1988 Callaway Twin Turbo Corvette - All American Torque (POV Binaural Audio)

[@iHaveTheDocuments]

Imagine getting to say I have a twin turbo Corvette in 1988. You would be a God in town. A mythical legend.

[@vectorcruzusa]

If anybody knew what a turbo was besides hardcore car people

[@RobertNES816]

Imagine being able to say you had over 500 foot pounds of torque in the 80's lol. Nobody had that.

[@nickyjames1985]

Turbos were mixed reviews in the 80s

[@eddy5388]

Everything had a turbo in the 80's even vacuums :D

[@BuzzLOLOL]

@@vectorcruzusa - Daily driven turbo charged cars around since 1962 Olds Jetfire and Chevy Corvair... kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKvaZopnp7eApck

[@javianjohnson8746]

Seeing an LCD digital display in a car from the 80s is a pretty special thing to see to me

[@Krisisawake]

Toyota Celica Supra had one too.

[@acalthu]

@@Krisisawake That wasn't LCD, that was vacuum fluorescent.

[@acalthu]

Many cars from the 80s had electronic displays. Not in the way newer cars now are using what are essentially computer displays to show dynamic data, but nevertheless they did have them. LCD itself was less common, as most manufacturers preferred to use the greenish vacuum fluorescent displays. My family owned an 87 Honda Accord which had a white LCD.

[@Krisisawake]

@@acalthu I thought it was digital. My bad.

[@acalthu]

@@Krisisawake digital isn't just LCD. Remember the green displays in Buicks and Cadillacs? Those are digital displays which use vacuum fluorescent displays instead if LCD.

[@ElliWoelfin]

I love that everything in this car makes a heavy "thunk" or "click" sounds. It's so satisfying.

[@addom4500]

Doug demuro has competition now. Copycat.

[@bigdraco3006]

@@addom4500 u tell him bro

[@Myaccisbanned]

Its called quality. Cars of yesteryear is like clinking 2 crystal glasses together and getting a beautiful long resonating ting sound, pleasing your ears. Cars today are like clinking 2 tin cups together and getting a pitiful hollow screech sound, wishing you didn't have ears.

[@jaromor8808]

@@Myaccisbanned lol don't push it with this "quality" bro, we can also see the interior

[@psychoaceclap6402]

@@addom4500 they been having competition for talking so much about the car but not allowing us to hear the car and see how it performs 😂

[@edalder2000]

As a 16 year old in 1988, this car was a rumor and a legend. 300 HP was a big number back in 1988. So 382 HP and over 500 lb-ft of torque was the moon. Incredible.

[@corvettetexan]

I turned 16 in 1988, too…. This comment is spot on accurate. I remember.

[@Ourdirtytwo]

300 is still a big # for these ham fisted millennials

[@timeIesz]

@@corvettetexanhow was the 80s like I can’t ask my dad because he was only 8 at the time

[@corvettetexan]

@@timeIesz it was a good time. Technology today is great but I think it gets in the way of quality human interaction. Also, everything is on demand these days. I miss looking forward to holiday specials on TV or waiting for a song you like to come on the radio. It made it better when it did. That said, life is good now, too.

[@Rudolphe_]

Super unique car. That dash cluster screams 80s and I love it.

[@andrefecteau]

it screams "CHEAP", like a Cavalier had...total pos from GM as always

[@Ranor]

@@andrefecteau it looks cool damn

[@jdgreen214]

Looks like kit from night rider.....damn I just showed my age.

[@r.a.6727]

@@andrefecteau glad there are some people stuck in 2007

[@andrefecteau]

@@r.a.6727 why? 2008 was a Niagra

[@trevorphillips2868]

The interior makes me want to go to a bar to play pool and listen to Journey.

[@SilentKnight43]

lol

[@robedmund9948]

Kinda has that old Buck Rogers feels to it!

[@christopheryasus3666]

I'd do that any night nowadays. Jus gotta be a bar table 4 drinks

[@aaronwilcott4561]

Dont stop believing....hold on to that feeeling!😎

[@PNWgal66]

🥰 For Real!

