1991 GMC Syclone Pickup Truck - Jay Leno's Garage

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  • Only about 3,000 of these sporty pickups were built in 1991, which is when Jay bought his - primarily because of GMC's boast that this was the fastest accelerating production vehicle in America, beating out even the Ferrari 348!
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  • @rupertevans6847
    @rupertevans6847 5 ปีที่แล้ว +168

    Love how Jay knows every tiny detail of all his cars, none of it scripted, just all fond memories.

  • @tbonilla6922
    @tbonilla6922 4 ปีที่แล้ว +94

    I remember when these hit the Houston street racing scene circa 1991. Nothing, and I mean NOTHING, could hang with one of these out of the hole when the light turned green. These things would easily holeshot 5-7 car lengths against any other cars that tried to race them. I’ve never seen anything like it in my life. Zero tire spinning, just....gone. What an amazing feat of technology they were. I heard that the people behind the development of the Chevy ZR-1 Corvette were not very happy that this little truck was quicker in the quarter mile than the mighty $90K ZR-1 Corvette. Thanks for the awesome video of this thing and and the trip down memory lane Mr. Leno.

    • @Sub4CarClips
      @Sub4CarClips 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Of course they’re mad. Smh why didn’t they just make the corvette faster

    • @mat4263
      @mat4263 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thanks for sharing your experience, really appreciate it. I love little tidbits like these. These days with the ubiquity of phones with great cameras, social media, and the internet, not much gets lost to history and everything (sometimes unnecessarily) is documented.

    • @raymurda4551
      @raymurda4551 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@mat4263 true that brother
      Im 37 now and miss the word of mouth stories. The mystique of hearing of something then finally seeing with your own eyes in the flesh is something that's dieing..... Now yoh just hop on TH-cam and get let down 😂

    • @C.V._McCullar
      @C.V._McCullar 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      With a higher stall converter, a chip to raise the redline, and cranking the turbo up, they were deadly.

    • @patrickshaw8595
      @patrickshaw8595 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@C.V._McCullar On plain water-ice for the intercooler mine would go 10.30 on E85.
      Tried alcohol-dry ice abd it was a couple tenths quicker.

  • @MyRaptorz
    @MyRaptorz 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1109

    Still looks better than most of the pickup trucks and cars on the road today

    • @Rick1885
      @Rick1885 8 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      yeah, I hate the look of the new fords.

    • @menom7
      @menom7 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      +Rick1885 Same here!!!

    • @noon4531988
      @noon4531988 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      take a look at the 2017 gmc sierra 😍 it looks more badass than most sedans today

    • @Coronet_shop
      @Coronet_shop 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      n.a.s nah

    • @anthonyj810
      @anthonyj810 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Coronet_shop Yeah it does

  • @jjs777fzr
    @jjs777fzr 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Never liked Jay as a late night talk show host. But Jay as the car and garage guy that professes his love for car, bikes and mechanical things I love. I could listen to this guy all day talk about the different cars he owns. He’s a car guy just like us. Except with deeper pockets. Thank goodness someone like him can preserve history AND take them out and drive!

  • @sambassmanstoner
    @sambassmanstoner 8 ปีที่แล้ว +236

    I love how Chevy was daring enough to allow something to be faster than the Corvette.
    Also, gotta love that Corvette steering wheel.

    • @sfosnot85
      @sfosnot85 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Notice how it only lasted for a few years...

    • @artkincell
      @artkincell 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Sam Stoner Or the Corvette shifter. Like the one in my C4!

    • @BugattiVeryonSS
      @BugattiVeryonSS 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I would love to see the SHOgun next...

    • @MajorArtillary
      @MajorArtillary 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      For Real. GM had so many edicts to limit other cars it's ridiculous. Nothing was allowed to get near the same level as the Corvette.

    • @Dethmeister
      @Dethmeister 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ***** I think Jay does have an 80's model black Trans Am. I've seen it in the back of some of his videos.

  • @Ismunoz
    @Ismunoz 8 ปีที่แล้ว +387

    Badass little truck. I love these unique weird mid 80s to late 90s American cars.

    • @3rdGenGuy
      @3rdGenGuy 8 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Isaac Munoz it blows my mind that GM didn't use any turbo tech in their corvettes.

    • @COYOUTDOORS
      @COYOUTDOORS 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      SANIC they almost did in the early 80's

    • @3rdGenGuy
      @3rdGenGuy 8 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      COYOUTDOORS but they didn't.
      And still stuck to super chargers.
      A turbocharged LS engine would be insane.
      I mean guys are making 1000+ from junkyard 5.3L imagine the top end vette engine.

    • @samuelstringer3252
      @samuelstringer3252 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      COYOUTDOORS they also almost put rotarys into the vettes aswell.

    • @realmaindrianpace
      @realmaindrianpace 8 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      SANIC Those combos run like crazy, but they are fragile. Factory combos have to pass factory durability tests - I don't know about GM, but with Ford, the engine is run at full RPM and full power on a dyno for 50 straight hours. On teardown, it can show no wear. Pretty nuts.

