What's the exact definition of a sleeper? Are the words engine and motor synonyms? Don't be mad at me, I just don't like to assume. I have an idea what a sleeper is : a car that looks plain on the outside, but under the hood, it's pretty serious.

 

Sleeper is an old muscle car term, best described by rusted body shitty looking car that is wicked fast. The words engine and motor are synonyms. Nowadays sleepers are cars that look plain on the outside but still fast same as before, you hit it right on the head. Sorry if I am rambling.

 

isnt there a sticky for this type of thing?

 

if there isnt there should be

 

If they had stickys for all the things we "should" know, the first page of the forum would be nothing but stickys.

 

im talking abot the sticky that's titled "All simple and basic questions here"

 

Oh, well then that's a good idea!

 

I think there are enough Hondas and Acuras running high 14's these days for people to expect it. That doesn't seem very sleepy to me because most of them have tons of visible aftermarket parts on them.

The last thing I want to hear is people doing bolt-ons, painted parts, some minor weight reduction, and start calling their car a sleeper because it's riced and runs a half-second faster than it did when they bought it. Can we make this a rule? I hear "sleeper" inappropriately thrown around way too much.

It should at least be well-swapped or boosted, appear totally stock with the hood closed, and well-used. Once it's actually fast, mis-matched tires or hubcaps are a plus, so is rust. But wheel upgrades, chromed parts or any other look-at-me mods are strictly prohibited. Painted parts that aren't related to unfinished body repairs ruin it as well. Add some dirt and a "baby on board" sign (or winnie the pooh sunshade), maybe some AAA stickers, and it's ready to go.