HOW FAST is an L88 Corvette ?? ULTRA RARE 1969 L88 Corvette TAKES ON Epic GM Muscle

HOW FAST is an L88 Corvette ?? ULTRA RARE 1969 L88 Corvette TAKES ON Epic GM Muscle - Drag Video

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HOW FAST is an L88 ?? ULTRA RARE 1969 L88 Corvette takes on 1970 Z28, 1969 SS396, 1972 W-30 442 and 1969 Camaro ZL1
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A very rare 1969 L88 Corvette takes on a slew of rare GM Muscle: 1970 Z28 Camaro, 1969 Chevelle SS 396, 1972 Olds W30 442 and a 1969 Camaro ZL1.
All are very desirable and rare muscle cars, so how does other GM muscle stack up against an L88 Corvette which is powered by a solid lifter, square port 427 Cubic Inch (7 L) Chevy Big Block which was conservatively rated at 430 horsepower.
The first car to take on the L88 is a 1970 Camaro Z28, which although was quick for a small block, it's no match the L88. The Z28 is equipped with Chevrolet's potent 350 cubic inch (5.7L) / 360 horsepower solid lifter LT1.
The next car to race the L88 is a very rare 1969 Chevelle SS396 with the L78/L89 option. That means it came from the factory with the rare aluminu head option along with the solid lifter 4 bolt main, square port 396 (6.5L). The L78/L89 was conservatively rated at 375 horsepower.
The third car to race the L88 Corvette is a 1972 Olds 442 W30. The Olds is powered by a 455 cubic inch (7.5 L) oldmosbile blueprinted w30 torque monster. Since this 442 is a 1972, the horsepower rating was down to 300 because ratings changed from Gross to Net. Watch the video and you'll see this Olds W30 is make some real power.
The last car to race the L88 is a very (1 of 69) 1969 ZL1 Camaro. The ZL1 is powered by an all aluminum 427 cubic inch (7 L), solid lifter Chevy big block.
All the cars in the video are competing in the Pure Stock Drags, so modifications are very limited. The only modifications permitted are minor porting, blue printing and minor weight reduction without altering the stock appearance. Camshafts and compression ratio have to be within a small percentage of stock specs. That means stock intake manifold, stock exhaust manifolds and street tires.
So WHO WINs? Watch the video and see what happens.
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@rwbz28 4 жыл бұрын

Part of it is the guy is getting them out of the hole. Dude can drive.

@allanpolk2681 4 жыл бұрын

Randall Berry No doubt. His reaction time was better than all except the 442 driver, but still caught him before the traps.

@AbcXyz-rn2lz 4 жыл бұрын

He probably understands BHP and ratios and weight specs and how to use them.. Put the same guy in a soccer mom car and he'll beat car and driver 1/4 or 1/8 for it. It's annoying how people act like car specs are everything

@erickieffer8440 4 жыл бұрын

That L88 is not even a little bit easy to drive either, the fact he kept it stuck as well as he did was special.

@allanpolk2681 4 жыл бұрын

Eric Kieffer No doubt Eric. The guy has a special touch on throttle control and clutching. The car is a beast that few owners ever tame as well as this guy.

@nichollsboy11 4 жыл бұрын

Yea I was saying the same thing he knows how to launch that car she got some torque left in her

@Military-Museum-LP 4 жыл бұрын

Consistent is a good word to describe the Vette driver!!

@sean70729 4 жыл бұрын

Dude can handle the wheel for sure.

@bozzskaggs112 4 жыл бұрын

Dialed in.

@ELKOBRA03 4 жыл бұрын

Glad people drive them as they should -this would be my dream to own a car like that and race it

@theaube9834 3 жыл бұрын

Its sad cause with the th400 these things could run in 10’s

@jasonkrause6778 3 жыл бұрын

11 seconds through manifolds Awesome !!!

@brianspangler3771 4 жыл бұрын

I was surprised at that cutlass. Heaviest car of the bunch and yet it managed to be the Corvette's closest competitor. Badass cars overall though.

@brianspangler3771 4 жыл бұрын

@Kathleen Shaw I'm only 29 and I love those cars. Those Buick 455s were some damn torque monsters.

@scringe1 4 жыл бұрын

I wonder if the 1970 version would of beat the vette.

