First Start, Drive & Breakdown Of The $3,300 Supercharged Corvette! Blower Sounds Insane! 

Here's the latest video on the Supercharged C4! New blower time! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-aSpGol8mKIg.htmlsi=ZLVlPNDUVtCsG1zz

I'll tell you what's wrong with it. It ain't got no gas innit.

*EDIT added more info please read. If i remember correctly those are LT4 heads by the look of it with those rockers its a factory GM LT4 head setup. They are also aluminum and pretty easy to port to 300. They LT4 heads flow around 15% better then LT1 heads. The heads would also need a bigger intake so that might explain some other parts also. *EDIT I would also make sure those are not LT1 springs in there I know some will use LT1 springs in a 1.6 rocker and they are near their limit like that. Also this is a procharger supercharger air to air intercooled kit they are 8k msrp I believe. Its a older style headunit so it wouldnt have came with injectors or anything so I would check those for aftermarkets. These kits like to pull around 8 psi. Also the headunit for the kit looks like a p-1sc might be a d-1sc not 100% both these headunits look the same but the D will have bigger internals. Also for those interested you can see around 60-55% more power at 8 psi with these. And these are hilical gear so they might not be as loud as other superchargers. *EDIT Seems like the consensus is its actually straight cut not hilical my mistake sorry.

LT-1's are notorious for developing an ignition miss from the optispark timing. The timing system is prone to getting dirty and fails to recognize the crank position. Once the engine compartment gets that dirty it's worth a disassembly and cleaning. My 95 had a lot of performance work on it back in the day and then started missing like yours. Finally traced to the OptiSpark. It's worth looking into.

Alex, the whole point of that style of gas can is that a funnel isn't needed. The put the nozzle in with the plastic button facing down. Hook the button on the edge of the filler and push the tank down. It will open the valve and allow fuel to flow. One 1 person needed

You gotta keep Peter around. Watching you guys together is the best

Peter is an amazing addition. Hands down best duo Keep up the great work guys.

Just like you said, I can’t wait for the paint correction/full resto-detail video with this one 😍 this vette is going to be unbelievably on point after that TLC. With that supercharger, this is going to definitely be a fun one when the drivetrain is all resto’d haha really excited for this project, and can’t wait to see the next video 😎🙌🏼 Stay awesome guys ✊🏼

beautiful car, cannot wait to see what it's like complete! Pete makes every video better. that guy is always happy, could make even the worst days fun. loving the content! as a DIY car guy there nothing better than thinking it's somthing particular wrong and you find exactly that to be the case. makes me feel like a pro 🤣 learning a lot from you!.

