10 second, 577hp Dodge Omni GLH Was Never Meant to go This Fast

[@LarryChenPhoto]

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[@glennsison501]

Keep up the awesome work Mr. CHEN!!!

[@g.m.5607]

for decades carrol shelby said this was his favorite car . I remember in the 2000 seeing these autocross and going thru every corner on 3 wheels due to the solid rear axle . i always wanted a 91 turbo minivan with the manual transmission.

[@mmwosu]

This guy just flat out knows what he’s doing. The matter-of-fact way he discusses the car is evidence of someone who just knows what works and has nothing to prove. That’s the type of guy that will gap you out of nowhere.

[@glennsison501]

Amen to that! ?? It's all about him really enjoying his own thing and has nothing to prove. It's all about the booost!!!😂😂😂 cars dope!!!!😨😨😨😨

[@sikamoreify]

And do it while he's pounding a Miller Lite

[@richharr]

Yeah, and the miller lite in the cup holder! This dude is great!

[@trythinking6676]

Heh. Had an 85 Shelby Charger modded with the super 60 package. Best time I got was 13.3 seconds.

[@lousarsol9005]

​@@trythinking6676 that's not a bad time!

[@eightv1982]

this thing went 9's on a FACTORY ecu. can we appreciate that ecu for a minute..

[@jamesbetts3371]

Can we appreciate 577 hp in a 2200lb car. The owner in the car was 2447 so he was 10% of the racing weight of the car thats what a 4:1 weight to hp ratio awesome!!!!

[@colinmunro7337]

An 80s Chrysler turbo ecu,there is nothing more retarded,I had an84 gsr turbo😢

[@miguelcastaneda7236]

had a shelby rampage did low 13s...134 not top end

[@trythinking6676]

@@colinmunro7337 they were easy to fool.

[@dezwilliamz]

We have certain chip tunes we can download and flash on our 80s turbo cars. But, yes, still factory ecu with modded chip.

[@OSSHWA]

The open Miller Lite can in the front cupholder is a nice touch. 🍺🇺🇸

[@jbleach23]

Murica fuq yeah

[@pandamonium_gaming345]

The *closed* can

[@jamesbetts3371]

I saw that as well. I could see Bob Uecker doing a Miller lite commercial at that show pitting the V8 powered car owners against the 4 cylinder owners, or front wheel drive vs rear wheel drive owners. If the readers remember the "taste great less filling" fights he would start in the commercials of the 80's. If not KZbin has them to view.

[@viewerpet12]

Easy now! Some of us need a drink before we get home because we know what is behind the door.

[@theusefulidiot4202]

Who dosent luv a road-soda

[@CorradoRacer]

there's something about 80's and 90's hatch man...they are just dope!!

[@sneakthieve]

Agreed. I absolutely love the aesthetics. My step father had a Plymouth Champ (mitsu colt) growing up

[@CorradoRacer]

@@sneakthieve Yes true! caught my eye bc my first car when i was 17 back in 96 was a lil Opel kadett coupe...similar hatch style!

[@CorradoRacer]

@@sneakthieve wow see my pop had a colt turbo too

[@richardniblack6408]

my first car was a Omni GLH I bought for 1300 bucks... I love the respect he has for it and how he kept it as omni as possible

[@Jewishcatfish]

Friend of mine had one when i was a kid. Those cars were like big Gokarts!! 🤣

[@jamesbetts3371]

they put the Go in go kart

[@MrUltraworld]

GOES LIKE HELL! I had one of these I bought new back in the day. What a blast to drive. The torque steer was ungodly though. You had to have it pointed straight before you nailed the throttle or you were going for a hell ride.

[@ReeseBradley]

I was wondering about that. I had an '85 that we built to 275 hp at the wheel and it wanted to change lanes every time you got on it!

[@jamesbetts3371]

you are soooo correct. Sketchy when control of the car is in the tires that are burning out

[@jmendo2546]

1985 dodge omni glh thats worth maybe $8,000 going up against 2018 dodge demons $80,000 running the same times….Priceless

[@MrSdotbowman]

My grandmother had one of these when I was a kid, she was quite the bad ass in her old age. She had a little black Omni GHLS with red valour interior, and the wheels had gold accents on it. It was super cool. Someone hit it parked on the street and totaled it. Then she ended up with a supercharged pontiac bonneville. Again all black with gold accents.

[@theejoeylee]

That's badass

[@FORDLYFAOTEAROA]

That guy was so laid back,what an awesome interview,not to mention the car.

[@barryadams2557]

Carroll Shelby, the legend lives on.

