GMC Syclone and Typhoon

Psycho Syclone 10.95@128.86 (16 psi) T-56 6 Speed Manual Gearbox & AWD

2015-12-12T10:55:00.003-08:00

Psycho Syclone 10.95@128.86 (16 psi) T-56 6 Speed Manual Gearbox & AWD

Running what looks like a pretty effortless 10 second pass at near 130 mph.

The 500 AWHP, AWD, Hillclimbing, Psycho Syclone - /TUNED

2014-02-10T18:49:00.005-08:00

The 500 AWHP, AWD, Hillclimbing, Psycho Syclone - /TUNED

Check out Adam's insane, manual transmission, all wheel drive, all aluminum V-6 Syclone.

This thing gets it.

We end our fourth season with probably our favorite subject car of all time, Adam Auerbach's GMC Syclone Hillclimber. This truck is what "Tuned" is all about; customized in every way possible, 100% function with form following suit. It's nasty, dirty, evil, and perfect.

Burning Rubber with FAST AWD syclone

2013-04-30T10:33:00.002-07:00

Roberts truck smoking em.

World's Fastest All Wheel Drive GMC Syclone

2012-11-10T12:16:00.003-08:00

Roberts GMC Syclone is the world's fastest still all wheel drive. There are some faster rear wheel drive trucks, but at that point, they little resemble a V-6, all wheel drive Syclone. Glad to see him still running, and building.

8.76@161 mph.

SpeedHunters Features the Syborg - GMC Syclone

2012-10-20T08:56:00.000-07:00

SpeedHunters just posted an article on Adam's Syborg GMC Syclone. This Syclone has lots of unique features that allow Adam to use the truck for a ton of automotive events. Everything from Autocross to the Mohave Mile.

Turbonetics turbocharger

The truck is still powered by a turbocharged V6, but instead of the factory 4.3 Adam is running a 283 cubic inch aluminum “Bowtie” V6 from GM Performance. The motor work also includes a custom sheetmetal intake manifold, a Canton Racing Accusump system, and Big Stuff 3 engine management.

Great to see Adam get this project on the road, and using it the way he intended. Head over to SpeedHunters for the full article and pictures.

Eight Second GMC Syclone For Sale

2012-10-12T15:31:00.002-07:00

Everyone needs an eight second quarter mile car/truck/suv in their life. This GMC Syclone that has been converted to rear wheel drive is offered for sale on eBay, just three days left. With nearly 1300 rear wheel horsepower it has run as fast as 8.45@166 mph. V6 - Bowtie 262. If its something you need, check out the eBay link below.

Bed mounted turbocharger and intercooler

OVER $80,000 INVESTED
AS OF 7/25/2012 THIS TRUCK MADE 1273 HP AND RAN 8.45 AT 166 MPH AT ATCO RACEWAY IN 97 DEGREE WEATHER...SURE TO GO FASTER IN THE FALL...

GMC Typhoon / Syclone 1992 Motorweek Road Test

2012-03-27T16:16:00.000-07:00

GMC Typhoon / Syclone 1992 Motorweek Road Test

7.59@185 mph GMC Syclone

2012-02-18T09:27:00.000-08:00

Jamie Hackings GMC Syclone

Its not all wheel drive anymore, but it still runs a V6. From what I can gather, its a Bowtie block, large 88 mm turbo, and runs in the 275x tire class. Its nasty fast with a 7.59@185 mph 1/4 mile pass.

Jamie Hacking's Syclone runs a new personal best at the 2011 World Cup, ends up having a problem in Eliminations and has to hit the brakes.
X275, Harrell Engine & Dyno.
-Congrats to Jamie on a new best and an amazing truck, we got to take a look up close and personal at the truck and it is super clean. Jamie was also a nice guy and took a few minutes to talk to us, especially the trucks biggest fan, seen in the pictures.

November 5-6, 2011 at Maryland International Raceway in Budd's Creek, MD.
16th Annual U.S. Army World Cup Finals: Import vs. Domestic.

Jay Leno's GMC Syclone

2011-11-01T21:21:00.000-07:00

Jay Leno does a walk around of his 1991 GMC Syclone. He is pretty knowledgeable of the truck. He says he has owned it since new. It looks to be in pretty good shape, but the cladding could use some polish. I wonder if he has a Typhoon too.

Top 10 Muscle Trucks : Hemmings

2011-11-01T14:56:00.000-07:00

This article is about 5 years old now, but it still holds pretty true. You might see a Raptor in there if it were updated. Here is what they had to say about the Syclone and Typhoon.

