Goes like Hell S'more ;) look up the history olikat8 is right. One thing I never regretted was not buying the shelby dakota when I had the chance sense dodge did it better a year later.
Torque steer in not caused by uneven CV shafts. I raced a 600hp version of same platform with uneven shafts and it goes down the quarter mile in nine seconds, like going to the grocery store. It's the suspension setup. What's causing most of the torque steer is the play in the rubber suspension mounts and not having enough toe out. Under heavy load, the rubber compresses changing the suspension geometry and causing huge amounts of toe in. I changed the rubber to heim joints and gave it a touch of toe out. Straight as an arrow every time.
Goes like hell aka goes left horribly or that's what we said when I got my license.. my first car was a 71 dodge dart custom deluxe that I was gonna restore and make beautiful so I bought an Omni glh for a winter car for 800 bucks ... The dart never got finished.... 318 4 barrel holly,headers and straight pipe exhaust and 4 10s in the back... The Omni walked all over it after we made a few tweaks to the fuel system and the waste gate
Dude, a friend of mine had one in high school 20 years ago and no one knew what it was. bumper sticker said " Tell your friends it was an Omni." Good times!
I worked at a Chrysler/Dodge dealership back when these were being sold. These were always a total blast to drive! The "swiss cheese" rims were super cool.
I drive one many years ago....as a Corvette owner at the time I was awestruck...the torque steer on this car was almost unmanigble thing I ever witnessed...damn it was great and scary at the same time, thanks for the memories.
I had an 86 Omni GLH back when I was a senior in high school. It was flat black with the body kit and the pizza rims.. It had an upgraded exhaust, air intake and larger turbo. It was one mean machine, and was so fast, my girlfriend was afraid to ride in it. Lol. By far the funnest car I've ever owned. And if I could afford another one that was in decent shape and ran well, I'd buy it in a heartbeat! Miss that little car!
This has easily been one of my most favorite reviews in quite a while. I just love the weird quirky cars like that! It really makes me want to go out of my way and buy one😂
This was part of the Chrysler Corporation's magic: prior to the Viper, they never had a halo performance vehicle. This allowed their amazing engineers to do crazy things like stuff their biggest power engine into their cheapest $#!+box and give it suspension mods to match - or, back in the 60s, create a compact sedan with an engine that killed an entire racing series (see NASCAR Compact Car Series.) It's part of the magic when the GLH series L-bodies - the hottest hatches of the 1980s - gave way to the amazing Neon SRT/ACR vehicles, which are still to be feared when they show up on race day. If you can find a top condition L-body Omni, please go for it; among small cars, they were the big boys, and could seat 4 adults in comfort, while proving a level of chassis stiffness and subsequent performance the K-platform simply could not match. Even today, despite the New Hemi's endemic flaws, it tickles me to see such awesome silliness as the Grand Cherokee Trackhawk alongside the Hellcat Challengers and Chargers. Chrysler's unofficial slogan really should be "Big Power For Everybody."
Quite honestly, thee single reason why this video even came my way was because I had one of those random childhood memories pop up in my head, and it was of the Dodge Omni that my parents had (for a short time) growing up... it was quickly a staple in my childhood...and now here I am. Now I want to buy one, and restore it to MY specs... LOL
I remember driving this car new. With stock power, the torque steer was enormous. You had to make sure it was pointed where you wanted to go. It was great fun to drive and reasonably priced. They kept the price (and the weight) down by eliminating all the options that we take for granted today.
Why I think David is one of the best TH-camrs of all time: You can tell how much work and effort he puts into his videos by the fact that no matter how long the video is, it is entertaining from start to finish, no bullshit, no nonsense and I love that even a 15 minute feels like 5 minutes because of how well set out and entertaining the video is. Keep up the good work man, love the videos.
In 97 I had a maroon 87 omni America w 87,000 miles. Zero rust. Non turbo 2.2 with a Holley carb. I could get it to melt off one tire off occasionally. I had JL subs and infinity mids fiberglassed in the kicks. It was awesome for being non turbo. I had a turbo Daytona & my buddy had ...get ready...a Turbo woody caravan. He lost his licence in the van..but that day a trans am driver lost his dignity. Damn the 90s were good.
My dad drove this when I was a kid. I still remember having dreams about driving it. This was essentially the car that made me love cars. Her name was Daisy.
I've been around these cars my entire life. We own a multitude of the Shelby Dodges. Four CSX's, One GLHS Omni, two GLHS Chargers, a Shelby Charger, a Shelby Dakota and some more turbo dodges. The GLHS and GLH cars including the Charger which is the same chassis - don't have un-equal length axles. What I suspect happened was the guy who built this car didn't do things right. He went to a later trans and used un-equal auto axles for the car which is a huge problem when talking about the torque numbers these cars make. Also there should be no dead-zone in the steering as these cars have racing steering boxes that are fantastic. It makes me again believe it's not built right. The person went straight for power and didn't do other mods or maintenance that he car needs. One day you'll have my twin brother and my car on your channel and you'll get a great feel of how these cars are supposed to be.
It killed me when David said they made the GLH because "no one wanted" the Omni. They sold a TON of the Omnis. They were everywhere. That GLH-S you have is rare. Friend of mine from high school used to drive his parents Shelby Charger. They still have it.
I'm fairly certain your cars also dont make over 450whp. You are aware that James Reeves and Mike Marra are running un-equal length axles as well? If theres an equal length setup I can put on the car that WONT sheer the intermediate shaft, then I'd put it on.
On the G24 series and the Charger we solved the torque steer issues in 1983 and Joe Varde won the IMSA RS Championship repeated in 1985 with Jack Baldwin . We added equal length half shafts with an intermediate shaft and bearing mounted to the rear of the block. I had at one time the original Turbo Daytona prototype in Shelby livery
I'd love for you to drive my sleeper once it's running and tell me how Scarry that is . 1992 Hyundai Sonata 420 WHP 4g63t swap fully built , haltec etc etc . 2900 lbs FWD power steering capped off so no PS. Lol. Might throw a PS pump back on for comfort. But it looked better under the hood without an extra PS pump and lines. Anyway, I'll probably contact you when and if my car ever runs again. I'm in Toronto so not tooo far from your neighborhood hood David lol.
@@victorpla29 thanks haha. Here is my old Car Domain page lol www.cardomain.com/ride/350208/1992-hyundai-sonata/ She's been 4g63t swapped and boosted since December of 1999.
@@kajwis2675 yeah it was , she's been in storage for last 8 years and she's got some pretty big issues to work out but if my work/business plans pan out as much as I'm hoping then the " blue bomber" will ride again.
