Back in the day! I owned a chevy z/24 and I thought it was pretty fast! Being my first new car that I could afford in those days! Back then I was young and happy with my new purchase, that I use to cruise down the streets like every other young blooded guy looking for some to race against. Then this guy showed up next to me with that little dodge! I really didn't know anything that much about that car! Except that to me it was just a econo box car! But when we both squared up to the stop light, I was thinking to my self! Boy I'm gonna smoke this guy to smethering!! But when the light turned GREEN!! That little sucker left me with my yaw wide open!! He smoke ME!! By as much as 4car length and I couldn't even catch catch up with him! He was gone!! All I saw was nothing but tail lights. It wasn't until later that I started doing some research and found out that car was more than an econobox! It was turbo charged little demon! That was developed in part with the help of carrol Shelby, that was a little sleeper at that time. It was a very fast little car indeed for its time.
From unjustly maligned $#!+box to the hottest hatch of the '80s: Chrysler's true believers turned their first FWD econobox into a trackday terror: I'm not entirely surprised they still dominate at autocrosses alongside their MG Midget predecessors.
back in 1986 I bought a 1986 sante fe springs blue omni glh turbo right off the showroom floor with 3.5 miles on it. I sure had fun surprising people with it.
Moses Berkowitz lmfaooo seriously!! 😂😂 I want to get one - my mom had one but the frame was going but I'm looking to get one and put a nice V8 surprise under the hood xD
with the 2.5 longer stroke engine and the upper end turbo setup it would fly,i've got a RAMPAGE, turboed and it will never be for sale,my doctor said it is good for my blood pressure because I laugh my self silly when I drive it,i'm used to hemi challengers and cudas,but where are you going to get a truck/car you can throw an engine in the back and leave,MOPAR ENGINEERS HAD IMAGINATION AND GUTS TO BUILD THESE LITTLE THROW AWAY VEHICLES=38 MPG,NO ONES LAUGHING NOW
So I have a 89 omni automatic and I really want to put the glhs In it so I can show these ricers what American mopar is all about haha on a scale of 1-10 how difficult is it to find the engine and all other stuff for it? Or is it better to just make it mint as is for nostalgic value?I enjoy it but I know she got potential aha
Leave her original, you don't find many of them. If you really want buy yourself a true GLH with a 5 speed. They go for around $10000. They're not cheap, but they're a lot of car
+Rishard Lopez I suggest you to leave her stock, but if really want to modify it there's a website called K Car Club or something like that and they sometimes have cool stuff for sale. You can also go on craigslist and on some official MOPAR websites to find original parts with maybe even a warranty. If you just want to change the engine to a 2.5 and the suspension I think it will cost you around 5K, if you want to make it manual transmission you have to add at least another 3K. So you'll end up with a 5k to 8k build that, in my opinion, will ruin the car if it is in good condition, but no doubt it will be a fun car. I highly recommand you to look up for Dodge Omni GLH for sale on the web. Yesterday I found a red (exterior and interior) GLH all original, not restored, in very good condition for 7k. That will be better. Buy yourself the GLH and leave your Omni original. After all the car is yours so do what you want, but that is my advice
Not really. They only made 500 GLHS Omni's, which were regular GLH Omni's fitted with the later (1988) T2 engine that were found in Daytonas, Shadows, Spirits, etc. Parts are easy and cheap to come by and they all mostly interchange
almost anything can be modded to run a 10 sec 1\4. Theres no denying they will run hard . Being mid 80s 4 cylinders and outrunning their contemporary V8 powered pony cars says a bunch. But if a turbo or supercharged mid 80s v8 mustangs or camero would have been built nobody would be talking about the egg shaped Japanese turbo car Shelby and Iacocca put stickers on :)
Sorta kinda. The shape was more or less based on the Rabbit. But...the early Omni's (78-around 80) did use 1.7 VW engines until Chrysler produced the 2.2.
The Omni origins are a French car a Simca and Talbot. VW engines were junk and gave Omni a Consumer Reports rating of,,NOT ACCEPTABLE on the cover of their magazine.
