New to me Omni

[sextra]

So I bought an 85 Omni, carb'd

I know this has prolly been asked eleventy billion times, but, what can I do to make this thing a fun N/A weekend car without breaking the bank.

other than basic bolt-ons like header,exhaust, new carb( which one's best???)

[stargazer7467]

Id boost it and find the hood that belongs on it.

[RPMurph]

look around this n/a section, allmotor/22dodge is god, he had a 350HP N/A engine

[sextra]

It's the carb'd one from what I have read on here boosting it is difficult, that should be the hood that belongs on it if I'm not mistaken.

[saw wave analog]

only turbo ones got the hood vent and handy little underbody scoop thingy




as for making it fast.. id do intake header exhaust, maybe port the head some, and then spray the everloving christ out of it



nitrous can make any terd fast



ps- omnis kick ass.. nice buy

[sextra]

haha yeah, i only paid 500 USD for it too, I guess i will do bpu's then spray. sounds like the cheapest way to make the terd fast haha, its basically a fun toy that i use on delivery, I DD a 2006 Nissan Sentra Spec V.

During making it faster, im going to go ahead and replace the struts and saggy ass springs with sleeve coilovers and Sears special struts!!!

How does 450lbfr/350lbrr springs sound?

[saw wave analog]

i have no idea what the stock rates are. suspension stuff for L bodies is notoriously scarce, which is a shame, because the cars handle like mad when they are set up right


pay the big money for the full koni coilover kit that fwdperformance sometimes has in stock, convert it to 4 wheel disc and it will be a gokart



omnis are addicting.. im on my 5th one

[sextra]

haha unfortunately i dont have the money to that just yet, i just bought my DD a set of K-sport coilovers.

How do I go discs in the rear?

[sextra]

Where can I find a NO2 kit for a small displacement carb'd car????

I'm thinking 50-75 shot!

[detobias]

SWEET carbie GLH !! take care of that gem !! dig those eggshell wheels !

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Originally Posted by sextra How do I go discs in the rear?

easy - swap from a later daytona / lebaron / shadow; you have a choice of 10" non-vented (more than adequate for spirited driving) or 11" vented (for all-out track performance)

its a pretty straightforward bolt-on; toughest part is getting the right prop valve / master cylinder combo (try to get from the donor car)

I have the 10" on the back of my '86 omni

google 'SLH brakes' for lots of brake upgrade info

[saw wave analog]

i have 10 inch rear disc and oversized front calipers off of a minivan and the thing brakes rediculously.


thats one the coolest things about omnis.. a lot of standard parts off of other, heavier cars can be had in the junkyard for next to nothing, and on a tiny little omni they function as performance stuff


my front calipers cover damn near half of the rotor.. they are giant for the size and weight of the car... it costs thousands do do similar things on a lot of other cars


as i said earlier.. omnis kick ass

[stargazer7467]

yeah i did the non vented rear disk swap, highly recommended.

[allmotor]

for under $70 and a few hours labor, you can increase HP by 20. just pull the head, have it milled .060" toss it back on with a new head gasket

[vntned]

Hooker longtube hedder from autozone $240 w/ a 2.25'' exhaust , cut about .030"-.060" off the head with the MP 767 cam $130, then gut the hell out of it! Should be near as fast as a stock T1 car at least!

My old GLH HO had just a 2.25'' catback and was gutted and that was it. It was a blast to play with.

My current '84 GLH with a MP hedder, 2.25'' exhaust, MP 767 Cam, head milled .030'', and just an a/c delete was quick enough to hang with my cousins low 15sec Neon R/T. And with a turbo clutch it could chirp 4th gear!

I love the carbd Shelby cars! They can be alot of fun!

[GLHman85]

Hey cool, i have an '85 GLH as well. My mom bought it a year old in '86 (one owner) and loved it. It was parked beside my garage for a few years and i'm going to restore it soon.
Here it is:




Where did you find that car? I've been looking everywhere in my area and i can barley find any Omni Americas let alone GLH's. A good parts car would come in handy. O ya and that is the right hood.