80's sleeper, rare other otherwise unknown rockets

[Fastclipse97]

hey gang, We all have our own favorite rides from the 80s and even the early 90s that are turbo or just a nasty sleeper. Many are unknown to the rest of the world. Name off some of the favs and yes pictures are incouraged.

such as....
dodge omni
galant vr4(yes we all know this one but its still a fav)
so forth and so on
im a young guy at 22, certainly someone will remember some old gem.....

 

[dirk3]

One of the all time greats.. Buick Grand National GNX...

 

[boostaddictgsx]

isuzu impulse turbo

 

[jp171]

Early '80's Colt Turbo.
Chevrolet Sprint turbo.
Old POS 4-door Cutlass or Malibu with GN powertrain.
Mazda 323 GT 4-door (turbo FWD).
Nissan 200SX with the CA18ET (turbo, 1.8L, SOHC, RWD, for those who don't speak nissan).

 

[funniegus]

Buick Lesabre T-Type, I've only seen one before. I worked on it at my old job. That thing was sweet!

 

[jp171]

A couple more:

3.1L 5-speed j-bodies.
Turbo FWD ~1990 (IIRC) Pontiac Grand Prix.
1992 Dodge Spirit R/T

I get the feeling I'll be in this thread all night.

 

[Nick McCardle]

86/87 Buick GN/T-Type/Turbo-T/GNX
89 Pontiac Turbo Trans Am
91 GMC Syclone
92/93 GMC Typhoon
90-95 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1


My favorites.

 

[BOOstGhost]

I loved my 86 IROC Z28!

 

[Defiant]

Renault Fuego.

But I'll tell you: anything from the last five years makes almost anything from the earlier fifteen look like dog crap.

 

[Fastclipse97]

hey arent we forgetting some of the classics?

ponitac firefly?
chrysler k car?
i think someone said mazda 323gtx AWD and turbo
wasnt there a turbo mustang at one point, maybe mustang 2?
conquest and starion!!!!

 

[T is for TURBO]

Datsun 280zx Turbo: L28ET
Nissan 300zx Turbo: VG30ET

My friend has a 300zx Turbo. Everyone and there mother seems to try to race him thinking it's just a crappy 80s car, but they usually get spanked. Its not backbreaking fast, but faster than most 80's cars.

Can't for get 1G Turbo DSM s!!! Most people look at a 1G and think its just a cheese wedge on wheels.

 

[spyder97gs]

Can't for get 1G Turbo DSM s!!! Most people look at a 1G and think its just a cheese wedge on wheels.

89 Probe GT (2.2 Turbo) Fastest stock production year for the probe.

 

[dirk3]

Mustang SVO

 

[red95tsi]

www.ssmoparmuscle.com/speedcomp.htm This is one of the many sites online that gives you 0-60 and 1/4 mile times for many production vehicles throughout the years. One of my favs. is the pre-93 rx-7 turbos.

 

[Redmachine]

dodge shelby 2.2 turbo
dodge daytona

 

[wret]

Triumph TR-8

 

[Bostedquest]

hey arent we forgetting some of the classics?


wasnt there a turbo mustang at one point
conquest and starion!!!!

Finally someone mentioned the Questers'

And yes there was a 2.3 turbo Mustang and Thunderbird. And they were the regular 80's style, not the mini's.
While not exactly from the factory production...
a nice 80's S10/S15 with a 396 will light a few people up....

 

[slvrstingray]

89 Dodge Colt GT and 89 Turbo Mirage. 4G61 baby!!

 

[set3422]

1) 87-93 Toyota Celica All Trac
2) 88-9? Dodge Caravan AWD Turbo
3) 92-9? GMC Cyclone and Typhoon (V6 Twin Turbo)
4) 197?-198? VW Rabbit
5) 87-89 Toyota MR-2 Supercharged
6) 91-95 Toyota MR-2 Turbo
7) 944 Porsche
8) Merkur Xr4Ti turbo (Same as turbo'ed Ford Probe and 1981 turbo mustang engine)
9) 1981 Mustang Turbo
10) 198? Turbo Ford Thunderbird
11) 1989-? Chrysler Lebaron Turbo
12) 198? BMW M3
13) Subaru SVX (The only Subaru flat 6 produced to compete with DSM)
14) Subaru Justy 4WD (Light as hell, 1800#)
15) 198? Honda Civic station wagon 4WD (Yes, Civic 4WD!!!!!)

 

[Hughes]

80's Conquest

A beautiful bodied car with the RWD performance to give it a nice edge. My favorite 80's car.

 

[Fastclipse97]

was the dodge shadow turbo at one point?

and the dodge spirt?

man we outta dig up some of these and reak havoc with these sleepers

 

[highpsi93tsi]

A 77 Dodge Aspen wagon with woodgrain sides and hubcaps. M/T dragradials on the back, whitewalls on the front, a 451 stroker bigblock with a Procharger and 20lbs of boost. Thats a sleeper. Theres a 4 door 64 Rambler outthere with a twin turbo sbc and runs mid 8s on PUMPGAS and its DRIVEN all the time. Wanna see vids?

 

[RiceKiller_TSi]

Sure y not.

 

[Initial DSM]

Dodge Caravan turbo

Chrysler Lebaron Turbo

 

[SoilentGreen98]

I'd say the 1987 Buick Grand National GNX, but that's no sleeper, everyone knows about that beast! Haha.


But some 80's faves for me are:

86 Dodge Daytona Turbo Z CS (Carol Shelby)
early/mid 80's Chrysler Lazer Turbo (same as Daytona)
Dodge Omni GLHS
STARQUESTS! (Starion/Conquest)
Mazda MX-6 Turbo
Oldsmobile 442