@@DLouie21 It's just a few tenths slower than a new SS Camaro, GT Mustang or a 392 Challenger. But it's still competitive with today's muscle cars. And I bet with modern rubber, it would be neck and neck with them.
The Callaway Sledgehammer is the ultimate Chevrolet Corvette. What is sad is that Callaway has the potential to trick out the modern version of the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 and convert it into a modern Sledgehammer, yet they will not do so, which is a shame.
I don’t know what’s more incredible - that ZR-1 ( I sadly bought a first generation Viper instead of the 405hp version that year) or the fact that the Calloway has a built motor and twin turbos and only manages a tad more hp and almost identical times lol. I’d say the ZR-1 was really that good and even today those stats are excellent
Larry N, I NEED you to thoroughly explain to me how a tune port injected 1990-94 5.7 V8 engine is "better" than the LS3, LS7, LS9, & the new 15-16 LT1, & LT4 engines..take your time with your response. I won't be able to check back until later
H Mack Sorry buddy, I have been arguing this since the late 90s when Ford went the smaller displacment route and GM kept making their dinosaur engines bigger. GM is just milking the pushrod ohv design because it is cheaper and they make more money. The chevy small block has been around since the 50s. Besides who wants that kind of an engine in a sports car anyways?
Larry N, "Ford went the smaller route" and their V8 lack in TORQUE! In 95 when Ford went to the 4.6L that horrible engine had 100 less foot pounds than the 5.7 from GM of the same year ( the only Ford 4.6L worth taking about was the 03-04 SVT Cobra) "The same engine since the 50's"? Wrong! The modern 5.7 V8 is hundreds of pounds lighter, has much more refined EFI, triple the MPG, & makes well over 100hp/tq than any factory GM 5.7 small block of the 50's, 60's, & 70' the 2016 LT1 Engine makes 460hp/465tq on cheap 91 octane, & gets 29mpg highway, & is smog legal in every state. "Who would want that engine in a sports car"? Anyone who likes powerful Free reving N/A V8's that's who
there were 2 in my town the red one was owned by some wiseguy that owned the golds gym the black one was owned by a local drug dealer that lived in a low-cost appartment block & parked it outside both were brand-new, made a unique sound when they flew by.
The Callaway seemed a bit pricey for what it adds to the standard. Did he say 380 hp, is that 5 less than standard??? With twin intercooled turbos?? More torque though..!.
zekedog the dog not standard. ZR1 used a different engine. Dohc lt5 engine. The regular c4 used the l98 which made 245hp and the callaway had a TT l98 which made 145hp more than that
I don't understand how a twin turbocharged setup only net 390hp? If I recall correctly, was this the same Callaway TT Vette that got destroyed by a stock GNX?
The ZR1 was a $30k option for the base Corvette. (Basically doubling the price of a base model) The Callaway sas a $30k option for the base Corvette. Both the ZR1 and the Callaway came in around $60k total, compared to $30k for a base C4. Funny enough, that the Callaway and ZR1 had such similar hp, and accelerate figures.
I bought one 4 years ago, perfect with 16k miles on it. Love it! It is affordable now. Will not be for long. Nothing that was that popular when you were 18 doesn't become popular when you are 50. Do like I did and buy them before you are 50!.....and holy crap are they fun to drive!!
Yeah... this and the Buick V6 Grand National, what with smog regulations retarding literally anything with a bit of displacement, for a while forced-induction seemed to be the only way to go. The turbo lag might be fairly horrendous by modern standards and the power delivery was like a shot to the head, but in terms of driving dynamics, the Callaway beat pretty much anything from the same period in terms of pure mid-range thrust, and is easily the best eighties performance car I have ever driven. From what I hear the ZR-1 is more refined, handles better and far more tractable in normal usage, but you can't really expect anything else given GM had a massive talent pool from Chevy, Lotus etc. to draw on whereas Callaway only had his tiny outfit. This combined with the ZR1's more reasonable selling price sadly killed off the B2K after a couple of years.
The point, you dumb fuck, is that a Callaway is fucking awesome. Granted, this was essentially the base Callaway Corvette, but once you got a hold of a Sledgehammer, damn near everyone that raced you on a track was fucked...seriously, you had to have a big ass dragster to beat you on the track! The speed record that the Callaway Sledgehammer had lasted for 25 years, longer than any other competitor, even any smaller boutique super cars, exotic cars, and hyper cars, and it is still one of the top 10 or 15 production model vehicles in the terms of speed, noladol.
@@paxhumana2015 You do realize that only one Sledgehammer was built right?? So your chances of running into one were nil lol So no one ever got a hold of one lol! Great car for sure but its only a one off.
Jer C completely wrong on both counts... the gnx was awesome, and easily ate the l98 powered corvettes, but this ZR1 was more than it could deal with. (Stock anyway) As for the lightning... wtf ever... That comparison is not even in the same zip code.