  • @brandonGCHACHU
    @brandonGCHACHU 4 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    I always wanted one of these when I was in High School. Also the 454 SS

    • @craigbielsky115
      @craigbielsky115 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      454 ss was slow compared to this little s15

    • @RyanSmith-wo2pi
      @RyanSmith-wo2pi 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      .

    • @sergeantmasson3669
      @sergeantmasson3669 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@craigbielsky115 SS454 trucks were sloth-slow turds.

    • @dougedwards8022
      @dougedwards8022 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The 454 truck can be a scary machine but gotta get under the hood an get that big block up to big blocks ability,,grossly under built an turned down from factory

  • @RandyTWA
    @RandyTWA 5 ปีที่แล้ว +554

    All money into cars...zero into hair products.
    Jay, a true American role model.

    • @TheShootermagee
      @TheShootermagee 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Or shirts

    • @joshlarochelle1298
      @joshlarochelle1298 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      randand1 you’d be surprised by the amount he spends on hair products... you’re a complete idiot for guessing 0$.

    • @tenawilson2409
      @tenawilson2409 4 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      @@joshlarochelle1298
      You are the guy who everyone hates by the end of the party

    • @germanmelendez7082
      @germanmelendez7082 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      😂😂😂

    • @prikbastrd
      @prikbastrd 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hahaha seriously, I clicked on this link to hear about some truck I never heard of, yet I can't take my focus off his "grandma morning hair".

  • @EVILSPAWN1003
    @EVILSPAWN1003 8 ปีที่แล้ว +501

    Dammit,the "new dreamcars" of my youth are now 25 year old classics.....

    • @lsswappedcessna
      @lsswappedcessna 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      and rare ones, at that. I really like the Lamborghini Espada, but at $200k? Yeah, no. I'll have to wait until my midlife crisis!

    • @deltaboy767
      @deltaboy767 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      John I know right how the hell did that happen

    • @Mosfet510
      @Mosfet510 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I was thinking the same thing.......lol

    • @CoDisafishy
      @CoDisafishy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I'm in my early 20s now and a lot of my dream cars are older than me. Unfortunately they're rare and I might never own one...

    • @tristanbennett5177
      @tristanbennett5177 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah 1970 pontiac gto judge is mine

  • @megadethguym7977
    @megadethguym7977 6 ปีที่แล้ว +355

    Hands down this is the coolest pick up truck ever produced

    • @matthew1209
      @matthew1209 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      megadethGUY M I like the svt lightning better

    • @thelastmemphian
      @thelastmemphian 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      F150 lightning though...

    • @detomasopantera1966
      @detomasopantera1966 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That would be the F150 lighting...

    • @Mn09lfV6f
      @Mn09lfV6f 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      by a manufacturer

    • @jjs777fzr
      @jjs777fzr 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Coolest truck? Its cool but it would be tough to choose this over the 454 SS as well as the ....lemme think...was it 1978 or 79 GM produced the BIG 10? Stock 454. With headers these trucks screamed. My friend had one. I think they were pretty rare.

  • @waugy370z8
    @waugy370z8 4 ปีที่แล้ว +107

    Producer- Jay we got a segment to do
    Jay crawls out of bed- This is my 1991 .......

    • @moej.priest6861
      @moej.priest6861 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      hahahahahhaha! good one!

    • @honeyplug
      @honeyplug 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      He wins the internet today sept 9, 2019

    • @charlesjohnston6166
      @charlesjohnston6166 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I wish I could like this comment twice. 🤣

  • @cwarner218
    @cwarner218 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Just got one of these back on the road after it had been sitting for years. It was my late Dad's, and has been in the family since new. He purchased it from a cousin. It currently has a little over 11k miles on it.

  • @951oct
    @951oct 8 ปีที่แล้ว +256

    I used to work at a gmc dealership 15 years ago and a customer had brought this in for service and i was a lot porter at the time and i wasnt aware of the history of this truck until one day the service writer told me to drive it for a few miles to get the engine going after it was repaired and man was i not prepared for the power of this truck! Lol! I stepped on the pedal and man that thing took off like a rocket! I was amazed by this little truck and its turbo power! And today i find this video and never was aware that this truck is rare and they only made a few of them.smh! It was a memorable experience driving this truck only 1 time. lol!

    • @bladimirgarcia6063
      @bladimirgarcia6063 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      You are one lucky SOB

    • @slit4659
      @slit4659 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      LOL....A "LOT PORTER"....You mean you sweap the parking lot ??????

    • @Appalachianasshole41
      @Appalachianasshole41 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@slit4659 lot porter or attendant is a nice or polite way to say lot boy, they lowest rung on the ladder usually belittled and bullied by salesmen and underappreciated for all they do.

    • @frankdenardo8684
      @frankdenardo8684 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      HIP HOP that is an experience. a souped up Sonoma truck.

    • @scottsmith6571
      @scottsmith6571 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Frank Denardo they made a Sonoma gt with all the looks but no turbo

  • @fredwilliams7893
    @fredwilliams7893 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Jay is a true car enthusiast! Enjoying a spin in a truck he has owned for over 20yrs and is 28yrs old to! Appreciating it for what it is, and expects nothing more from it to! 👍

  • @AutoAuctionRebuilds
    @AutoAuctionRebuilds 5 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    Man I love that truck!!

