1996 Corvette LT4 1/4 mile pass - 0-60 - 1/4 mile - What will it run??
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- I decided to make an attempt at a quarter.Mile run using a dragy box in my corvette. I wanted a baseline in case I do modifications later.
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I have an 1996 LT4 with a few mods..bottom line is they're fun to drive!
It really is that simple. All C4's are a blast to drive.
Hey young dude from the mitten here, always liked the c4, lt4 is my dream car, keep the vids coming. God bless
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.
All things considered that was a respectable run. 👍 🇨🇦
Thank you!
If ur reviewing an awesome ride u always got my vote sir! ❤
Thank you my friend!
I think that was a pretty quick run considering you weren’t banging the gears or dumping the clutch .
I agree. It was far from max effort.
I bought a new 1994 LT1 automatic. My first pass at the drag strip was 14.05. I continued to bracket race it twice a week for the next two years. During the first six months it got faster and faster; eventually getting down to 13.02 @ 109.50! 1.80 sixty foots were the norm. It was completely bone stock with 2.76 gears and the factory Goodyear tires. Nobody at The Brotherhood Raceway on Terminal Island in Los Angeles could believe how it ran. It was a remarkable car! Wish I still had it. By the way.....I had 870 time slips!!
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!
Dude subscribed last video but your pitch at the beginning of this one was hilarious! Thanks for having a great sense of humor! I am a fellow C4 owner 1994 Base 6 Speed Manual as well. I used to not think too much about these cars until I owned one and have since fallen in love. Hindsight wish I had a LT4 but I might go ahead and modify the LT1. Fun to watch the 1/4 mile run!
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.
Hey Matt! Super cool video. Congrats on 1K!!! Also, dont be too hard on that C4 - mid 13's was a hell of a car in the mid 90's - that was near super car/exotic performance. You're right, that car with a better 60ft and driven in anger could get low 13's.
Thank you man! Yeah, it's always only fair to judge the car against it's own era. Everything is slow by todays standards.
I would be happy, considering you weren't abusing the clutch and shifts. My 96 lt4 ce with red interior has 55k on it. Has fikse fm5 wheels, ram clutch, zf doc built zf6, corsa with no resonator. Only things I want to do next, power wise, is lt4 hotcam and longtubes.
Yeah, I was going soft. I pretty much have everything your car has on my want list, to a T.
Video bombed by the cat! Love it! 😂
Lmao I noticed that after I uploaded 🤣🤣
The way you feathered the clutch at the start you had a great run time.
Yeah I was pretty easy on it, someday after some mods I'll go hard. For now I just want it to hold up!
My lt4 C4 ran 13.49 at 106 on a race track. On the street, I probably would not be much faster than you went because that was its best run out of six the only day I ever took it to the track. Still fast enough to have some fun!
Plenty fast to have fun!
At home right now everyone can drive my 1996 LT1.
If ever I get a manual 1996 LT4 I will be the only happy one . 😅
Haha I am also the only one who can drive this one.
Yeah , they aren't a rocket but beat most cars in 96. They are fun to drive. Only made 3550 of the base model. Mine is bone stock 53k, gets 26mpg on the road and really sticks in the twisties.
I agree. For their time they were fast. Even now, it's enough to make you grin. And the chassis is perfection.
Subscribed 😊 nice car and vid. I’m a new owner of a mint ‘91 and still love the L98 but yeah, that LT4 is pretty sweet. Nice run.
Thank you!!! Nothing wrong with a L98 car. I've owned 2 of them, and one of them I owned twice. Instant torque.
I had a 96 White LT4, stock with just opening up of the factory airbox. Ran 12.89 108mph.
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
IMHO, the biggest (and senseless) mistake Corvette owners make is comparing their car's performance to the newer models. I own a '91 ZR1 and it'll still throw down with many modern muscle cars, but will get smoked by most newer Vettes. However, I didn't buy it to go out and street race other cars. I bought it because I'm a classic car enthusiast and the ZR1s are very rare nowadays. Even though it turns heads everywhere, the most attention it gets is at car shows because most people have never seen one or know anything about them.