[@diffypoo]

Ted just want to say your videos have been the toppest of top quality content, lots of cars you've been driving recently have been completely outside of my usual taste but your videos always keep me interested and have opened my horizon outside of the usual British and German cars I normally love. Thanks Ted and please keep it up x

[@TedwardDrives]

Thank you! I’m on the same journey of trying new things and expanding the knowledge and appreciation of different cars. Glad you’re with me on that

[@einautofan6685]

Are you kidding? Look at the FPS... This Upload is a mess!

[@Rudolphe_]

​@@einautofan6685 Is this bait?

[@5jjt]

@@einautofan6685 An ungrateful heart cannot be happy.

[@rolux4853]

@@einautofan6685 how do you see a difference? This looks amazing! All this bullshit fps talk comes from gamer kiddies who want a refresh rate of 150pics per second on their 60hz screen. Not knowing that 60hz means their damn screen isn’t able of showing anything above 60 pics a second..

[@mikemartin6857]

My dad had a 86 corvette "not a Callaway" had as I child I thought those digital displaces were like the coolest thing I ever seen...... i was a big fan of knight rider so I always loved riding in it a night time. I also recall my aunt having a late 80's Buick Rivera and if I recall right it was one of the first ever touch screens. Cool 80's tech 😎💯

[@Moose6340]

The one autocross I ever participated in 30+ years ago, there was one of these there. He won his class, not surprisingly. Ferocious acceleration off the line.

[@mitchellcontente]

I'm liking these old American big motor cars.

[@TedwardDrives]

Of course you do! You drive a camaro!

[@mitchellcontente]

@@TedwardDrives fine I'm biased. You caught me haha

[@mitchellcontente]

I'm honestly surprised it drives well though. Most older big motor American cars drive kinda.... poorly

[@Bowlerguy92]

Yes me too! …..I drive a Mustang

[@tommilitello198]

It’s a small block lol

[@redtesta]

also telescope steering wheel. Honestly, expecting a big lump in the 80's on a vette . I cant stand how "now" people talk down the c4 yet it was so badass they had to make a race series, the Corvette Challenge series (it basically got kicked out of the Escort series for being to dominant) for the corvette because it had no competition. It dominated everything. It was ahead of its time. Back then i thought 27k was a lot for the package but who else was doing that to cars? Today , people and this generation are spoiled to death with second car market options to buy, crate motors, after market performance, technology. SMFH... Dont forget where it came from.

[@brian5o]

When I was a kid not long after the C4 came out, a friend of my dad and grandfather's bought a new C4 in red. He was a pharmacist and he liked sporty cars, I believe that he also had a Datsun 280Z and a couple of AMC AMXs. He was showing us the car and I was absolutely amazed by it, especially when he opened the hood. It was crazy how much of the engine compartment that you could get to and it was like nothing I had ever seen. C4s seem pretty normal now but when they came out, they were like no other car. They were so special. A side note, I went on a family vacation to Kentucky in 1991 and we made a special stop at the Bowling Green assembly plant where the Corvette is built. What an experience that was. Besides my amazement at watching the cars being built, there were quite a few ZR1s which were new at the time and really new and innovative in their own right. I learned to recognize them from the regular Corvettes because the recess in the rear wheels were WAY deeper on the ZR1s. The rear haunches were, too but they did such a great job on them you didn't notice them but those wheels you sure did. I was also able to see the only remaining 1983 Corvette while there in the lobby before the tour. It is now at the National Corvette Museum. Speaking of the National Corvette Museum, we went there too, sort of. At the time, they were operating in a strip mall and had only a few cars and one rolling frame on display. They were raising money at the time to build the building that they are in now. Man, what a memorable trip that was.

[@ryanbrown918]

Had an '89 Callaway TT 6Spd (First year for the ZF) with less than 10k miles on it. Sold it a few years ago. Loved that car. What a unique and exciting vehicle.

[@samstrolia]

I drive an 89' (non Cally) and the black tag ZFs are solid transmissions! That's really the golden year in my opinion since the interior hadn't changed yet to that orangy 90s styling, yet you still get a 6 speed. Not to mention those aluminum heads!

[@DTMBUILT]

@@samstroliazf auto? Or stick

[@samstrolia]

@@DTMBUILT it's a ZF Black tag manual 🤘

[@MBdrummer3288]

Man, I WANT this car! It is SO bad ass. Listen to that thing man. Just brutal. Fantastic.

