This Supercharged C5 Corvette eats Hellcats for half the price! Is this the Best Vette Ever?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ย. 2024
- I give you my driving impressions of this absolutely amazing C5 Z06 Corvette equipped with a Vortec supercharger, cam, headers, and multiple other supporting mods. This is one of my favorite Corvettes ever produced and this one is truly special. Watch out Shelby's and Redeye's.
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Had one of these. Procharged, fully built, so fast all you could do was hang on and aim. A miss shift meant you hit the rev limiter and felt like you stood on the brake. 50 more horse than a stock hellcat challenger and a thousand pounds lighter. Unfortunately I parked it upside down on a state highway one day. Learned a lot that day, now I drive a responsible level of horsepower, stock 3 pedal gen 2 coyote. I still look for one of these. Amazing car!
Glad you made it out ok
Same here, been there done that, now have a FRc that has mid four hundreds at the wheel and is a dam handful and faster than any stock hellkitty, Btw am lucky to be alive, and that thing needs at minimum a rollbar.
who built the car
I love my c5 z06 ecs supercharged 650whp! Can't beat the flip up lights!
Was that 650rwhp on pump gas and a stock engine? Also what did you do for clutch?
@@wydopnthrtl yes stock motor longtube headers, I did the valve spring upgrade, ati balancer. changed to a speed density tune and restrictor plate removed. Act twin disc clutch, smooth clutch! Tick master cylinder for the clutch. That's it! Been running like this for a year and half! 91 octane tune but I use 93 octane! Oh ya forgot to add nitto nt01 great street tire and get a dead hook on second gear!
@wydopnthrtl my 2001 vert makes 590whp stock motor only headers full exhaust and balancer and vram ram intake rest of it stock on a stock auto and she rips and drives stock till you smash the gas then wakes up and goes. For less then 20k including the car. Can't beat that.
That car must be a blast to drive. I picked up an '02 Z06 with 30K miles on it last summer. I had intended to do long tubes, maybe HCI and exhaust but after driving it the very first time I realized that even in stock form, it was way more car than I could ever use fully unless I was tracking it.
I've got an 02 Z06 too. It's plenty fast and struggles to put the 405 hp down. I've never felt like it needed more power.
Damn, that was a dope explanation lol
Naaaw lol. You will want more. I thought the same thing when I first got mine. The first time I test drove it and got on it I was in love. Shocked at how fast it was, coming from a bolt on S2000. 2 years in and I am slowly collecting parts to dump in and get her tuned! Should be able to push 400 wheel ohhhweee!
@@CrossWindsPat I have a C5 (1999) that I just did a cam swap in. BTR Stage 2. 400 rear wheel. I agree that the car is plenty fast now. I also have long tubes and x-pipe and corsa. th-cam.com/video/ktcMEa8Q9No/w-d-xo.html
The c5 is such a great platform with the ls1 (or ls6 in the Z). Hands down one of the best platforms to build on a budget.
All 2003 2004 cars have ls6 intake and block
The Z06 is a great car to drive. I drove one in Phx for 2 months as a demo when I was selling super cars years ago. I loved it! Great review Mr X! 👊
Thanks buddy
I had a sliver C5Z06, and man was that a great driving handling and shifting car, all completely stock, and the shifter never missed the trans and clutch were perfect
Great video, I just sold my 2002 C5 Z06. The Z handled and performed perfect, but I purchased a 2007 C6 Z06 and it performs and handles 100% better.
Hum....
Wicked Pissah
C5Z been the best budget platform in 2008 I bought one with 30k miles for $24k. That same car would be over $30k today
60k mile cars are $30k now in Dec 2023. lol
The C6 is the best Corvette they made, but because the C6 is so great the C5 is very obtainable to your average Joe.
Blah blah blah shut up you broken record sheesh
Definitely the c6 is by far the best corvette I can’t wait to pick one up
Lol if you think the c6 is the best corvette ever, you’re either on drugs or you’ve never driven a c7 or c8
@@19hundoc47 C8’s are too expensive and can’t really be heavily modified, which is what I care about more than having the coolest new car.