    • @GB3770
      @GB3770 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It's a genuinely good car imho....

  • @kowpow2259
    @kowpow2259 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love how chill Jay is. Just a nonchalant casual monologue about a truck which happens to be AWESOME!

  • @DTraviesoP10
    @DTraviesoP10 6 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    Syclone! The reason the Corvette guys can still be heard crying from the 90's

    • @airelement7785
      @airelement7785 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      HAHAHAHAHA

    • @vannjunkin8041
      @vannjunkin8041 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Corvette.. the sad reason gm killed anything awesome, because they couldn't allow it to outperform the Corvette..

    • @Dogboy1960
      @Dogboy1960 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      They weren't crying over the comparision to this truck.....they were craying because the C4 from '84 -'96 was a TRUE POS. The only thing good about Corvette in that generation was the re-introduction of the LT1 in '92...... the first SBC to out perform those from the era BEFORE emmisions standards killed power. The C4 over all though truly horrible car.

    • @extremedrivr
      @extremedrivr 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Dogboy1960 Nah!! I actually liked the C4. C5 was too wide, and C6 looks better than the C7 and there is no real C8 yet. Lol

    • @Dogboy1960
      @Dogboy1960 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Appearance aside this was still a horrible on so very many levels. No longer as easy to work on as the C1-C3 and yet not yet delivering on the promise of PERFORMANCE all the complexity suggested would be possible. Today I can't think of a single reason to want one. Then again I disagree with your assessment of the appearance. I'm not fan of the C5 either but to my eye the hard straight lines of the C4 make it the least "Corvette" looking of all Corvettes. No curves at all all.

  • @musk4mars116
    @musk4mars116 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Jay’s hair was put through a Syclone before taping. Nice subtle touch.

  • @nextlevelgamez9243
    @nextlevelgamez9243 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    When Jay Leno tells the President of GM "that was before your time" can't tell ya.

  • @tommy23490
    @tommy23490 8 ปีที่แล้ว +104

    I pulled up next to one of these on the highway in high school back in the early 90's. I had a 1987 Mustang 5.0 at the time and tried racing it. I Knew what they were at the time but couldn't believe how fast they are. I lost, my excuse was I had 4 people in my car.. Lol

    • @PGHammer21A
      @PGHammer21A 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Street Sleeper personified.

    • @ShainAndrews
      @ShainAndrews 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Be grateful that Mustang didn't immediately jettison itself into the first pedestrian it saw.

    • @ShainAndrews
      @ShainAndrews 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Squirmin Herman the one eyed German LOL. Crowd surfing. I'll use that reference from now on.

    • @danielcannon3511
      @danielcannon3511 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      225hp vs 280ishHP? That 280 is underrated too. You had no chance. Unless they gave you a car length like on that old show called Pinks.

    • @andrewvazquez4683
      @andrewvazquez4683 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Orion don’t get me wrong I like my issue of Chevy’s, especially the older ones, but they (Chevy) didn’t want none when the SVTeam produced the 03-04 Terminator Cobra. Love the Foxbody GT convertibles for their looks and nostalgia but wouldn’t hesitate to do a Termi swap if I had the money. I like the Syclone but would rather have a Termi swapped Foxbody GT any day of the week.

  • @CC-wt9vi
    @CC-wt9vi 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That was and still is a instant classic. One of the Best looking build and preforming trucks ever..

  • @detective3728
    @detective3728 8 ปีที่แล้ว +95

    This is Jay Leno Garage I like! Just him, talking about the car and past. Not some stupid boring gust in it.

    • @themotochannel
      @themotochannel 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ***** Agreed! This is when he only did HIS personal vehicles. Still doing the Tonight Show so not much free time. Now he has so much time to do videos, he has lowered his standards BIG TIME. It seems he'll let anyone in his videos, not matter how unimpressive the vehicle.

    • @flaplaya
      @flaplaya 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      The Moto Channel Yeah bro. Do you spam much???

    • @themotochannel
      @themotochannel 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      fla playa Don't bro if you don't know me.

    • @flaplaya
      @flaplaya 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      The Moto Channel I (we) don't know you. You spam like hitler...Just did:)

    • @themotochannel
      @themotochannel 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      fla playa Are you off your meds again?

  • @tylerbonser7686
    @tylerbonser7686 4 ปีที่แล้ว +85

    Jay goes from bed to making a video in less than 9 seconds.

    • @RichardSmith-ic1zw
      @RichardSmith-ic1zw 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      tyler bonser I bet he sleeps with his Canadian tuxedo

  • @johnjacobjingleheimerschmi3857
    @johnjacobjingleheimerschmi3857 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I had a 1988 GMC S-15. 2.5 liter 5 Speed. My first brand new vehicle. I drooled over the thought of owning one of these.