I believe the GLH (carbureted) had 110 hp, the GLH-T (fuel inj. Turbo 1) had 146 hp, and the GLHS (fuel inj. Turbo 1 w/Intercooler) had 174 hp. Dodges Turbo II had the 175 hp. Love the test...I've got a 85 GLH converted to a Turbo II with 87 Shelby Z transplant...mines pretty spicy with a little over 200 hp. I'm not looking for 470 HP, but would like to settle on 320-350 hp. The Turbo II in my 87 Daytona Shelby Z...is closer to 300 HP, but needs me to get it back to road worthy and some fine tuning. I've also got an 87 Shelby Charger...which I think I'm going to transplant a SRT4 engine in. SDAC is a great club dedicated to these beauties, been a member for 20+ years!! Just wish FCA built that SRT4, GTS, or GLH (a proper one) Dart that was promised. I had to settle for a GT and go from there. @ThatDudeinBlue, Thanks for the review, also like the E36 M3 with the ActiveAutowerke supercharger. Looking forward to getting mine (98 E36 M3 Dinan) AA supercharged someday. That thing with 400 HP will be a beast. Still not quicker than the GLH or Shelby Z!
Turbo 1 were 146hp,Turbo 2 was 175hp and Turbo 3 were 200hp. There was also The VNTs that were thrown on the Turbo 2s that gave them insane no lag 180hp.
@@ronaldschawo8971 The VNT cars were also 2.5l cars. I had a 1990 Daytona VNT. I was at full boost by 2800ish rpm. One of the funnest cars i owned. Had a CSX-T and a CSX and a Charger GLH
All of those had models TREMENDOUS TORQUE STEER (even the non turbo/ non fuel injected carbureted 84 & 85 Glh 110-120 h.p.) & 2 door Shelby chargers & omni Glh (non-T). The hood on that Glh has been replaced because all the (Turbo)85-87 Glh and Glhs had a flat vent (no scoop) over turbo area, back of the hood off center towards passenger side, to help let out all heat generated by the turbo to escape. I had an all black '86 Glh turbo-1 - (146h.p.) stock 6 or 7 psi max boost.. Yours driven & featured has a turbo-2 (86 and up) and standard on Glhs models (those were "Goes like hell some more") set up (175 h.p. stock) turbo 2 were also intercooled and breath through 2 piece intake, bigger throttle body and bigger air box.. The Glhs were only made 500 each year offered, and had a Shelby autographed numbered plaque on passenger side dash I put the Direct Connection Mopar performance before Mopar performance name took over (same computer as the Shelby Glhs. turbo-2 computer) in mine and boosted to 12-14 psi of max boost raised redline and fuel and spark curves also put the mopar performance purple shaft turbo cam biggest they offered for turbo car .. I still kick myself in the A$$ for selling it. GOOD OLD DAYS!!! . Mine surprised alot of iroc-z, monte ss and taurue sho, and mustang 5.0 owners, and saddened them as well lol...
Thanks....dude....that brought back so many good memories for me... the 80s WAS ... INARGUABLY leaps and bounds BETTER than today.....yes even all the speeding tickets and reckless driving tickets (smoking/squealing tires)...are good memories. I had an Omni 024...who remembers those???...it wasn't a box....it was essentially a Dodge charger of the era.....I loved those 2.2 engines
I think it's because the GLH was the ultimate hot hatch of its day. Blow the doors off of small block mobiles, go pick up your girl with her groceries, then laugh at fuel stations all the way home. If you are keen to tinker with it, there's a lot of meat left on the bone of its tune. The main thing lacking is suspension/brake R&D which you'll have to research and get creative.
These were the original SRT-4 before SRT was a thing. What Dodge learned from cars like this and the Spirit R/T helped create the SRT-4 Neon and Caliber that people know about and these OG Turbo FWD MOPAR's are sadly forgotten. Sure they are slow by todays standards if you can even find one, but as you can see the 2.2L and 2.5L 4-cyl engines can be very strong with a larger turbo and some forged internals. They are simple to work on also. The hardest part is finding someone who can tune the OBD1 or just swap to a standalone system. I used to hate these things when I was a teenager in the 90's. Now everyone loves hatchbacks. I'm more of a late 80's - early 00's car enthusiast and now I would love to have one and modify it, and then go show the local subaru and Mazdaspeed crowd the tail lights.
Holy crap, I've always secretly wanted one of these, but I never expected anyone to build one of these to this degree! This REALLY puts the name "Goes Like Hell" into the GLH.
Great Video David!!! But I think you forgot about the Omni GLHS. Goes Like Hell Some More. When new they were rated @ 190hp (I think) & actually put out about 205hp stock. They were fun. I loved Omni's back in the 80's. Plus these cars came out when US car makers thought they weren't going to be allowed to build anything other than 4 cylinder cars because of government regulations. If the crackdown had happened, the Mustang SVO would've been king of the hill for years.
Chevy made a 2.2 4 cylinder. Cavalier/Sunfires. They were actually pretty tough engines ive had a few that i only paid $500 for winter beaters and beat the hell out of them
I was in high school when my dad purchased a new Dodge Omni GLH in metallic gold-- a very cool looking color back then! My dad trusted me, and I often had the opportunity to drive the new 'family' car. I don't think my mom (who never drove it) knew that this little VW Rabbit-like box was a turbo-charged sports car and not really a family sedan. It was a blast for a youngster like myself and I will always have fond memories of our fast little "wolf in sheep's clothing" on the open Arizona highways! PS - My dad also had the Dodge Shelby Charger (maroon with silver striping) in the driveway alongside the Omni GLH. Lucky me!
I will always remember this one GLHS at an autoX I went to in Peoria, IL and I think it spent more time on 3 wheels than 4. Thing was a rocket and an absolute blast to ride in and watch go around the short course.
Combatspace, I used to always get people telling me the inside rear was a foot in the air. Honestly, you can’t feel it but, I learned to check it in the mirrors sometimes for grins!
@@fila1445 I was thinking just a simple turbo setup with some suspension mods just drive it... ..but only because Ive already checked and getting an SR to fit is a pain in the arse, lol
@@beauson1983 I've put 2.0 16v engine in my 205 but I think my engine bay is a bit bigger that the one in micra, that being said I still think sr20 turbo would be more reliable in the long run
@@fila1445 Sorry man, but ive had too mcuh experience with turboed SR20's that I wouldnt use reliable in the same sentence. And I dont want stupid fast anyways, I have other stuff for that and I kinda like having something i can drive like ive stolen everywhere and no one cares :-) Im still considering an NA SR16VE with trumpets, but the issue is that you need to cut a bunch of the rail out to clear the pulleys where as now its nice and easy to service with plenty of room, and when im not chasing 300hp its pretty hard to justify the work, especially when I have other stuff thats way better suited to big power
Quick correction: Omni GLH (Goes Like Hell) was produced between 84-86 and it had the Chrysler Turbo I engine with was rated at 146 HP. In 1986, they introduced the Shelby GLH-S (Goes Like Hell S'more) with an intercooler, new intake manifold, throttle body, and piping, larger injectors and of course a new tune. This bumped the HP to around 175 HP. These cars are numbered individually (1-500) and are more collectible.