C7’s are cool, but they’re heavier and the C6 just looks better than the C7. The C7 started looking too exotic and sharp. It’s all an opinion at the end of the day but I’m taking a C6 Z06 or ZR1 over any C7/8
@@19hundoc47 both you and MMID love to 🚬 smoke monkey pole lmao
I have a 04 CE Zo6 11years of smiles, Love this car!
X I'm so glad you showed love to the c5 Corvette people just don't understand the advantage of power to weight
Kinda funny you running out of adjectives but what more can you say! Corvette. The best. Chevrolet. I've owned 5 of them and you mentioned go-kart and that's how they feel! Thanks for the really really really fun drive!❤
That C5 is one beautiful nice sounding Vette!!❤
I was only 16 when the C5 came out and was in love with this car. But it was just a dream car nothing that I would be able to own anytime soon. About 6 years back I was driving to go pick up some food and during a red light I seen a beautiful white C5 with a sale sign. I stopped to take a close look at the car and felt In love. Car is sitting in my garage with my Camaro SS1le. It’s not a Z06 but it’s still lots of fun to drive.
The moment Ive seen one for sale in Croatia i immediately bought it. I always loved american v8. Just perfect engine. My only struggle is in obtaining parts. Like headers, camms etc. Shipping and transport of parts is really expansive. But in the end it is worth it
Rocking a very similar setup here with a 2001 base Targa with Torquer V2 cam, Procharger, LS6 heads, long tube headers, and same Borla exhaust. Incredible vehicle in every aspect.
I bought a 2003 Z06 last year. I added a T-trim A&A supercharger, upgraded the fuel system, long tube headers, a Borla Arak cat-back exhaust, upgraded the clutch and put a transaxle support brace on it. It makes 634 RWHP and it knocks the tires off every time I get on it. The guy I bought the car from put Bridgestones on it which don't hook.at all, I need to find a decent tire upgrade next.
I have similar car. Toyo R888R, nitto NT01 or NT05/nt05r, Michelins
Dan Hill, Corvette's third chief engineer was a genuis. Actually meet the Man in Bowling Green during the 50th Bash! What a great and intelligent Man! Designed the best Corvette ever! So beautiful!
i had a 2000 milly corvette 4 years great car miss it!
Millennium yellow for the win! 😇
Buy it! Id watch C5 Z content. Especially if you track it
Yes indeed the c5 is a lot of fun to drive.
The first C5 Z06 was the 2001 model year. You are right about the horsepower at 385. I loved mine even when it was stock but, then the horsepower bug hit. Lol
Dream car with all the bells and whistles I want. Soon I will have one even a base model
I just have to add that this will easily smoke a hellcat or red eye. I’ve seen stock 2015-2016 gt350s beat hellcats on highway pulls. I might look into getting one of these and throwing a supercharger on it. I think it will be the most fun for the price hands down.
Street side Classics is the best.
My 842 RWHP D1X powered C5 eats everything except the Tesla Plaid. Hate to admit it, those EV's scoot. No matter how fast you shift you are at a disadvantage against built automatics today. The C5 corvette is an excellent platform. I highly recommend this car to anyone who wants a street-able track weapon. There are so many performance mods now because the LS platform has been a durable and dependable way to make big power. Driving this car through the back of the dragon into Marion, Virginia is a spiritual experience. The handling is impeccable with good rubber like the Pilot super sports.
5:20 I have a Nitrous bottle right there in my 2002 Z06! 😎🤙🏼
Guys I have a question ⁉️ since I switched to chrome rims, I noticed the steering seems a little harder to turn, nothing major just a little. Should I just leave it or switch back to lighter rims since I'm driving with one arm
Simply OWESOME
Loved everything about the C5 except the legroom
Love how the video is 13:20
Thanks Racer!
Some of the nicest lines ever on a car and I think is one of the lowest Drag coefficients ever.
great content man !!!
keep it uppppppp!!!
I have a 96 grand sport. Can’t wait to get a Z06.
What size supercharger pulley? How much boast?
Beautiful
Can you do a video on all the cars you’ve owned in the past, just a historical breakdown? Most people only own a handful of cars their whole lifetime but car guys seem to own more than the average person.