[@rcuevas76]

Same

[@jakeakhtar9424]

As a C4 owner I couldn't click this fast enough, thanks for sharing it! It's worth noting that the Ferrari 456 was introduced 4 years after this car, so if anyone stole them it was Ferrari

[@jonr7207]

How is your c4 spec’d? I own a highly optioned low mileage 350z and am looking for a c4/c5 and am growing fonder of the c4 being born in 1986. Would love to know the details of yours, cheers!

[@groiko.]

THE SOUNDS ARE SO GOOD

[@snowpaletehdog]

Ah yes the days when car manufacturers weren't afraid to make cool cars, screw tablets glued to my dash I wasn't retro gauges like that

[@MrCheezeKiller]

If only they cared

[@gavcom4060]

@@MrCheezeKiller they only care about the main market. they ain’t gonna cater to the 1%

[@snowpaletehdog]

@Ste 45 ya but they are getting so hard to get a hold of unfortunately

[@yamahaguy1732]

Fr modern interiors are horrid I hate the I-pad dash bs hell it’s hard to find real gauges anymore

[@mr.butterworth]

I stopped caring about new cars, but for a few models, almost twenty years ago. It doesn’t matter to me how fast a car is, or how much more of anything it has, if it doesn’t look good to me, or make me feel a certain way. And these days, only old cars do it for me.

[@davidcasas3862]

I've seen this car in a magazine comparative against Mercedes 560 SEC AMG, a RUF Yellow Bird and a F40. The Callaway impressed me with its 5.7 liter V8 ¡Twin Turbo!. Today it's still impressive and amazing and I would want to press that accelerator and feel shivers on my back.....good test Ted, each video is a surprise for me. a very good one!!!!

[@somebloke2238]

Ok but you'd be mad to have this over an F40

[@joefriesen5296]

@@somebloke2238 yea an f40 is on a whole nother level

[@bobbbobb4663]

Road and Track

[@Stevensalcido]

@iron Duke80 😂

[@CharredSteak]

Having a 6-speed ‘96 LT4 was already pretty special to me, but these callaways just take the cake. Always loved how refined the late C4’s are for 80s-90’s GM lol

[@mutated__donkey5840]

I just want everything this man drives

[@JDL16]

The head cam is just amazing, I wish everyone would use this style of filming. The sound of that stick going in and out of gears is complete satisfaction. Def subbed.

[@nutsackmania]

no

[@taskerpro944]

7:45 - You can't engage the overdrive at wide-open-throttle along with a whole bunch of other rpm-related situations even if you want to, since the overdrive engage is actually governed by the car's computer. HOWEVER, with that said, perhaps the Callaway is differently wired. Because what some people used to do even on a regular 4+3 Corvette was to hard-wire the overdrive button straight to the overdrive unit, thereby bypassing any computer veto of when you could engage it. So you could engage it at wide open throttle even in 1st gear for instance. Just an interesting tidbit of info there.

[@cantinadesigns1]

My Saturn has the same door chime. ...yeah that's where the similarities end.

[@middlesiderrider]

My buddy's dad bought him a 1984 Corvette back in 2005. It had the Crossfire injection and was pretty damn slow accelerating, but man did it handle! Also, We hit a bird dead-center in the windshield at 120mph and it didn't break(the windshield. The bird broke, a lot), so there's another positive feature.

[@codylucier4688]

It was slow but you were going 120 mph. Must have been a big stretch of highway. That's awsome. Those old cars arent the fastest but so enjoyable to drive

[@middlesiderrider]

@@codylucier4688 rural Iowa has long straight roads. And I drove a 455-powered Pontiac at the time, so my idea of slow may have been skewed

[@OGDemonburn]

My dream corvette. Callaway knew how to build them.

[@sean-ew2qv]

Reminds me of my Road & Track subscription I had growing up. Callaway, Stillen, the SHOgun, etc.

[@cessnafun5385]

Its funny to see the Chevy SUV in the rear-view mirror at 6:45 back away after testing the steering

[@Tradhunter]

I remember when that vette came out when I was in high school. Later I ended up a buying a 4x4 s10 blazer with a digital dash blue display in the early 90s when I started my first legit job. Cool times.

[@RenegadeADV]

That car is an absolute unit.