I had a 1987 omni glh turbo, it was red with a red interior, I loved that car, it was fast for its time and handled very well too, that was a time when there really weren't many affordable performance cars and those were some of the best things to come out of the Chrysler corp in that time period. they also made a glhs turbo that was intercooled and made more power than the glh. they also had the Daytona turbo and a sedan that ran the same setup. the sedan was a real sleeper.
Bryan Leverett my friend sold one 2000 and it used to be my dad he but it was Meant no rust just paint chipping and little faded but I’m pretty sure it just going sit now
I had a Dodge Omni back in 1985, it was a company car, it had a 2.2 litre engine mated to a 5-spd, it was peppy and would really go. They were front wheel drive, and came with Goodyear Vector tires, which were amazing, and the tread pattern was fantastic in the snow, and mud which I encountered alot as I worked as a Dairy Herd Inspector. So, with 470HP in that light little car, that would be insane fun!
Shelby slapped their name on a large amount of 80s cars, mainly Chryslers. (Seriously, almost every 80s/k-car based chrysler has a Shelby version. And before you search craigslist, outside of the Omni GLH and GLHS, they're not very good)
Shelby was under contract with Dodge from the 80s into the very early 90s to make performance versions of the Omni, Charger, Daytona, Lancer, Shadow, and Dakota. His company, Shelby American, also did their own version of the Lancer and much later the Durango and their own entire car, the Series 1.
My mom had a Plymouth Horizon when I was a kid. It got replaced by a Plymouth Neon in 2000. I'm glad she didn't have one of these when I was learning to drive.
In 1987 I took an Omni GLH up North Hill in Puyallup WA (its winding) and I smashed it. The guy that was looking to buy it from Larson Dodge turned Beta. I was 27 and raced everything i could get my hands on. That car, if you knew how to clutch fade, pre-boost corners and come in low and exit high track....it was a 👹 MONSTER!
It's not built right. The GLHS beat literally everything on the track besides the Porsche 911 turbo for the time. My dad owns a GLHS and I own a Shelby Charger and they handle amazing! These car's have bad torque steer, but it should be controllable with an LSD. It makes me think they put Auto Axles in the car which has a short axle and a long axle on the one side.
Blueprint Walsh I beg to differ. Front wheel drive cars, for this era (80’s), didn’t have the technology to compete with rear wheel drive cars, on the track. I recall they were limited to 200bhp max, whereas rear drive were not. The modern Honda Type R addressed the fwd torque steer problem with suspension geometry - steering axis scrub radius. And traction control electronics. This technology simply didn’t exist in the 80’s.
@@razorrich Your ignorance is showing. Go look into the Shelby GLHS' history right now before continuing to talk about what's fact and what you "Beg to differ".
Blueprint Walsh “Ignorance” you say. Name one article stating factory Dodge Omni GLHS, as you falsely claim “beat literally everything on the track.” I’ll wait.
@@razorrich It's a rare article and I'm struggling to find it. Here's few links that touch base on some of the facts. www.carmemories.com/cgi-bin/viewexperience.cgi?experience_id=113 www.ferrarichat.com/forum/threads/shelby-glhs.494707/
I owned the first year 1984 Dodge Omni GHL without the turbo and it was fast and fun! It was so much faster than all my friends cars off the line. I miss that car!
@@vespa81 I was close! Horizon. Sunbeam must have been some edition of it we got in Britain, if I remember right there was a 2.2 version. And they were rear wheel drive. Is that right?
That's awesome, the Dodge Omni (~10+ yr old) was my first car. Mine was not the GLH and got destroyed in a hail storm. I still drove it when it looked like swiss cheese. I do wish mine looked like that one. Thank you David!
That's so awesome you did this review!! My dad owns a 86 glh with around 60,000 miles and a glhs with only 6500 original miles and still smells new ! The glh has work done to the turbo and the shelby is stock!
My parents bought a new Horizon/Omni around 1980 when I was in college. Cinnamon-brown color with fake woody sides as I recall. I remember how happy I was when they sent me out to sell it so they could by a new 1082 Toyota Supra.
These were new and popular when I was in high school. (Yes, I’m old.) There was so much press around this car and they were the darlings of the car magazines. I always wanted one.
Omni GLHS Charger GLHS Shelby CSX Shelby Lancer Dodge Spirit R/T etc..etc..But thank you! This vid was such a blast to watch! Torque steering little monsters!
Quirky cars like this are the best. And the communities for them are great. I’d love to see some of the not so well known cars Shelby was involved in. My first car was a 1989 merkur XR4Ti. I loved that car. I just picked up another from my uncle a few months ago. While neither of mine have been particularly fast, it’s really fun to do 2nd and 3rd pulls in them, drop a gear right into boost and fly. The lag makes them fun too. There’s also the experience of stopping at gas stations and having people walk over and ask what it is, or saying “I test drove one of those back in the day.” Or “my uncle had one.” Or “my father test drove one and then bought a turbo coupe.” You feel like you’re driving a piece of history. Especially since there are less than 1100 of them registered in the United States now, and less than 50000 ever imported.
My dad had a fully built big turbo GLHS charger. that thing was the most violently fast car i have ever been in hands down, and i've been in some FAST cars.
Those old 2.2 engines are dummy fun. I had an 88 Lebaron turbo II with one of those engines. Even though that car weighed just over 3k lbs, it was still fast, and still fun.
As I’ve gotten older and cars have gotten faster and faster from the factory a turbo 4 banger sleeper car is almost always more exciting for me to see.
My first car was an ‘84 5 speed Omni that I saved from the junkers. It was 1991 and I bought it for $200 from a little old lady who did not notice the oil light was on and, whilst traveling down the interstate, sent the rod through the piston. I picked up a wrecked Shelby Charger (with the optional carbureted HO engine) as a donor car. With Haynes as my bible and my father as my occasional Sherpa, I taught myself general mechanics and swapped the engine and other components out. I also learned sewing and how to do upholstery, electrical work, welding, and body work/painting due to that car and the various customizations I made. I became a regular at the pick and pull. It was a fast little bugger, and I dearly loved that Frankenstein’s monster. Sadly, after putting nearly 100,000 miles on the odometer, I made the uniformed decision to sell it in late ‘98 to buy my first new car - a ‘99 Dodge Neon RT. 🙄 My little Omelette was the gateway drug to modding, tuning, and customizing. I’m on the higher end of my forties now and still think about that car at least a few times a month. I’ve flirted with buying a GLH or GLHS the few times I’ve seen one come up for sale. Someday, if the right one comes along, I probably will.
The k car is, imo, one of the best platforms of all time. Cost effective, simple, easy to service and work on, and fun as hell with the turbo. I miss my super60 kit daytona.