I've been daily driving a heavily modified '95 LT1 6 speed C4 and have encountered a bunch of the quirks of these cars myself. Also definitely have to admit what a steal of a deal this car is. I cannot believe the condition its in with the parts it came with, this was an incredible buy. Definitely did a good job finding and buying this car! - As for the body kit that is on it, I'm not 100% sure if they are supposed to be labeled or not, but that definitely is a Greenwood style C4 kit with the wing and the door extensions etc. - The fuel sending unit/fuel pump is super easy to replace on these, you just need to remove the gas lid and surrounding rubber boot inside of the hole to get access to the unit itself (when replacing the sending unit, get a new rubber boot surround too as you will rip the old one without a doubt, they tear like paper with how brittle they get with age, especially if its the original one), no dropping the tank and whatnot with C4s (dropping the tank is actually kind of a larger job, the whole rear bumper has to come off as well as a small bolt-on rear section of the frame that holds the tank). Sending unit can be replaced with a stainless steel unit too. - As for the heads/rockers, the rockers look like part of a GM Performance kit that is super common with C4s. The casting number on the heads look to be a factory LT4 head which came on all factory stick shift 1996 Corvettes as well as the stick shift special edition cars (i.e. Collector's edition, Grand Sport, etc). There is a camshaft that compliments that kit too which goes by the name of "LT4 Hotcam" which is a really nice mild street cam that can sound pretty lumpy with the right exhaust, too hard to tell if your car has it or not, it has the rest of the parts of the kit though so wouldn't be surprised. And with the LT4 heads, it has to have the LT4 intake, (which is odd cause LT4 intakes are painted red from the factory, unless someone repainted this one), the LT1/LT4 heads/intakes are not interchangeable with each other, they have to match, but both setups will bolt to the same block as that didn't change. LT4 cars came from the factory with those exact same looking 1.6 silver Chevy Perf. rockers, and with the different heads/intake/rockers/etc, they made 30 more HP from the factory than LT1 cars. So you already have "upgraded" heads and intake manifold, all be it still factory equipment, its still better than LT1 factory stuff. But the heads definitely look like they have been off, you can see the head gaskets through the pushrod holes and on camera briefly looking at them they look pretty new to me. Those fuel rails look like factory fuel rails and the injectors also look to be stock too but not 100% sure. - Not sure which year they did the crossover, either 1992 or 1993, but for the trans it either has a 700R4 for the older models or a 4L60e for the newer ones. - Also for the brake light thats on the dashboard, mess around with the e-brake more, that might still be the parking brake light (small differences between your 93 and my 95, especially with the dashboard and cluster so it might not translate over 100% with my info, still worth a try), sometimes you have to really lift all the way up when you set it back down after releasing it to get the light to go off, mine does it occasionally, not a big deal (the light sometimes stays on even if its physically completely released and not holding the rear brakes anymore). I don't think that light is for a brake system fault, ABS related lights will be on the center little screen. There might be a brake pressure light on the main cluster but it doesn't look like its lit in your car. And for the brakes being pretty stiff, mine is kind of the same way, I've gotten used to it, thats kind of how C4s are normally it seems. - Supposedly spark plugs are easier to do on these from the bottom, I have all the EGR tubes deleted from my car so it makes plugs much easier to do, even from up top in the engine bay (and also cleans up the engine bay really nice, and also really easy to delete this system). - Not sure if you will deal with this or not, but a huge conversation topic with LT1/4 C4s is engine temps and how hot these run. Just to put into perspective, LT1/4 cars have 2 electric fans that operate together either on low or high speed, low speed fans come on at 228 F and high speed fans come on at 238 F. These cars are designed this way from the factory and its nothing to be alarmed about, especially in stop and go traffic since C4s dont have grilles and are mouth breathers with virtually no airflow at a stand still. You should really only be worried if you are seeing 240 F +. Of course the cooler the car runs the better. Bleeding coolant can be a little time consuming with these, there should be a bleeder screw on the top of the thermostat neck which helps with bleeding air. - As for those targa top pieces, the targa top mounts on the car itself look perfectly fine, it just looks like someone left the rear mounting hardware from the top that was on it attached to the car. The two rear mounting bolts completely come out on these where as the two front bolts are captured in that little plastic housing towards the front and can be accessed/tightened down with the top with small little access holes hidden around/behind the sun visors. You have all the hardware for the top, should just be able to get another targa top with your existing hardware and you'll have a roof again! Be careful though, certain targa tops fit different years, the earlier C4s had slightly different frontward mounting brackets, luckily since you have a later one those are more common to find, I believe the years for the style targa top you need is from 1989-1996 and will fit your 1993 just fine. Also all 4 mounting bolts are torx head bits, believe its a T45 torx bit. Hopefully any of this information helps, I apologize for the long read and I don't mean to be a snob or act like an expert with C4s, just thought I'd help out where I can. Looking forward to seeing more videos on this car! Good luck!

FYI- the C4 corvette fuel sending unit comes out of the fuel door. You just take the door off and there is the fuel pump. I would highly suspect bad fuel injectors from experience. Also, the wheel liners come off for better access to the sides of the engine. I love this car! This thing is SIIICK!!!!!!