[@UnderwaterAlexJones]

I remember that Minivan they brought in '17, 1320 had so much fun with them.

[@pieterv6984]

Fantastic car and owner. I really love the way he takes such an outstanding classic and makes it go this fast.

[@bwcordes]

James Reeves and member of the Shelby Dodge Automobile Club are as cool as it gets. Great interview James.

[@FATCAPKING]

Put this on This vs That!

[@isaacshively6705]

I remember 1320 doing a video on this guys Caravan, they were changing axles every pass

[@405awhp]

10.2 sec till Miller time.....I gotta good chuckle. Sweet ride!

[@assaultlick2169]

Friend had one of these in the 90s. Smoked mustang's and camaros regularly.. was never this fast tho. Great build, humble guy. Love it

[@Dukerdr]

I had a black and gray GLH-T in '85. I autocrossed it in '85 + '86. It was a riot. Time trials were a blast on road racing courses. Mine would top out at 125mph on the Interstate. It would pull hard for 10 seconds, then back the boost off from 12 to 8 lbs to cool the pistons for 10 seconds. Then go from 118 right back up to 125. They were aerodynamically limited. I sold it to go motorcycle roadracing. Wish I still had it...

[@njshift]

Nothing like some old school turbo Dodge love.

[@TheKnifed]

Always followed him on the forums. Now I can put a face to the name. Awesome

[@dave3657]

Years ago in my MOPAR car club was a guy with a K-car. It was brown, with a vinyl top, whitewalls and wire hubcaps. He had a custom head, big turbo and an exhaust dump. If I remember right it was dipping down in the 12 second range. But when he was done racing, he turned on the AC and drove home.

[@DaveRoulstonfilms]

Cool to see these in America, they sold these cars in Europe under the Chrysler and Talbot brands we never got the turbo engine as far as i'm aware, they used to be used in rallying a lot here in Ireland back in the day along with mk2 Escorts and Toyota AE86's etc.

[@lb9gta307]

Very different other than styling

[@jamierpm]

I have a 87 Daytona ShelbyZ that I built and looking forward to going drag racing again after 10 years. Had kids and bought a house, but now my daughter is going to be 10 this summer. She was 2 weeks old her first time at the track and it was the last time I raced. Got a son turning 6 so yeah got to bring them and get them hooked

[@josephmatuszak3855]

Wow. Just wow. What a sweet ass little ride! How cool is this thing! Carroll Shelby in heaven doing hip thrusts watching this!

[@spacemoai]

Truly lives up to it's name, Goes Like Hell

[@martinlaird67]

Known as a Talbot Horizon in the UK

[@briancohen1967]

Talbot sunbeam

[@gordythecreator]

Thank you! Being American stupidifies us. Really never suspected a Shelby for sale overseas. Did a Talbot have a Shelby version?

[@martinlaird67]

No as far as i remember they were 1.1 and 1.3 petrol engines and 1.9 diesel however the Talbot sunbeam which were rwd had a Lotus edition and were often used as rally cars

[@SB-vb8ch]

@@briancohen1967 Sunbeam was RWD (inline), basically a cut down Avenger floorpan, Horizon was totally different using a FWD transverse layout with torsion bar front suspension. Believe it was derived from the Simca platform (part of the convoluted Rootes/Chrysler/Peugeot/Talbot history). The styling is quite similar though.

[@jasondunphy1170]

@@briancohen1967 no it's a horizon the sunbeam was rwd

[@thetreblerebel]

It's a early version of what the Honda Type R would be. And what the GTI would like to be.

[@Karrguy1973]

Bought a 87 Charger GLHS no rust about 20yrs ago with a spun bearing, didn’t have the resources to fix so I had to sell her😢 She did got to a good home. Father and son project, they were techs at Pointe Dodge here in Detriot. Wish I had held on to her.....

[@phed]

This dude is legit, and his glh is legendary, I haven't played with turbo dodges in like 13 years but Reeves is one of the dudes I remember best from trolling the td forums. Love this guy and his rides, great seeing some Shelby/Iococca era dodges getting the spotlight and there couldn't be a better representative. ...but the speedo sticker on the GLHS brought it up to 135. Come on man! Your moms got that car!

[@ReevesRacingGarage]

They had both! Some were white and 125mph and some were yellow 135mph!

[@98triffid]

It's nice to know they can still get parts. Rebuilds on something like this are just a fact of life.