  • @archechme
    @archechme 6 ปีที่แล้ว +204

    This is what happens when you let engineers, designers, mechanics... go absolutely mad. They produce gold like this, the Ford Shogun, etc.

    • @TONEakaSHOW
      @TONEakaSHOW 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Grand national as well

    • @Mn09lfV6f
      @Mn09lfV6f 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      I believe the shogun was not a Ford product. It was made by another company that used the Fiesta as a base and the Yamaha engine from the SHO.

    • @grilledspaghetti
      @grilledspaghetti 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Shogun was able to be ordered through Ford dealerships, was tuned out of house though.

    • @user-xg8yy7yl1d
      @user-xg8yy7yl1d 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Marauders

    • @largol33t1
      @largol33t1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      All the truly great GM cars were from the very early 90s or late 80s such as the Regal GNX, the Syclone, the ZR-1, the Typhoon. Now GM is a shadow of itself, cranking out boring old blobs on wheels. Sad that a once good company is going slowly down the drain.

  • @nicholasgreen4571
    @nicholasgreen4571 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I love hearing jay talk about cars, his love of them transcends the video making it feel like you are there with him.

  • @The_Cannabis_Connoisseur
    @The_Cannabis_Connoisseur 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I remember these 'trucks', I didn't know it was that fast! Ah back when headlights had two shapes, round and rectangle! LOL

  • @stephencivic1989
    @stephencivic1989 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Nice to see Jay do a piece on vehicles closer to my time growing up. I remember seeing those models or similar ones on the road when they were brand new. That was when people were driving more trucks then cars as a daily commute.

  • @peterlow9936
    @peterlow9936 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I used to borrow this thing from a friend of mine, while living in Vienna, Austria. Was a lot of fun on the autobahn.

  • @busterdee8228
    @busterdee8228 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Amazing truck. I go back a few years, and wrenched for a while, but I never heard of it. I'm always happy to see great vehicles fall into your care--and you're unique in the way you share them.

  • @whoohaaXL
    @whoohaaXL 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The wheels on this thing? DEAD ON. They're like the ONLY styling cue that GM ever got REALLY right. I always thought they fit this truck so well.

  • @Rampant_Colt
    @Rampant_Colt 5 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    I like the simplicity of the interior because it isn't filled with unnecessary geegaws that gives you that sensory overload feeling of modern autos

  • @NegativeNumbers427
    @NegativeNumbers427 8 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    I watched the original version of this video just yesterday...
    Is someone reading my mind?
    Can't complain about seeing it again. Do admire this truck. Would like to see an actual new video of it though.

    • @themotochannel
      @themotochannel 8 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      NegativeNumbers427 Guess Jay's on vacation cause last week's video was a re-run too.

  • @IchibanMoto
    @IchibanMoto 8 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    I love turbochargers

  • @allencribb7472
    @allencribb7472 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I love that of all the amazing cars he has his daily driver was a humble GMC "cyclone" pickup.

  • @JustinSmithPYRO
    @JustinSmithPYRO 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Man I miss my dad's syclone. He had the 60th one built. Last four of the vin was 0060. I used to love smokin vettes street light to street light lol. So much fun to drive.

  • @marcelstjean
    @marcelstjean 8 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    my first truck was an 84 s-10 with the 4.3 it went like a bat out of hell.. cheers.

    • @ParadoxdesignsOrg
      @ParadoxdesignsOrg 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      marcelstjean i figured your first woulda been a ferd!

    • @DimitriosChannel
      @DimitriosChannel 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Really the Ford 5.0 wasn't that fast, reliable yes but not that fast. Dyno charts showed 160HP to the wheels while GM's LT1 dyno was around 275-285HP to the wheels so yes they were correct on the 300HP mark. Mind you the LT1 had all that torque at 1400RPMS and revved pretty high for a V8. I own a LS1 now but I honestly miss my 97LT1 with all that low end grunt.

    • @powerwill8748
      @powerwill8748 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yep I had one to. Without the turbp they was fast.

    • @daniellaubach7544
      @daniellaubach7544 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      The only V6 at that time was the 2.8 in the S10/S15 (GMC).

  • @joeychaseable
    @joeychaseable 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Jay is starting to get up there in age. I'm 42 and hes 68 as of today (March 2019). As a car guy, Jay has been a part of my life... From watching the tonight show as a teenager to watching everything car related show he does here on youtube. When Jays time comes, it's going to be weird, it's going to be the end of an era. With raising 4 kids, work and living in the middle of the country, I've never and most likely like millions of others will never get to meet him, shake his hand or walk thru his dream garage. Being wealthy, having experiences and driving cars most of us can only dream of driving, he seems to me to be no different than you (whomever is reading this) and myself... Just a simple car dude living the life. Thanks for everything Jay...

  • @sslamd
    @sslamd 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Its beautiful Jay, Im glad you kept it in great condition all these years. One of my favorite Garage videos for sure.

  • @erichigbie2404
    @erichigbie2404 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    always feel like I'm right there with Jay. Had wanted a syclone !

