@ 3:29, 3:48, 4:06, and 4:36 Exquisite accelerations and the sound is incredible. Music to my ears 😙🏁🏎. Cannot get enough of this video. Hope to own a C4 ZR-1 some day.
@@kylec4zr1 Hey man... I just bought a 1985 C4 with a Doug Nash 4+3 tuned port injection. Got 63k on the clock. Third owner solid car and everything works in the Car. Go on my RUclips channel and check it out got one video up right now wait to get it registered. Got a short fly by What did you use to mount your camera?
@@kylec4zr1 ya many it's a solid fast car. Can't wait to drive it on the highway. Explains the perfect view mount on the rear glass. Gonna do the same. Will let you know when I get a mount and start posting videos
Thanks so much for your video! I have a ‘93 ZR-1 I will likely get back on the road next year. While I am a C7 Z06 owner, I miss my black ZR-1 badly. Such a great car-best all-around Vette for the first 40-48 years of its existence!
I am so glad you shared this. I can’t begin to describe how nice it is to see this shaky, unbalanced over every bump C4 Corvette. These have the power of my Z06 C5 stock, yet all of the shaky quirks my Z06 doesn’t have. The best part! My Z06 doesn’t have a 7k shift point, which is why I also prefer to drive my ZR1! Absolutely epic cars considering when they were built. I wish I had a 90 so my info center displayed Full Power.
Thank you sir. I will agree what you say about the shakiness and bump absorption. To be honest I don’t know how people used these as daily drivers when new. These cars really are beasts-they are an experience. After extended periods of time driving it, my body feels used and abused. I must be soft. ‘90-‘91 cars are so similar, and relatively plentiful, thankfully. I prefer the earlier years for their noisier gears in the ZF.
@@kylec4zr1 if you like noisy gears have I got the ZR-1 for you. The lightweight aluminum flywheel I chose with my Ram conversion sounds like the transmission is going to explode! Sounds fine under load, but light in town use, I’m just glad my Bose system still works.
I love it 😍😍 The c4 vette is to me, one of the coolest looking car in this earth. Next to c3 vette and the Dodge viper... Keep the POV videos coming 👍👍🇵🇹
Sweet! The sound is epic! I have a Red/Red 91 ZR1. Love these cars. Ok...I am going back to the house and get mine!! You are driving like a superstar!!! Flowmaster on mine. I am looking for a replacement for it. Damn yours sounds good!
Hatch vent holds the rear hatch open about an 1 1/2". Bolts on the the hatch closing hardware. Allows the air in the car to flow through when you drive with the windows down. No buffeting ot or pressure waves. If you use the mirror deflectors also air does not hit you in the face. Exhaust noise us also enhanced as it enters the car, but no fumes. Weld a wing nut on the Torx head of the screw and you don't need your Targa top tool to install it.
That's the way to drive a Z. Corvettes at Carlisle is next week starting on the 26th. Come join us if close at the ZR1 net registry tent . Lots of food and lots of awesome ZR1'S.
It says “Full Engine Power” when you have the power key in Full Power (375hp) mode instead of Normal Power (about 200-ish hp). This light is only for 1990. ‘91-‘95 cars have a little green light below the radio, next to the power key.
@@kylec4zr1 oh wow! I knew about full power mode but I didn’t know about 90’s have yellow light on dash like error or something wrong with the car! Good to know! So your car has no issues! I would never sell this car if I had one! I have 91 c4 and engine head blown and can’t find part to fix over 6 months! Take care of your car plz
@@LuxuryRumble Very enjoyable ride! Wish their was an adjustment for light difference though. The sound was AWESOME ! I went with a 90 vett with a L98 I though parts would be easier to get ! went 4 months on hold due to rear brake calipers! No body had any that were stock rebuild. Minus E bay at 300. a pop! Ouch! I passed up a 1990 ZR-1 with19.000 miles. When the engine goes south Parts are mucho $$. Let alone a shop that will touch an LT5 that knows how. not many out my way. Good luck with your head gasket, with a gasket replacement it may be cheaper to put in a GM perf. build engine? even if your doing the work. It will last longer if you keep it.
I bet in the end it turns out the station is less then a mile away but you came back with 20+ miles done....it's hard to drive a car like this just to a gas station.
I notice your shifter moves up slightly when you drop the boot in, my Callaway Supernatural does that even after i re-aligned and torqued the c-beam and cross brace.
In every manual car I’ve driven there’s always been a little movement in the shifter when the drivetrain torques up or down. I would say it’s completely normal.
Me too 100% - had it for PC. Amazingly realistic game for the time. The sequels never matched the first in realism. The ZR-1 and Viper RT/10 were my two faves to drive.