You didn’t mention how much they’re asking for this car but if I could get the financing, it would be in my garage
This thing is awesome.. it made me like yellow lol
How much are they asking for it??
@@jeffstephenson4156 $42 grand. Way too much money for a C5. You can have it built yourself for less.
@@matthijs.tieleman um... yeah!
I paid 25K ( in 2012) for my 03 Z06 with a 685 HP procharged built engine. She runs stock tires/wheels so I cannot do a proper dig. Rolls are fun though, I thoroughly enjoy roasting new generation muscle cars
Yes a great car. But a C6 ZO6 with the 427 , 7.0 ltr. is a beast. Built the same mods, with only being around 3100lbs and great aerodynamics will destroy about anything. If you really want to be fast in a 8 cylinder then this is the way to go. Unfortunately there's 6 cylinder cars built that will obliterate these cars. Not to mention a Viper 10 cylinder that built can do the same.
Gotta go back to the goat tee days
Thank you for all the variety of car content you bring 🤌 always hyped to see a new upload notification
Just got a C5! It’s in the shop now getting a bunch of stuff fixed. I’ll get headers and upgrade the cam. It already has a corsa exhaust. Never driven a vette before. Should I get the supercharger on it right away or should I get used to driving it first?
Wow, yeah.
Hi, I have an automatic C5 I live in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. I would like to know if this system can be put on my C5 and how much those toys cost to put on my C5
Probably more like 4800.. these EV’s are heavy
RacerX I've got one of these, yellow and black. Around 800rwhp and not tuned to potential yet... it pulls hard to 200mph. But you got to be a man's man to drive it... not like my 2016 atsv 600whp with all nannies... my girlfriend could drive it 😉
Check out the Dodge M4S
You know a car is iconic when car owners & content creators need to bash it for click bait & purposes.. Never seen so much hate & disdain for Hellcats.. Everyone has a modded “Hellcat Killer” smh
I have a 2000 C5 Base Coupe. 90k Miles. Automatic Trans. Magnetic Red. Chrome 5 spoke Wheels. ZR1 Front Spoiler (CarbonFiberWrapped). ZR1 Rear Spoiler (GlossBlack). Stock Headers/Cats with Borla S-Type 2 CatBack Exhaust.
Slightly Upgraded Intake(Open-Air TwinCones).
HUD.
Sport Buckets.
Competitve Mode.
Anyone interested in buying?
I have to call things like I see them. The last Streetside Classics TA you reviewed had incorrect badging on the shaker. It was repainted obviously. I bought a 2004 SRT 10 RC from Streetside Classics in Nashville a few years ago. The wing was physically screwed in to the truck bed which should have never been done. Not sure why you are pumping Streetside Classics lately but anyone buying a vehicle from this company needs to be aware and check out the vehicle very closely.
Very true! Buyer Beware of Streetside Classics, I was looking at buying a 69 Camaro from their Texas dealership, I was out of state so I was dealing with them over the phone mostly. Thankfully I paid for a car inspection company to go over the car, there were so many things wrong with it that Streetside tried to hide. Best $300 I ever spent.
@@cbutler4645 Very smart of you to do that. Buyer beware for sure.
@@fitfogey Just a shady dealership all the way around. The manager wouldn't even return my phone calls after I got the inspection done.
Isn’t that a pro charger?
It’s made by vortex.A&A super charger.
nothing like regret when looking back on car purchases. wish i would have bought one of these. instead i bought a civc like some dumb kid
Man lower the car and get rid of those rear wheel gaps , it has lowering bolts from the factory 🤔
I'm gonna buy this car and make a TH-cam channel...
They're are seriously underrated in every aspect.
Down here in Texas you can get a high mileage z06 C5 for about 16k. Fucking cheap
It’s a ls1 not a ls6 smh
A C5 Z06 back in 2001 was the first “fast car” I ever rode in. Needless to say, I’ve been a corvette fan and a horsepower junkie every since!
HA... the first car I drove over 100mph was a Jaguar XJ6. Of coarse.. I now have a V8 Jag in the garage (parked next to my C5 Z06)
The 2002 C5 Z06 is a car that was way ahead of it’s time.
