1987 Oldsmobile Aerotech flying-mile record

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[@Lrules364]

These are records that were set 30 years ago, that haven't been broken by any 4 cylinder motor since then. This project is the only one in GMs history that produced not only world records, but also a world class 4 cylinder: The Quad 4. This is the pinnacle of American engineering.

[@crw3673]

So why wasn't GM turbo charging their cars in the 90's? With the success of the turbo quad 4 and the turbo 3.8 They should had been leading the way in turbo engines!

[@GewelReal]

nobody beat it because it's a waste of money

[@TinyBearTim]

@@crw3673moneys

[@Dagashi6669]

Physically the XJ220 resembles this.

[@jamesturnbaugh9364]

Amazes me , that so many have no clue of the actual scope of this 4 cylinder engine test !

[@HODIUSDUDE]

Thanks for the UL, I remember seeing the 2nd half of this on TV back when it originally aired. Never saw the whole program until now.

[@gduke580]

Great video, like just said no one really remembers this car, project and all the amazing records.

[@camtabler5163]

Thank you for sharing this. Amazing

[@kennyj4366]

WOW what a beast. That Quad 4 set the tone for what is in automobiles today with the amazing exception of state of the art technology and MPFI instead of EFI. Just awesome engineering. Fun Fact: Jim Feuling was the genius that put 850HP-1,100HP in the Quad 4. Over 250HP per cylinder, or a tad over 10 horsepower per Cubic Inch. Red Line 12,000 RPM 🤔.

[@eves08109]

It would be interesting to know what the PSI was from the Turbo charger?

[@alexander1485]

GM shoulda killed Buick and not Oldsmobile...

[@efredfarm]

Chevy wanted Buick to go, too, but the Chinese wanted the Buick and didn't like the Cadillac, soooo.....

[@OpenRoader]

They should have killed both and kept Pontiac

[@davidvincent3434]

Yep they always had the better motors had a 67 Delmont 88 had the out of factory ultra high compression 425, killer motor. Even the 330ci in my fathers 64 Jetstar 88 was a work horse he had it since 65 then I ended up with it in high school drove it off n on up to 90's.

[@KingARob_]

Didn’t Buick start GM?

[@Bubbles23XI]

Nah. Olds ran it’s course. They became a victim of badge engineering. They had no identity in the 90s unlike the 70s and 80s. Also, thanks to China and Buick, they are keeping GM afloat.

[@JusttheEdge]

Their glimpse into the future was spot on a bunch of turbo 4 cyl. Well turbo everything lol

[@CuttykiddW]

Go Olds 🚀🚀

[@yesyes5937]

Oldsmobile is the best

[@user-ci9so7rb8j]

Id like the REMack Novara 🎉Please lets Booneville flat IT

[@user-kj1od5ed7p]

I had a W 41 high output Quad 4

[@gmain1977]

Great video , sexy car this is

[@excaliburjohndeere7657]

I love boat tails

[@dannymostarac1799]

😊rocket😊

[@daveb1081]

nyyyyroooom!

[@muhammet0618]

nfs 2 -super edition fzr2000

[@Ouski]

4 cylinder LOL WTF?

[@MMMAKER35]

+PastaOverseer Don't forget the size of the turbo put on it.

[@yeoldesaltydog7415]

yup the 2.3 Quad 4 as it was shown on the Cutlass for the day. And with quad turbo's tuned like nothing else. But look at the Indy cars of the day also they use small engines too.

[@vintageman91]

PastaOverseer There are noumerous 4 cylinder racing and rally engines from the 1980s, capable of 600 or more bhp.

[@nickbittner5938]

Four cylinders can and will fly like that if they have the power. Displacement and # of cylinders are the lesser factors with flat out speed usually. Believe it or not there was four cylinders like that in the early 70s that utterly dominated indianapolis

[@TheDman216]

basicly a quad-4 olds motor with a dual cam head and a biggg turbo.. That quad 4 engine was in olds FWD passenger cars in the late 80's thru the 90's and into the early 2000's in a single cam 8 valve and dual cam 16 valve.

[@sdnducky02]

Azrizona...lol

[@aidaaliten8817]

15:22 the fuck is he saying

[@MyCatInABox]

... stupid FIA rules....You know, I thought that a Top Speed number, was a top speed number-- not HALF of a DIVIDED AVERAGE of TWO NUMBERS. Remember that anytime you see a certified, international FIA approved Top Speed number for a given car, just know that number is NOT it's Top Speed-- it's NOT the absolute fastest speed that the vehicle could achieve: Instead, it's the fastest speed it could go in TWO OPPOSITE directions, divided by two, which results in, apparently, the now "officially recognized" "Top Speed". ridiculous. My .02 ¢

[@sidefx996]

And thanks to dumb shows like Top Gear basically an entire generation has no clue amazing stuff like this ever even existed.

[@mkay1957]

An entire generation that has no clue about anything, except to play with their I-phones.

[@crashtestdummy87]

how the hell is this top gear's fault?

[@sidefx996]

@@crashtestdummy87 since you'd apparently never watched the show, instead to showing stuff like this, the narrative when it came to American cars was something like "mullet, can't handle, mullet, mullet, can't handle, mullet, can't handle, mullet, mullet..."

[@crashtestdummy87]

@@sidefx996 Well it is a fact that most american cars are inefficient boats on wheels that can barely take a turn. I like the looks of american cars tho, but thats all what most got going for it. The quad 4 is an exception and you know it Karen

[@sidefx996]

@@crashtestdummy87 Actually the fact is that Corvette just won Lemans AGAIN yesterday lol... Nice moped by the way.

[@aidaaliten8817]

2:31 i can't because of the shitty video quality