GMC Syclone and Typhoon
Most of the rest of the muscle trucks on this list were chosen because they were at the pinnacle of performance in their day. But the Syclone and the Typhoon are still at the top of the performance truck heap. What started out as an idea from the program manager at GMC to stuff the Buick Grand National's turbocharged 3.8-liter V-6 into the S-15 morphed into something a little more sinister--a turbocharged 4.3-liter V-6, making 280hp and 360-lbs.ft. of torque, backed by an all-wheel-drive system and lowered suspension. Body cladding and special interiors completed the package, which became the Syclone pickup in 1991 and the Typhoon SUV in 1992-'93, both produced by Production Automotive Services for GMC, and both capable of mid-13-second quarter-mile times. Like the Buick Grand Nationals, owners either hermetically sealed the trucks or they modified them to within an inch of their lives--the web site www.syty.org has reported a Syclone clicking off a 9.89-second quarter-mile time.

Robert has gone 8's in his V-6 Syclone. They are still a bit of an oddball truck.

Source: Hemmings

1992 GMC Sportmachines. Meet the 1992 GMC Syclone

2011-10-03T21:22:00.000-07:00

1991 GMC Syclone Promotional Video

2011-10-03T21:18:00.001-07:00

GMC Typhoon on the dyno

2011-10-02T14:16:00.001-07:00

12.11 and 11.95 GMC Typhoon at Pomona

2011-10-02T14:14:00.000-07:00

This is before my GMC Typhoon was stolen and partially stripped. Ran though the fence at my house. After these runs, I did one last set of runs, with a 11.85 best time. Mods on the truck were fairly extensive. Turbo, cam, heads, pistons/rods, Accel DFI.

GMC Syclone and Typhoon

2011-10-02T13:40:00.000-07:00

It all started way back in 1990 for me. Maybe even before then. Hot Rod, Car Craft or one of those magazines was showing the S-10 pickup with a 3.8 liter Grand National engine. When the truck finally did end up getting produced, instead of the honestly better Buick 3.8 liter engine, it came with a turbocharged version of the 4.3 liter V6 Chevrolet/GMC engine.

When the trucks first came out in 1991, my familys business was exporting to Japan, and we had one customer that purchased a couple of them. The GMC Sylone had a short run, of only really one year. There were a couple of 1992's, but just a few. For 1992 GM released the GMC Typhoon. The Typhoon was the SUV version of the Sylone. A little more practical than a turbocharged all wheel drive pickup that doesn't haul anything but ass.

My Typhoon, and a Japan bound Typhoon

I got my Typhoon in December 1992. It was a little less than a year old, with about 30,000 miles on it. From then, I spent a lot of time with it, drag racing, street racing, and cruising all around the US. Eventually it would end up getting stolen, recovered, and I would blow the engine up one last time. That was around 1999, and since then the truck has been parked. Pretty sad.

Sometime, I think it was around 1997-1998, I got a GMC Syclone. It had some issues, had been repainted gunmetal grey, missing driveshaft and some other pieces. I drove that for a while, hurt the engine, rebuilt it once. Broke the trans a few times. The last time I broke it, I parked it, and its been parked since. Both trucks need some fixing, and some motivation to actually do it. My involvement with the Skyline GT-R, took a lot of my time, and money. Now I need to start working on them again.

GMC Syclone and Typhoon

Psycho Syclone 10.95@128.86 (16 psi) T-56 6 Speed Manual Gearbox & AWD

Psycho Syclone 10.95@128.86 (16 psi) T-56 6 Speed Manual Gearbox & AWDRunning what looks like a pretty effortless 10 second pass at near 130 mph.

The 500 AWHP, AWD, Hillclimbing, Psycho Syclone - /TUNED

Burning Rubber with FAST AWD syclone

World's Fastest All Wheel Drive GMC Syclone

SpeedHunters Features the Syborg - GMC Syclone

Eight Second GMC Syclone For Sale

GMC Typhoon / Syclone 1992 Motorweek Road Test

7.59@185 mph GMC Syclone

Jay Leno's GMC Syclone

Top 10 Muscle Trucks : Hemmings

1992 GMC Sportmachines. Meet the 1992 GMC Syclone

1991 GMC Syclone Promotional Video

GMC Typhoon on the dyno

12.11 and 11.95 GMC Typhoon at Pomona

GMC Syclone and Typhoon

Psycho Syclone 10.95@128.86 (16 psi) T-56 6 Speed Manual Gearbox & AWD

Running what looks like a pretty effortless 10 second pass at near 130 mph.