Sold my 91 blk/blk in march...Car had over 500 chp.....Picked up a fully built C6 Z06 ...Nothing but annoying problems with fuel pump relays.....ZR-1 is a great car for the money.....They are on the rise...Then again so is everything else thanks to all this inflation..
@@QMarais95 the stock 3.45 gears can yield 25-27mpg on the highway if you stay at 70mph or below. It is a remarkably well-rounded powertrain even by today’s standards, and was way ahead of its time in 1990.
No problem- I think you might have to approve the comments using the RUclips website from a desktop. For the vacuum leak, the ZR-1 specialist did an article on troubleshooting them. Go to zr1specialist.com. Click articles. About 10 articles down is one about vacuum leaks. He’s a great resource!
This is my first jump into driving an older car. I’ve never been stranded yet. It’s still a 30+ year old GM that required a few repairs when I bought it, but it’s been largely fine so far. There are a couple ZR-1 forums that I read on a regular basis, so I haven’t been surprised by anything yet.
@@steveent.5855 No, I would have to be a masochist to daily drive it, or any C4 Corvette. My daily is a Camry. There are only 3 things the ZR-1 does better: how it looks, how it sounds, and overall driving fun factor. When those things don’t matter (which is 99% of my life), the Camry wins hands down. I love the ZR-1 for what it is, but I’m also not blind to its shortcomings.
Not bad at all. This is a phrase that non-owners like to say without having any knowledge. You can’t expect your local Chevy dealership to work on the drivetrain, but everything else on the car is regular C4 Corvette. The ZR-1 community is full of very helpful people. Join the ZR-1 registry forum or facebook groups and people can direct you where to find anything.
@ 3:29, 3:48, 4:06, and 4:36 Exquisite accelerations and the sound is incredible. Music to my ears 😙🏁🏎. Cannot get enough of this video. Hope to own a C4 ZR-1 some day.
All of my videos are centered around the sounds! Be sure to check them all out.
This one is my new favorite:
ruclips.net/video/X3wU42KKGoU/видео.html
@@kylec4zr1 Hey man... I just bought a 1985 C4 with a Doug Nash 4+3 tuned port injection. Got 63k on the clock. Third owner solid car and everything works in the Car. Go on my RUclips channel and check it out got one video up right now wait to get it registered. Got a short fly by
What did you use to mount your camera?
@@mackenzienowak6346sounds nice and healthy! I use an iOttie Easy One Touch Dashboard phone mount, and stick it to the interior ceiling.
@@kylec4zr1 ya many it's a solid fast car. Can't wait to drive it on the highway. Explains the perfect view mount on the rear glass. Gonna do the same. Will let you know when I get a mount and start posting videos
I'm about to buy a 1991 Zr1 with 7k miles. I'm a life long Ford guy and this is my first vette. I'm only just a little excited. 😉
How much?
Well it's been a year now! How do you like it? (I have a "99" C-5)
Im a die hard Mopar guy but i like chevys and fords too.👍
Wow 7k miles that’s beautiful.
Hello, Sir. Did you get your Corvette?
Love the way you kept it cool when warming up 🤘🏼, once all is warm and happy rolled in hard. Love the ZR-1
Thanks mate.
Awesome, I was waiting for the tach needle to reach 7k RPMs, that's how you know you're not dealing with an ordinary Corvette.
Thanks for that 👌
Dude drives that thing like a boss.
Very nice! I adore these cars. My ‘90 red/red is a very enjoyable car to drive.
Thanks so much for your video! I have a ‘93 ZR-1 I will likely get back on the road next year. While I am a C7 Z06 owner, I miss my black ZR-1 badly. Such a great car-best all-around Vette for the first 40-48 years of its existence!
I am so glad you shared this. I can’t begin to describe how nice it is to see this shaky, unbalanced over every bump C4 Corvette. These have the power of my Z06 C5 stock, yet all of the shaky quirks my Z06 doesn’t have. The best part! My Z06 doesn’t have a 7k shift point, which is why I also prefer to drive my ZR1! Absolutely epic cars considering when they were built. I wish I had a 90 so my info center displayed Full Power.
Thank you sir. I will agree what you say about the shakiness and bump absorption. To be honest I don’t know how people used these as daily drivers when new. These cars really are beasts-they are an experience. After extended periods of time driving it, my body feels used and abused. I must be soft. ‘90-‘91 cars are so similar, and relatively plentiful, thankfully. I prefer the earlier years for their noisier gears in the ZF.
@@kylec4zr1 if you like noisy gears have I got the ZR-1 for you. The lightweight aluminum flywheel I chose with my Ram conversion sounds like the transmission is going to explode! Sounds fine under load, but light in town use, I’m just glad my Bose system still works.