I just found your channel and I really enjoyed this video(all in this c4 series). You guys have the right amount of comedy, skill and unscripted energy. Thank you.

great video+presentation+explanation guys! well done! looking forward to the continuation 🙏🏻

In all my years of watching every video of LSC this is my favourite project. Peter + $3300 Vette + supercharger = I’m hooked…

This thing is a prime example of a Legit Street Car. Cant wait to see it all done

I just caught your last show and I've never heard of yall but I enjoyed the show. What a hell of a deal you got on this car. Out of gas, who would of thought it? I subscribed and can't wait to see how the vette does. Congrats on the great deal. Being at the right place at the right time.

its a procharger, self contained unit. you can check the fluid level with the big flathead screw on the top, it is the dipstick. sweet ride! nice score!

the ground effects and wing is a conversion kit from the Dream Vette Conversion. My father had an 84 with the exact same ground effects and rear wing. and his also had 80s wood grain interior too.

Love this new series Alex! Makes me wish we could do anything even remotely close to this in Europe! I'm super jealous!

Awesome video! These are the best ones, love following someone talented when repairing an unloved project

I'm sure you guys researched it already, but the passive keyless is just that. With that feature you could have the vette keyfob in your pocket and the doors unlock and lock when you reach the right distance. Those are the LT4 heads, I'm betting they got a cam running the 1.6 rockers, pretty much you have a GM parts house build most likely.

You and Peter rocked it on this one Alex! This vette is amazing, track down all those ground wires and get them in a ground distribution block, or just junk the aftermarket stereo and wiring. Looking forward to this build/fix up series. Keep up the great content guys!

Great video. I had never driven a C4 until this past Friday. A friend has a 95 Indy 500 Pace Car convertible version (I believe they may not have produce coupe versions, but Corvette aficionados can speak to that) with 6k miles... that's right, 6,000 miles. It recently won an Award of Excellence at our Concours in the Race Car class. It runs and drives very well once it's warmed up. Until then, it is difficult to drive. After it's warm, it is a sheer pleasure to drive and one helluva lot of fun. I've got a pic of me in it, but since it's not my car, I will not post it. Vettes from this era had Bilsteins as original shocks.

So cool. What a find and since you guys are so skilled it'll be purring in no time. Really enjoy your videos. Thanks...

The Hammer! You guys have so much fun working together. I look forward to every video.

A million subs can’t be far away 👍 you and Peter make an awesome team. Loving the longer videos.

Vett is my favorite car since I was a kid. This is like a dream for me. Awesome stuff you put out. Loved this one thank you for saving one.

Beautiful car 😍🚗 Please be gentle with that beauty and bring it back to glory. Not gonna miss any of this series now.

What a crazy find! Borla exhaust is around $1800, new bilstein struts $450, supercharger around $4500, painted body kit around $1500. Absolutely wild!

Gotta love Peters enthusiasm while working on these cars. You'd be a fool to ever let him go. Great video guy. 👍👍👍

I am 39 years old, so when I was a kid these C4s were the pinnacle of American muscle cars (along with the Viper of course). I was 18 years old when the first FnF came out and at the time I owned a 1994 Eddie Bauer Ford Explorer with a Fox body 302 swap with aluminum heads, an Explorer Express Eaton M90 full supercharger kit (that cost me around $5,000 new back in 2001), it had a SkyJacker 6" suspension lift with 33X12.50 TSL Thornbirds, but it was only RWD, so it was all for looks. I had a custom made exhaust with Ford Racing shorty headers, and 3" true duals back to 58" DynoMax glasspacks with 12" chrome slant cut tips. It was pretty quick, and when it was tuned it made 408 HP at the rear wheels. It was built by a real good friend of mine who owned a new machine shop in town and all he asked for in return was for me to give him some cheap advertising through my parents company. I did and I loved that truck, but I started seeing more and more Hondas around and I hated them at first because it seemed like everyone who had an automatic Civic with a straight pipe made of flexi-pipe wanted to race and I would dust all of them, until I raced a Puerto Rican dude in an EF Civic hatchback and he shot past me (with the help of nitrous) and I knew that I had to have one. I moved back to Pennsylvania from Florida that year and I traded my Exploder for a 1992 Acura Integra GS. I loved that car. I mean I really loved that car. The Integra was my 3rd (technically 5th) car, and I've been addicted to imports ever since.

