Thanks fellow Michigander!!!

@Tylerjackson1065 Get a later C4 with high mileage and a straight body. That's what I did 4 weeks ago. It was cheap. You can have so much fun. If you don't buy one, you'll kick yourself in the butt 10 or 20 years from now. These cars need to be saved. You can have a fun project car. Put $5k into it a year, if in a budget, and before you know it, the car will be your dream car and worth tons of cash. Look at the price of the C2 Corvettes.... Out of reach for guys in their 60s and 70s that could have bought one 20 years ago... Super expensive. They get parted out so fast over time. Trust me. Get it before you regret it. These cars were ahead of their time. Amazing design and engineering. Nice short wheelbase, gives you a feeling that the newer cars cannot! Trust me.

It really is that simple. All C4's are a blast to drive.

Thank you my friend!

Yeah I was pretty easy on it, someday after some mods I'll go hard. For now I just want it to hold up!

I agree. It was far from max effort.

Thank you!

Haha thank you! And thank you for subscribing! Nothing wrong with a LT1, go check out lloyd elliot parts and you will see how crazy you can make your car for 2 grand. About 400whp.

I'm guessing you wanted to write LT1? LT4 was only available in '96, and only with a manual

@@nickf2678 Yes. My bad!

That's amazing!

Yeah, I was going soft. I pretty much have everything your car has on my want list, to a T.

Thank you man! Yeah, it's always only fair to judge the car against it's own era. Everything is slow by todays standards.

Lmao I noticed that after I uploaded 🤣🤣

Plenty fast to have fun!

I agree. For their time they were fast. Even now, it's enough to make you grin. And the chassis is perfection.

I have a white one/grey guts 53k all stock.

That is really strong. You must have cut a really nice 60ft time to get the ET down there!

@@mattquerio Man it was many many years ago, prob. late 1999 early 2000. I wanna say high 1.7x 60ft. Texas Motorplex, nice cool night.

You must have had 1 of those 380hp Lt4s. Mine would never touch that but according to C and S corvette some were stronger than others!

@@robertbass974 Don't recall exact numbers, but it dynoed around 338-340hp if I remember right. Only mod was opened up airbox, and resonator delete with x-pipe

Thank you!!! Nothing wrong with a L98 car. I've owned 2 of them, and one of them I owned twice. Instant torque.

Thank you for watching and I agree. They are all great man. A C6 Z06 is a beast btw.

Thank you!

Thank you for watching, and hold onto that 92!

@mattquerio Thanks, man. I love my car. Your car is incredible! Beautiful. Very impressive. I'm just starting to restore my car. New bushings, decent brakes. Just got new tires and a rebuilt steering column. Lots of little things. Then I'll strip the 2 layers of paint, change the carpet, add sport seats, T56 magnum, Gen V LT1 with cam, new paint, wrap the entire interior in leather, stereo, 6 pistol WILLWOOD brakes.... TMTL. 1 or 2 things at a time....These cars deserve to be saved.

They are plenty fast for the era that's for sure!

Haha I am also the only one who can drive this one.

I bought this car in March 30th of this year for $15,000. It had brand new rear tires, and 10 year old front tires. I bought front tires to match the rear tires. The front is lowered on a VBP lowering spring, so I lowered the rear to match with vansteel bolts. As of today it is at the local chevy dealer getting 4 new Bilstein B8 shocks, front inner and outer tie rods, upper and lower ball joints, rear outer tie rods, both rear wheel bearing/hub assemblies, and finally a 4 wheel alignment. After all that I will have a tick over 20k into the car. I'm a bit deep into it, and I don't think I can get that back out, but it's a really clean no option 63k mile car. The plan is to keep enjoying it. I actually sold my scat pack challenger to move back into a C4, there's a video on my channel highlighting that. Feel free to subscribe for more LT4 stuff to come!

That's damn good!!

I agree man, it isnt fair to the car to compare it to the newer stuff. Compared to other 1996 stuff, it's plenty fast. Someday I will have a ZR1 like yours parked next to it.

You are correct on all points, but man I still stick with the fact that this car is simply more fun!

I agree, a sticky track would get me down to 2.0 and that would get me a 13.50 or better. I'd love to warm the car up and make some power. Maybe with time.

I made it! Thank you!!

I find that if you turn off the ASR, sorta blip the throttle off idle let out the clutch while you put your foot into it will get you a great launch. Sweet ride. They are faster than most things on the road and will give 350zs and 370zs a run for their money.

I'll have to try that, the ASR is soooooo dated and awkward.

That's a real good 60', these tend to do pretty well with the weight distribution they have. I cut a 1.98 in one of my LT4s, and I cut a 2.0 in my 1987 G92 axle automatic bone stock. I can tell you the 1/8" mile is really close between a TPI car and a later gen II sbc car, because they have near as makes no difference the same torque, with the TPI peaking at a lower rpm. It's the 2nd half of the 1/4 where the hp of the LT1/LT4 comes in. A lot of people are suprised by how close the 2 cars are out of the hole!

@@mattquerio Yes, I ended with a 13.93 at 97.97 mph

Thanks for watching!!

Lmao, bless you sir

I'd be happy with a low 12, some good tires, a full exhaust, and some lloyd elliot goodies would get it there.

Lmao. Thank you 🫡

Skip shift shouldn’t affect a pull since it disables after you pass a certain rpm

Ingress rear first on to the seat then pivot legs in, exit in reverse using sill to push up.

The skip shift only works at real low speed acceleration but they make kits to eliminate it.

I think it was my soft launch and my slow shifting. I think it would do a 5.2 in the right conditions. 5.7 was also without 1ft rollout. With 1ft it was 5.4

It is a stock 3.45 ratio yes.

My previous LT4 had 4.11 gears, and long tubes. It ran a 13.0 @ 109.1 on cheap street tires, with a 2.05 60'

Man that really sucks, did you still keep the car a while or did that ruin it for you?

I kept the car, had another cam and lifters put in it. Should have done it myself. When they pulled the water pump, the OptiSpark apparently got wet. It failed a few weeks later from corrosion and it cost me $800 more. Kept it until we planned to move on a 2 mile gravel road and traded it. Then ended up not moving. Too many bad decisions.

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Nailed it! Lol

Drag Radials, and a 150 to 200 Hp shot of Giggle Wiggle Sauce😁😆😂🤣

@@evilinside5984 no spray dawg I blew my T56 out with a 175 shot

@@TheJMan1K Im NOT telling anyone to run spray, i just gave you one answer, to your question. There are many ways, but that is one of the cheaper ways. Also, when spraying nitrous, in a manual equiped vehicle, it is NOT advised to power shift= Quick way to kill the transmission.

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A lot more tire and a lot more power haha

Yes, sw Michigan. Near Kalamazoo.

How about you??

@@mattquerio i live in Tecumseh mi

I chose to not wail on it. What kind of trans am do you have?

Transams are ugly and have a terrible chassis. Lol. It's a high-school kids car. Grow up and get a vette.

Not in 1996. You can't judge a 30 year old car by today's standards. It's capable of a 13.40@106. If you were alive then and of an age to know cars, you know that was a fast new car.