  • @SubaruWRXspdManual
    @SubaruWRXspdManual 8 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    4.6s 0-60 time in 1991 would have been crazy. Imagine doing some tuning and dropping a 5 speed in. You might be able to get 0-60 in the high 3s. Amazing little truck. I've never heard of them until this vid.

    • @spreaddeezhazelnutz7511
      @spreaddeezhazelnutz7511 8 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Yes, these trucks are amazing but people have tuned them and they will do 0-60 in almost 2 seconds. The 4.3 v6 is easy to get hp out of and it makes this truck very fast.

    • @ALIVE8455
      @ALIVE8455 7 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      It would actually be slower with a manual because then you can't boost launch. And boost launching is so much fun with these

    • @aidonis98
      @aidonis98 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I've never seen an automatic shift like it does in these cars. My friend has a Typhoon. The transmission does an amazing job of keeping the car in the power band, but it shifts so hard and fast, that it had some bigtime wear issues. I'm surprised Jay hadn't had any yet. My friends Typhoon destroyed his first transmission at the 30k mark, and he wasn't a very aggressive driver.

    • @zxJC34xz
      @zxJC34xz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@spreaddeezhazelnutz7511 really !?? How so brotha.. any recommendation mods to my 96 Chevy Cheyenne 1500? Love my baby but I feel like she has no balls lol

    • @spreaddeezhazelnutz7511
      @spreaddeezhazelnutz7511 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      MexiKingiCon Well, a good start would be if you have 4wd so you could launch so much better. I’m personally going through all of my driveline components and upgrading all of them. As for the engine, my truck originally had the 5.3 because my truck is a 2000 model and I’m going to upgrade it with a moderate compression 5.3 block (325) stroked out to a 383 (about 6.2-6.3 liter) stroker so that way it can handle boost. I was originally going to go with a supercharger but then I found out that On 3 Performance made a twin turbo kit for my truck so my goals are around 900-1000 whp. Honestly, the best thing you can do is to just look around online which is the best way for research and eventually you will start piecing all of the performance parts together on a list for your build. That’s how I did it and now I have a whole list of parts that I need to get me to my end goal with my truck build. It’s nice making an entire list because it gets rid of the guess work and it’s nicely organized so that way you don’t forget about certain parts.

  • @kevins5833
    @kevins5833 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Gotta love Jay Leno, Here's a guy who wakes up in the morning and doesn't even comb his hair before the video. Same damn clothes every day too, but we love him and his cars!

  • @brianmay3669
    @brianmay3669 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Looks like an AMG Mercedes that’s holding the camera crew, judging by the reflection of that beautiful beast.
    I’d choose the Syclone every single time.
    Best pickup truck ever!

  • @Bruningable
    @Bruningable 8 ปีที่แล้ว +117

    "...this was before your time". :D

  • @Unjustified_Bot
    @Unjustified_Bot 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    "Hey Jay, wake up it's time to film" "my hair look ok?!" "Yeah, sure, let's go"

  • @johnathanhowle7800
    @johnathanhowle7800 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love how happy and proud he is still to this day! I'm a proud 92 Teal Typhoon owner myself! 🖤❤️

  • @jaime5711
    @jaime5711 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    my dream car when in high school. it was this and a Porsche RS America. thanks Jay for letting reading that article in the library over, over and over again.

  • @jeffcornett1310
    @jeffcornett1310 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    That was my first vehicle in 2001, I drove it for 7 months, and then my dad pulled in with a 2003 Ford Lightning for my graduation present. The GMC is still in my garage to this day, I take it out on occasion during the summer months for drives. But it mostly stays in garage parked next to that same Ford Lightning.

  • @xxxgtoflamecar6529
    @xxxgtoflamecar6529 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I wanna hear Jay's story about bringing home a Christmas Tree with this truck!

  • @HoUsEoFcAtS78
    @HoUsEoFcAtS78 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I have always loved these. And I would still love to have one even now. I can remember when I built this plastic model when I was just a kid. Now that I'm almost 40, I still love these. Probably my favorite truck of all time.

    • @largol33t1
      @largol33t1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same for me. It was my dream vehicle and if I could find one in good condition, I'd buy and fix it up.

  • @princeboober
    @princeboober 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    In 92 I was working at a Pontiac, Buick, GMC dealership and we had a brand new Syclone. I wanted desperately to drive it but they kept the keys locked up. They didn't care if I took out a new Corvette but the Syclone's and Typhoon's were off limits. To this day I've never managed to get behind the wheel of one. Great video Jay, thanks.

  • @ericlones9396
    @ericlones9396 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I love my 83 GMC s15. Ive had it sense I was 17. I'm 37 now

  • @YamahaRider-mm8bh
    @YamahaRider-mm8bh 6 ปีที่แล้ว +85

    One of the rarest trucks in the world...

    • @arborist460
      @arborist460 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Seen almost 10 different ones in my little town in ky..1st..3rd ones built

    • @CBUCK1994
      @CBUCK1994 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      arborist460 I’ve seen a typhoon in Connecticut

  • @xxDuhamelxx
    @xxDuhamelxx 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    To see this in 2021 is such a treat! Being a child of the 70s I grew up seeing these, but had no idea what it would do. I'd love to drive one.

