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james schaechter · 07-01-2012, 09:40 AM

I was always impressed with the quad 4s. My wife had a 1989 grand am with a 5 speed. It wasn't the HO, but I think it was 165 hp. I ran one run at cordova once and it went 14.97. It was bone stock.
She ran it in an autocross once too. The older guys running the event put her in a class with some triumph TR6s and she ate their lunch. They were pissed too. It was just for a ribbon! Sheesh, those Brit car guys don't have a sense of humour!

Anyway, it was a fun car, especially for the time. It always impressed me for a four banger. We traded it in for a Camaro and put around 70k on it with no issues. I did hear that they had head gsket trouble, but we never had any problems with it.

07-01-2012, 09:40 AM	#5
james schaechter VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Cumming GA Posts: 1,992 Likes: 1,293 Liked 1,436 Times in 299 Posts	Re: Pure Stock-1995 Olds Achieva I was always impressed with the quad 4s. My wife had a 1989 grand am with a 5 speed. It wasn't the HO, but I think it was 165 hp. I ran one run at cordova once and it went 14.97. It was bone stock. She ran it in an autocross once too. The older guys running the event put her in a class with some triumph TR6s and she ate their lunch. They were pissed too. It was just for a ribbon! Sheesh, those Brit car guys don't have a sense of humour! Anyway, it was a fun car, especially for the time. It always impressed me for a four banger. We traded it in for a Camaro and put around 70k on it with no issues. I did hear that they had head gsket trouble, but we never had any problems with it. __________________ James Schaechter 3163 STK