Dude, Great Video! Next time, when you're in a 5 speed like that, perhaps: PUT TWO HANDS ON THE WHEEL!!! You ought to only need to take your hand off when you shift!!!! I think that is why you're all over the road. Also, remember that water is a byproduct of combustion --- a camera right behind a side dump exhaust might not be the best idea. Btw: About 15 years ago, at the local friday night corner races there was a guy who had one these swapped with the larger 2.4 or w/e block, a neon cylinder head or something, a huge snail and one of those front valence things on it. Pretty much nobody knew what it was and he was just cleaning up, taking on all comers and upsetting everyone with his little monster sleeper hatch.... with the 'piece de resistance' being when he easily licked a boosted Viper. Lmao. The craziest part however is even though the car was front wheel drive the thing pulled so hard and the shifting was so violent that after pretty much every launch and shift into 2and and 3rd the front of the car would be up so high and would come droping down so hard the front valence would smash the ground. It was one hell of a sight and sound hearing that blow off valve punctuated with that crunch-scrape nastiness. It didn't take long for everyone to be afraid and refuse to race any black 4 door hatch that so much as resembled whatever that "GLH" "OMNI" mystery machine was. The next year the same guy showed up but this time he had one of those boxy turbo ~85 Dodge Caravans... he had a 5 speed swap in it and the throw on the giant shifter had to be something like 12-18 inches. I think he even extended it for effect. Lmao. That van was uglier than sin but boy was it fast, faster than the omni somehow...and just watching him He-Man throw those shifts like he was rowing some kind of evil boat was an absolute blast. The thing was much more of a sleeper this time though and he was embarrassing corvettes, boosted v8's and big blocks and AWD DSM's, and WRX's left and right. Like literally everything, and then he just drove away into the sunrise and I believe no one ever saw him again.
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This is easily the most I’ve felt “this is a bad idea”
That intro had Me puckering for ya.. 😲
It's a tin can where you are the crumple zone. Delightfully suicidal. That 8 valve always had a lot of character too
Just because it's a bad idea doesn't mean it's not a fun idea :)
just imagine if you got a hold of a GLHS, even nuttier than the GLH
Finally a mainstream channel doing some turbo dodges!!! Get on the train and look for some Shelby Dodges now!
Really does do as the name says, "Goes like Hell"
All thanks to Carroll Shelby!
GLH-S..."Goes Like Hell-Some more" no joke, that's the meaning behind it
Only problem with the GLHS was the fact there was only 500 made good luck finding one ;)
olikat8 no, its goes like hell “Shelby”
Goes like Hell S'more ;) look up the history olikat8 is right. One thing I never regretted was not buying the shelby dakota when I had the chance sense dodge did it better a year later.
When you're afraid for your life but you can't stop putting your foot to the floor because being at the edge of catastrophe feels so good.
Couldn't have said it better 😁
naw its good for your car or truck to scare you once and awhile had a shelby rampage tweeked..928..931..dakota prepped
Basically the exact reason why I did so much coke in my youth...
470 horse to the front left wheel,
Right*
To the passenger side wheel.. that's why it goes on the opposite side (left)
😂😂
You're all wrong. It's 470 at the steering wheel.
Do the math, it's the passenger side wheel!
Torque steer in not caused by uneven CV shafts. I raced a 600hp version of same platform with uneven shafts and it goes down the quarter mile in nine seconds, like going to the grocery store. It's the suspension setup. What's causing most of the torque steer is the play in the rubber suspension mounts and not having enough toe out. Under heavy load, the rubber compresses changing the suspension geometry and causing huge amounts of toe in. I changed the rubber to heim joints and gave it a touch of toe out. Straight as an arrow every time.
Sooo in this case GLH stands for Goes Left Hard
Goes like hell aka goes left horribly or that's what we said when I got my license.. my first car was a 71 dodge dart custom deluxe that I was gonna restore and make beautiful so I bought an Omni glh for a winter car for 800 bucks ... The dart never got finished.... 318 4 barrel holly,headers and straight pipe exhaust and 4 10s in the back... The Omni walked all over it after we made a few tweaks to the fuel system and the waste gate
Dude, a friend of mine had one in high school 20 years ago and no one knew what it was. bumper sticker said " Tell your friends it was an Omni." Good times!
Was his name Travis?
I worked at a Chrysler/Dodge dealership back when these were being sold. These were always a total blast to drive! The "swiss cheese" rims were super cool.
This is like when you slap all the performance parts onto a car in Forza, but have no tuning done to put the power down lol
-race turbo
-race camshafts
-race exhaust
-race valves
-*s t o c k t i r e s*
😂😂😂
Same in GT Sport 😂
Cringe
right ? Bahaha
I drive one many years ago....as a Corvette owner at the time I was awestruck...the torque steer on this car was almost unmanigble thing I ever witnessed...damn it was great and scary at the same time, thanks for the memories.
Nothing like those uneven length CV shafts to induce ridiculous torque steer.
vector6977 it.was.terrifying.
Could you not fix this?
@@markeldamgaard with crazy mods, yes.
This was just how early front wheel drive cars were.
This vehicle and K cars of the era are equipped with equal length cv shafts via a long and stiff intermediate shaft coming from the differential
LSD needed big time !
So jealous. Grew up in a base model Omni in the late 80s early nineties, and I've always wanted to try a hopped up GLH. Great review! Scary stuff!
Hey cmilk, nice to see you here
I had a 10 year old automatic na omni as my first car. Kinda miss it
Wow @laowhy86
I had an 86 Omni GLH back when I was a senior in high school. It was flat black with the body kit and the pizza rims..
It had an upgraded exhaust, air intake and larger turbo.
It was one mean machine, and was so fast, my girlfriend was afraid to ride in it. Lol.
By far the funnest car I've ever owned. And if I could afford another one that was in decent shape and ran well, I'd buy it in a heartbeat! Miss that little car!
What are the odds I'd watch one of your videos and then randomly find you in the comment section of an entirely unrelated video. ha
This has easily been one of my most favorite reviews in quite a while. I just love the weird quirky cars like that! It really makes me want to go out of my way and buy one😂
Luke Philipose samee! Love seeing different platforms and not the typical build
This was part of the Chrysler Corporation's magic: prior to the Viper, they never had a halo performance vehicle. This allowed their amazing engineers to do crazy things like stuff their biggest power engine into their cheapest $#!+box and give it suspension mods to match - or, back in the 60s, create a compact sedan with an engine that killed an entire racing series (see NASCAR Compact Car Series.)
It's part of the magic when the GLH series L-bodies - the hottest hatches of the 1980s - gave way to the amazing Neon SRT/ACR vehicles, which are still to be feared when they show up on race day.
If you can find a top condition L-body Omni, please go for it; among small cars, they were the big boys, and could seat 4 adults in comfort, while proving a level of chassis stiffness and subsequent performance the K-platform simply could not match.
Even today, despite the New Hemi's endemic flaws, it tickles me to see such awesome silliness as the Grand Cherokee Trackhawk alongside the Hellcat Challengers and Chargers. Chrysler's unofficial slogan really should be "Big Power For Everybody."