[@bokononbokomaru8156]

Bought the '85 turbo new. Added the Direct Connection after market intercooler (massive intercooler) kit... smoked many stangs, Camaros, & a couple Vetts...still got 30 - 35 mpg when I lightened my foot. 256k miles on it before i got t-boned :(

[@Shawn-gl6kv]

I watched an Omni GLH run a lil over a 10 second pass in the 1/4 mile at Byron Dragway up in Illinois some 20 plus years ago, was the best thangs abawt Yankee land while I was up there visiting relatives

[@henryovalles7311]

Take this over any 4500 pound 11,000 hp dodge that runs 12s

[@martythestines]

😭😭😭😭😭😭 This makes me miss my 2.2T 87 Lancer. Wasn't a Shelby, but had some Shelby parts.

[@mikedimaio1237]

LOL, 1st place in the stick shift class, that beer must be for everybody to cry in. Great video, on a cool car, nice photos, just well done all the way around, nice job.

[@chestercallahan8856]

Like the Miller Lite in cup holder haha

[@rodneydunnigan9291]

Everyone Remember this is 30yr old technology, Im putting a 2.5 turbo in my 92 shadow, looking for 275 - 300 Horsepower, Going with the trusty A413 auto, they're right drives like a Go Kart, Fun Cars, Fun Engines 👍😎

[@blackericdenice]

Thank you very much for showing this guy. He has helped me prove a point on a video I have. I said Ford 300 inline 6 low rpm peak is because of the "low lift and short duration cam". Not the 3.98 inch stroke.

[@nbrowser]

And this is why I like the Hoonigan stuff...always something different. Seriously, did anyone ever think there would be a feature video on a Dodge Omni? This is variety, more please!

[@OrganicGreens]

What a chill dude

[@2t713]

It's nice to finally see some one not saying the have blah, blah,blah,1500 horse power! 😃

[@livedeliciously]

I like this dude. His just spews technical knowledge. And he drives the non-pedestrian version of my first car.

[@bruschmidt9943]

I can see Carol Shelby looking down saying, "Great job son, we're all proud of you!" 👍

[@mgbrv8]

Beer in the cup holder is a nice touch. 😂

[@GLHS592]

I need to get my 1985 Shelby Charger going again.

[@chestercallahan8856]

My first car was an omni! Always wanted to 4G63 swap one.

[@theejoeylee]

Maybe srt4 swap

[@MM_45]

@@theejoeylee I have an 88 non glh. I also have a pt cruiser turbo which has the same engine as srt4 and I’m planning on swapping the engine and trans out. But it’s going to take me a while to get it done since I’m disabled.

[@theejoeylee]

@@MM_45 I had an 87 omni America back in 97 in high school. I've always wanted another one no matter how many door handles they go thru

[@AdventureAwaits4u]

Talked to James a few times when we used to race at Clay City in Kentucky. Great dude with a awesome car and it’s nice seeing it get some love on your channel.

[@dcjones5433]

Bought mine brand new, went to Borla and had a custom 3" exhaust, centerforce clutch, mustang injectors,larger intercooler and the mopar upgrade computer, ran KYB shocks and Fulda tires, I can remember on many occasions being asked "wtf" you got in that thing? Laughing nothing man, it's basically stock. I worked with a gentleman who once was employed by Shelby and there was a 500hp plus Omni built by Shelby back in the day. And quaife made a differential to take care of the torque steer back in the day.

[@mcrowley8460]

Hard work pays off bigtime.

[@johnvanderbeek7535]

Omni? not seen one bevore looks cool kinda reminds me of the european Opel kadett. cool stuff

[@aaronforward1004]

Easily One of the most underrated/overlooked hatchbacks in the us.

[@sandwichbar8226]

It's basically a Talbot Horizon

[@johnvanderbeek7535]

@@sandwichbar8226 yeah thats the u.k name. has been done alot the same car gets difrent type names or even brand names depending on where it is in the world

[@lb9gta307]

@@sandwichbar8226 they started the development proccess with that intention but by the time they went into production they were 2 different cars that looked the same. www.google.com/amp/s/www.hemmings.com/stories/2019/07/15/only-skin-deep-the-european-and-american-versions-of-the-omnirizon-have-little-in-common-but-looks/amp

[@godallmighty1204]

1991- Phoenix, AZ. I ran into a guy that had one of these. I talked him into a ride along... That's one ride I'll never forget!

[@MM_45]

I have an 88 Omni non turbo. In a year or 2 I’m going to try and do an engine swap with my pt cruiser turbo engine. I’ll be happy if I get it to 300whp

[@glennsison501]

Awesome build! Man love unique cars like this when you don't know how you lost to a grocery getter ! Love it

[@pikengren1]

I don't know much about cars. My ex wife had an 88 Omni with stick shift and fuel injected. No turbo, or any kind of performance stuff. Man that thing was so much fun to drive. It seemed like you were leaving a lot of other cars behind as soon as you popped it into second gear. I was wondering if anyone ever recognized this car. Lol, I guess so!

