SLEEPERS! Anyone have a street sleeper here?

SLEEPERS! Anyone have a street sleeper here?

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ingenieur

4,097 posts

181 months

Saturday 2nd March
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Alex_225 said:
Does this count as a sleeper?

I bought this last week, it's a Saab 9-3 (obviously) but has the 2.8 V6 turbo and four wheel drive. Bit of an odd spec as it's not a Turbo X but is 99% the same but from the outside there is no mention of the engine or drivetrain just Aero on the bootlid. Wheels and grills were a styling pack but again an option.

Not mega power with 280bhp but I think it's very subtle and 295lbs-ft gives it bit of punch like diesel but with more revs.



A basic remap would see 320bhp and nearer 350lbs-ft.
I would say the 'not mega power' bit is the issue here. Looking at that car... I would not be at all surprised to hear it had around 280hp from the factory.

RSTurboPaul

10,374 posts

258 months

Saturday 2nd March
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ingenieur said:
Alex_225 said:
Does this count as a sleeper?

I bought this last week, it's a Saab 9-3 (obviously) but has the 2.8 V6 turbo and four wheel drive. Bit of an odd spec as it's not a Turbo X but is 99% the same but from the outside there is no mention of the engine or drivetrain just Aero on the bootlid. Wheels and grills were a styling pack but again an option.

Not mega power with 280bhp but I think it's very subtle and 295lbs-ft gives it bit of punch like diesel but with more revs.



A basic remap would see 320bhp and nearer 350lbs-ft.
I would say the 'not mega power' bit is the issue here. Looking at that car... I would not be at all surprised to hear it had around 280hp from the factory.
The 9000 can be built to 500bhp+ AIUI biggrin

Alex_225

6,263 posts

201 months

Saturday 2nd March
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ingenieur said:
I would say the 'not mega power' bit is the issue here. Looking at that car... I would not be at all surprised to hear it had around 280hp from the factory.
You wouldn't and I wouldn't. Wpukd the average person be a bit surprised? Maybe. I'm pretty sure most people think Saabs are just slow slow old oddities Hahaha

ingenieur

4,097 posts

181 months

Saturday 2nd March
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Alex_225 said:
ingenieur said:
I would say the 'not mega power' bit is the issue here. Looking at that car... I would not be at all surprised to hear it had around 280hp from the factory.
You wouldn't and I wouldn't. Wpukd the average person be a bit surprised? Maybe. I'm pretty sure most people think Saabs are just slow slow old oddities Hahaha
This was fun... you can just about see the turbo gauge on the right = horizontal


ingenieur

4,097 posts

181 months

Saturday 2nd March
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RSTurboPaul said:
ingenieur said:
Alex_225 said:
Does this count as a sleeper?

I bought this last week, it's a Saab 9-3 (obviously) but has the 2.8 V6 turbo and four wheel drive. Bit of an odd spec as it's not a Turbo X but is 99% the same but from the outside there is no mention of the engine or drivetrain just Aero on the bootlid. Wheels and grills were a styling pack but again an option.

Not mega power with 280bhp but I think it's very subtle and 295lbs-ft gives it bit of punch like diesel but with more revs.



A basic remap would see 320bhp and nearer 350lbs-ft.
I would say the 'not mega power' bit is the issue here. Looking at that car... I would not be at all surprised to hear it had around 280hp from the factory.
The 9000 can be built to 500bhp+ AIUI biggrin
See above

hairykrishna

13,166 posts

203 months

Saturday 2nd March
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Bringing back some memories. I had a couple of fast Saab 9000 aeros. One was in that burgundy red they did, faded really badly and looked like an absolute bag of st. Best part of 400hp surprised a few people. Bit torque steery even with a fancy LSD though.

Hol

8,412 posts

200 months

Sunday 3rd March
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Escort3500 said:
ajprice said:
MightyBadger said:
Skoda estate looks fast, would expect it to be fast.
600bhp fast?
Exactly. To the casual observer and the uninitiated it looks like a pretty ordinary Skoda estate with slightly bigger than standard alloys and painted calipers. Even if I thought vRS, I wouldn’t expect 600 bhp.
I would actually be expecting moderately modded Golf R type power if I saw somethIng like that, but not as high as 600bhp.


Roboticarm

1,452 posts

61 months

Thursday 21st March
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Not the fastest thing in the world but I'd say most would be surprised when this thing sets off from the lights

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/276389424492?mkcid=16&a...


WPA

8,797 posts

114 months

Thursday 21st March
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Roboticarm said:
Not the fastest thing in the world but I'd say most would be surprised when this thing sets off from the lights

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/276389424492?mkcid=16&a...
Still registered as a 1.6 on the V5.

Coatesy351

861 posts

132 months

Thursday 28th March
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KE30 Corolla










MightyBadger

1,978 posts

50 months

Thursday 28th March
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Coatesy351 said:
KE30 Corolla









Thread back on track, nice.

weewhiskydram

16 posts

1 month

Thursday 28th March
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Coatesy351 said:
KE30 Corolla
Love it!

Purosangue

952 posts

13 months

Thursday 28th March
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Aston Martin 7.0 Virage Turbocharged Lynx LE ....................with 800 bhp & 1200 ft lb torque .,






more than double the original performance , built in 1994 first Aston fitted with a Turbo charger
as she was 8 years ago



since then its had extensive upgrades to the exhaust , manifolds and larger turbo and diff to increase power from 750 bhp tand 1000 ft lb torque

to 800 bhp & 1200 ft lb torque .


Edited by Purosangue on Thursday 28th March 11:46

ambuletz

10,735 posts

181 months

Thursday 28th March
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^not a sleeper regardless of how much more performance it may have.

RC1807

12,533 posts

168 months

Thursday 28th March
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More interested in the Capri .... can you create a thread purely about that one, please?
(Neither car belongs in this thread, IMO.)

thebigmacmoomin

2,799 posts

169 months

Thursday 28th March
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I would expect the Aston to be fast anyway. I wouldn't say it's a sleeper.

Now that Capri, that's far more interesting than the Aston.

MightyBadger

1,978 posts

50 months

Thursday 28th March
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Purosangue said:
Aston Martin 7.0 Virage Turbocharged Lynx LE ....................with 800 bhp & 1200 ft lb torque .,






more than double the original performance , built in 1994 first Aston fitted with a Turbo charger
as she was 8 years ago



since then its had extensive upgrades to the exhaust , manifolds and larger turbo and diff to increase power from 750 bhp tand 1000 ft lb torque

to 800 bhp & 1200 ft lb torque .


Edited by Purosangue on Thursday 28th March 11:46
:Facepalm:

Escort3500

11,908 posts

145 months

Thursday 28th March
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thebigmacmoomin said:
I would expect the Aston to be fast anyway. I wouldn't say it's a sleeper.

Now that Capri, that's far more interesting than the Aston.
Definitely, but then I suspect I’m one of the few here on PH that isn’t a fan of the AM’s looks.

Hilts

4,391 posts

282 months

Thursday 28th March
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Aston Martin you say?

Sleeper you say?

Nay, nay and thrice nay.

Maybe you know that though.

Jimmm

2,504 posts

183 months

Sunday 14th April
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FB find...