What's stopping you? 😉
i know someone that can sell you one
Quite honestly, thee single reason why this video even came my way was because I had one of those random childhood memories pop up in my head, and it was of the Dodge Omni that my parents had (for a short time) growing up... it was quickly a staple in my childhood...and now here I am. Now I want to buy one, and restore it to MY specs... LOL
“I’m in a scary box.” That’s what I said about my ex-wife
Lmao!!
Yeeesh 0_o
🤣
lmao
Your comment made me sad
Carroll also built the Dodge Shelby Charger, and swore till the day he died that it was faster than the foxbody.
My uncle had the daytona turbo z and would beat 240zs and other cars you would expect to win.
I had an 84 Daytona turbo Z! Fun car
Well, was it??? Lol
@@nashanthename1886 Considering the fox was over 3k lbs and had less then 200 hp in the early 80s, it wouldn't surprise me.
@@nashanthename1886 Hard to say. I raced one with my 82 GT and beat it but my stang was bored, balanced and cammed.
I remember driving this car new. With stock power, the torque steer was enormous. You had to make sure it was pointed where you wanted to go. It was great fun to drive and reasonably priced. They kept the price (and the weight) down by eliminating all the options that we take for granted today.
Why I think David is one of the best TH-camrs of all time: You can tell how much work and effort he puts into his videos by the fact that no matter how long the video is, it is entertaining from start to finish, no bullshit, no nonsense and I love that even a 15 minute feels like 5 minutes because of how well set out and entertaining the video is. Keep up the good work man, love the videos.
In 97 I had a maroon 87 omni America w 87,000 miles. Zero rust. Non turbo 2.2 with a Holley carb. I could get it to melt off one tire off occasionally. I had JL subs and infinity mids fiberglassed in the kicks. It was awesome for being non turbo. I had a turbo Daytona & my buddy had ...get ready...a Turbo woody caravan. He lost his licence in the van..but that day a trans am driver lost his dignity. Damn the 90s were good.
Love the "not assuming" sleepers - the best sleepers ever. Cool machine even if "lil bit life threatening" :D
This is the coolest car you’ve ever featured
Besides the Fiero.
It’s a Dodge Heck Kitten 🐱
I don't care who you are, that was fucking funny!! Thanks
Plymouth Sundance says hi
Hilarious!
My dad drove this when I was a kid. I still remember having dreams about driving it. This was essentially the car that made me love cars. Her name was Daisy.
"I'm in a scary box" TDIB 2019
Your Dad said that too
Lol
I've been around these cars my entire life. We own a multitude of the Shelby Dodges. Four CSX's, One GLHS Omni, two GLHS Chargers, a Shelby Charger, a Shelby Dakota and some more turbo dodges. The GLHS and GLH cars including the Charger which is the same chassis - don't have un-equal length axles. What I suspect happened was the guy who built this car didn't do things right. He went to a later trans and used un-equal auto axles for the car which is a huge problem when talking about the torque numbers these cars make. Also there should be no dead-zone in the steering as these cars have racing steering boxes that are fantastic. It makes me again believe it's not built right. The person went straight for power and didn't do other mods or maintenance that he car needs. One day you'll have my twin brother and my car on your channel and you'll get a great feel of how these cars are supposed to be.
It killed me when David said they made the GLH because "no one wanted" the Omni. They sold a TON of the Omnis. They were everywhere. That GLH-S you have is rare. Friend of mine from high school used to drive his parents Shelby Charger. They still have it.
I hope he does have your car in the channel to properly represent these awesome cars.
I'm fairly certain your cars also dont make over 450whp. You are aware that James Reeves and Mike Marra are running un-equal length axles as well? If theres an equal length setup I can put on the car that WONT sheer the intermediate shaft, then I'd put it on.
His cars will likely not try to kill him every time he gets behind the wheel, either.
BoostedDrummer well we’re close to finishing up a 550hp 2.5 build and we will see how it does. What LSD are you using?
On the G24 series and the Charger we solved the torque steer issues in 1983 and Joe Varde won the IMSA RS Championship repeated in 1985 with Jack Baldwin . We added equal length half shafts with an intermediate shaft and bearing mounted to the rear of the block. I had at one time the original Turbo Daytona prototype in Shelby livery
I had an '85 GLH Turbo and it was such a blast! It was the ultimate sleeper back in the day. Unfortunately I ended up rolling it over and totalled it.
I am glad that you lived to tell about it and saddened as you are, by the loss of an "Uncle Carroll Shelby" Great!
@@anthonyholleran9378 Thank you. I would love to find an old Omni GLH-S to restore.
Love the description, "re-think my life choices" sounds like an epic car.
I'd love for you to drive my sleeper once it's running and tell me how Scarry that is . 1992 Hyundai Sonata 420 WHP 4g63t swap fully built , haltec etc etc . 2900 lbs FWD power steering capped off so no PS. Lol. Might throw a PS pump back on for comfort. But it looked better under the hood without an extra PS pump and lines. Anyway, I'll probably contact you when and if my car ever runs again. I'm in Toronto so not tooo far from your neighborhood hood David lol.
Damn, that car must be brutal
Lets get this guy some likes
@@victorpla29 thanks haha.
Here is my old Car Domain page lol
www.cardomain.com/ride/350208/1992-hyundai-sonata/
She's been 4g63t swapped and boosted since December of 1999.
@@kajwis2675 yeah it was , she's been in storage for last 8 years and she's got some pretty big issues to work out but if my work/business plans pan out as much as I'm hoping then the " blue bomber" will ride again.
@@Boosted00 then good luck restoring it:)
The Omni GLH had 140 hp and the Omni GLHS had 175 hp!
I believe the GLH (carbureted) had 110 hp, the GLH-T (fuel inj. Turbo 1) had 146 hp, and the GLHS (fuel inj. Turbo 1 w/Intercooler) had 174 hp. Dodges Turbo II had the 175 hp. Love the test...I've got a 85 GLH converted to a Turbo II with 87 Shelby Z transplant...mines pretty spicy with a little over 200 hp. I'm not looking for 470 HP, but would like to settle on 320-350 hp. The Turbo II in my 87 Daytona Shelby Z...is closer to 300 HP, but needs me to get it back to road worthy and some fine tuning. I've also got an 87 Shelby Charger...which I think I'm going to transplant a SRT4 engine in. SDAC is a great club dedicated to these beauties, been a member for 20+ years!! Just wish FCA built that SRT4, GTS, or GLH (a proper one) Dart that was promised. I had to settle for a GT and go from there. @ThatDudeinBlue, Thanks for the review, also like the E36 M3 with the ActiveAutowerke supercharger. Looking forward to getting mine (98 E36 M3 Dinan) AA supercharged someday. That thing with 400 HP will be a beast. Still not quicker than the GLH or Shelby Z!
Turbo 1 were 146hp,Turbo 2 was 175hp and Turbo 3 were 200hp. There was also The VNTs that were thrown on the Turbo 2s that gave them insane no lag 180hp.
