"Track Day" What will a 35 year old C4 do in the 1/4 mile? ep15
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- čas přidán 30. 09. 2023
- Hello Gang! Today we take a drive to LaPeer International Dragway in Michigan to see how the C4 does in the 1/4 mile run.
Thanks to Alex Taylor helping out for today's video. Check out his channel at:
/ @alexautomotive3814
Remember "If you put your mind to it, you can do anything."
See yah!
Jerry
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C4 was the corvette of my teenage years, it will always be cool to me!
Mine too. Thanks for sharing.
To remember, that Vette was king of the hill at one time. As a previous C4 with 6 speed, I loved it. I now own an 03 Z06 and a 79 with an LS7 Big Block/4 speed. Always fun stuff. Thank you for taking her out.
Wow. Thanks for the comment. I had a 78 C3 in my younger days. Love these cars they are a blast to drive. Thanks for watching.
C4s rock !!
Thanks for the comment Frank. I think so too.
Oh I'm sure you have her tuned well 👍 Ç4 is my favorite Vett .
I think so too. Appreciate the comment.
What a kick in the pants that was! Wow, 160.000 miles and still having fun. Thanks for giving it your all. Plus, you got home on your 4 wheels.
Thanks for the comment Tony... Had a blast with the car. Still really fun to drive. Thanks for watching...
These things can handle pretty good as well!
For sure Jonathan... Thanks for watching..
These cars have significant low end torque gotta ease off the line then stab the throttle... little tip my transmission mechanic taught me was to shift my auto manually, shift a few grand above peak hp which will depend on the mods you've added. This will help your 1/4 mile times and also save your transmission. Your transmission doesn't know what mods youve made. Increasing the fuel pressure helps push your power peak up the rpm range a bit. I think early C4's were at 32 or 36psi and '88's+ were 42psi Also, adjust the tps to .67 volts as opposed to the factory .54...you will feel the throttle response improvement. Also, drop your rear tire pressure to 20-25psi this will help street tires hook up a bit better. Hearing that loud ass heavily modded Camaro next to you made me remember how much it sucks running next to those guys... you can't hear what your car is doing 😢
Thanks for all the tips Mario. Great comments. Thanks for sharing and thanks for watching.
Nice run, low 14's is about as good as it gets on a TPI vette that are mostly stock. I had an 85 auto in the early 80's, did a ton of mods on it and it ran exceptionally well. Never ran it in the 1/4 but I am sure it would run at least low low 13's. AFR aluminum heads, TPI specialties cam, extruded hone ported upper and lower intake, Arizona speed and marine runners, ported throttle body with the air deflector in it, TPI Specialties custom chip, Aluminum roller rocker arms, ported/modified air filter box etc... ran really good.
It is still amazing to me that these cars are as cheap as they are, when 5.0 Mustangs, Camaros, Trans Am's, and Grand Nationals of the same era are skyrocketing in price. A C4 Corvette is such a better car than all of the other "muscle cars" of its era that it is not even a competition. I drove every 80's muscle car there is and nothing was close to a C4 in terms of performance. Yes, a Grand National on a cold day, with people cooling the engine down with hoses could out run a C4 in the quarter mile by a small amount, but that was it. If you met a 5.0 Mustang, Camaro, a GN or anything else at a red light on a regular hot day on the street, the C4 would 95% of the time win. The Mustangs could never hook up and the Camaros were too slow, a GN if you had a driver that knew how to run it (a guy that knew how to foot brake the car to load up the converter to get it into boost coming out of the hole) could give you a run for your money, but on the street you would always take them on the top end. And when it came to braking or handling all bets were off, the vette was king of the hill. I was there so I know...
Great comment.... Thanks for watching...
couldn't say it better
They were quick on the street stop light wars but difficult to hook up all that low end torque with the factory Goodyear Gator Back tires 😂 cars with sticky tires would always beat me 😢
corvettes are immortal. To this day my C6 is still my favorite and fastest of the 3.
Thats awesome Rome... Thanks for the comment...