[@jamesbetts3371]

So James obviously knows his mini muscle cars at least the ones that matter. I wanted to what his total investment is on the Omni? The thing that I really liked hearing was his salvage approach to keep it all Mopar. Engine from a Caravan, Shifter and cables form a Shadow and center consul out of a Daytona. The fact that he is competing and beating Demons , Hellcats and the newer Gen III hemi cars that are $ 70,000 and up with 2x the cylinders, 4-6x the displacement. He should make and place a vinyl sticker in the back window saying " NO REPLACEMENT FOR DISPLACEMENT MY ASS" and a follow up would be " Place your other cylinders up your crank case!! " So much respect for keeping it real and bringing the unusual to the show. My brother in law had the Colt GL with the 2.2 turbo which his family bought brand new and he left it me too sell when they moved from Cali to the east coast. When the turbo kicked in that car was scary fast and would spin the front tires. If you power braking from a stop the front tires would lift off the ground if you got the Rpm's up enough to get the turbo to spool. Only corrections to be made were the turbo on James' GLH was not O.E.M equipment along with the coil packs and love the Easy button. Lastly the '"S" meant Shelby because they would rework and tweek those engines throttle bodies and install the inner cooler but back then that meant a radiator for the oil that fed the turbo. It surprised me that my brother in law did not know about letting the car idle for at least a minute or two before shutting off the engine to prevent to burning of the oil. I had to show him in the owners manual and after that he showed his dad and still did not believe what he was shown idiot. Shelby would sign every car that got his name usually in glove box. For the time Mr. Shelby worked with Chrysler he had a Shelby version and always a different model. Shadow, Daytona, Lazer, Omni etc. I also loved the F.Y to FORD because the way Lee Iacocca and Shelby were treated and summarily dismissed by Henry Ford II. The two guys who gave Ford some of the best selling cars in American Auto sales. Lee proposed the idea of the minivan to Ford who shot it down. The minivan is what turned Chrysler around for the most part along with the K cars. James thank you for keeping a very special part of Chrysler history alive, because the new cars are awesome and back to the roots of mopar muscle but the company is owned by Fiat. The government guaranteed loans to Chrysler in the 70's to keep them from closing up shop and keep the jobs in America, and for national security because they had the contract for the Abrahams tanks as well but mostly to stop a foreign company from owning such a vital part of American lively hood. WTF changed with the government policy since then? Was it Clintons Nafta??????

[@neilperry2224]

The Omni, was originally built for the European Market. There was a 2 dour coupé, which was used in rallying. It was also upgraded by Lotus, and was called Lotus Sunbeam Horizon.

[@ShaiyanHossain]

nope that was an entirely different car with RWD

[@jasondunphy1170]

I'm amazed at how many people get confused about sunbeams and horizons there 2 tottaly different cars. It was the sunbeam lotus and 1500ti that was the rally car

[@brentwoods7450]

great little build, I like this dudes style

[@strongereveryday2302]

My first car was a 1986 GLH Turbo that I bought from a junkyard for $350. It ran amazing but had rusty lower rear quarters. I named it the Black Beast. This guy did what I always wanted to do with it before a failed rear wheel cylinder made my brakes fail into the back if a parked Ford Super Duty....crushing the entire front end beyond repair. I miss that car.

[@meester.stevens7647]

Used to have a Dodge Omni, not a GLH though. Absolutely loved it. Sure do miss it. Would love to own a GLH, or even just another regular Omni at some point.

[@spiralinglight]

Buddy of mine growing up had 2.2 turbo dodge shadow. That thing hauled

[@sponk2112]

Got the beer in the cupholder, just for extra 80s authenticity! 😎

[@jonesy0619]

The grand daddy srt-4

[@robertmeier9253]

I've known James since the 90s. He is as genuine as they come. Heck, he even helped me cross over from the single life to the married life.

[@sonomama82]

That guy was so knowledgeable and creative . Great video.

[@greedabney8919]

Dodge shadows are another slept on turbo car. My sister had one that was beating 80s and 90s 5.0 mustangs. That’s right I did say my sister had one reread if u must 😂

[@Nick-nm8om]

Back in 1992 I used to have a hand me down omni glh , I loved it. I always wanted one day to drop a big engine in it, my brother in law was one of those crazy mechanics ( he dropped a LS in a fiero ).