[@brentboswell1294]

Wow, you're a young one! I remember sitting in the C4 Corvettes in the showroom floor at the Chevy dealership while my dad was buying a Chevy Celebrity (epic fail there, dad...). I was immediately enthralled as a 12 year old. That and the T-top Camaros 😁

[@BuzzLOLOL]

At that age I was sitting in these: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKvaZopnp7eApck

[@youtubemanswagroy212]

Must be cool looking back at it now

[@lewis666lewis]

those lcd displays are the coolest things.

[@yipe222]

Thank you for covering these forgotten Callaway Corvette's. Option RPO B2K. I am a huge Callaway fan.

[@rorototi5247]

That's a dangerous car, real 80's bullet. Lov' it!

[@garycorbin2789]

I remember reading about the Sledgehammer and Callaway Big Dog ( which yours is ) and drooling over the magazine pictures..

[@TedwardDrives]

Would love to experience the sledgehammer

[@michaelhartman851]

Yeah your assessment is spot on if a car is still great to drive now a days compared to modern cars especially considering some mini vans are faster than older performance cars, true performance is timeless and extremely fun.

[@vomErsten]

Pretty good review, and fun to watch, thanks! I have a '90 ZR1, which is a whole different animal, but I have a soft spot for these older B2K cars and the flavor they offer. A few points: 1. There was never a 5-speed manual transmission option in any C4 Corvette. That manual trans you have there is the exact same unit you had in 1984 when the generation came out, though the OD button did move from the dash to the stick in that time. The 4+3 was replaced with a ZF 6-speed from 1989 to the end of production with the 1996 model year. 2. Best way to use the OD in the 4+3 is to clutch out every time you engage or disengage it; the auto unit is not the stoutest thing so it helps it last if you take the load off of it in the transitions. 3. What you have here is a B2K Callaway with the Aerobody option (the bodywork). Without that option you got what you were thinking of, the standard-looking C4 with the conspicuous NACA ducts in the hood.

[@samstrolia]

Also interesting: there were two different ZF transmissions throughout the years, identified by the tag on the side. From what I've gathered, the earlier verion was the "black tag" which had beefier 1-3 gears but overall noisier, and the quieter "blue tag" showed up mid 1993. Something to do with how the gears were straight cut that made the black tag noisier. Cheers!

[@v8_corrado65]

most people don't know all the hardtop c4 vettes are actually ALL targa tops and then they had the convertable.

[@Reflectedtail]

My buddy had a 1994 supernatural 450 383 stroker build from Callaway factory specs if I recall where it could hit almost 200 miles an hour. 450 horsepower and close to the same torque. If it didn't have Opti-spark I think it would have been a fun car I think he spent close to six figures on the build if I remember correctly back in the day. When it started having mechanical problems from sitting too long in his apartments garage in the Pacific Northwest someone with a great sense of humor wrote on the dusty windshield "you do not deserve this car". At the end of its life span I had an opportunity to purchase it for $6,500 I wish I would have jumped on it now. Great review I really enjoyed seeing a Callaway on the road in such a great shape.

[@rogue107]

I really digging this channel. I love the the POV aspect of all these unusual or forgotten cars. (like this one) This Callaway and yesterday's Trans Am bring me back to my teenage years dreaming of these cars.

[@Namco_]

omg dat digital display ♥

[@permanentwaves4621]

Those engines that came in the Vette, Formula/Trans Am and IROC Camaro back then where beautiful. The TPI just looks awesome. The throttle response was so quick.

[@e36z32]

Very satisfying thunk on each manual shift!

[@tynanconnors]

Oh wow I drive these roads! Was waiting for the day I’d recognize your locale.

[@NYKgjl10]

Love the display of the LCD on the dashboard. Reminds me of a futuristic anime series right out of our T.V. sets. The 80's in autos and in general was so ahead of its time.

[@sander16v11]

Those gauges are so retro futurist. I like it

[@deancarr4507]

C4's really are a ton of fun to drive, a great bridge between modern handling, acceleration and amenities, with old school hydraulic feel

[@steveriley5688]

I owned #54, It was triple black convertible, it didn't have the Aerobody. Great car my only complaint was the Doug Nash 4+3 transmission. Mine was high mileage but still ran great. I still regret selling it. The Aerobody was an option not all Callaways were Aerobody.

[@gamesushi]

Coolest dash gauges any car has ever had. I was born in the 80s so I might be biased. But I'm pretty sure most of you will agree with me.