Good video, it’s all about having fun. Nice clean car I had a 1985 loved it.
Thanks for the comment 102373... Really appreciate it... Love driving this car...
I ran a 1995 C4 automatic at Phoenix Raceway Park in the late 90’s and it ran a 13.50 totally stock!
Wow... Great number.... These cars are awesome... Way under appreciated in my opinion... Thanks for the comment....
Brother your Corvette is 👑KING👑 of the Road in My Eyes….. My favorite FEATURE IS THE “FUTURISTIC” Dash Gauges….. Excellent Content 💯👑💯
Thanks for the comment. Thanks for watching.
Good job. These cars last forever.
thanks for the comment and thanks for watching...
COOL VIDEO, Thank you very much Jerry
Very welcome
got a 94" LT-1 6spd. original no hit body and paint motor trans rear-end belistene shocks stock rotors and pads brand new NITTOS and sawblades am/fm gold series bose casette/cd 80,201.0 miles
Wow. Sounds really nice.
Great video. Nice house and property too.
Thanks for the comment. And thanks for watching.
Beautiful property!
Thanks so much. Appreciated. Thanks for watching.
Jerry Im buying a 91 WHITE CORVETTE CONVERTABLE This Saturday with only 60,000 miles on it, its Mint inside n out. im glad I found your site cause i can ask you Advice on my car,Thank You Jerry
Sounds great! Enjoy it. Thanks for watching.
What about your buddy with the camshaft upgrade? What kind of times was he running? I was hoping to see a race betwixt you two.
Yeah... I wish we had some video lining up together as we did several times, but it was only the two of there that day. He could not hook up with the tires he was running and kept spinning... He ran 14 flat but with better tires I'm sure he would be in the mid to upper 13's.
Wow. That's impressive. I was guessing low 15's for a vette that old.
I know right... I was very happy and had a great time...
Had to be the airfoil giving you 2 tenths.
Most likely... Thanks for watching...
What did the other Vette run?
The other vette ran low 14’s as well. But couldn’t keep from spinning every time he left the line. If he could hook up most likely in the 13’s.
I have a '92 LT1. In mostly stock form it ran a 14.1. It has been highly modified and ran a 12.7@111mph. I haven't been to Lapeer dragway in 20+ years. Maybe I'll see you there in summer 2024?
Hey JC... High 12's is freaking awesome... Would love to see some of your mods to make it go that fast. We will definitely going back to Lapeer in 2024. Had a great time there this year... Hope to see you there.... Thanks for the comment....
Jerry, Just found your channel.
I've got a 1989 blk on blk six speed C-4 Corvette. "Mr. Hyde" i's my daily driver.
Maintenance is regular and impeccable, with professional attention The only mod I've done is headers.
My question is about cams. Do you have an opinion on this upgrade? If favorable, what kind of cam do you recommend?
Some conversations specifically recommending the Chev "hot cam". Any thoughts or insights into this topic?
Best regards, M.
Los Angeles
Hey thanks for the question... Sorry but this is a really open topic... It's all what you are going after personally. A daily driver that has a little more performance or are you going beast mode... I would check out the corvette forums and find something that meets your needs. thanks for watching...
what year? should be low 14s
88. Factory was 14.3.
I like the C4 corvette and would have thought its much quicker & faster, a 1/4mile in 14s and 96mph is slow for a sportscar with that much engine displacement. Nevertheless, the forms of the C4 are the nicest of all corvettes and the pop-up headlights are awesome to have and so much nostlagia too. if i had the money, i would have a 90s Honda NSX and a C4 turbo in my collection. there were factorys that back then modified the C4, they produced a C4 corvette turbo that was 200mph fast back then, an amazing technical achievement back then, street legal too.
Thanks for the comment and thanks for watching...
@@JerryJacksonDIY thanx for the video.
#C4stillrealavent
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i had a stock 96 vette with automatic and it ran 13.9 @ 101
Good times Uncle Salty.... I'm sure if I would have brought my timing light and advanced the timing a little I could have broke into the 13's... Still very happy with how the car performed... Thanks for watching...