Awesome find man! Granted the next 📹 is the one where to jump into the issues but I don't seem to remember ever seeing you guys plug into the ODB and pull codes before working on the cars. My first thing is get the codes because they tell you what to start with.

I have a 94 C4 vette in almost new-looking condition that runs as good as it looks. The Targa top is poorly designed on these cars needing a screwdriver to remove. The electronics on the car are failing and it’s hard to get someone to work on them because of the lack of parts. But, to me, these are the most attractive Corvettes ever! They are large in and out and very comfortable. I’m an old fart now and as low as these cars are, they are a chore to get in ir out of. My present vette is my second, as I bought one when new in 94.

That's a crazy find. I've been looking for a good c4 for a bit. I'm excited to see the rest of this.

@4:25... I think that stacked rubber was to support the weight of the fuel pressure gauge. That spindly brass tube was probably vibrating and snapping off, resulting in fuel spraying on headers, which is bad. ;)

You have hit your stride my friend. 80s, 90s rides, obtainable and resonate with your audience average age I'll bet. Keep it up!

So nice to see, what a beautiful car. I look forward to your videos, keep those Poncho's rolling!

Randy really came through! So happy you guys will collaborate. I just know that Peter said "that's what she said", after Alex said about the trunk struts "that'll smack you in the face if you're not ready for it". Too bad you guys edited it out

Alex! I have been watching the channel for 4 years. I'm 23, and my first car was a 1987 Corvette. I have had 2 more since then. Currently I have a 95 that I gave to my grandfather. I miss the C4 dearly. Thank you for making a video on a supercharged one. I've always wanted one like that. I had fun with the spark plugs on my factory LT1:)

Glad to see you catch a break! I hope she works out for you without too much trouble.

Appreciate you guys. Had a random misfire code on my Chevy and from stuff I picked up from your RU-vid it made me check stuff I never thought of. Cleared right up

The fact that that junkyard is litteraly right down my street is awesome. I would love to see him around one day!

I've owned a couple LT1/LT4 cars, and the "Distributor" on the front of the engine is called an "Opti-Spark" and they are plagued with issues. I daily drove one for a couple years and I replaced the opti 4 times in those two years. Definitely a good idea to look into how to replace those, and make sure its functioning correctly. Not saying its your issue, but it's something to look at. Might have more going on with all that MSD stuff.

Hey Dave! Off to a great start. Keep up the great work. Enjoy the channel. Have a great Holiday.

2 good, thanks for all you videos. And keep up the good work and be funny all the time. God Bless you Sir. I love it.

Absolutely love this series! Bringing back lots of memories for me. My first corvette was a 93 and I did all the repairs and maintenance on it myself. I can tell you from experience that changing the plugs was one of the most frustrating jobs I’ve ever done on any vehicle I’ve owned. The added supercharger parts will make it even worse. Also I’m sure you’ve heard about the opti spark distributor and the horrors surrounding it. Be glad the AC works, 93 was the last year for R-12 refrigerant.

Great video Alex - You have the best shoppartner / colleague in Peter. You guys are awesome It's great to see when you two get excited and happy - Well done 👍👌

Lucky man to find good priced c4 I finally got my c4 and after buying it. I put it in the shop to be fixed and in safe condition and 3 days later after waiting 2 months of it in shop I got tboned. Lost my hole dream but love watching anyone who’s showing love to a c4

Insane find man. Really looking forward to this series.