[@theeeMitchi]

I love my C4. I love this video. Thanks for the great content, Tedward!

[@legodude19999]

My favourite car you’ve ever driven, thank you for the excellent videos Tedward. Not long until you are at a million subs! Keep up the excellent driving. This car is so radical looking!

[@jakemcmahon7075]

Hey, I ride my ‘94 Vette down that road all the time!

[@MrHubb1]

That's an awesome car and so 80's. It's in incredible condition.

[@brianjewell4139]

This is the type of content that should have a channel of 1+ million Subscribers. Cars of ALL varieties, clean filming that has the info you want and it shows the cars in all the situations we want to know about. (Plus, the audio makes a huge difference) 👌

[@brian5o]

A Callaway with a 4+3, man I think I'm in love with this thing. What a special Corvette. A friend of mine had a regular 1988 Corvette with the 4+3 back in the mid-90s and I absolutely fell in love with that transmission. I remember the first time I rode in it, he got onto an interstate on-ramp and punched it and hit the OD in all 3 gears. It was a blast. It was also cool to be riding in a car with a manual transmission and here the transmission kick down or upshift without the driver using the clutch or even shifting gears. It was like riding in a car with both a manual and automatic transmission and I loved it! I just love how weird the Doug Nash 4+3 is.

[@feigned328]

I keep forgetting you're from MA, and I keep seeing places that I recognize, but I love the videos!

[@glytch5]

its such an 80s early 90s thing to have "electronics" like LCD displays that don't really work haha. Love that dash. Thats what cars looked like when I was a kid.

[@saucyp123]

Love that color, the presence, and the sound - wow!! And it's kinda funny how the C4 interior looks better than the C5 :P

[@opmike343]

I love cars with these clamshell engine covers that show the tires when open :D

[@CouchPotato252]

Would've loved to have seen this thing on a night drive to appreciate that digital dash a little more! Grandfather had a red '84 C4 and those things don't have the best track record for staying lit, but they're retro cool for sure.

[@nickm5419]

how hard could it be to replace?

[@fryloc359]

@@nickm5419 It's not, there are websites that sell parts to repair them.

[@Welcome2TheOhioState]

I have a red 84 C4 and can confirm parts of the LCD are definitely difficult to see during the day. You could argue useless but who’s pointing fingers haha

[@alexl9334]

Batee restores them with LED lights

[@8bert9]

I had a 1984 C4 as well. Cluster was hard to view in direct sunlight.

[@martian9999]

sounds fantastic. Excellent futuristic interior design too. Blast from the past!

[@Vekurus]

Annnddd..... the Z51 optioned cars could hit a G the skid pad. C4's were/are no joke in no frills brutal handling.

[@thex2thaz]

How rare! What a find

[@theeeMitchi]

By the way, that 4+3 wasn‘t Callaway-only, and the C4 never came with a 5-speed. It was always 4+3 or ZF6.

[@TedwardDrives]

I knew the 4+3 was on the standard cars and thought the 6 just came later. My bad! C4 is certainly not my place of expertise 😂

[@hudsondonnell444]

@@TedwardDrives the best way to drive this with the added power is carefully, and keep the overdrive off until in fourth.

[@fuckgoogle4704]

@@darrenporsch chill out, im sure youve never been wrong about something....

[@Vekurus]

@@TedwardDrives No worries, us old timers with lots of C4 trivia in our heads will always "ahem" gently, lol.

[@fryloc359]

@@TedwardDrives it was 4+3 from 84-88, then the six speed from 89 to 96.

[@CaptainInsano-go6vo]

Yo Tedward my Uncle I haven't seen since I was 8 came over today, surprised me with a 1992 Corvette LT-1 with a T-56 Tremec 6 speed! GM Bright White with Black Leather this car cost a lil over $40,000 new! Seriously feel so blessed! The nicest thing anyone has ever done for me in my life. My Pearl white 1996 Infiniti Q45t cost about $55,000. Same color as my 1st car which was a 1997 Buick Regal GS L67 Series 2 3.8 V6. I was also born on New Years day in 1988. U got a new subscriber bro. Love your videos!👍

[@martinnorth2680]

Didn't think I'd like this. Turns out I really do. Great sound too

[@collapse4068]

That display is awesome. 80's ftw.