  • @SuperBuzz71
    @SuperBuzz71 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I was 19 and my uncle had one. He gave me the keys one day. The 2 things that really impressed me was the AWD starts and the braking. With the all the weight up front on the discs it really stopped. With that new fangled anti lock tech I felt free to push them as hard as I wanted but never to stutter. But what did a 19 year old middle class kid in 1992 have to compare it too. That was big day for me.Fond memories of the Syclone. I finally got to drive one of my uncles cars that I'd lusted over since I was 8. Wish I would haves been old enough to drive the Triumphs, Jags or Sunbeams.

  • @octoman_games
    @octoman_games 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    @ 7:55 " I had the President of GM here in the garage, he saw some markings, How did You get that? ...don't worry about it, it was before your time" LMAO

  • @DocWolph
    @DocWolph 8 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    You would think after seeing what AWD gets them in terms of performance That GM would say "Hey! Let's make a performance car with AWD!"
    You would think. But no...

  • @Nupealoop
    @Nupealoop 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love this channel. I remember these new, saw a few over the years, and never knew it wasn't a version of the Grand National engine. The knowledge from Mr. Leno is deep yet he doesn't bore us to death with details.

  • @traceydeanrainey
    @traceydeanrainey 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    My dream vehicle. I'll never have one , but watching Jay drive it is as close as I'll ever get..

  • @RIPPER334
    @RIPPER334 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    My father in law bought a brand new, fully loaded, extended cab, 4x4 S10 in 1991... It was less than 14 grand.
    26,000 for a syclone??? That's probably the reason they only lasted a year!

  • @zacks5627
    @zacks5627 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I love the no big deal attitude he had about the lady who bumped him. I love it even more that he left it that way even though he has the money to fix it.

  • @michaeldillon9080
    @michaeldillon9080 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Jay the Car God has Shined upon you my Brother. .. almost bought that truck but dad said what the hell are you going great to do with it in winter .... 71 Olds was the car for that. 105 cars later the addiction has not gone away.

  • @Holaroznic1
    @Holaroznic1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I appreciate you Jay! Thanks for sharing your love for the auto.

  • @sk88boarding
    @sk88boarding 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    i laughed when he said ohh look its a ferrari

  • @ErriNight
    @ErriNight 7 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    Bags of feathers? They're called pillows Jay..

  • @jerrycraig6522
    @jerrycraig6522 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Jay says the most fun is between 20 and 120, that's why freeway on ramps are my favorite!!!

  • @maddogcustomzgarage
    @maddogcustomzgarage 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Been drooling over this truck since high school

  • @ronaldboutan2511
    @ronaldboutan2511 8 ปีที่แล้ว +312

    My mother in law and a suitcase would exceed the rear payload.

    • @thrux900ful
      @thrux900ful 8 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      So would mine, but I'd risk loading her in it to cart her off

    • @shaitanchickensled835
      @shaitanchickensled835 7 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      I'll exceed your rear payload

    • @askepticalcharmander9815
      @askepticalcharmander9815 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Mine too! Small world.

    • @MikeBrown-ii3pt
      @MikeBrown-ii3pt 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I don't have a mother in law any more and never will again!

    • @michaelniel7523
      @michaelniel7523 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ronald Boutan 😂😂😂😂

  • @rayb.868
    @rayb.868 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I had a 91 s10 with the 4.3 liter. Best truck l ever had.

    • @unknownname1681
      @unknownname1681 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ray B. I had a 97 Sonoma 4.3 liter out ran a cop in Pennsylvania

    • @tyjordan1683
      @tyjordan1683 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I have a 95 s10 with a 4.3 and love the truck to death!

    • @Maples01
      @Maples01 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I spun a rod bearing in one, twice, the dealer tried to ignore the knock rather than fix it under warranty, but they finally gave in due to my complaints so they turned the crank, replaced the rod and bearings, about a month later the knock was back

  • @sdubg8981
    @sdubg8981 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This and the Typhoon were my favorites growing up as a kid

  • @brokenmedic9133
    @brokenmedic9133 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This has always been my dream car (truck). Had a friend who had one and was in love with that thing! One day I will finally get mine.

  • @gsg9ff
    @gsg9ff 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    American Unicorn Cars that yet to be in the garage:
    Pontiac 91-92 SLP Firehawk
    Pontiac Trans-am Turbo 89
    Buick GNX
    87 Buick Turbo T Regal limited (Landau Top, concert lights, bench seat).
    86 Dodge OMNI Shelby GLHS

  • @johnlukach4091
    @johnlukach4091 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Chevy needs a remake of this truck with modern tires and magnetic suspension

    • @jeffreya8329
      @jeffreya8329 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      John Lukach well you saw how they ruined the blazer

  • @russellwilliams4317
    @russellwilliams4317 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have a 91' passed down from my father. He kept it garage kept, maintained and clean---I have done the same. It sits next to a tesla and a duramax, but I LOVE taking it out on the weekends. She is still quick and has a race fit.

