A friend of mine had a 1980 Ford Fairmont with a built Mustang 5.0 engine and drivetrain out of a 88 Mustang. That thing was a real sleeper.

 

A worked VW bus would do it for me.

 

Well thank you, butto methe hood scoop and dualwing sort of throw out the sleeper idea. If people know ahead of time that it's a 4 banger and then see it run they are always impressed, but other than that from looks alone I think most expect it to be semi-fast at least. My Sentra is way more of a sleeper than the SVO...

 

lets not forget the 1971 AMC Gremlin X. 304, or even 401 powered[:-]

 

^^Ummmm...yea let's go ahead and forget that car was ever built

 

LOL.. the gremlin always gives me visions of wayne's world.. [&:]aacckkk.. I'm with JD on that one.. that car fell out of the fugly tree and hit every branch on the way down..

But for a sleeper, a 96 Spoon civic SI hatchback with a B-18 swap and twin GT-35's.. Full interior and primer-coated grey on stock rims with Falken's..

Though I have to admit the Spirit R/T's and the GNX would be very hard competition to beat there.. Or they Cyclone/Typhoons.

 

did anyone mention the dodge omni GLH?


that thing was the SRT4 of it's time, nowadays people would call it trash... untill it was floored





^^^ that particular one does 12.8 @ 111MPH

 

im starting to think these little 4 bngrs of old had more potential to be unlocked than anyone gives them credit for.

 

Yes, I completely agree

 

i would love to build me a turbo I4, i might have to stop my TT302 and see what i can get outta a 2.3