Drove my Shelby Charger to Chrysler Museum to be in SDAC car show got 38 MPG. (also owned a Glh omni same thing kinda) both cars easy 12's. Recipe for easy 12 second car. Stage 2 clutch, molly plate and bobble strut. fuel pump, injectors and computer stage 2. for motor common 2.5 block de-stroked to 2.2. all parts were used from junk yard. junk yard used Mahle pistons, t-2 rods and turbo, 89 van used cam with roller rockers. used junk yard not log intake and intercooler. Set up car to run 13's on street tires then swap out to slicks and instant 12's. This was my daily driver to work 24 miles one way :). Also drove it back and fourth to track 3 plus years. best 12.58 at 110 mph .... and yes that video with both cars racing is on UA-cam.
I have had 2 of them and they will hunt once spooled up . But no way are they 10 second cars by any stretch of the imagination. My 07 Shelby GT\SC is far faster and only a low 12 car without slicks and with decent slicks its only gone 11.43 at 126 mph
Jack Brewer Theres a few 10 sec Omnis around. Not alot, but they exist. Its hard to get to that level when theres hardly an aftermarket for them coupled with a small niche community
I have an '85 GLH that hits low 11's. power to weight ratio is also something to consider when talking about pulling against any of the "big brother" muscles. 80% of the power pulling less than 60% of the weight. All it takes is traction
Back in the day! I owned a chevy z/24 and I thought it was pretty fast! Being my first new car that I could afford in those days! Back then I was young and happy with my new purchase, that I use to cruise down the streets like every other young blooded guy looking for some to race against. Then this guy showed up next to me with that little dodge! I really didn't know anything that much about that car! Except that to me it was just a econo box car! But when we both squared up to the stop light, I was thinking to my self! Boy I'm gonna smoke this guy to smethering!! But when the light turned GREEN!! That little sucker left me with my yaw wide open!! He smoke ME!! By as much as 4car length and I couldn't even catch catch up with him! He was gone!! All I saw was nothing but tail lights. It wasn't until later that I started doing some research and found out that car was more than an econobox! It was turbo charged little demon! That was developed in part with the help of carrol Shelby, that was a little sleeper at that time. It was a very fast little car indeed for its time.
My older brother bought a 1987 Z24 brand new. It was blue with 5spd and the cowl hood. It was a cool car, and quick for what it was.
I use to blow away z24s all the time with my Omni, non-turbo, 5 speed. Fast little car.
From unjustly maligned $#!+box to the hottest hatch of the '80s: Chrysler's true believers turned their first FWD econobox into a trackday terror: I'm not entirely surprised they still dominate at autocrosses alongside their MG Midget predecessors.
Omni GLH was a badass little ride
Hottest hatch of the '80s - and yes, especially including the Lancia Delta. Pike's Peak Rally Class 1986: I rest my case.
back in 1986 I bought a 1986 sante fe springs blue omni glh turbo right off the showroom floor with 3.5 miles on it. I sure had fun surprising people with it.
They would beat mustang GT's all day long!
This car needs to be reborn
No it does not lok
It was…the Neon SRT-4
I have never been much of a Dodge fan other than the 2nd gen cummins but this this is freaking cool as hell.....
nice run can't wait to get my awd glh omni running again
gary!!!!
You know its an Omni because of the dash cracks :-)
Hell yeah! lol
Moses Berkowitz lmfaooo seriously!! 😂😂 I want to get one - my mom had one but the frame was going but I'm looking to get one and put a nice V8 surprise under the hood xD
I don't have any on mine surprisingly
Best part is, that is one of the slower GLH-T's. There are several in the 10 second range.
Not stock there aren't. If if you are talking about modded cars (which you are) that is just plain silly.
ejlarson249 Mines not stock :/
with the 2.5 longer stroke engine and the upper end turbo setup it would fly,i've got a RAMPAGE, turboed and it will never be for sale,my doctor said it is good for my blood pressure because I laugh my self silly when I drive it,i'm used to hemi challengers and cudas,but where are you going to get a truck/car you can throw an engine in the back and leave,MOPAR ENGINEERS HAD IMAGINATION AND GUTS TO BUILD THESE LITTLE THROW AWAY VEHICLES=38 MPG,NO ONES LAUGHING NOW
that was great my daughter has a 1988 horizon great video
So was it a tie?? Or did the omni win??
I beat him by about 0.2 seconds, so it was pretty close
BoostedDrummer - Nice, it looked super close. I bet he thought he had you, but seen you in the mirror pulling and pulling lol. Nice win!!
What is parts availability like with the GLH?