  • @jdub4622
    @jdub4622 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This episode is not long enough. His newest episodes go into great detail about the cars. I wish he would redo this one to go into greater detail in this truck

  • @octane613
    @octane613 8 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    I wish the big 3 would do cool trucks again. I get bored of seeing thousands of fucking sports/muscle cars every day. I want the time of unique trucks back again. The broad period of time all the way from the 454SS 1500, Syclone, all the way to the SRT-10 Ram and Colorado/Trailblazer SS.

    • @octane613
      @octane613 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Tyler Coates Oh and I almost forgot the ford lightnings, can't forget those.

    • @heybelsky
      @heybelsky 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Agree

    • @leok8183
      @leok8183 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Tyler Coates I think they don´t see the point in making one, since you can get any power upgrades from aftermarket tuners. Also, i think they would only sell small numbers, but they would have to do all the tests for a new model and you probably know how much money developing a car costs.

    • @swarrior216
      @swarrior216 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Tyler Coates Also the Toyota Tacoma X-Runner.

    • @DriftxKingGTR
      @DriftxKingGTR 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Remember the SSR? That thing handle and looked like gentile warts! Can't belive that was GM's answer to the SRT10 RAM and Lightning lol

  • @Steverinomeister
    @Steverinomeister 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Jay, we've seen this one. I've been waiting all week for a new one.

  • @billyhighfill
    @billyhighfill 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love the liberty mutual commercials 🤙🏻

  • @306champion
    @306champion 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I keep seeing this ute with beefed up rear springs and a tipping tray, now that would be something! Thanks Jay.

  • @michaelshone2465
    @michaelshone2465 8 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Wonder how many miles he has on it? Looks absolutely immaculate. Especially the plastic trim which is prone to fading.

    • @sheasamuels9320
      @sheasamuels9320 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      He said he drove it daily for a while after he bought it back in 91 so if say maybe between 50,000 and 75,000 miles. I don't know how much he had to drive but that's the best guess I can come up with.

    • @themotochannel
      @themotochannel 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Shea Samuels He has over 200 cars and he seems to say "I drive this daily" about almost every one. I think your definition of daily driver and his definition of daily driver are far apart. I'd be shocked if he put even 1,000 miles on any one of those cars in a year. Even in 1991 he had dozens of cars, so his idea of a daily driver was one week out of the year he drove it five days straight, and then put it away for 51 weeks.

    • @chrisallot66
      @chrisallot66 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The Moto Channel He said he ''used'' to drive it daily. Assuming when he first got it.

  • @jamesmcintire3800
    @jamesmcintire3800 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I’m really starting to appreciate the compact size and simplicity of vehicles of that era. Everything today is too big and too sophisticated that they have zero personality.

    • @largol33t1
      @largol33t1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'd LOVE to race this truck on a winding road. One owner modded his by taking advantage of the truck bed. Most of the large components were put in the rear to distribute the weight better. He added a huge rear wing and blew the engine to a whopping 490 hp. It was so fast that he was forced to install a front dam to help the wheels stay on the pavement!

    • @1radkill420
      @1radkill420 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      2020 Silverado 2500HD is big but has personality

  • @wassamattau860
    @wassamattau860 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love those trucks! GREAT video, thank you for sharing it.

  • @dnlhitchcock
    @dnlhitchcock 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Very cool truck, pretty sure I saw one running around Colorad Springs, CO. a couple few months ago. There's something about a well kept stock/ish vehicle. I fell in love with the tube bumper Tacoma from Back to the Future. I have a 2013 Tacoma I keep working towards that kinda style. Love It

  • @gtaplayerxx
    @gtaplayerxx 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Love this truck.

  • @jboy2621
    @jboy2621 8 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I can see the slogan now... "Until Ferrari decides to build a truck, this is it."

  • @GeorgesChannel
    @GeorgesChannel 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for sharing this gem with us. A really cool car!

  • @MrBusta30408
    @MrBusta30408 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Jay Leno is awesome! Seems like such a nice and chill guy.

  • @Phormify
    @Phormify 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I always liked those trucks. I was in high school when they were new so they were the truck I'd daydream about. I'd say the Syclone was right up there with the Pontiac Fiero as being the (non exotic) cars or trucks that early 90s teenage boys lusted after the most. I did finally get an S10 ZR2 years later (coincidentally with a 4.3L V6 but not supercharged) which I still own, but it will never be in the same league since it wasn't built for the same purpose. Very cool little trucks.

    • @Mn09lfV6f
      @Mn09lfV6f 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      ls swap it

    • @nickfury1279
      @nickfury1279 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Turbo it, and swap the drivetrain for one from a Chevy Astro van (the Syclones and Typhoons has the same AWD system as the Astro)

  • @lukeskywalker1840
    @lukeskywalker1840 6 ปีที่แล้ว +87

    Literally impossible to find unmolested now.

    • @tjclt250r
      @tjclt250r 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      not true id say they are 50/50 just like the 454 ss....you can find wrecked ones and you can find garaged since new mint ones....the ones in between are hard to find for reasonable money

    • @dontbelieveeverything
      @dontbelieveeverything 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I work with a guy that owns one since new still has the original tires on it.