GLHS= Goes Like Hell Some-more
This thing definitely had to be impressive in its day
@@ronaldschawo8971 The VNT cars were also 2.5l cars. I had a 1990 Daytona VNT. I was at full boost by 2800ish rpm. One of the funnest cars i owned. Had a CSX-T and a CSX and a Charger GLH
All of those had models TREMENDOUS TORQUE STEER (even the non turbo/ non fuel injected carbureted 84 & 85 Glh 110-120 h.p.) & 2 door Shelby chargers & omni Glh (non-T). The hood on that Glh has been replaced because all the (Turbo)85-87 Glh and Glhs had a flat vent (no scoop) over turbo area, back of the hood off center towards passenger side, to help let out all heat generated by the turbo to escape. I had an all black '86 Glh turbo-1 - (146h.p.) stock
6 or 7 psi max boost..
Yours driven & featured has a turbo-2 (86 and up) and standard on Glhs models (those were "Goes like hell some more") set up (175 h.p. stock) turbo 2 were also intercooled and breath through 2 piece intake, bigger throttle body and bigger air box.. The Glhs were only made 500 each year offered, and had a Shelby autographed numbered plaque on passenger side dash I put the Direct Connection Mopar performance before Mopar performance name took over (same computer as the Shelby Glhs. turbo-2 computer) in mine and boosted to 12-14 psi of max boost raised redline and fuel and spark curves also put the mopar performance purple shaft turbo cam biggest they offered for turbo car .. I still kick myself in the A$$ for selling it. GOOD OLD DAYS!!! . Mine surprised alot of iroc-z, monte ss and taurue sho, and mustang 5.0 owners, and saddened them as well lol...
good luck finding one of these there more rare than a classic 60's muscle car
not really. quite a few of them survived and they come up for sale all the time
Thanks....dude....that brought back so many good memories for me... the 80s WAS ... INARGUABLY leaps and bounds BETTER than today.....yes even all the speeding tickets and reckless driving tickets (smoking/squealing tires)...are good memories. I had an Omni 024...who remembers those???...it wasn't a box....it was essentially a Dodge charger of the era.....I loved those 2.2 engines
Carroll shelby actually said the ghl was his favorite car he ever built.. lol
Think it was cap 🧢
So true! I even have the Magazine where he said it! "April 1986 Hotrod magazine"
I think it's because the GLH was the ultimate hot hatch of its day. Blow the doors off of small block mobiles, go pick up your girl with her groceries, then laugh at fuel stations all the way home.
If you are keen to tinker with it, there's a lot of meat left on the bone of its tune. The main thing lacking is suspension/brake R&D which you'll have to research and get creative.
These were the original SRT-4 before SRT was a thing. What Dodge learned from cars like this and the Spirit R/T helped create the SRT-4 Neon and Caliber that people know about and these OG Turbo FWD MOPAR's are sadly forgotten. Sure they are slow by todays standards if you can even find one, but as you can see the 2.2L and 2.5L 4-cyl engines can be very strong with a larger turbo and some forged internals. They are simple to work on also. The hardest part is finding someone who can tune the OBD1 or just swap to a standalone system. I used to hate these things when I was a teenager in the 90's. Now everyone loves hatchbacks. I'm more of a late 80's - early 00's car enthusiast and now I would love to have one and modify it, and then go show the local subaru and Mazdaspeed crowd the tail lights.
Holy crap, I've always secretly wanted one of these, but I never expected anyone to build one of these to this degree! This REALLY puts the name "Goes Like Hell" into the GLH.
Hahaha secretly but NOW want one!
I've had the pleasure of watching this build from the sidelines over the past few years. I'm eccstatic to see it running. MiGaMo doing me proud.
I’d love to get my hands on a GLHS version of this little gem. I had a CSX coupe back in the 80’s and that little car was awesome
My older brother had one of these when I was a kid. Also, a shelby lancer, I've been in love ever since. Thanks for the memories!
this was my favorite review, just seeing you actually afraid of the power was amazing!
The aesthetic mods on this car are fantastic
Torque Steering is a b*tch! hahahaha this is awesome! It literally Goes Like Hell, Mr. Shelby was not wrong! 🤣🤣
Great Video David!!! But I think you forgot about the Omni GLHS. Goes Like Hell Some More. When new they were rated @ 190hp (I think) & actually put out about 205hp stock. They were fun. I loved Omni's back in the 80's. Plus these cars came out when US car makers thought they weren't going to be allowed to build anything other than 4 cylinder cars because of government regulations. If the crackdown had happened, the Mustang SVO would've been king of the hill for years.
10:23 Honda made the H22A, 2.2 Liter DOHC Vtec. The Prelude engine.
10:23 Honda Made The F22A 2.2 Liter SOHC Vtec. the Accord engine
@@connoisseuroftigolbitts b18 is an integra motor, b20 is crv. In america at least
Chevy made a 2.2 4 cylinder. Cavalier/Sunfires. They were actually pretty tough engines ive had a few that i only paid $500 for winter beaters and beat the hell out of them
@crutksdub im talking even before the ecotec, the late 90's models came in either 2.2 or 2.4 in the z24 and gt's
Jon Dough 2.2 also came in the s10
I was in high school when my dad purchased a new Dodge Omni GLH in metallic gold-- a very cool looking color back then! My dad trusted me, and I often had the opportunity to drive the new 'family' car. I don't think my mom (who never drove it) knew that this little VW Rabbit-like box was a turbo-charged sports car and not really a family sedan. It was a blast for a youngster like myself and I will always have fond memories of our fast little "wolf in sheep's clothing" on the open Arizona highways! PS - My dad also had the Dodge Shelby Charger (maroon with silver striping) in the driveway alongside the Omni GLH. Lucky me!
Welcome to the turbo dodge life ! youll never be the same after 💪all other cars are weak
I will always remember this one GLHS at an autoX I went to in Peoria, IL and I think it spent more time on 3 wheels than 4. Thing was a rocket and an absolute blast to ride in and watch go around the short course.
Combatspace,
I used to always get people telling me the inside rear was a foot in the air. Honestly, you can’t feel it but, I learned to check it in the mirrors sometimes for grins!
Richwoods then Central HS class of 1990
5:32 Damn That Car Might Be Wilder Than The Demon Itself 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Before the turbos came out there was a supercharger kit available for carbed cars , we own a 85 Turismo/Duster with that set up
I personally know Silvana and she is the undisputed "Queen of Mopar L bodies". She is - in fact - better known by the name "Silvana Mopar".
The Omni GLH could smoke 5 liter mustangs back in the day. 🏁
Read the road tests you are mistaken ....
Yeah my 89 Shelby z with a 3 inch exhaust and manual boost controller would eat 5.0 and 4.6 mustangs
My buddy had a Shelby Lancer in high school, it was a monster in it's time and extremely comfortable
When Carroll Shelby helped Dodge create the coolest factory sleeper of it time and the next 15yrs after.