Now to your LT-4.....please, absolutely whatever you do, KEEP IT!! Not only are C4s rightfully going back up in value, the '96 LT-4s are gems. That engine was one of the most badass, true small-block Chevys ever built and since it was the last year of the C4, they will skyrocket in value within the next decade.
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.
This is a awesome track car😎😎😎
Thank you!
I understand you I had a C5 LS1 I wanted to see 500 horsepower to the wheels but my friend told me I might as well get a faster one how much money I'm going to put into the seaside to make 500 to 550 but I think you should keep that car because it's legendary all Corvettes are legendary I just get a c6z that's what I have now keep the videos coming cuz I will be watching
Thank you for watching and I agree. They are all great man. A C6 Z06 is a beast btw.
Out of pity. 😂 I had to subscribe.
Lmao, bless you sir
If you don't mind sharing, when/what did you pay for yours? The value of these is quickly rising 🙌
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!
Nice Vette. I have a red 92
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.
I used to have a '96 Grand Sport 6-speed, seemed pretty damn quick to me, haha! I've never had anything super fast, though.
They are plenty fast for the era that's for sure!
There you go. One more subscriber!
I made it! Thank you!!
I was able to run 13.05 @ 111 in my stock LT4 at a drag strip, maybe there’s some more left in yours!
That's damn good!!
It sounded like it bogged a little on the launch so maybe a little higher rpm (maybe 2800) would help the 60 ft time. Then you had to shift to second before 60 mph so that hurts quite a bit also. If you would power shift to second and third gear it wouldn't be that much of a strain on the drivetrain in the lower gears and should help the et in the quarter mile. Then in the higher gears you could lift when you shift and it probably wouldn't make hardly any difference in the time since by then you have momentum going for you. Remember the trap speed at end of the quarter is the indicator of how much power you are making. Nice car though and I wouldn't make too many modifications and keep it as original as possible or make it easy to change it back.
A well prepped track would help your 60 ft time. Drag radials would be a huge help also. These cars respond well to mods,cam alone would put you over 400hp. I enjoyed modding my 95 LT1 as much as the track time.
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.
Not bad about what I expected. With a good 60 ft I would think low 13.4-13.5 is very possible.
Your old Scat would eat it in a straight line acceleration .
Your C4 would eat the Scat in the curves for sure. Lol
Bigger cam, headers, tune for the LT4 and the Scat is in the rear view mirror easy. But I know that’s not your goal.
Appreciate the video 👍
You are correct on all points, but man I still stick with the fact that this car is simply more fun!
Finneeeee I’ll sub
Lmao. Thank you 🫡
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Thanks for watching!!
1985 Corvette, 60 foot 1.93 seconds / 0-60 5.19 / 1/8 8.93 with just cat back and gear swap to 3.73 gears
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
I'm curious. I love my LT4.
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.
Do the HP upgrades - quicker shifting and put in the low to mid 10's ! Its all anybody would ever need ! Any faster then comes all the safety equipment ! $$$
I'd be happy with a low 12, some good tires, a full exhaust, and some lloyd elliot goodies would get it there.
5.7 sounds slow for 0-60 but was there any traction issues? You mentioned it was misting? Plus that annoying skip shift can make shifting quickly a pain. I think my biggest reservation on the C4 is ingress and egress is pretty challenging. I am over 50 but still slim and rather limber.
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
What rear end gear is in that car of yours? 3:45's?
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'
So what would it take to hit mid 11s?
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
You from mi ?
Yes, sw Michigan. Near Kalamazoo.
How about you??
@@mattquerio i live in Tecumseh mi
Haha. I guessed 13.7.
Nailed it! Lol
#C4stillrealavent
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From a Chevy dealer, Bought a 2 yr old 96 LT4 6spd, never beat it, maybe the PREV owner did. Completely stock. At 55k miles one roller on one hyd roller lifter had some metal chips come out of it and take out the cam. Very strange. The dealer wouldn't do diddly for me. GM wouldn't do diddly for me....saying due to the age and mileage we can't do anything for you. Very disappointing....still pissed about the way they treat an owner of their flagship car. You'd think I brought in a Chevette.
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.
Yea man you have to shift quicker!!! My trans am runs better than that!
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.
Man they are slow
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.