I love it 😍😍 The c4 vette is to me, one of the coolest looking car in this earth. Next to c3 vette and the Dodge viper... Keep the POV videos coming 👍👍🇵🇹
When it starts turning rpms, it sounds like a turbine.
Sweet! The sound is epic! I have a Red/Red 91 ZR1. Love these cars. Ok...I am going back to the house and get mine!! You are driving like a superstar!!! Flowmaster on mine. I am looking for a replacement for it. Damn yours sounds good!
Get Corsa's!!! On my Z , Long Tubes, no cats, beautiful music. Hatch vent is a must have.
@@byrnc927 what does hatch vent help?
Hatch vent holds the rear hatch open about an 1 1/2". Bolts on the the hatch closing hardware. Allows the air in the car to flow through when you drive with the windows down. No buffeting ot or pressure waves. If you use the mirror deflectors also air does not hit you in the face. Exhaust noise us also enhanced as it enters the car, but no fumes. Weld a wing nut on the Torx head of the screw and you don't need your Targa top tool to install it.
@@jrodz808
ruclips.net/video/bloQXGOOWvI/видео.html
Dyno pull with my car.
@@byrnc927 I have the hatch vent. It STAYS on my ZR1. Love it.
Thanks for taking us with you.
As a European, I love this car. It's so unassuming and seems to have so much personality about it.
Personality is a GREAT way to describe it.
Raw personality.
You know, Europe is quite large… ^^"
My favorite part was at 3:32 when he starts to punch it in 1st. God bless America, I fucking love the sound of this sports car.
This is the scenic to route to the gas station that is 1 mile up the road. I take the same route in my modded GTI. 😊
Utterly magnificent ❤
Thanks that was really A terrific drive
That's the way to drive a Z. Corvettes at Carlisle is next week starting on the 26th. Come join us if close at the ZR1 net registry tent . Lots of food and lots of awesome ZR1'S.
Unfortunately the car isn’t road trip ready right now, but I am aiming to be there next year!
I’ll be there! Looking forward to Charlie’s BBQ! 😁
Amazing car I really love this car even for today’s standard is still powerful 405HP! What is the yellow light for ?
It says “Full Engine Power” when you have the power key in Full Power (375hp) mode instead of Normal Power (about 200-ish hp). This light is only for 1990. ‘91-‘95 cars have a little green light below the radio, next to the power key.
@@kylec4zr1 oh wow! I knew about full power mode but I didn’t know about 90’s have yellow light on dash like error or something wrong with the car! Good to know! So your car has no issues! I would never sell this car if I had one! I have 91 c4 and engine head blown and can’t find part to fix over 6 months! Take care of your car plz
@@LuxuryRumble Thanks! There are lots of L98 parts out there- I hope you’re able to find what you need!
@@LuxuryRumble Very enjoyable ride! Wish their was an adjustment for light difference though. The sound was AWESOME ! I went with a 90 vett with a L98 I though parts would be easier to get ! went 4 months on hold due to rear brake calipers! No body had any that were stock rebuild. Minus E bay at 300. a pop! Ouch! I passed up a 1990 ZR-1 with19.000 miles. When the engine goes south Parts are mucho $$. Let alone a shop that will touch an LT5 that knows how. not many out my way. Good luck with your head gasket, with a gasket replacement it may be cheaper to put in a GM perf. build engine? even if your doing the work. It will last longer if you keep it.
Full engine power, you need a second key to unlock the full performance
DOHC LT5 ZR1 ! Sounds great and jealous !! From Camaro6 LT1 owner !
I bet in the end it turns out the station is less then a mile away but you came back with 20+ miles done....it's hard to drive a car like this just to a gas station.
I drove by 10 other gas stations to get to this one. It’s about the journey, not the destination.
For sure, that car is a piece of history by now.
I notice your shifter moves up slightly when you drop the boot in, my Callaway Supernatural does that even after i re-aligned and torqued the c-beam and cross brace.
In every manual car I’ve driven there’s always been a little movement in the shifter when the drivetrain torques up or down. I would say it’s completely normal.
@@kylec4zr1 yeah it isn't really moving much now, it was pretty bad before!
I'm so glad this is on youtube
Nothing like own a muscle car and drive to the gas station Sunday morning 🌄 💪 🙌 🙃
LT-5 🎵, glorious 👍!
Awesome video. But you need a full tank of gas just get to gas station, lol.
Nothing better than just cruising around in a manual v8
Raised in the 90's driving around one of these in road and track NFS 1. Just in the game :'(
Me too 100% - had it for PC. Amazingly realistic game for the time. The sequels never matched the first in realism. The ZR-1 and Viper RT/10 were my two faves to drive.
