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Old Feb 28, 2007 | 09:12 AM
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This is a sleeper...
...but dont wake it up


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Old Feb 28, 2007 | 10:02 AM
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Sleeper:

You don't show whats in your hand when you play poker do you???

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Old Feb 28, 2007 | 10:07 AM
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I like a car that looks like it might be fast, but is insanely faster than it even looks. Or it looks so fast no one will race it and find out it's really slow.
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Old Feb 28, 2007 | 10:15 AM
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Stock looks and is a sleeper! goes fast! catch you off gaurd.

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Old Feb 28, 2007 | 11:27 AM
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Originally Posted by madmatt9471
Stock looks and is a sleeper! goes fast! catch you off gaurd.

Thanks,Matt
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Old Feb 28, 2007 | 02:50 PM
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Originally Posted by striper
I like a car that looks like it might be fast, but is insanely faster than it even looks....
Had the understated look but am now taking it over the top. Stinger hood, HRE's, 345/19's, rollbar, and polished sheetmetal work under the hood, etc... not to mention the GHL's and whistling ATI. Still has to look classy though.
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Old Feb 28, 2007 | 05:10 PM
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Sounds good!

Post some pic's when you can.

Originally Posted by xtream1
Had the understated look but am now taking it over the top. Stinger hood, HRE's, 345/19's, rollbar, and polished sheetmetal work under the hood, etc... not to mention the GHL's and whistling ATI. Still has to look classy though.
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Old Feb 28, 2007 | 08:52 PM
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I go with the lopey cam and rumbly exhaust. Since street racing is highly frowed upon, the next best thing is making the person next to you THINK you can blow his doors off.

Can't come close to doing that with a 'sleeper'.

YOU might know it's fast....but nobody else does.....especially the guy sitting next to you at the stop light, "wondering", hmmmmmm, looks fast, but sounds tame.

But then again, what do I know, right?
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Old Feb 28, 2007 | 08:56 PM
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I like the sleeper look... But my cam is not so sleeper'ish though

I think the Ricers like to make there car "look" faster than what it really is. Have you seen the wings, and fart cans they have ? Where do they find this stuff ?

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