1984 Olds Oldsmobile 98 Drag Race In Car View

This is me drag racing my 84 olds 98. I took the running 307 v8 out, and smacked in a 1979 350 from a delta 88. Richmond 3.73 open rear end (no posi, one wheel wonder, don't matter because the beast is so heavy). Cross member swapped to accommodate the rebuilt TH350 with shift kit. Nothing special, it only ran 15.69 in the quarter mile. Better than the 307 which would have ran about 18-22 seconds.

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[furryone66]

now did you shift down from d to 2nd or d to 1st to go fast like that i dragged raced my 77 and all i did was push the gas pedal down did 12.10 but would like to do better if the trick is to shift down from d to 1st or 2nd id give it another try

[Krull357]

I was in D the whole time, I shifted into N at the end because the engine was at high RPM. It is 3.73 with a 3 speed TH350.

[Dummerd]

What is the crossmember out of? What was the original transmission?

[Krull357]

I was using a 1978 delta 88 crossmember. The 84 olds has the extra 2 holes in the frame to support the TH350 crossmember. The original trans was a slipping TH200-4R.

[polaradude]

Nice car I put in a '79 olds 350 (top end rebuilt) and complete rear end out of a 4100 caddy (3.42s) in my '84 hopin' to get the same times as yours, can't wait till i get to drive it.

[RedogOnyx]

I had a Delta 88 that I dropped a 1968 Olds 350 in with a TH400 trans. I blew up the 307 first

[craveman85]

picking up an 84 delta 88 2 door in awesome shape for 400 bucks!!! got the 307 currently infront of a rebuilt th2004r tranny with a shift kit and 3.08 limited slip. i bought it to put the tranny and limited slip in my trans am but my chrysler died so i guess its my daily driver. nice to see people giving some attention to the olds cars!

[TeamNES1]

Oh, and correct me if I'm wrong, but I think our Cutlass S has a Rocket 435 in it.

[TeamNES1]

We still have our '74 Cutlass S, and my father and I think it sounds pretty good. An exhaust manifold is cracked, but I think that just adds to the muscle car sound. He and I run at least once every change in the season.

I really want to get either a Cutlass Supreme or a 442 from 1986, because that was not only the year I was born, but the technology from that year means a lot to me.

[Rocket4Barrel]

Sounds good man, like an Olds should. Pretty respectable run for a 98 as heavy as they are. Nothing like the sound of a carburated Olds Rocket V-8. Miss my '87 442 and '77 Cutlass. Gonna get another one soon. Keep er running strong dude.

[beeterolds]

Nice work man.!! i love that car.. too bad i just scrapped mine :(

[vistacruiser67]

I once had an 87 Cutlass Supreme with a 307 and a 2.56 gear. First run was a 20.01 in the quarter. I dualed the car out and took the AC belt off and it improved to 18.99. I put a tired 71 455 Olds in it with a 400 TH trans and it ranged from 14.6 to 15.1 with the same 2.56 gear. Did you try the 307 with the 3:73 gear? As I understand this you did that after you removed the 307. I believe the 307s can get into the low 16s with that steep a gear. Excellent combo you have here.