@maker-matt 4 жыл бұрын

@Dave Iauco Ummmm Not all 396's. In 1965 there was a Vet only 396 that was factory (under) rated at 425 hp

@bluestingray67 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah that was a strong 72 W-30, but it also was the Corvettes worst run of the day 11.88.

@kramnull8962 4 жыл бұрын

The 396 Chevelle was catching him on the big end. Just needed a better launch...

@rjmzz430 4 жыл бұрын

All great cars! Performing incredibly...give props to the tuners! They are all strong runners king L88 but man that old's was coming on like a runaway freight train! Torque monster!

@Rollermanfromspace 4 жыл бұрын

There's no way that thing was only putting out 410ft/lb of torque. With a solid bottom end and edelbrock's top end you can get 540+ ft/lbs

@jpat99 4 жыл бұрын

Tuners?

@bigtrucklittlerv7969 4 жыл бұрын

@@Rollermanfromspace Net vs Gross 410 net is like 490 gross.

@davidwayschannel28 4 жыл бұрын

Ronnie Mantovani: You're right about that Old's coming on like a freight train, however, somethings wrong here! If the numbers given in the spec's are accurate that Old's never should have performed the way it did, take a look: The Old's 442 was rated at 300 HP and 410 lbs of torque and weighed 3700 lbs.. While the Corvette's 427 was rated at 430 HP and 450 lbs of torque.. And don't forget that these numbers for both engines are net, NOT gross which means there is actually a lot more horse power and torque that's gone unreported on both cars! The point I wanna make here is that if both cars are stock there is no way that a 442 Old's could run neck to neck with a 69' L88 427 Corvette!!!

@wagonmaster1974 4 жыл бұрын

@@davidwayschannel28 The 69 L88 was rated ingross hp. The Olds was rated in net. Regardless, that Olds was a hoss!

@shotgunarms 4 жыл бұрын

L88 epuipped vette is a true dream machine.

@PlanetX87 4 жыл бұрын

@Kathleen Shaw that is an awesome story! Thanks for sharing

@shotgunarms 4 жыл бұрын

@Kathleen Shaw sweet!

@davegeisler7802 2 жыл бұрын

Mine too ... Silver . M22 . Black interior . PERFECT 🏁

@gone547 Жыл бұрын

I can vouch for that. 69 L88, M22, J56, 3.73 Posi, Cortez Silver, black interior. Thought I had died and gone to heaven.

@davidnichols1363 4 жыл бұрын

Dude was consistent on his time . 11's and banging on a 4 speed.Good driver.

@BobbyOfEarth 3 жыл бұрын

if you have notion about that Vette being stock ..your wrong!

@davegeisler7802 2 жыл бұрын

Yep , banging the M22 like Ronnie Sox and dont forget that L88 beast under the hood too !! 🏁🤩💪🏼

@allied1394 4 жыл бұрын

L88 vette is a beast but all that powers no good unless guy sitting in drivers seat can manage it great job hell of a driver hell of a car

@musclebone7875 4 жыл бұрын

That L88 put in some work!

@davegeisler7802 2 жыл бұрын

It always did 🏁

@howabouthetruth2157 4 жыл бұрын

And so many people believe these older muscle cars were "slow". Certain gems with a good tune & better, modern tires run like hell. I don't care what anyone says, 11 second passes are damned quick, even by today's standards in a factory car.

@youcanbesmartaskhow3857 4 жыл бұрын

Many needed a better than stock tune [more timing and fuel, etc]. And ALL were limited by tire technology. Also: Yes 11 and 12 sec quarter mile passes are fast cars!! Still!!

@howabouthetruth2157 3 жыл бұрын

@Shawnsta 777 I think a lot of younger guys today don't realize how modern technology has taken away a lot of the violent characteristics found in the old school muscle cars & made them much more manageable during any pass quicker than 12 seconds.........especially for drivers without much experience on a drag strip. An 11 second pass in most newer cars can be smooth & rather easy........but most of the classic muscle was harder to handle on the track. Back in 2005, my younger brother had a mid-90's Chevy PU truck that was an absolute beast ( normally aspirated ) with a Dart 434 iron block stuffed with all forged & high performance parts, full race cam, aluminum AFR heads, aluminum tunnel ram, automatic, Dana rear end with Strange axles & huge Mickey Thompson slicks. During the best conditions, that truck ran mid 10's, but most times, it ran high 10's or very low 11's........the motor required race gas & the truck was downright scary. But driving any of the C7 Corvettes w/automatic transmission that can run 11's for example, is like a walk in the park.