21 years later, and we are still talking about it. Not only in this channel, but in very many other channels.
Amazing piece of equipment.
Great review. I had a c5 z06 with heads, cam, long tubes and a really good tune. All black ...car was just nasty. I sold it to buy a built c6 z06 441 texas speed built. The c6 was faster but secretly I knew I made a mistake for some reason I just never fell in love with it like the c5. Now im back in the market for a c5 z06 and your review explains why! Well done!
You certainly wouldn’t be The first person to have gone through that exercise
Wow thats surprising. All the c6 guys swear its an overall improvement. I personally think the C5 is way sexier, and also its price was sexy for me too. Snagged an 04 Z06 with 58k miles for 17.5 and I swear that car will go to another owner when I die. I wont make the same mistake I did with my S2000...
I have an '04 Z06 in my garage, and though it is not as fast as the later generations, the thing is fast, sleek and looks damn good, and what I really like is that it actually does good mileage on the highway, making long drives a breeze... this thing is not just a good sports car, its an awesome grand touring car too!
Just drove mine 2800 miles. Avg was 27mph which included running Tail of the Dragon 5 times in 2nd gear at 4-5k rpms. AC on most of the trip too.
Freeway alone it gets 29-30mpg at 70-75mph (avg of 1000 miles)
I currently own my second '03 Z06. I have had many offers to buy it, and many opportunities to get into a newer generation Z06. However, I just can't part with this baby. It really is the perfect platform to build a beast with. A blank canvas ready for whatever you want to do. Currently it is just at 430rwhp with a cam upgrade, full header-back exhaust, and a tune, but I am planning a boosted engine build soon. I have added coilovers, big sway bars, Wilwood 6-piston brakes, and upgraded wheels/tires. Starting to upgrade the interior, which really is the worst part of the car. The OEM cabin layout is nice, but I am recovering the cheap plastic surfaces in leather and installing some good seats. Upgrading and modernizing old C5s is easy and very satisfying!
My '85 Dodge Aries K cost 1/657 of a Hellcat.
About two years a go I bought my neighbor's 13K mile Silver 02 Z06 mainly because he was selling it well below market value. The car was mint and a lot of fun to drive. I think the balance of power is quite good in stock form, but heads and full exhaust, possibly a slightly larger cam would help one of these keep up with the cool kids. Sorta regret selling it now...
I'm in Connecticut I saw a car in Pennsylvania C6 ZO6 Corvette 2006 model with 2,000 miles on it I'm not kidding you for 35000 the color was stunning sunset orange I called him up so fast please don't sell that car I'll buy it immediately it was from exotic car dealership lock the price literally flew down there LOL drove it back to Connecticut you have to see this car to believe it it's better than new you can virtually lick the undercarriage of this car I'm not kidding this got to be the best bang-for-the-buck of anybody ever got on a car been driving it ever since now just turn 6400 miles on it amazing bang-for-the-buck.
Me personally I don’t know to much on corvette models but the one I think is the best is the C6 ZR1 the looks and styling even to this day can hang and beat some of the best
C6 ZR1 is peak corvette, the C7 ZR1 is cool and way more potent with the auto but it’s so unattainable
@@169abr I just looked at some and I’ve seen some for as high as 220K 😭
Would love a corvette c5 or c6.
The new ones are nice too, but there's something about these that make then special.
New ones weight like 500 lbs more keep that in mind. To me a corvette is a road race car so creature comforts are just added weight. But I wouldnt own my C5 if I didnt have my little civic for commuting.
The c5 zo6 monster to this day . With some light modifications very few cars will take it especially with a pair of turbos.
My favorite video you’ve ever done! Love corvettes and love C5’s!!!
have a 1999 FRC with A&A super charger..........fast
Agree. You don't haft to do much, to run will hellcats. I see older Z06's at my local track hanging with them. Good tire, regeared, heads/cam is all you need.
My best friend bought a used c5 z06 several years ago. After owning it for a while he decided to build an ls3 for it. I wish I could remember what it made on the dyno. I just remember being very impressed.