Focusing on hp numbers shows lack of know how. Its tq that makes a st car fast. Stomp the pedal of a stock TPI from a light it will still stay with todays cars most of em. Put a 6 8 10 spd trans in sticky tire that 245hp will embarass any R/T IMagine a 4000 lb musclecar today with a 3.08 or taller gear and a T400 in front. Oink oink
Consider that the traction they were working with was 1980s/early 1990s tire technology... If you could get the grip down, both of these cars would be faster. But stock? Nah, they're maxed by traction limits.
Let me guess, you are a butt hurt and triggered rival of theirs that made shitty cars, but you had to deflect on your failures in life in order to make yourself feel better with your delusions of grandeur, as well as to also get people to feel sorry for you, Al Sipes?
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That ZR1, that's a damn respectable 1/4 time even today.
Not today
@@DLouie21 It's just a few tenths slower than a new SS Camaro, GT Mustang or a 392 Challenger. But it's still competitive with today's muscle cars.
And I bet with modern rubber, it would be neck and neck with them.
Aye it was the quickest Corvette this side of an L88
The ZR1 was a real beast in those days! Also, I think I'm going to have a bacon cheese burger for lunch today.
The Callaway Sledgehammer is the ultimate Chevrolet Corvette. What is sad is that Callaway has the potential to trick out the modern version of the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 and convert it into a modern Sledgehammer, yet they will not do so, which is a shame.
@DC Williams We can only hope.
average corvette driver
I just got done driving my 1990 ZR-1, it's still a beast even today. A lot of fun to drive.
I’d love to see some stock C4 ZR1 cars and stock 1992 Formula Firehawk cars go at it on the strip and the road track. 😍 A guy can dream...
That would be cool
The zr1 would destroy it easily
I don’t know what’s more incredible - that ZR-1 ( I sadly bought a first generation Viper instead of the 405hp version that year) or the fact that the Calloway has a built motor and twin turbos and only manages a tad more hp and almost identical times lol. I’d say the ZR-1 was really that good and even today those stats are excellent
WHAT A BADASS ENGINE!!! , I wish GM still put these engines in their cars!!!
Larry N, what? The LS's, & LT's are much much better engines
H Mack no they aren't. That is why GM is putting this engine back in the 2018 ZR1
Larry N, I NEED you to thoroughly explain to me how a tune port injected 1990-94 5.7 V8 engine is "better" than the LS3, LS7, LS9, & the new 15-16 LT1, & LT4 engines..take your time with your response. I won't be able to check back until later
H Mack Sorry buddy, I have been arguing this since the late 90s when Ford went the smaller displacment route and GM kept making their dinosaur engines bigger. GM is just milking the pushrod ohv design because it is cheaper and they make more money. The chevy small block has been around since the 50s. Besides who wants that kind of an engine in a sports car anyways?
Larry N, "Ford went the smaller route" and their V8 lack in TORQUE! In 95 when Ford went to the 4.6L that horrible engine had 100 less foot pounds than the 5.7 from GM of the same year ( the only Ford 4.6L worth taking about was the 03-04 SVT Cobra) "The same engine since the 50's"? Wrong! The modern 5.7 V8 is hundreds of pounds lighter, has much more refined EFI, triple the MPG, & makes well over 100hp/tq than any factory GM 5.7 small block of the 50's, 60's, & 70' the 2016 LT1 Engine makes 460hp/465tq on cheap 91 octane, & gets 29mpg highway, & is smog legal in every state. "Who would want that engine in a sports car"? Anyone who likes powerful Free reving N/A V8's that's who
This might as well have been a radio broadcast.
I love the whine the TPI has. You can hear when the Calloway accelerates
"Sorry about the drop outs" it's part of the experience, pls never fix
there were 2 in my town the red one was owned by some wiseguy that owned the golds gym the black one was owned by a local drug dealer that lived in a low-cost appartment block & parked it outside both were brand-new, made a unique sound when they flew by.
With inflation the ZR1 would of costed over $100,000 today.
Pretty impressive for 1990..........
That thing was a beast in its day's! I even build a 1/24 scale model of it!
Wonder how the frame made out on that convertible with 550 lbs of torque
Don't know which is better, never heard of a Callaway Corvette until today, but as an American car fan, I'll doff my cap to both 👍
ID BUY "BOTH" THANK YOU!
did he say 570 ft/lb of TQ ??
What’s with all the block outs. Really?
The Callaway seemed a bit pricey for what it adds to the standard. Did he say 380 hp, is that 5 less than standard??? With twin intercooled turbos?? More torque though..!.
zekedog the dog not standard. ZR1 used a different engine. Dohc lt5 engine. The regular c4 used the l98 which made 245hp and the callaway had a TT l98 which made 145hp more than that
zekedog the dog said faster then thenzr1
I don't understand how a twin turbocharged setup only net 390hp? If I recall correctly, was this the same Callaway TT Vette that got destroyed by a stock GNX?