Well tomorrow I’m buying and seeing my first zr-1 1991 white I already own a 91 convertible so I’m thrilled can’t wait 🫣 had yours a stock exhaust?
@@lukasheremans107 congrats! I’m sure you will love it. My ‘90 had the resonator removed and louder mufflers.
Few cars if any are more fun for the money.
Couldn’t agree more. What year/color is yours
@@kylec4zr1 same black on black 90 zr1
@@bigninothe3rd nice 👍
When you know your roads, nice
Sold my 91 blk/blk in march...Car had over 500 chp.....Picked up a fully built C6 Z06 ...Nothing but annoying problems with fuel pump relays.....ZR-1 is a great car for the money.....They are on the rise...Then again so is everything else thanks to all this inflation..
Beautiful 💯💪
Hello, Sir. I guess you didn't buy it with fuel economy as an important criteria, but how many MPG with the 4.10 differential?
I averaged 13mpg city and 21mpg highway with 4.10s
@@kylec4zr1 Pretty impressive, considering the engine displacement. I may be wrong, but I think even a V8-engined Ferrari is more gas-guzzling.
@@QMarais95 the stock 3.45 gears can yield 25-27mpg on the highway if you stay at 70mph or below. It is a remarkably well-rounded powertrain even by today’s standards, and was way ahead of its time in 1990.
@@kylec4zr1 Hello again. Yes, I reckon the C4 ZR1 was, and still is an impressive car.
Anyway, I think all generations of the Corvette are nice.
Drive it like you stole it. Great way to go get some gas.
You have interrupt the one to four device as well? 👍
I have a 91 Z... Thanks for the video! Are you running the stock exhaust? Doesn't sound like it lol
👍 It has Dynomax mufflers and resonator has been replaced with an X-pipe.
3:51 4:11 Szybko!
greatest video ever
Rough start and idle but pretty nice
I’m jealous :)
Man, you can hear that thing wake up at higher rpms.
hey my comments are not working sometimes. reply here? What were you thinking about the vac leak video?
No problem- I think you might have to approve the comments using the RUclips website from a desktop.
For the vacuum leak, the ZR-1 specialist did an article on troubleshooting them. Go to zr1specialist.com. Click articles. About 10 articles down is one about vacuum leaks.
He’s a great resource!
@@kylec4zr1 yes I see that article now. Will begin doing all those fixes and I'm gonna remove the plenum for fun one of these days.
@@gregs_garage Not sure if you noticed this but your engine has bright finish bolts everywhere (stainless). Factory bolts are black finish.
@@kylec4zr1 yep I noticed. It's been apart before that's for sure. I'd rather have the factory look but these are fine.
Sounds sweet, my ZR-1 is a 91. Do you get much drone with you exhaust mod?
It does drone a bit at certain low rpm. It’s my weekend cruiser so it doesn’t bother me.
@@kylec4zr1 Thanks, great know!
How is reliability on these cars?
This is my first jump into driving an older car. I’ve never been stranded yet. It’s still a 30+ year old GM that required a few repairs when I bought it, but it’s been largely fine so far. There are a couple ZR-1 forums that I read on a regular basis, so I haven’t been surprised by anything yet.
would you daily drive this car ?
@@steveent.5855 No, I would have to be a masochist to daily drive it, or any C4 Corvette. My daily is a Camry. There are only 3 things the ZR-1 does better: how it looks, how it sounds, and overall driving fun factor. When those things don’t matter (which is 99% of my life), the Camry wins hands down. I love the ZR-1 for what it is, but I’m also not blind to its shortcomings.
Can you make a video with low power mode to the rev limiter?
Great idea. I will definitely do that. May have to wait until spring.
Video is up now!
How scarce are replacement parts!?
Not bad at all. This is a phrase that non-owners like to say without having any knowledge.
You can’t expect your local Chevy dealership to work on the drivetrain, but everything else on the car is regular C4 Corvette. The ZR-1 community is full of very helpful people. Join the ZR-1 registry forum or facebook groups and people can direct you where to find anything.
That radio is quite hideous sadly... otherwise it looks good
Didn’t buy the car for the radio!
what is the top speed?
180-ish, but I’ll never take it there
Too bad the Bose stereo is gone.
I see why you go to the Gas Station only on Sunday, you can't afford the other six days.
Its worth $875K as it sits
I wish
This guy really blurring out his face ? Lol
This channel is about the car, not me 🤷🏻♂️
the noise and vibrations are exactly why EVs suck, and why people who like them don't understand why is driving is all about.