@Carguylogan 3 жыл бұрын

They weren't this fast off the showroom floor back then. If you think a Cutlass rolled out of the dealership doing 115 in the 1/4 then you simply don't have experience with cars. The Chevelle in this video trapped 114 mph. I have a friend with a numbers matching 1970 Chevelle SS 396 4 speed car. It has been cleaned up but it's basically showroom stock. It went 101 mph at the local drags over and over. THAT is what these cars did from the factory. These cars are stock "appearing" with extensive machine work done to factory cylinder head and block castings, custom ground camshafts with stock lift numbers, factory rear axle castings with 4.56 gears etc. They are heavily worked by the MOST experienced hot rodders and machinists around, and made to LOOK stock.

@howabouthetruth2157 3 жыл бұрын

@@Carguylogan If you're talking to me, where the hell did I ever even mention these cars are "factory stock off the showroom floor".........because I never said no such thing. Don't go trying to put words in my mouth. You DO know that back in the day, they would port the heads & give the engines a better tune, don't you? (and the new technology in tires today, is far better than the old bias ply tires, and I DID say: "with modern tires" ) Have you gone over the rules for this class of drag racing? If memory serves me correct, they can ONLY run cams & heads that were available on any specific car being raced today in these events, as factory parts that were available through the dealers back in the day on the model being raced. They are allowed to be bored .030 over I think. And they can ONLY run gearing that was also available straight from the factory. If the car was not available with 4.56 gears, you can NOT run those gears. NO aftermarket heads or power adders. NO HEADERS ALLOWED. ONLY factory heads are allowed that were available on any particular model raced. FACTORY STOCK cranks, pistons, connecting rods, etc. I believe they can use updated ignition systems.

@Carguylogan 3 жыл бұрын

@@howabouthetruth2157 That L88 runs pure stock and has some nasty gears. You can find his setup.

@88tcoupe 4 жыл бұрын

The owner of the 'vette is a really good racer. You could see he was cutting some really good r/t.

@js4187 4 жыл бұрын

He was pretty consistent .

@V8AmericanMuscleCar 4 жыл бұрын

@GW H that's exactly what I thought. It's easy to screw up with 4 speeds but he did great job!!

@allanpolk2681 4 жыл бұрын

I had a friend at my home town back in the day, had a 67 L88 Vette . Man that thing was scary fast. Nothing in the four surrounding counties could touch it. A guy from the town north of us shows up with a Nicky prepared 396 hypo Camaro, which was specially prepared by Nicky Chevrolet out of Chitown. That was the closest I ever saw anything ever catching him in a quarter. Still, no cigar. Bad Bad Ride.

@jfryza 3 жыл бұрын

No Hemi Darts, Hemi Barracudas or Cobra 427's around town?

@allanpolk2681 3 жыл бұрын

@@jfryza There were a couple of tripack Road Runners and a 440 and a GT 500. They were fast, but too heavy to keep up in a 1320 .

@michaelraddish7898 Жыл бұрын

Who put the l88 in the 67?

@wayne8498 Жыл бұрын

@@michaelraddish7898 L88 produced from 67-69

@milojanis4901 Жыл бұрын

@@allanpolk2681 A stock 426 Hemi would get killed by an L88

@Supermankev2001 4 жыл бұрын

When I belonged to our local Corvette club we had a guy that owned one and it never left the garage because of how rare a car it was nice to see a L88 running its paces

@MiguelRamirez-nj9di 4 жыл бұрын

The driver of the Corvette is consistent.

@lindsaymcpherson4744 4 жыл бұрын

That vette has the mph for an easy 10.80-90 put some sticky rubber on the back and it'll run that no worries ! Old cars are so cool !!

@rodneykirchhoff497 Жыл бұрын

I agree! For a stock manufactured tire, you couldn't beat the Standard Oil 'Atlas Plycron'. About the L88. You could buy a crated, ready to run, for $1300.00 in 1969.