There are plenty of parts available, like bigger turbos, high performance radiators and intercoolers, boost controllers, exhausts,...
Fair bit of performance stuff available. Lots of parts available as long as you dont have one of the specialty models.
So I have a 89 omni automatic and I really want to put the glhs In it so I can show these ricers what American mopar is all about haha on a scale of 1-10 how difficult is it to find the engine and all other stuff for it? Or is it better to just make it mint as is for nostalgic value?I enjoy it but I know she got potential aha
Leave her original, you don't find many of them. If you really want buy yourself a true GLH with a 5 speed. They go for around $10000. They're not cheap, but they're a lot of car
+Dave's Garage wheres the best place online for parts? i have kinda a log way to go but its nearly there to mint, just hard finding parts .-.
+Rishard Lopez I suggest you to leave her stock, but if really want to modify it there's a website called K Car Club or something like that and they sometimes have cool stuff for sale. You can also go on craigslist and on some official MOPAR websites to find original parts with maybe even a warranty. If you just want to change the engine to a 2.5 and the suspension I think it will cost you around 5K, if you want to make it manual transmission you have to add at least another 3K. So you'll end up with a 5k to 8k build that, in my opinion, will ruin the car if it is in good condition, but no doubt it will be a fun car. I highly recommand you to look up for Dodge Omni GLH for sale on the web. Yesterday I found a red (exterior and interior) GLH all original, not restored, in very good condition for 7k. That will be better. Buy yourself the GLH and leave your Omni original. After all the car is yours so do what you want, but that is my advice
@@davidenobile426 ya it sucks back in 2002 i paid 3k for an 87 Daytona shelby z, now they're around the 10k price tag
@@rishardlopez5484 join a shelby club, theres chapters in every state.
Groovy.
Is the Omni stock?
+AversaS nowhere close to stock lol
parts must be scarce with only 500 made
Not really. They only made 500 GLHS Omni's, which were regular GLH Omni's fitted with the later (1988) T2 engine that were found in Daytonas, Shadows, Spirits, etc. Parts are easy and cheap to come by and they all mostly interchange
BoostedDrummer oh i didnt know. thats great then.
@@That_Red_Omni Fitted with the 1987 T2 engine.
almost anything can be modded to run a 10 sec 1\4. Theres no denying they will run hard . Being mid 80s 4 cylinders and outrunning their contemporary V8 powered pony cars says a bunch. But if a turbo or supercharged mid 80s v8 mustangs or camero would have been built nobody would be talking about the egg shaped Japanese turbo car Shelby and Iacocca put stickers on :)
Jack Brewer not Japanese. your ignorance is showing
I thought it was based on the VW Rabbit.
Sorta kinda. The shape was more or less based on the Rabbit. But...the early Omni's (78-around 80) did use 1.7 VW engines until Chrysler produced the 2.2.
The Omni origins are a French car a Simca and Talbot. VW engines were junk and gave Omni a Consumer Reports rating of,,NOT ACCEPTABLE on the cover of their magazine.
Drove my Shelby Charger to Chrysler Museum to be in SDAC car show got 38 MPG. (also owned a Glh omni same thing kinda) both cars easy 12's.
Recipe for easy 12 second car. Stage 2 clutch, molly plate and bobble strut. fuel pump, injectors and computer stage 2. for motor common 2.5 block de-stroked to 2.2.
all parts were used from junk yard. junk yard used Mahle pistons, t-2 rods and turbo, 89 van used cam with roller rockers. used junk yard not log intake and intercooler.
Set up car to run 13's on street tires then swap out to slicks and instant 12's.
This was my daily driver to work 24 miles one way :). Also drove it back and fourth to track 3 plus years. best 12.58 at 110 mph .... and yes that video with both cars racing is on UA-cam.
I have had 2 of them and they will hunt once spooled up . But no way are they 10 second cars by any stretch of the imagination. My 07 Shelby GT\SC is far faster and only a low 12 car without slicks and with decent slicks its only gone 11.43 at 126 mph
Jack Brewer Theres a few 10 sec Omnis around. Not alot, but they exist. Its hard to get to that level when theres hardly an aftermarket for them coupled with a small niche community
I have an '85 GLH that hits low 11's. power to weight ratio is also something to consider when talking about pulling against any of the "big brother" muscles. 80% of the power pulling less than 60% of the weight. All it takes is traction