I will be following this series as i am doing the same thing on a 96 lt4 car rescued from a farm field. Very happy for you, gotta love a c4

This is Awesome man . Back in the early 2000 my budy had one at the time I was around 13- 14 years old I thought it was the best car in the world. I remember when he took me on a spin on it it was the most fun car ever. Ill never forget that feeling. This car was ment to be yours glad to see a great car go to an awesome person like yourself 👍🏻

What a fun episode. Y'all gained a subscriber with this one! Can't wait to see this project come along!

i love your excitement of scoring such a great deal. I know and love that feeling.

It is cold, rainy and dreary outside here in Sweden - a perfect day to watch some awesome Legit Street Cars video!!!

after catching up on 4 years of videos i can finally watch in real time!!

Good call on the C5 fuel system. The 97-98 were the return system. I pushed my 99 Corvette (twin turbo) on a retrofit 97-98 stock lines/regulator/rails setup to over 900 RWHP. Those OE return systems were awesome. On the car in the video, the heads are OE LT4 casting numbers. Rails are stock 92-93 rails. What's interesting is that the OE 92-93 intake manifold is sitting on those heads. The LT4 heads had raised runners and shouldn't match up with that LT1 manifold. Don't be surprised if there's an adapter plate spacing the manifold. I'd be surprised if someone welded and cut the manifold to fit but stranger things have happened. Great buy on the car. It'll be a lot of fun once sorted out.

This is the video that made me subscribe. Can't wait to see the rest of the series!

Another great video and great start to a new series of videos, Alex keep this content coming!! Peter is the perfect sidekick, great team guys, look forward every Saturday for your new content.

Never been a Vette fan but Man this thing has me HOOKED! So glad you guys got this and are planning on saving it.

I'm excited! A new subscription and a fun video on the new vet family addition. Can't wait for next episode.

Thank you saved me a lot of time trying to browse videos for an actual working one

Happy you won that thing doesn't matter if the motor needs work or anything else really it's a good deal you actually score on this

Great vid guys - you both make the channel a fun watch every time. Love the corvette and really look forward to you taking it apart and fixing all the gremlins. Looks like you got a potential bargain there too - no real rust underneath from the looks of it (that'll make Alex happy on its own!). Keep it up chaps! From your England contingent on the other side of the pond!

Good to see you have some good luck. Excellent Corvette, what a machine!!

What a freaking crazy epic car to do a video on, good job with this one. Well worth any hassle!

Always enjoy my Saturday mornings with your show Alex. You and Peter are a great squad. This car is a great score. Going to enjoy it.

That's just how these blowers sound. I've owned multiples from all major brands. Be sure change that blower oil tho!

I had two 40th Ruby Red cars / one auto and one manual. Loved them.

This helped out thanks

This channel is becoming more and more fun with each build. And from the Mustang, to the Low production Audi, and now the C4!! You and Peter are the Batman & Robin of long but not forgotten icons!! LoL

Long live the LT1! My 1997 LT1 Camaro makes about 600hp at the crank with a 20+ year old Vortech V1-S at only 7psi. Ported stock heads, forged rods and pistons, small cam and running on Holley Terminator X with an LS ignition system. Bought mine with 56k and a hole where the #7 piston ringland was supposed to be. Modernized the blower kit by ditching the FMU, the spark retard box and the auxiliary pump. Replaced that old shit with a larger in tank pump, larger injectors and the Holley Terminator X. Ditched the optispark for a 24x ignition system. Don't need to retard the stock calibration when you make your own lol. Most of those old blowers (mine included" had straight cut gears and are noisey. But don't rule bearings out either. 92-93 LT1's are speed density from the factory. They actually have a unique intake manifold compared to 94-97 as well. Due to fuel line routing. And factory pressure with the vacuum line off the regulator is 43.5psi. And those casting numbers on the heads come back as LT4 heads. Which are a nice upgrade to an LT1. Check intake port alignment because true LT4 heads need an LT4 intake to line up properly.