@milojanis4901 Жыл бұрын

@@rodneykirchhoff497 and $1,300 in 1969 is equal to nearly $11,000 today

@ericthompson3551 3 жыл бұрын

That 442 put up a hell of a fight considering it weighed 500 pounds more.

@BruceLee-xn3nn 4 жыл бұрын

That olds came off hard but got out of breath before the end

@guitarhole 4 жыл бұрын

I was gonna say something similar . Seemed to to be the closest to it .

@mcqueenfanman 4 жыл бұрын

It was a 72, so those had low comp ratios. I'd like to see what a 70 W-30 would run.

@Kill-Dozer 4 жыл бұрын

Or a stock 72.

@pmdinaz 4 жыл бұрын

Consistent car and driver! 11:70's all day

@Mangobrain82 4 жыл бұрын

Vette driver is consistent and a beast of the line. That’s about as fast as that set up will go.

@tayzer22 4 жыл бұрын

This thing. This monster, this gorgeous, sexy beast is unreal. A true "slays the competition", thoroughbred. And it looks like it's in Sebring Silver, which glows in the sunlight. *EDIT* I have to add the 442 was equally as insane considering the weight diff. And unless I'm mistaken, He's pulling the same speed and nearly the same time in every run. Well done.

@randyw5964 4 жыл бұрын

Sweet ass Vette! Love the 68-72 Corvettes just a sharp car overall

@iggyfritz7150 2 жыл бұрын

I had a friend back in high school who drove a pretty fast Mustang his dream car was an L88 Corvette when he finally got one he was serious and said to me Dave that car scares the s*** out of me. 😂

@bbb462cid 5 ай бұрын

That W30 made a good showing

@nathanchristopher9752 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks sooooo much for posting this! The 'vette & driver were fantastic, the Olds a big surprise and each one was a winner!!!

@Gosse11880 4 жыл бұрын

Mad respect to all the owners of these cars! Love to see these cars driven like they were supposed to be!

@rondleswango6046 3 жыл бұрын

Luv corvettes 2019 zr1 755 hp is king

@bansheemania1692 4 жыл бұрын

What's beautiful is People are Actually Using these car's instead of Buying Parking and Looking at..

@Yohann67 3 жыл бұрын

The worst kind are the "investors". I hate it when they treat these beauties as money.

@milojanis4901 3 жыл бұрын

I agree. Buying a nice car, then not driving it to keep the miles low for resale, is like not banging your hot girlfriend, keeping it tighter for the next guy!!!

@Yohann67 3 жыл бұрын

@@aldo6192 You know what the difference is between a L-88 “clone” and an original is? A couple hundred thousand dollars. That is it.

@nichollsboy11 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome man!!!! Absolutely love the vintage muscle races, that vette definitely still has some torque left in her

@apancher 4 жыл бұрын

Very cool to see. I'd love to see what times they'd run on tires that were available back when they were new. The Corvette driver clearly knows how to launch!

@mijomcgyver6270 Жыл бұрын

WOW. That L-88 is a real screamer. Kudos to its driver, as well. Incredibly consistent times. Thanks to all the owners for driving their cars hard (as they were intended to be driven).

@jqsant5324 4 жыл бұрын

The vette always has a good reaction time with consistent ets.

@philipStClair-mm4jq 4 жыл бұрын

It appears that the Vette got them all with a hole shot!

@davegeisler7802 2 жыл бұрын

A holeshot and a whole lot of L88 power 🏁🤣🤣😂

@batsonelectronics 4 жыл бұрын

My 1969 Corvette with a factory modified 350cu 350HP 1/8 mile motor, 13.5:1 compression and Dealer installed headers, ran a 11.91 at 107 or 109 in the 1/4. It had 6.32 rear end ( I think that is what it was ) and was built for the 1/8 mile. I had to run race gas mixed with 93 to keep it from detonating. It had a kevlar clutch and could spin the tires on take off in 4th gear. It was a freaking beast but I sold it to get a 1994 Corvette so I could daily drive it. ( back in 1994 ) I got between 4 and 8 miles per gallon. Headers to side pipes, it was so loud. I regret selling that car.

@TheAnonymous1one 4 жыл бұрын

Before I played the video I was talking crap to my friend that the These old car power levels were overrated. Wow I got burned that Vette was killing it and the driver was consistent. Hope they get more footage of this guy.