Canadian Racing League thank God for Carroll Shelby
I'm new to the 2.2, have one in my Shelby Charger. They respond super well to mods and are a strong little engine.
"this is the most dangerous car I've ever driven"
And heres me giggling like a child and googling turbos to make fit on my old micra, lol
Put sr20 in it :p
@@fila1445 I was thinking just a simple turbo setup with some suspension mods just drive it...
..but only because Ive already checked and getting an SR to fit is a pain in the arse, lol
@@beauson1983 I've put 2.0 16v engine in my 205 but I think my engine bay is a bit bigger that the one in micra, that being said I still think sr20 turbo would be more reliable in the long run
@@fila1445 Sorry man, but ive had too mcuh experience with turboed SR20's that I wouldnt use reliable in the same sentence. And I dont want stupid fast anyways, I have other stuff for that and I kinda like having something i can drive like ive stolen everywhere and no one cares :-)
Im still considering an NA SR16VE with trumpets, but the issue is that you need to cut a bunch of the rail out to clear the pulleys where as now its nice and easy to service with plenty of room, and when im not chasing 300hp its pretty hard to justify the work, especially when I have other stuff thats way better suited to big power
@@beauson1983 easy, get a renault f4r engine. those things will do your target hp in stock form, and they are decently reliable.
Quick correction:
Omni GLH (Goes Like Hell) was produced between 84-86 and it had the Chrysler Turbo I engine with was rated at 146 HP.
In 1986, they introduced the Shelby GLH-S (Goes Like Hell S'more) with an intercooler, new intake manifold, throttle body, and piping, larger injectors and of course a new tune. This bumped the HP to around 175 HP. These cars are numbered individually (1-500) and are more collectible.
""yanks to left, harder than anything I've ever felt"
Thats what she said
Michael Scott-
I had a 1987 omni glh turbo, it was red with a red interior, I loved that car, it was fast for its time and handled very well too, that was a time when there really weren't many affordable performance cars and those were some of the best things to come out of the Chrysler corp in that time period. they also made a glhs turbo that was intercooled and made more power than the glh. they also had the Daytona turbo and a sedan that ran the same setup. the sedan was a real sleeper.
I offered a friend of mine $12k for his Omni GLHS a year ago. He turned me down.
Bryan Leverett my friend sold one 2000 and it used to be my dad he but it was Meant no rust just paint chipping and little faded but I’m pretty sure it just going sit now
I had a Dodge Omni back in 1985, it was a company car, it had a 2.2 litre engine mated to a 5-spd, it was peppy and would really go. They were front wheel drive, and came with Goodyear Vector tires, which were amazing, and the tread pattern was fantastic in the snow, and mud which I encountered alot as I worked as a Dairy Herd Inspector. So, with 470HP in that light little car, that would be insane fun!
Never Knew There Was A Car As This That Existed, Or That Shelby Did This Car And The Vipers Besides The GT350 And 500s 😱🤔
Thanks for at my young age.... making me feel old.
Shelby slapped their name on a large amount of 80s cars, mainly Chryslers. (Seriously, almost every 80s/k-car based chrysler has a Shelby version. And before you search craigslist, outside of the Omni GLH and GLHS, they're not very good)
Shelby was under contract with Dodge from the 80s into the very early 90s to make performance versions of the Omni, Charger, Daytona, Lancer, Shadow, and Dakota. His company, Shelby American, also did their own version of the Lancer and much later the Durango and their own entire car, the Series 1.
My mom had a Plymouth Horizon when I was a kid. It got replaced by a Plymouth Neon in 2000. I'm glad she didn't have one of these when I was learning to drive.
The only other car he did like the Omni glh was de glh-s goes like hell somemore
In 1987 I took an Omni GLH up North Hill in Puyallup WA (its winding) and I smashed it. The guy that was looking to buy it from Larson Dodge turned Beta. I was 27 and raced everything i could get my hands on. That car, if you knew how to clutch fade, pre-boost corners and come in low and exit high track....it was a 👹 MONSTER!
It’s a two lane drivable car that you *never drive in the rain or canyons,* lol!
It's not built right. The GLHS beat literally everything on the track besides the Porsche 911 turbo for the time. My dad owns a GLHS and I own a Shelby Charger and they handle amazing! These car's have bad torque steer, but it should be controllable with an LSD. It makes me think they put Auto Axles in the car which has a short axle and a long axle on the one side.
Blueprint Walsh
I beg to differ. Front wheel drive cars, for this era (80’s), didn’t have the technology to compete with rear wheel drive cars, on the track. I recall they were limited to 200bhp max, whereas rear drive were not. The modern Honda Type R addressed the fwd torque steer problem with suspension geometry - steering axis scrub radius. And traction control electronics. This technology simply didn’t exist in the 80’s.
@@razorrich Your ignorance is showing. Go look into the Shelby GLHS' history right now before continuing to talk about what's fact and what you "Beg to differ".
Blueprint Walsh
“Ignorance” you say. Name one article stating factory Dodge Omni GLHS, as you falsely claim “beat literally everything on the track.” I’ll wait.
@@razorrich It's a rare article and I'm struggling to find it. Here's few links that touch base on some of the facts. www.carmemories.com/cgi-bin/viewexperience.cgi?experience_id=113
www.ferrarichat.com/forum/threads/shelby-glhs.494707/
I love this so much, never thought I wanted to have a Dodge Omni, but after seeing this, sign me up.
I follow this guy on Instagram and was wondering when you would review this. Lol
Whats his name? :o
@@MrWastlandboy that_red_omni
Good name :D Thank you very much
I owned the first year 1984 Dodge Omni GHL without the turbo and it was fast and fun! It was so much faster than all my friends cars off the line. I miss that car!
I think that is a chrystler Talbot sunbeam in Britain it got called.
nope, its a Talbot Hoizon. know in europe for its rattley engine..
@@vespa81 I was close! Horizon. Sunbeam must have been some edition of it we got in Britain, if I remember right there was a 2.2 version. And they were rear wheel drive.
Is that right?
That's awesome, the Dodge Omni (~10+ yr old) was my first car. Mine was not the GLH and got destroyed in a hail storm. I still drove it when it looked like swiss cheese. I do wish mine looked like that one. Thank you David!
Wait till I fix the bottom end on my omni srt4 swapped one. Cummins turbo also.
That's so awesome you did this review!! My dad owns a 86 glh with around 60,000 miles and a glhs with only 6500 original miles and still smells new ! The glh has work done to the turbo and the shelby is stock!
Other cars with a 2.2/2.5 turbo!
minivan
kcar
charger
spirit
shadow
onmi
daytona
laser
lancer
👀👀
Pocket Mopars for the win
Turbo mini van at my local dragstrip once in awhile, he runs low 12's. It's all gutted out though, haha
@@mopar1465 what kind lol?