Great content. I bought this exact model 08 z06 at a car auction for 22000 running and driving. 76000 miles. Has some after market tune and headers but im looking to supercharg it. whoop whoop!!

Dude, I so want to send my car to you guys for repair! You guys are the best! Keep it up!

The ABS pump in the 300zx was in a similar spot, behind the passenger. When I drove in the wet you could hear it making all sorts of funny noises. This brought back that memory! One thing I think that car needs are a set of ZR-1 wheels from the period. Those C6 base model wheels look odd.

When I worked at Autozone, as a joke we ranked our batteries as such: DuraLast, Gold and Platinum for your daily, ValuCraft for if you wanna sell it, and EconoCraft for if you needed it sold yesterday

Stoked for this video series

Fantastic. I enjoyed that, I was hoping too, that the car had no major issues.

Definitely not missing a single episode.... what a fun project!

Those are LT4 heads. They're a great improvement over the LT1

That's freaking awesome, congrats on the find guys! 👍

We bought a similar 1996 manual transmission c4 for $2750. Was sitting with bad hatch seal and bad fuel pump fuse as it turned out. Fuel pump seized, seller replaced but never got it going right. Fuse was still making just slight contact after burning from old pump (kinda like tapping a light bulb to get a little more before it is no good). car filled with water. Icky. Even threw seats away. Been driving it for 2 years now. Manual transmission. What a deal for the $$$ these c4's are!

Wow I can't believe it runs that well! Sure there's some issue to straighten out but the thing actually ran and drove. That's a great start! Hope you can find a used Targa top for it, shame that it was missing that.

*Can't wait to see this Corvette restoration, it will be epic*

Good video! Nice score. From your first borescope into the tank, it looks like you have big time fuel gel. You must give the fuel system a mjor cleanout

That cooler toward the front is an oil cooler for the engine. The lines for that should run to an adapter at the oil filter. The engine is a hydraulic roller so once the rockers are set you don't have to adjust again and again. Certainly can't hurt to double check their work!

WOW so looked forward to this reveal, I took time out of my Saturday AM time to take a peak, you guy cause smiles all the way to Eugene Oregon (again). This is one cool buy, kind of like finding a heirloom item at a garage sale for little money. Looking forward to the next reveal on this mystery.

My eyes blew up when it started! Score! Great automotive content

1st time seeing this channel. Winner winner chicken dinner based off of this one! Good personalities! Not over the top! IMPORTANT! Keep em coming and thank you.

Those rockers came in the GM LT1/4 hot cam kit. The cam was 218/228 @ .050", came with crane "GM" 1.6 rockers and a better single valve spring.

Nice. Hope this tunes right up, cleans right up. What a find. Think you have a real gem. Appears this car had a lot of love . Loved this video . On we go.

Peter is a true treasure. For the channel and as a friend. Great videos keep it going 👍

Just found this channel and I'm impressed!

My NO.1 goto utuber comedy , drama,suspense, soapie moments and occasional horror even a touch of David Attenbro Wildlife Doc , what more could you want !!!!🥰🥰🥰

Least favorite, definitely the C8 My personal favorite C5 I love pop up headlights and the body lines are just amazing

Hi guys! Great find! Great collaboration with Randy to get it. Nice to be rewarded with a great car. You guys make a solud team and there's amazing synergy between you and Peter. Great editing by Max as well. Keep up the great work. Looking forward to the next episode. Well done! Cheers!

This sounds soo amazing. Can’t wait to see the corvette when it’s all done.

To remove a locking gas cap without a key the easiest way that I found is a large pair of channel locks squeeze the outside edges and unscrew

Wow! Excited to see this project and the updates on it

Such an underrated vett. One of my favorite!!! Good luck with the C4.

What an amazing deal…nice ride. Blessings.