"The Murdersofa" - 2000 LeSabre Limited

[Pilot of the Murdersofa]

Here it is when I originally got it. Quiet, 11.3 seconds to 60, and looked like every other car out there.
Painted champagne gold, aka "You won't ever decide if this is silver or bronze"

One of my first mods. Red switched footwell LEDs. Girls love this one for some reason.
Also, note how all of my dash backlights work. Sadly not the case anymore, which pisses me off. Even more annoying is that the bulbs aren't replaceable by any means I can find.

Hanging with some friends. From left to right: 2nd-gen MR2 Turbo, Honda S2000, Porsche Boxster S, Buick LeSabre 2000, Chrysler Concorde, Jetta Sportwagen TDI

There's an informal car show/meet in a local parking lot. We like to get there early and park right in the middle of the silly-expensive classics, then retreat to a safe distance and watch the reactions. Mostly utter confusion.

Taken from my first autocross, this picture is the very definition of "body roll"

From my most recent autocross. Light taken out for cooler air, hood raised up to allow room for strut tower brace, rear shocks replaced with higher-pressure units and aired up to max for better stiffness (turned out to be a bad idea) and new wheels/rubber.

And some videos:

Stupid little dubsteppy video with a lot of snow drifting and nonsense - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8L_5lVuiy0k
Exhaust clip - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SaT4hJ9GW8
In-car view of one of my best autox runs - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moeZsrd6-JQ
Outer view of one of my most hilarious autox runs - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZOl6oFCFws

[Jfridge92]

It's nice to see someone else modding a LeSabre on here Any engine mods yet, other than the cosmetics I can see?

[Pilot of the Murdersofa]

Nothing to the engine other than the tune, if that counts. I'd like to get a ZZP N/A performance cam for it, but dropping $350 is a bit out of reach at the moment, and it would only be marginally more expensive to buy a 130,000-mile L67 from a friend.

[nos4blood70]

Don't waste time or money modding the motor NA. Do a topswap. You basically swap everything from the heads up to an L67, or supercharged motor's components. Same price, or cheaper than a cam, and opens a lot of potential.

http://www.grandprixforums.net/threads/ ... -3800-Info

[PRD2BDF]

Glad to see you over here from Jalopnik.. I'm "I drive dead car brands only" on Jalopnik

[Pilot of the Murdersofa]

Yay! I figured I'd find a fellow Jalop over here.

[MattStrike]

Good to see some fresh blood here. AutoX must be fun with that!

[Pilot of the Murdersofa]

It's certainly interesting. I'm always dead-last (only person with a FWD automatic, and the consistently the worst power-to-weight ratio), but *dang* I have the most fun there.

[BonneMe]

I met a good friend of mine as he was autocrossing a 2000ish 2 door GP... That thing, struggled mightily, I can't image trying to hussle a LeSabre through a decent course, those tires look to be SCREAMING in that head on photo. Definitely keep shocks in the rear in a good balance with the front.

I've autocrossed a few cars in my day now, from an N/A Mini to a stripped out, supercharged Miata. My brother has a 2000 LeSabre, you're crazy! Keep it up!

[Jrs3800]

Nothing to the engine other than the tune, if that counts. I'd like to get a ZZP N/A performance cam for it, but dropping $350 is a bit out of reach at the moment, and it would only be marginally more expensive to buy a 130,000-mile L67 from a friend.

I would say, hold out for the L67 Swap...

[WhiteArrow3800]

It's always awesome to see these boats doing things they shouldn't. Welcome to the community!