[@imhappyandyou.4003]

Callaway's "Sledgehammer" Corvette was a monster even by 80's standards and it was in PGR3 and PGR4 video games and was my favorite car to use.

[@jimmyb4982]

Top speed of more than 400 km/h, if I remember correctly.

[@charliedee9276]

It's a monster by today's standards even. I saw not too long ago a Hennessey video touting the new world's fastest C8 Vette at 205, in 2020. I remember seeing the video of the Sledgehammer at TRC in OH hitting I believe it was 254.7mph, in 1988, AFTER driving the car 700 miles from CT, then driving it back. Even today, that is pure badass!

[@jimmyb4982]

@@charliedee9276 Very badass.

[@imhappyandyou.4003]

@@charliedee9276 It's cool to me because I'm still here in the Southwest of CT, born and raised in a town called Brookfield. Anyways I still think as you said the "Sledgehammer" is amazing even by today's standards but it's truly when it was first built that is impressive just by what was available or being built at the time and it makes me wonderhow many manufacturers like Ford and so on took notes thanks to Callaway.. The newer Callaway cars no matter the brand I'm trying to learn about because I love the company and what they're doing.. Have yourself a great weekend and I hope that all is well with you and yours good sir honestly now. 🙏🙏🍻 Same goes for everyone who reads this.

[@charliedee9276]

@@imhappyandyou.4003 It is cool to me as well. In 89 I was hired as a chassis designer on a new ultra cool sports car by Chrysler. Of course it was the Viper. Many were consulted but the 2 who really stick out that I was able to work with were Carroll Shelby and Reeves Callaway, as a car nut these were legends to me. Callaway gave me the VHS tape of the Sledgehammer running at the TRC setting up for that record run. That and the autographed by Shelby Team Viper hat are some of my most coveted automobile items.

[@YUM_DustDSM4G63]

Remember watching my dad racing one of these unique Corvettes back in 1990 with his 90’ Mitsubishi eclipse gsx and later in 1996 with my 92’ Eagle talon tsi. Made my love for twin turbo corvette racing, they were beautiful and the sound was just undescribable. now we happily have many self made modified TwinTurbo Corvettes including this such one❤️

[@ianantoinerobinson715]

Way ahead of it's time love it 🤠

[@jokerzwild00]

That transmission is a trip, I've never seen anything like that. Reminds me the hi/lo gears in an 18 wheeler.

[@blackrat1228]

Company called Gear Vendors has been offering something similar for a couple decades now that can be placed behind old 3 and 4 speed autos. Wonder if it can be put behind the 4 speeds of that era as well. Edit: checked their site, yes you can

[@EagleTwo758]

@@blackrat1228 yes they can some guys have modified a C3 or 2 with them. I have one in my 1996 Ford 4X4 460 std cab with a C6. It's awesome!

[@motoredbikemadness2061]

​@@EagleTwo758 Is it intended for mostly top gear, or is the OD ratio close enough that you can upshift from 3 lo to 3 high, then 4 lo, 4 high etc

[@dodgersfnshepard8673]

The sound of how subtle but still I'm not normal, the slow yet ready purr of this is magnificent

[@taforth]

Cool find! I remember reading about these in the ‘80s. Quite the 🦄!

[@DUNEATV]

I remember drooling over these at Midway Chevrolet in Phx Az...so cool!

[@pawelzieminski6717]

Those turbos sound a bit like police sirens 😆 Thanks for bringing all those exotics to us. This is as close as we’ll ever get to being in one!

[@JohnCollins-th8hm]

I bought my ‘71 911S in the Bay area in ‘88, and raced everyone that wanted to( mostly 5.0 Mustangs honestly). Anyway, one of these came up to me outside Berkeley…im doing 90 it pulls up beside me , shifted down into 3rd( good for 105mph) and he literally chirped the tires and was literally gone in seconds. Never happened to me before or since, but a Callaway was a very, very impressive beast!

[@kimber1911]

I had a 1986 Vette that had the 4 Speed with OD feature. It was quirky to say the least. If I recall, if you were in OD in any gear and dropped the hammer, it would kick out of OD electronically. I loved that car as it was so fun to do burnouts with! LOL

[@MrTheHillfolk]

B+m made a valve for the trans for those that you could replace so you could stay in the throttle up to the 2/3-3/4 Mark or so,before it would drop out of overdrive.