@jimvetromila4562 4 жыл бұрын

Well that certainly brings back a lot of memories. L88 Corvette and the AC Cobra were the ultimate street cars back in the day. My first new car was a 68 big block Camaro. I wanted to buy a crated L88 engine for my car. Couldn't afford it. 😭😆

@sameguyagain 3 жыл бұрын

I think the ZL1 was ordering coffee.🤣

@robertjohnson4401 2 жыл бұрын

The Camaro ZL1 had the better power to weight ratio. I thought it was going to win. Maybe the driver was the difference? Or did the Corvette have modifications that were not reflected in the reported horsepower?

@Robert8455 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, lots of ultra rare muscle. The L88 Vette is just so sweet , I like them all!

@Zer0Fall3n 4 жыл бұрын

The olds 442 sounds nuts, gave the L88 a run for its money but couldn’t quite beat it

@jimmyestrella4093 Жыл бұрын

7 liters of pure perfection.

@roadtesttv Жыл бұрын

Agree 1000%. Thanks for watching !

@jez_stephensanotherapex5921 3 жыл бұрын

That was great; thanks. ZL1 got a bad start but that 442 really dug in. Liked to have seen a '70 Hemi 'Cuda in the final round. . .

@javman6022 2 жыл бұрын

That Olds 442 was very impressive. That ZL-1 camaro would have had it if it didn't lose traction.

@daleshelton8967 11 ай бұрын

The ZL1 had horrible tires that thing would have been right there with it

@gordocarbo 9 ай бұрын

Yeah he was spinning bad through 1st and 2nd Surprised at how well that Olds moved out...wasnt til the end the big square ports and solid cam of the L88 shot him past. Good race. That A body would be a terror on the street

@JohnSmith-js3po 4 жыл бұрын

This is all driver, consistent hole shots eta almost the same every time when you have a big motor and a light car and a good driver just unbeatable

@ta8155 4 жыл бұрын

Mine weighed 3476 and had 530hp on the dino.

@davegeisler7802 2 жыл бұрын

And a badass L88 stuffed in there 🏁

@davegeisler7802 2 жыл бұрын

That L78 Chevelle SS 396 is Badass. But it too got destroyed off the line by the mighty L88 Vette. 🏁

@WLAs_Finest3x 4 жыл бұрын

The owner of that L88 Corvette is a damn good driver, almost no tire slip off the line, but that L88 427 is whippin' everybody's ass! Lmao, that's also because that Corvette is only 3200 lbs. That L88/M22 Rock Crusher 4 speed is a bad azz combination!!!

@markdubois4882 4 жыл бұрын

The HEMI Dart is 200 pounds less and has much more than the 535 HP that is advertised.

@WLAs_Finest3x 4 жыл бұрын

@@markdubois4882 the L88 427 is also heavily underrated at only 430 hp. True hp ratings were almost 600 hp. That L88 427 Corvette vs this Dodge Dart sounds like one hell of a race. Of course, I bet on the L88 427!

@natevesey8269 4 жыл бұрын

Would love to see this vette go up against the dart super stock

@davegeisler7802 2 жыл бұрын

You figure ? , that what 550 actual hp looks like 🏁

@markdubois4882 2 жыл бұрын

@Speedy rapacki you're the one who is wrong. The version of the 426 in the Darts is known by engine code A-990, which is the drag version. It has 12.5:1 compression, 2x750 CFM double pimp carbs on an aluminum cross-ram intake among other changes. It was rated at 535 HP, but dynoed at 609. The A-102 Street Hemi which has 10.25:1 compression, 2x600 CFM carbs on a standard cast iron dual quad intake which was rated at 425 HP. It was dynoed at 474.

@richardsmith6528 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for including the Oldsmobile 442, and it had a weight disadvantage too.

@63MacGuy 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! Thanks

@peteartussee1202 4 жыл бұрын

Gotta love those classic cars. The driver of the Vette sure is consistent. Much respect to him

@russelljdj 4 жыл бұрын

The C2 & C3 Corvettes will always be KING over any car just on looks alone.

@truebetold65 4 жыл бұрын

Man your statement should be written in stone..best statement.. hands down 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

@robertmorris8997 4 жыл бұрын

oh the '59 Corvette is pretty sweet.