[@silvanamodugno4239]

I couldn't afford the insurance on a turbo car back in '85 so I bought the grocery getter version of a Turismo and then later on slapped on the direct connection supercharger kit not nearly as fast as this but it gave it some more punch

[@jacthomas1826]

Great build James and great interview Larry. I always wanted this car in high school. I used to go to the dealership just to walk around and drool.

[@joshmeacham3326]

I just saw this in the background at SickWeek...awesome to find it on here!

[@joshshelby7322]

Love GLHs i ran from the cops in the economy version idk how but we lost him in the twisty country roads

[@trythinking6676]

Those cars could handle straight from the factory.

[@Iowa599]

Nice! I didn't know Lite fit in the cupholders!

[@coupleofjeeps8073]

Holy Sh*T! My Dakota made it in the video 14:45 ( Sorta haha) this makes me KZbin Famous right? Doubt you remember me Larry, but thanks for shutting my hood at the Autox and for the stickers!! Ive been watching this Omni the past few years at the local Mopar events and its always a thrill to watch go down the track! Keep up the good twerk!

[@Yetikadoogan]

Build from 78 - 90 originally had a 1.7l from Volkswagen before Chrysler build their own, the last 500 GLH-t's were bought my Carol Shelby and became GLH's I used to love seeing these guys pull up at the strip and beat muscle cars all day long. makes me miss my GTI's even more.

[@marioremondino9837]

I have been looking for one since 2012. Can’t seem to find one for a decent price. Best sleeper car EVER!!! Fist saw one race a typhoon back 99 in milwaukee.

[@raydickison1499]

My family had an 88 when I was in high school. It was a regular 5 speed but holy hell that thing would scoot. It out accelerated the Prelude I had and was so proud of lol.

[@jm361]

As an 80's kid, the internet just being an its infancy the mini vans that man spoke about would show up at street races and dominate, later on in life would smoke all kinds of shit at the track.. Just amazed that this particular car has survived all of these years.. Most were wrecked or salvaged by now.. Impressed, really impressed! Those were a true sleeper back in the day..

[@ponypwr]

The torque is what makes this car so fast, well.... the weight helps lol. 560ftlb at the wheels is what a Honda with 950whp makes lol....

[@YnnoBoy]

Love how this channel features every kind of racing!

[@emiliosman820]

I miss my '86 GLH Turbo , it was superb and a fun monster! I loved racing against 911s and saying eat my dust then they would chase me to say what the F is that thing... LOL

[@davidpistek6241]

This thing is great, dude has knowledge, good stuff

[@Lee_B_Futures]

I hope the Miller Light can is a prop... love the car :)

[@panji7793]

The boxy style hatch always the best

[@tommyg2660]

HOLY SHIT I had to watch the video twice because I kept on getting distracted by all the beautiful MOPARS going by. I love the Omnis and would love to own one. I love the fact that Grand Cherokee from the other video passed by. Great video Bruh. New Sub!

[@azeemali7102]

Dave thanks had one for a minute!

[@scgray05]

G.L.H. "Goes Like Hell."

[@gordythecreator]

That's 1 cool cat! Dude's slapin'around demons with an omni lol

[@kanethompson708]

Lol

[@sneakthieve]

I love the aesthetics of the old hatches. Wasn’t there ideas of calling it the Fox before glhs moniker? If I remember correctly they considered that name because it ate Rabbits (vw)

[@nomoremr.niceguy4778]

These cars were so underrated and ignored because they weren’t traditional pony car. Carrol Shelby took a lot of heat from past fans over what they considered front wheel drive heresy. But they did what was intended. They injected some buzz and go juice in Ioccocas economy cars. The Daytona Turbo Z was a nice looking version.

[@MultiTravellingman]

I thought this was a Chevette at first. My dad used to have one for years growing up, but this is sick. I've always wanted to restomod one and upgrade the power.

[@edwardmohr5798]

Had a 2.2 charger, best car I ever owned, 265K, after 15 years. Gave it away still running.

[@essentialfix]

That's sick.....POV: Lotus Sunbeam 😆

[@ScottyBennitone]

Im not really a Mopar guy , but this is one cool ride . Total sleeper.

[@desertbrewcrew1974]

I had 3 of those things, 1 with a turbo.Built them all to do rally. All fun as hell.

[@gordythecreator]

Good find Larry!

[@GLHS60]

Brilliant!! I bought the exact same car new and still have it.

[@bokononbokomaru8156]

A Garrett AirResearch Variable Geometry turbo might be worth considering

[@fleeshawn11]

damn larry did you give him some stickers

[@bobbrick8948]

I want one of these so bad. There getting so hard to find cheap.

[@sirswerve2493]

The O.G MIni Mopar muscle!