[@brian5o]

You are remembering correctly. A good friend of mine had a regular 1988 Corvette with the 4+3 in the mid 90s. The first time he took me for a ride in it, he got onto an interstate onramp and punched it and hit the OD in all 3 available gears. It seemed like I remembered once the clutch was depressed, the OD would turn off and you had to hit the button in the next gear however watching him drive this, that doesn't appear to be the case. I do remember on the same drive in 4th with OD on he pushed the gas and it down-shifted like an automatic. I also remembering it upshifting when the OD was on once the throttle position was appropriate for it. It is that little quirk that made me love that transmission the first time I experienced it. I would so much rather have a 4+3 car than one with the 6-speed that replaced it in 1989. That's very cool that you had one. I'm going to have to try to buy one one day myself.

[@energyasylum997]

I clearly remember the Calloway Corvette!! Awesome machine, in performance and in appearance !!! Thnx for the upload 🙏🏼✌🏽

[@channell11]

I imagine it was a tough sell-the option essentially doubled the price of a Corvette. 27 grand then is the equivalent of over 60K today. But what a machine...

[@brian5o]

If you think that's bad, Jay Leno paid 2 or 3 times (I can't remember) a same year Corvette price for a Ford Festiva (also sold as a Mazda 121 and Kia Pride in other markets). He even joked about it on the video. That Ford Festiva was a totally re-engineered SHOGun that is powered by a Taurus SHO engine mounted in the back and rear wheel drive. That thing is a rocketship though. It's on his channel of ever you'd like to check it out, it is pretty cool.

[@S3nt1nel]

God I want a pre-1990 C4 for that interior alone. It's like the 80s personified. I'm gonna try and put one of those instrument clusters in my 98 C1500 just for the hell of it

[@migaisnotacat]

I absolutely love 80s GM products (even though in a lot of cases the build quality is really bad) and this thing is no exception. That engine sounds amazing, the digital gauge cluster is amazing.. it's so freakin' cool!

[@btbd2785]

That's the sound you don't hear anymore, and that's the beautiful sound of the turbochargers spooling up!!

[@RJW14]

that's over 740 nm for us in normal measurements land. That is crazy, for an 80's car, might be the torquiest road car of the 80's? Where does it make peak torque and is there any way besides your ears of knowing where the engine is in the rev range at WOT? How is the torque delivery? I remember from my dad's Alfa 155 Q4 that at 3500 rpm it starts really pressing you into your seat.

[@CharredSteak]

At least for the NA corvettes (never driven one of these turbo ones) they make torque pretty much from 2500 rpm with peak ~4500. You can definitely feel when it starts to fall off too, not just an ear thing, which is around 6000 rpm. These old V8’s really dont like to rev because they don’t flow really good

[@BuzzLOLOL]

@@CharredSteak - TPI 350's make torque about 1000 - 3500... and HP peaks by 4500... just more noise above that...

[@BuzzLOLOL]

Corvettes have had tachometers since about 1955... Obviously the torque peaks and backs off by low RPMs since the HP number isn't that high... probably 1500 - 3500 RPMs range... In fact porting the heads and adding a mild performance cam to the standard unturbo engine would give similar HP for just a few hundred dollars... or add Vortec heads or aftermarket heads...

[@N4CR]

@@BuzzLOLOL nowhere near the torque or gear multiplication though

[@ТемурОсмонов]

If you remember I am that guy from Russia that was asking you to do a video with car, glad you finally did it👍

[@jumpercable20]

In 1988 I worked for a Chevrolet dealer, I remember driving the Twin Turbo Corvette, Yes I was crazy enough to run 160mph without going to jail. The only thing that was tough was working on them. After working on Corvettes from 1984 to 1998, I was burnt out and just wanted to get away. Now, I'm in pain everyday from crawling around in these things for years.

[@middlesiderrider]

I feel ya. I herniated and tore two discs in my back while working as a mechanic. The shop owner fired me when I asked to to to the hospital. That and other injuries have left me in pain for the past 14 years. I still work on my own classic vehicles, but I pay for it every time.

[@atomicorang]

The Vette has a lot of character. I bet you loved it.