@truebetold65 4 жыл бұрын

@@robertmorris8997 They 56-62 surely are... you cannot deny that👍

@AtlasJotun 4 жыл бұрын

Mako Shark for the win.

@jgozzo4997 3 жыл бұрын

@Richard Kistner You know what they say? Opinions are like assholes everyone has one and that's you're opinion.....

@beelwillis4025 4 жыл бұрын

My 1970 W30 never hit Low 12s with 10in slicks.... and it was freakishly sticky and torque-y! That Olds in the video was NOT stock in my opinion. RW Dyno for my 455 was 390 and my best time was 12.59 at 55,000 orig. miles.

@69newportking 4 жыл бұрын

Guy is good off the line 👍 . Especially since it's a 4-speed manual

@alanquintus2069 4 жыл бұрын

Vette driver is awesome. Much respect

@K1LL3R_M1LL3R 4 жыл бұрын

I have always loved the C3 Corvette. Had 3 later models, and finally got a 69 Corvette. I ripped out the numbers matching small block, and currently has a built 6 liter LS motor, with nitrous system, and a smallish stall (3500). Been building it over a year. Ready to go kick some ass. Goals are 9's in the quarter, low 6's in the eighth, driving it everywhere.

@roadtesttv 4 жыл бұрын

@Danial Miller Your 69 Corvette sounds like a great project. We’d like to see some video when it’s done. 👍

@K1LL3R_M1LL3R 4 жыл бұрын

Definitely. I am subscribed and will stay tuned in. I want to keep documentation on my progress with bracket and index racing. See you guys around soon.

@jeremythompson9122 4 жыл бұрын

Not a Chevy guy but the L88 is definitely the Holy Grail as far as Corvette's go. Personally I'd rather have a 69 Camaro ZL1 but that is one sweet L88 Vette. The 67 L88 is my favorite Corvette of all time and also the rarest L88. Only 20 were ever built

@billconservative9503 4 жыл бұрын

Had a 1970 454 Corvette. One of my biggest regrets for selling

@imaprofessional3608 4 жыл бұрын

It's nice to see an l88 vette being driven the way it was built to be driven instead of babied in someone's collection

@bowtie-man 4 жыл бұрын

It took me two shirts to watch this video and then I had to put both of them in the dryer to dry the drool that slipped out while watching. 😆😆👍👍👊👊✌✌

@roadtesttv 4 жыл бұрын

Lol 👍

@weltonmurray6744 5 ай бұрын

That is engineering at its finest all the way back in 1968 69 those cars can compete today with those times low 12's and 11's love the video sir

@davidw3156 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome vid. Good close races with some good drivers, driving some real muscle cars! Not plastic ones!

@midsouth2strokes185 4 жыл бұрын

This video is badass!!

@nickleach8589 Жыл бұрын

Just bought my uncles old 1977 corvette always loved muscle cars but don't know a whole lot about them still learning it has a big block 427 with a turbo 400 trans engine is cammed and is high comp trans has a shift kit can't wait to get it going!

@christopherpatten9388 3 ай бұрын

Damn that cutlass hauled ass

@tonigon5767 Жыл бұрын

The run consistency from the Corvette is mind blowing. 122 to 123 mph every time!

@vicval7895 4 жыл бұрын

Wow that L88 is a monster, put some race slicks, man i'll bet you in the low 11's, the new C8 runs around the same 1/4 but with 68 more hp, kudos to the driver, very consistent times.

@MeltingRubberZ28 4 жыл бұрын

Just read an article on the car and they said it's closer to being in the 540-580hp range

@MeltingRubberZ28 4 жыл бұрын

Also they just ran 10.90@124 multiple times over in a stock C8 with drag radials

@aaronrainey788 4 жыл бұрын

HP was rated as "gross" HP back then, whereas since about 1972, its been rated as "net" HP. So, its actually really difficult to compare HP numbers between the two.

@zethloveless7238 4 жыл бұрын

These cars are not at all stock

@colehara 3 ай бұрын

That kind of consistency, especially with a standard tells me this isn't his first rodeo. All those cars were beautiful. 👍

@garykish8951 4 жыл бұрын

The LeMans race version were extremely serious badasses. I saw one holding its own against an old GT40, which it later hit. I never saw GT40's come back to Waterford Hills again.... :(.....