Yeah an LS3 has more potential than the LS6 and it doesn't add any weight. Would be excellent if your looking for more mid range w/o SC'ing
And here I am, just a guy from eastern Europe with Challenger 3.6 that is slower than my old Celica VII TS... Dreaming since childhood about C5, when I first "drove" it in Need For Speed 3. Lovely car.
The C4 had a heads up as well back in '84. I owned an '85.
The first year for the C5 Z06 was 2001, not 2000. It made 385hp that year. 2002 was the first year for the 405hp Z06. Also, that’s not an ash tray, it’s a cup holder.
Owned a 03 Z06 very light and nimble car. 01 was 385hp 02-04 was 405hp. Very good platform to by and mod.
C5 or c6 Zo6 content would be great it would be like a blast from the past more with more modern mods
The vette has no back seat, no trunk space, rides rough as crap. the hellcat was designed to go fast and tour. The vette is uncomfortable as hell if you want to take a trip in it. It will beat you to death. You aren't comparing apples to apples. All the bells, whistles and creature comforts of a bone stock factory hellcat and 50k mile warranty.
Absolutely NOT true. A set of taller tires and softer shocks and my 04Z is an excellent road trip car. (yearly I do 1400mile trips in the mountains)
Your way too happy driving that thing to not get it.
Corvette= supercar....Hellcat= muscle car.
He is 100%, I got a video on my TH-cam channel where I go over how much my 650rwhp Supercharged C5 cost me and you would be surprised how cheap it is to build one! Excellent work on this review!
🏆Racer X 🏆C5 real 🍀cajones 😎✌️
I just bought a ‘97 C5 for 9500, needed a few minor things to get it inspected (new horn, two new tires) but nothing i couldnt do myself on the cheap. Only mod it has is a K&N air filter but I dont even like to drive fast or race i just love the style of Corvette of that era so she makes for a great eye catching cruiser!
Awesome content buddy 👍💪 Beautiful
OMG
I drove a C5 Z06 with 23k miles in 2018. It was a squeaking, rattling, weird handling machine. Not my kind of car that I was looking for. For me, a Porsche 911 is so much better than a Corvette for twisties. I will say the car was fast though, with exhaust and intake...just not usable in turns and way too darty. Just my opinion as a Sports car, but if you just want to go fast in a straight line on the cheap, it's hard to beat the value proposition.
Last time i was there it was still sitting for sale. It’s been their a while but they truly are best bang for the buck
I built a wide-body C3 Corvette with an 8.1 big block that makes 640 foot pounds of torque and 600 horsepower. It is so violent and raw power I love it.
Really like that c5. I have memories of my old boss taking me for some sketchy rides in a triple black 2003 z06. It was brand new, few thousand miles. He was crazy. The handling was super impressive for its time. My favorite color is that medium blue color it came in. But that yellow looks cool too.
I like c4 lt1
Just a base C5 with the exhaust setup like this Z06 would make me happy. Great exhaust note off that Borla.
My C5 is a head turner STILL to this day!
Put a super charger on my 03. The only way to go love that car hang on tight
What did you do for clutch?
Funny he mentioned it has analog gauges because of how old it is, but the c4 corvettes had all digital dashes
Kinda funny you running out of adjectives but what more can you say! Corvette. The best. Chevrolet. I've owned 5 of them and you mentioned go-kart and that's how they feel! Thanks for the really really really fun drive!❤
From the C5 and up, I can't think of anyone who wouldn't appreciate their Vette.
The C-5 Corvette is probably the greatest generation of that you can buy
It’s not so overly technologically advanced that you can’t work on it yourself but it’s not so primitive that you can’t have a little fun with it
It’s easy to tune, responds well to mods and it’s cheap to maintain. What more do you want out of a sports car?
No GPS no stupid back up alarm none of that just a pure and simple sports car
My first brand new car, 98 WS6 T/A. Cobras, SS, not usually an issue. Stayed far away from these animals tho. No problem with them being my GM big brother.
Yall think it's worth the 38k price. I got a 01 zo6. But it's stock and I want way more HP lol. So I'm really thinking if it would be easier to buy this already built up. Vs trying to build my 01 up with a supercharger etc?? What yall think???
Forget the channel X! Get that thing for yourself! I love seeing people smile!