[@smolchungus5647]

i'm determined to get a 1989 c4 as my first car and i'm gonna fucking sleep inside when i get it

[@Dread_Pirate_Homesteader]

How

[@smolchungus5647]

@@Dread_Pirate_Homesteader i'll let you know when i figure something out

[@CasualGamer121]

@@smolchungus5647 did you figure something out

[@smolchungus5647]

@@CasualGamer121 nah i gotta wait like 1 or 2 years lol

[@CasualGamer121]

@@smolchungus5647 ah ok let me know

[@mackjsm7105]

That 'DIGITAL' display.... yyyeeeaaaahhhhh

[@jupham4771]

Calloway was king of the turbos, Porsche was his specialty. That car was made to last and rally sleeper would be a great idea. They are a steal at less than 30k. A true unicorn sports car.

[@eaunan]

@J Upham... just FYI... a search for Callaway Porsche finds that Callaway did 38 Porsche 944's and 4 938's in the early 1980's... I'm uncertain where your knowledge came from, but Porsche was not their (Callaway) specialty... my intent in posting these comments is NOT to belittle or embarrass anyone... only to help further the true story of a great company...

[@jupham4771]

@@eaunan Thanks...I should have stated before vettes and going on to his own cars he specialized in Porsche among others. I was going off his interview for the sledgehammer. Reeves Calloway is a fascinating genius. I highly recommend checking him out.

[@jakejerald]

Car and Driver did all they could to put the reader into that car via stellar writing but that sound and the Tedward treatment is well worth the 30-something year wait.

[@rossm8231]

Get yourself behind the wheel of a 1991 callaway with the 440hp/650ftlb engine mated to a six speed if you want to see some real modern car performance from a C4.

[@TheCarBandit]

My dad has and 87 Callaway twin turbo Corvette. Such a beautiful car

[@SychicGamer]

I now see why the more recent gen corvettes that had a manual came with a 7-speed manual. It makes sense, since this one had 4 speeds plus 3 overdrives, equaling 7. Im assuming to keep that sort of vibe, gm made a 7-speed manual. I guess 4 speeds plus 3 overdrives was them trying out the idea of having 7 ratios ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@BuzzLOLOL]

Nope, there just weren't any heavy duty 5 speeds or 6 speeds available back then, so they added an overdrive to a 4 speed... (1st gear would have given too much torque and broken the overdrive unit so they didn't allow it to work in 1st gear)... overdrives have been available since like the 1930's... next they bought the German ZF 6 speed... then BorgWarner/Muncie/Tremec started making a USA 6 speed 'T56'... then a 7 speed...

[@emanuelechiocchio2184]

A collector's masterpiece. High value car

[@dummy3467]

The dinging in the car is giving me nostalgia for my dads old 2003 Chevrolet Blazer Xtreme. Will you be able to do that car whenever you have time?

[@JoeyJoJoJuniorShabbadoo]

Excellent explanation and demo of the 4+3, thank you. Cool car. Great video.

[@georgedermitzakis4315]

Seeing this overseas reminds me that even to this day they made cars ,and making cars, in the US that could compete with european cars like they can today……

[@honkhonk8009]

European cars are overhyped for no reason. the majority of people who buy them never use them for its purpose.

[@tonypitsacota2513]

345 HP was a conservative number given by GM. You have to understand that it would be another 11 years before the heavy C5 would match it. Another 8 years before the C6 could outrun the Callaway.

[@CaseTheCorvetteMan]

They never came with a 5 speed, no Corvette ever did, that 4 speed IS the factory Corvette transmission.

[@kallo182]

Yap! Camaros had 5spd manual, but Corvette never had. This is the original Doug Nash 4spd.

[@garylupini6393]

Knows his way around a vette but doesn't know that they came with the 4+3 then the ZF 6speed

[@CaseTheCorvetteMan]

@@garylupini6393 yeah i struggle to believe he knew much about them prior to knowing he was going to drive it to be honest, all kinds of things in there that strongly suggest that... the pillow for one...

[@nickmartelli8148]

Absolutely beautiful car man!

[@vladmares8128]

Nice rear lights, they were out way before the Ferrari 456 ;-)

[@willjam465]

Was about to type the same.

[@elijah7210]

A little late somehow, catching up on videos.. one of my favorite cars uploaded on my birthday and I didn't even know it 🙈 Brilliant review as always!