@mattperkins7038 4 жыл бұрын

Lol that W30 is fast af. Wasn’t expecting that

@edwardalamo2507 3 жыл бұрын

Was running 513 gear, 4800 stal

@davegeisler7802 2 жыл бұрын

Race # 5 , that second gear shift ... Wow ! 🤩

@manher4335 2 жыл бұрын

That L88 takes no prisoners. Wow

@atribecalledcookies4 4 жыл бұрын

Man, that Olds though !!! great bunch of cars doing what they were intended to do!

@teddammit5179 3 жыл бұрын

The Vette always ran in the 11s - very impressive

@davegeisler7802 2 жыл бұрын

Because the L88 was impressive 🏁

@georgehgordy1690 4 жыл бұрын

That 442 w30 had him there until 25 or 35 yd. The Corvette kept pulling when the olds nosedived. But the guy in the Corvette was automatic with consistency on every run

@davegeisler7802 2 жыл бұрын

It kept pulling on the big end because that badass L88 is starting to find its legs , it does that against all the competition then its bye bye 🤚🏼🏁

@robvoyles 2 жыл бұрын

hole shot was really good with the vette too.

@1111boone 4 жыл бұрын

That 442 definitely wasn’t stock!

@davegeisler7802 2 жыл бұрын

Not even , most W30 are low 14s high 13s at best

@skiterbite 4 жыл бұрын

A childhood friend of mine brother had a Corvette L88 he barely ran it, it always stayed in the garage. He's probably still in colorado springs.

@kevinayres9945 4 жыл бұрын

That l 88 is kicking there ass

@ChevyBM 4 жыл бұрын

That 442 hauled ass! Nice Corvette thou.

@davegeisler7802 2 жыл бұрын

That W30 wasnt stock they run low 14s high 13s at best

@michaeldelio1870 4 жыл бұрын

That Olds is faster than I imagined. The Camaro spun alot off the light. I would like to see that Camaro run the Corvette again.

@williamsidis5489 3 жыл бұрын

Yep that camaro has the potential .

@BuzzLOLOL Жыл бұрын

Shift into 2nd gear had that Camaro fishtailing all over the place...

@johnh6532 2 жыл бұрын

Back in the day, I had a '76 Firebird Formula that was built and ran low 13's. One day I street raced a L88 vette. It didn't go well for me. Those cars are beasts.

@bw3506 4 жыл бұрын

I think that Olds hooked up the best of any of the challengers and with the massive torque it was able to get out of the hole really good. All impressive cars

@camirocz 2 жыл бұрын

And heavily modified. It is a far cry form a stock 14 second W30.

@briancenti5423 4 жыл бұрын

'vette driver knows how to drive his car and cut a great light. that old's was Not stock, you could hear that exhaust. always loved this channel.

@roadtesttv 4 жыл бұрын

@brian centi we always appreciate your support, Brian. The Pure Stock Drags is definitely something to see. On top of being fast on skinny bias ply tires, most of the cars racing look better than 95% of the cars we’ve seen at car show.

@truebetold65 4 жыл бұрын

People who don't believe that L88 doesn't do 11s are in la la Land. I read a road in track back in the 90s with one hitting a high 10. The other cars I can't believe.

@unclerudy9797 Жыл бұрын

Wow that W-30 is fast ! Almost caught the L88 !

@michaelpipkin2660 4 жыл бұрын

Love that car. I believe it's been worked on a little.

@genericdenizen1 4 жыл бұрын

Every car there is a dream machine!

@christophermorales1509 4 жыл бұрын

Gorgeous cars.

@billwelter4101 4 жыл бұрын

I cant believe these guys are racing these ultra rare cars! L-88 vs ZL-1 !!!!! Wow

@rjmzz430 4 жыл бұрын

Built to run!

@mikef5659 4 жыл бұрын

Ronnie Mantovani my day is 80 yrs old and was a pro drag racer back then. He said no one really drove those cars on the street. They were bought mostly for the strip. Would hate to blow one of those motors though

@Jabbernack 9 ай бұрын

That shark can shoot down any aggressor!

@crw3673 4 жыл бұрын

That vette just squats and goes! Very consistent.

@davegeisler7802 2 жыл бұрын

L88 power on the big end , always ! 🏁

@BuzzLOLOL Жыл бұрын

That squatting actually costs you traction...