@@Johnny-tq9no Dodge caravan, turbo 4 banger, 5 speed. That's about all I know about it.
@@mopar1465 that's interesting
I had a standard 2.2 Omni no turbo and I loved it. I was racing stock V8 cars (in the late 80's) and kicking their asses.
that car is possed by a demon when you floor it
My parents bought a new Horizon/Omni around 1980 when I was in college. Cinnamon-brown color with fake woody sides as I recall. I remember how happy I was when they sent me out to sell it so they could by a new 1082 Toyota Supra.
Haaaaaaa My brother had a new 1985 Dodge omi GLH turbo , Yup Carroll Shelby design LOL
These were new and popular when I was in high school. (Yes, I’m old.) There was so much press around this car and they were the darlings of the car magazines. I always wanted one.
Calling the fastest original fwd from the 80's a sleeper...
I have a LeBaron GTC with the same engine, they made them for one year between 1988 and 1989, can't wait to finish it and drive it
A masterpiece of beautifully ugly automotive design and engineering. I want it!
Omni GLHS Charger GLHS Shelby CSX Shelby Lancer Dodge Spirit R/T etc..etc..But thank you! This vid was such a blast to watch! Torque steering little monsters!
I’ve had plenty of cars with “unequal” length axles.. there is something wrong with this junk box of a car
No, you probably just never made any real power in your cars
Burton Bogart and that’s where you’re wrong
Because who ever beefed this one up did a poor job. Seriously looks like Quentin's rattle can sport shop Frankensteined this together.
I had one with a bigger than stock turbo and it was scary quick. Best sleeper ever, miss it every day.
Quirky cars like this are the best. And the communities for them are great. I’d love to see some of the not so well known cars Shelby was involved in.
My first car was a 1989 merkur XR4Ti. I loved that car. I just picked up another from my uncle a few months ago. While neither of mine have been particularly fast, it’s really fun to do 2nd and 3rd pulls in them, drop a gear right into boost and fly. The lag makes them fun too.
There’s also the experience of stopping at gas stations and having people walk over and ask what it is, or saying “I test drove one of those back in the day.” Or “my uncle had one.” Or “my father test drove one and then bought a turbo coupe.”
You feel like you’re driving a piece of history. Especially since there are less than 1100 of them registered in the United States now, and less than 50000 ever imported.
My dad had a fully built big turbo GLHS charger. that thing was the most violently fast car i have ever been in hands down, and i've been in some FAST cars.
This car is scaring me just to watch! I’m glad David lived through this crap!
I loved these back in my childhood and STILL do. GLH, GLHS or CSXT, I see one and I'm like: " Damn, someone still rocks those cars!"
Those old 2.2 engines are dummy fun. I had an 88 Lebaron turbo II with one of those engines. Even though that car weighed just over 3k lbs, it was still fast, and still fun.
I had a blast driving the glh I bought at auction. It came into boost at 85 mph in fourth and pulled like crazy
As I’ve gotten older and cars have gotten faster and faster from the factory a turbo 4 banger sleeper car is almost always more exciting for me to see.
Wheel fitment is perfect! My mom had a Plymouth Horizon when i was a kid.
My first car was an ‘84 5 speed Omni that I saved from the junkers. It was 1991 and I bought it for $200 from a little old lady who did not notice the oil light was on and, whilst traveling down the interstate, sent the rod through the piston. I picked up a wrecked Shelby Charger (with the optional carbureted HO engine) as a donor car. With Haynes as my bible and my father as my occasional Sherpa, I taught myself general mechanics and swapped the engine and other components out. I also learned sewing and how to do upholstery, electrical work, welding, and body work/painting due to that car and the various customizations I made. I became a regular at the pick and pull. It was a fast little bugger, and I dearly loved that Frankenstein’s monster.
Sadly, after putting nearly 100,000 miles on the odometer, I made the uniformed decision to sell it in late ‘98 to buy my first new car - a ‘99 Dodge Neon RT. 🙄
My little Omelette was the gateway drug to modding, tuning, and customizing. I’m on the higher end of my forties now and still think about that car at least a few times a month. I’ve flirted with buying a GLH or GLHS the few times I’ve seen one come up for sale. Someday, if the right one comes along, I probably will.
The k car is, imo, one of the best platforms of all time. Cost effective, simple, easy to service and work on, and fun as hell with the turbo. I miss my super60 kit daytona.
Love this thing! My favorite thing about this car is the black tape creating the illusion of a slanted headlight.
GOES LIKE HELL! finally living up to its name! Finally an authentic car!
I miss both of my omnis, had a blue glhs and a red glh. The glhs had bigger intercooler, mbc and 3 inch turbo back. One of the funnest cars I've owned
The 80's weren't so bad eh? I had an '88 Fiero GT with turbo. Also pushed pretty forcefully.
David, thank you for being a true car content creator.
My friend had a brand new 1980 dodge shelby charger turbo. Awesome power, lightweight. Blue and silver. Fast.
My earliest car memories are of my Dad’s base model Omni, it’s a wonder I like cars at all.
Dude, Great Video!
Next time, when you're in a 5 speed like that, perhaps: PUT TWO HANDS ON THE WHEEL!!!
You ought to only need to take your hand off when you shift!!!!
I think that is why you're all over the road.
Also, remember that water is a byproduct of combustion --- a camera right behind a side dump exhaust might not be the best idea.
Btw: About 15 years ago, at the local friday night corner races there was a guy who had one these swapped with the larger 2.4 or w/e block, a neon cylinder head or something, a huge snail and one of those front valence things on it.
Pretty much nobody knew what it was and he was just cleaning up, taking on all comers and upsetting everyone with his little monster sleeper hatch.... with the 'piece de resistance' being when he easily licked a boosted Viper. Lmao.
The craziest part however is even though the car was front wheel drive the thing pulled so hard and the shifting was so violent that after pretty much every launch and shift into 2and and 3rd the front of the car would be up so high and would come droping down so hard the front valence would smash the ground.
It was one hell of a sight and sound hearing that blow off valve punctuated with that crunch-scrape nastiness.
It didn't take long for everyone to be afraid and refuse to race any black 4 door hatch that so much as resembled whatever that "GLH" "OMNI" mystery machine was.
The next year the same guy showed up but this time he had one of those boxy turbo ~85 Dodge Caravans... he had a 5 speed swap in it and the throw on the giant shifter had to be something like 12-18 inches. I think he even extended it for effect. Lmao.
That van was uglier than sin but boy was it fast, faster than the omni somehow...and just watching him He-Man throw those shifts like he was rowing some kind of evil boat was an absolute blast.
The thing was much more of a sleeper this time though and he was embarrassing corvettes, boosted v8's and big blocks and AWD DSM's, and WRX's left and right.
Like literally everything, and then he just drove away into the sunrise and I believe no one ever saw him again.
My parents’ first car in America was an Omni. Not sure if it was a GLH though. It’s awesome to see someone did one up!