No, not the same Callaway Vette. You're thinking the 87 Callaway.
The intake still tpi based I think and if heads are stock then def low rpm peak #s
When i was like 12 guy down the street got a callaway we would walk by in aww we thought he won the lottery lol
You would pay almost 30 grand for a little bit better 1/4 mile and the same 0-60 as the stock ZR1??
The ZR1 was a $30k option for the base Corvette. (Basically doubling the price of a base model)
The Callaway sas a $30k option for the base Corvette.
Both the ZR1 and the Callaway came in around $60k total, compared to $30k for a base C4. Funny enough, that the Callaway and ZR1 had such similar hp, and accelerate figures.
60k in 1988.....phewwww
I bought one 4 years ago, perfect with 16k miles on it. Love it! It is affordable now. Will not be for long. Nothing that was that popular when you were 18 doesn't become popular when you are 50. Do like I did and buy them before you are 50!.....and holy crap are they fun to drive!!
thestrawhead which you bought ? There are two
How do you put 2 turbos on a car and only gain 5 horsepower?
Different engines. ZR1 is the LT5 (DOHC and all alloy). Callaway used the regular L98 TPI.
What's the point of having a Callaway edition? lol
Yeah... this and the Buick V6 Grand National, what with smog regulations retarding literally anything with a bit of displacement, for a while forced-induction seemed to be the only way to go. The turbo lag might be fairly horrendous by modern standards and the power delivery was like a shot to the head, but in terms of driving dynamics, the Callaway beat pretty much anything from the same period in terms of pure mid-range thrust, and is easily the best eighties performance car I have ever driven. From what I hear the ZR-1 is more refined, handles better and far more tractable in normal usage, but you can't really expect anything else given GM had a massive talent pool from Chevy, Lotus etc. to draw on whereas Callaway only had his tiny outfit. This combined with the ZR1's more reasonable selling price sadly killed off the B2K after a couple of years.
256mph in the late 80s that's why.
The point, you dumb fuck, is that a Callaway is fucking awesome. Granted, this was essentially the base Callaway Corvette, but once you got a hold of a Sledgehammer, damn near everyone that raced you on a track was fucked...seriously, you had to have a big ass dragster to beat you on the track! The speed record that the Callaway Sledgehammer had lasted for 25 years, longer than any other competitor, even any smaller boutique super cars, exotic cars, and hyper cars, and it is still one of the top 10 or 15 production model vehicles in the terms of speed, noladol.
@@paxhumana2015 You do realize that only one Sledgehammer was built right?? So your chances of running into one were nil lol So no one ever got a hold of one lol! Great car for sure but its only a one off.
And yet.....still couldn't keep up with a GNX or a grand national....whoops. Well also the 1st gen lighting kept up with them in the turns :0
Who asked?
Jer C not at all correct
Jer C completely wrong on both counts... the gnx was awesome, and easily ate the l98 powered corvettes, but this ZR1 was more than it could deal with. (Stock anyway) As for the lightning... wtf ever... That comparison is not even in the same zip code.
Foh jay. The Zr1 stomped on the balls of the GNX.
Made a killer OHC v8 engine just to prove a point and never make one again excluding the northstar cus that was trash
Yup. Northstar was garbage. As for the zr1 it had to put the Buick GNX in its place.
Focusing on hp numbers shows lack of know how. Its tq that makes a st car fast.
Stomp the pedal of a stock TPI from a light it will still stay with todays cars most of em.
Put a 6 8 10 spd trans in sticky tire that 245hp will embarass any R/T
IMagine a 4000 lb musclecar today with a 3.08 or taller gear and a T400 in front.
Oink oink
That’s bullshit that Callaway didn’t do 12s the car is faster than that they just don’t know how to drive
Right? That huge jump in tq, and no real change on performance? It should be at least performing high 3 second 0-60
Consider that the traction they were working with was 1980s/early 1990s tire technology...
If you could get the grip down, both of these cars would be faster. But stock? Nah, they're maxed by traction limits.
@@EagleScoutmano kids dont get this Without a sticky tire and lots of track time it was tough to launch either one hard.
Callaway notorious unreliable junk back then
Let me guess, you are a butt hurt and triggered rival of theirs that made shitty cars, but you had to deflect on your failures in life in order to make yourself feel better with your delusions of grandeur, as well as to also get people to feel sorry for you, Al Sipes?
The twin turbos are useless. It’s barely better than the zr1
Ernest Keller I understand that. I just mean in general you’d expect more.
A single oil (12)🛢 change will cost you an arm and a leg.
Not even close.
100 or less if you do it yourself
when they came out I thought It wasn't ever going to be beat, but now, it's honda civic power smh
400 HP is still a tad above the top line Civic...
Callaway made it uglier and less reliable
Callaway. Ruining car styling since 1977.