@DUNEATV 4 жыл бұрын

Impressed with the Olds

@northerniltree 3 жыл бұрын

There should have been a federal law back in '69 that all Corvettes HAD to have an L88 engine. No exceptions!

@roadtesttv 3 жыл бұрын

Agree 1000% 👍

@dadgarage7966 4 жыл бұрын

Step 1: cast a school bus engine in aluminum. Step 2: give it lots of cam, compression, intake volume and carberation. Step 3: put it in a light-weight fibreglass sports car. Step 4: run 11s.

@trex_hi5 4 жыл бұрын

L88 was iron block. ZL1 was aluminum. The trucks and busses had tall deck 427's. But, yeah, this thing gets down. They are no joke.

@02autogt 4 жыл бұрын

In true factory form none of these cars would run anywhere close to the times posted! The FAST class stuff is awesome!

@jasongartner2525 3 жыл бұрын

The Vette was stock lol . Imagine if he put drag tires on it

@kineticsurf 4 жыл бұрын

Love them bias ply burn outs. Boys just sit there and let 'em cook.

@johndpoore9062 Жыл бұрын

That Oldsmobile was the only one neck and neck with the vette.

@andrewmckeown6786 9 ай бұрын

Jaazus!! He is Lightning thru those 1st few gears...plus coming outta the hole like that...? All you can say really is kudos to the driver of the olds...

@fontaineking5158 4 жыл бұрын

My friend had the same vette when he was in high school. In the early eighties. He wishs he still had it. Blue with a white rag top.

@BobbyOfEarth 3 жыл бұрын

The L88 was so rare that all of Americas car magazines show the 1966 L72 Corvette as the fastest Corvette, even over the 1969 L88 Vette. Odd that the Vette in this video runs mid 11's ..but I'm sure they're just faster after 52 years. #2. 1966 Corvette 427 12.8@112 L72 427 425 4-Speed 3.36 CD 11/65 #16. 1969 Corvette 13.56@111.1 427 L88 430 automatic 3.36 HR

@johnnytyler5685 2 жыл бұрын

L88 Corvettes were running mid-11's all the way back in the late 1960's, so I have no idea where that 13.56 number is coming from. That seems unbelievably slow, even stock off the showroom floor with the skinny factory bias-ply tires. With a set of headers, a competent carb tune and fat tires out back, they would absolutely run 11's all day long when they were new. There was really no other car capable of that except maybe the ZL1 Camaros, which were actually RARER than L88 Corvettes (if you add up the 1967, 1968 and 1969 L88 Corvettes). As a side note, I thought the standard rear gear for an L88 Corvette was lower than 3.36? I thought 3.55's were the standard with lower gears available as options.

@aaronrainey788 2 жыл бұрын

@@johnnytyler5685 You could get 3.36 gears in the L88. Not real common though. Those e.t. times posted above were from some magazines from back in the day.

@johnnytyler5685 2 жыл бұрын

@@aaronrainey788 Yes I know that 3.36's were available, but I mentioned that in my comment because I was wondering why the test vehicle that the magazine used for that run would've had 3.36's in it? I thought those magazine test vehicles were usually supplied by the manufacturer (GM, Ford, Dodge, etc), and I just found it strange that GM would've sent an L88 Corvette with 3.36 granny gears for a magazine test where they had to KNOW that an ET would've been tested. Just seems really strange to me. Maybe they cared more about making the L88 appear streetable in that test than running a super fast ET?

@buzzwaldron6195 8 күн бұрын

Chevy didn't want the general public to know just how fast an L88 was... wanted rich kids to buy the 'top of the line' L72 tripower 435 HP Vette over the "430 HP L88"...

@deansapp4635 Жыл бұрын

I love all of these cars

@paulherring8208 4 жыл бұрын

Best of the best 🇺🇸👍

@roadtesttv 4 жыл бұрын

Agree 1,000%

@jamesshirrell3677 4 жыл бұрын

Thats a badass corvette

@davidchagnon3183 4 жыл бұрын

Hemmings muscle machines june 2020 built a '69 spec L88 and dynoed it at 574 hp 553 tq this is without any legal mods in the Factory class... 600 plus in that L88 Vette I am sure.