with a nice turbo and more boost, or an equal to the van boring volvo 240 wagon with a SBC. I do like the dodge torbo fwd for what they are cheap easy to mod, makes decent torque, and its the anti-jap ricer for some uniquemness. But i really dont like FWD anything if i have a choice.
 
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motorcityxj said:
were the turbo caravan/voyagers 5 speed manuals ?

THATS a sleeper looks like a total piece of shit! :laugh2: Turd brown factory paint, purple pep boys buble tint, and black steelies with the wheel cover missing. Thats the perfect sleeper so far, though i think i would still go for the galant vr4 with a nice turbo and more boost, or an equal to the van boring volvo 240 wagon with a SBC. I do like the dodge torbo fwd for what they are cheap easy to mod, makes decent torque, and its the anti-jap ricer for some uniquemness. But i really dont like FWD anything if i have a choice.
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Most of them were automatic.... I have one now in storage thats a 5 speed, super lightweight no option turd.



 
csturboz said:
Most of them were automatic.... I have one now in storage thats a 5 speed, super lightweight no option turd.
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5 speed caravans are hard to come by. I have driven a 5 speed turbo diesel grand caravan (it was made for europe, but New Venture Gear had donated it to my college), the van was really powerful and fun to drive. I wish dodge had put turbo diesels in their US fwd cars...
 
here's a sleeper car.... 90 Lincoln Mark VII, most people don't know much or anything about them, they have the drivetrain from a mustang, mine is supercharged, w/ full manual auto. 3.73's and a list of other go fast goodies on it.
 
Not exactly what you're looking for but..
1990 Ponitac Bonneville SSE.
Came with a 4spd, Auto, 3.8L V6.
Our old one was completely black, with the factory black mags and looked good for a family car. That thing surprised quite a few V8's.
Best part is, If you can find the supercharger off of the '93 and up models, combined with intake and exhaust upgrades your're looking at high 200's in the hp and tourque range, pretty good for a family sedan.
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That isn't our old one, just one that I found on Cardomain
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Chero-King said:
Not exactly what you're looking for but..
1990 Ponitac Bonneville SSE.
3.8L V6 running 280 at the wheels, completely stock.
Our old one was completely black, with the factory black mags and looked good for a family car. That thing surprised quite a few V8's, and had the most power I've seen from a stock V6.
Best part is, If you can find the supercharger off of the '93 and up models, you're easily running 300+ horses.
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280 at the wheels in stock OE form ? I dont think so unless i wasnt paying attention to my car and drivers and motor trend etc when i was in middle school. The 3.8 is a GREAT engine, runs like a top, makes great torque, low maintaince, and long lived. That being said the supercharged late model 3.8 in the Riviera and park avenue ultra made 240 hp.

quick google search confirms it to me
this guy says his old 88 lss supercharged 3.8 makes 209 hp at the wheels. Very respectable 271 lbs feet though.

http://www.dragtimes.com/Oldsmobile-88-Timeslip-8682.html
 
I realized that and changed it. When we bought the car, we were informed that it made close to 280 at stock form, didn't quite believe it but, never actually checked until now. Thanks for catching me though.
 
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