    • @Clipper1094
      @Clipper1094 5 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Jeremy Hurlbut you’re telling me he’s driving around with 27 year old tires?

    • @sunnydreux
      @sunnydreux 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Clipper1094 😂😂😂

    • @themodernadventurer4320
      @themodernadventurer4320 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Clipper1094 the tires on my truck have date codes from the 90s lol. Broke high schooler

  • @chunk386
    @chunk386 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    This and the typhoon will always be my favorite vehicles. Had the privilege of driving a typhoon a few times. Friend had one when we where 18. We had fun in it.

  • @Scrapla1
    @Scrapla1 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I remember seeing one as a kid along with the new Fox Body Mustang 5.0's at the dealer omg the memories.

  • @srjacobs85
    @srjacobs85 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I like Jay the car guy way more than Jay the late night host. I love this show.

  • @deezznts
    @deezznts 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    That thing still looks good today. Very nice truck.

  • @Kurtiskurtical
    @Kurtiskurtical 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I drove that very truck when I was a valet many years ago! It was VERY fast, haha. Jay was a super nice guy.

  • @wayneblack990
    @wayneblack990 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I had a '92 GMC Typhoon and it was a blast to drive.
    I would take off from a green light and when the turbo spooled up, I'd floor it and it would drop back down into first.
    The AWD would grip and off it would go. 0 to 45 mph in no time at all. (Never gotten a speeding ticket :-)

  • @DC322
    @DC322 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Rare pickup truck to own it. I really want that truck. :)

  • @AdonisAmarante
    @AdonisAmarante 8 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I've been wanting one since when it was on Forza 4

    • @sheasamuels9320
      @sheasamuels9320 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I never really liked it in forza but maybe I'd like it a bit more Irl. Every other AWD could get more hp, be lighter, or handled much better so it always feels underwhelming. It's great for a truck though and people get real salty when you beat them with it lol.

    • @amygal1000
      @amygal1000 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Adonis Amarante Was about as quick a the Lancia Integrale Evo 2 around track In PGR2..my first time learning of it's existance

    • @JDMHaze
      @JDMHaze 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Adonis Amarante DLC car lol

    • @klj2382
      @klj2382 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I’ve been wanting one since 1991

    • @Apollyon67
      @Apollyon67 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@klj2382 Me too. I had to settle for the S-10 4 cylinder and 5 speed. Not quite the same

  • @BearMeat4Dinner
    @BearMeat4Dinner 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Jay this truck means a lot to you. You can tell by the expression on your face.

  • @rickmontgomery8118
    @rickmontgomery8118 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I used to build these for PAS. Performance Automotive Specialties. I think there were roughly 30 of us at the after assembly in Shreveport. I put in the ECM and the front fascia. We had some famous people come through to get our autographs. It was a cool experience. We also got to drive them back to the plant to get certain things fixed. It was awesome when we would get a "live" one with the turbo connected. I met up with a Mustang LX on GM Blvd. taking one back. At that time the LX was the king around town. I left him like he was tied to a house. haha Emergency brake, primary brake, spool up the turbo and let her fly.

    • @blazeroranger
      @blazeroranger 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      rick montgomery that’s awesome! I’m also syclone owner. So you have any history documents from PAS or anything from PAS?
      Mine are #0644

    • @rickmontgomery8118
      @rickmontgomery8118 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@blazeroranger I still have some Syclone stickers and I think a PAS keychain. All I can remember. If you ever need to get the ecm out I hold the world record for removal and replacement time. haha 1:54sec.

    • @blazeroranger
      @blazeroranger 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      rick montgomery I’m interested to have them. I’m collecting syclone stuffs as I love them. Email me jamoranger3@gmail.com and I’ll send you my text #.
      Also check my videos under my channel bro!

    • @blazeroranger
      @blazeroranger 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      rick montgomery ecm actually outdated nowadays but collecting for sure. I would leave it on the shelf with label it as world record. I have holley dominator efi in mine

    • @blazeroranger
      @blazeroranger 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      rick montgomery btw you remove and install ecm in just 1:54 min? Hahahahahahahaha that’s so funny!!!

  • @billwilmington8284
    @billwilmington8284 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Man how would that suck to buy a Ferrari new in 1991 and get beaten in a drag race by a GMC pickup?! It's a cool little truck though.

    • @apache1234657
      @apache1234657 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Jordan Little but ferraris are about an experience not just acceleration

    • @Rottensteam
      @Rottensteam 8 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      apache1234657 yeah it would be an experience to be beaten by a truck xD

    • @EchoOfGecko
      @EchoOfGecko 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Jordan Little Maybe I'm missing something, but wouldn't the F40 have been the quickest car sold in the US in 1991? 0-60 in 3.8secs compared to 4.3 for the Syclone.

    • @billwilmington8284
      @billwilmington8284 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      EchoOfGecko Hmmm I actually think you're correct. The McLaren F1 actually had a quicker time too, but I think it came out in 1992.

    • @jumustube
      @jumustube 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Charlie Foxtrot Yes it would have been.