you sure 'bout that?
Dodge Omni 0 to 60 mph and Quarter Mile Times
1983 Dodge Omni GLH 0-60 mph 9.3 Quarter mile 17.0
1986 Dodge Omni GLH Turbo 0-60 mph 8.0 Quarter mile 16.0
Dodge Shelby 0 to 60 mph and Quarter Mile Times
1986 Dodge Shelby GLHS 0-60 mph 6.4 Quarter mile 14.6
1987 Dodge Shelby GLHS 0-60 mph 6.6 Quarter mile 14.7
1987 Dodge Shelby CSX 0-60 mph 6.9 Quarter mile 15.2
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1982 Ford Mustang GT 0-60 mph 7.4 Quarter mile 15.9
1984 Ford Mustang SVO 0-60 mph 7.8 Quarter mile 15.6
1985 Ford Mustang GT 0-60 mph 6.3 Quarter mile 14.7
1987 Ford Mustang GT 0-60 mph 6.3 Quarter mile 14.2
1988 Ford Mustang GT 0-60 mph 6.3 15.0
1989 Ford Mustang GT 5.0L (Manual) 0-60 mph 6.1 Quarter mile 14.6
CAP, beating up Mustangs was just to get some heat in the tires....
My brother bought a new Mustang LX 5.0 in 1987. Lower gears and less weight made in a bit quicker than the GT. My GLHS, when stock, walked away from it. When the road turned twisty, the Mustang faded quickly. Crappy brakes, lousy chassis dynamics and tons of body roll.
I drove this thing on the street for four years, and raced it for eight more. We swapped in the 225 hp engine over the winter of 1990. A bigger turbo, with adjustable waste gate was added. I also added adjustable sway bar links front and rear, and replaced the adjustable Konis with new ones. The last change was new cross-drilled rotors and bigger calipers. It was virtually untouchable in autocross events. Had I kept the little beast, I was planning to install a 12 gallon fuel cell and a roll bar. However, I received an offer that was far more than I expected, so I sold it to a guy who trailered it to Savannah with the intent of going road racing. He loaded the car, took all of the spares (including the original 2.2 engine) and the original driver's seat. I never heard from him again.
Stop watch times from 0 to 60 were around 5.6 seconds. Over a measured 1/4 mile, we clocked times right at 14 seconds. Cranking the boost to 26 PSI, it ran a 13.7 at what we estimated to be just under 110 mph. We estimated because the speedo was an 85 mph unit, so I calculated based upon RPM. At that boost, she was probably pushing 300 hp. Unfortunately, the head gasket blew out adjacent to a water jacket passage and ingested exhaust gas into the cooling system, resulting in sharp rise in temperature. I shut it down and we rolled it to the trailer. That evening, I ran it in the garage until the thermostat opened. Revving the motor resulted in making bubbles in the header tank, confirming what I suspected. Drag racing the GLHS could often be frustrating. The street tires (I ran soft compound Toyos at the time) did poorly at controlling wheel spin, and this little beast would smoke the tires for a 100 yards if you didn't ease off the power. A set of Hoosiers (used for autocross) really helped, but too much grip without enough throttle would result in violent axle tramp. Getting just the right amount of wheel spin was important, and took no small amount of practice. Running SCCA SOLO events were great fun. The car's grip and balance allowed one to carry very fast exits speeds, and the mid range power was stunning.
My WRX was a great little car. All wheel drive really gives it tremendous bite off of the line. However, it was sloppy compared to the Shelby. Understeer was strong, and while you could use power to generate a nice four wheel drift, the WRX scrubbed speed off quickly and one had to get it largely straightened out to get full power down. Except for the 4 wheel drive hole shot advantage, the GLHS was much quicker everywhere.
