Analysis of a C2 1964 Corvette Fuel Injection Coupe

[@PeterFusco]

Magnificent beauty. My buddy had a 63 split window, 327 fuelie. The big problem with that system was vapor lock. Thing would be running along and boom, stop dead. We used to stand around until it fixed itself. Annoying problem, but when it ran, it RAN!!!

[@maureencora1]

C2 is the Greatest Corvette Sting Rays

[@nickrice7535]

I grew up with these mid year vettes and owned many until I swore them off 30 yrs ago. Apparently they kept haunting me until last year I could no longer resist and just had to pull the trigger on another. Oh im so glad I did.

[@QualityClassics]

Nice! Hope you're having a blast!

[@LIL_Dave1964]

She was born the same year I was, she aged like a fine wine, I however aged like milk........ Damn my luck..... 🤣

[@QualityClassics]

🤣HAHAHA

[@buzzwaldron6195]

Must be nice to still be a young kid...

[@Pauley_in_GP]

I'll bet to a lot of guys around my age, this car is irresistibly yummy! Hope someone is _really_ enjoying it these days. (Wish it was me! 😁)

[@Vekurus]

These fuelies were absolutely sexy engines.

[@QualityClassics]

Agreed 100%

[@williambutler8624]

One BEAUTIFUL 64 Corvette, love the color combination, you folks have some of the best quality cars and trucks, enjoy all your videos on these classics and this one is really SHARP, one day when I hit the Lottery, I'm gonna come visit you folks, excellent video on this BEAUTY, THANKS!

[@QualityClassics]

Thank you so much, very appreciated!

[@williambutler8624]

@@QualityClassics I also noticed the convertible in the back ground, it looks like a 49 Plymouth, my first car was a 49 Plymouth 4 door, my Dad paid $100 for it, first straight shift I ever drove, 16 years old, 1967 Great Memories.

[@dancingtrout6719]

some one commented on the video why did they get rid of fuel injection.. he said he worked at the plant at that time he said the engines were all tested with natural gas , just way easier , but then there was fires too many...and no more fuel injection because fires there

[@CharlesM-hq6cv]

Need to set the choke, the choke plate is still wide open from when you parked the car HOT, mechanically if you don’t press on the accelerator pedal you will not allow the choke plate to close…. Pushing down on the accelerator pedal is only to set the choke when COLD ….

[@dancingtrout6719]

i'll remember that when i take it out on sunday...lol

[@troyblackburn4522]

We still refer to them as “Mid Years”, even though from today’s perspective they are not so “Mid” anymore.

[@benhur_9377]

❤

[@livewire2759]

Exhaust cools off faster than the rest of the engine. If you really want to prove it's a "cold start", show me the temp of the t-stat housing... compared to the concrete under the car. Old cars should never be hard to start anyway. They were designed to start easily just like modern cars. If they're tuned properly, they'll "cold start" just fine regardless of ambient temp/weather. I honestly don't know why people make such a big deal out of "cold starts". Nice car though... I like to see survivors that look just as good as restorations.

[@buzzwaldron6195]

- Yeah, a properly tuned carbureted car starts as soon as the first piston comes up... don't even hear the starter cranking it over... unless has been sitting undriven for some time... Today's EFI cars crank over several times while the computer figures out where all the engine parts are... Young people think we used to buy new carbureted cars that barely started and ran crappy... I only wonder why anyone ever bought a new oddfire V6 car... LOL!

[@tonycolca2241]

This1964 fuel injection engine has very high compression and points and condenser ignition. What kind of fuel are you using. They can be easily modified to burn 93 octane but that has to be done

[@livewire2759]

They were only 11-1 compression... high, but not "very" high. You can run 91 octane gas with 11-1 comp. without any trouble. However, these engines had non-hardened valve seats, so you have to run an octane booster with lead or a lead alternative additive anyway. Most guys I know just run aviation gas in their classic Corvettes. It's expensive, but if you can afford the car, you can afford good gas.

[@rodbronstein2451]

My 64 shifted into 4th at 140 mph

[@dancingtrout6719]

musta been a Resto Mod....chuckle & giggle

[@livewire2759]

You must've had a hell of a chin spoiler on it to reach that speed without it taking flight... These cars are well known to "lift" in the front end at speeds around 120 mph due to air pressure building up under the hood. Also, the highest final gear ratio available in '64 was 3.08... so, doing the math, you'd have been revving nearly 6,000 rpm at that speed while IN 4th gear... assuming you had stock size tires on it. So, you either had higher aftermarket gears and really big tires, or the speedometer was way off...

[@rodbronstein2451]

327 cid 420 hp, redline 6500+, dick guldsran suspension system front and rear spoilers

[@buzzwaldron6195]

@@livewire2759 - Just about any car starts getting floaty above 75 MPH if you don't have the front slightly lower than the rear...

[@dancingtrout6719]

@@rodbronstein2451 wide ratio 4 speed transmission 373 rear gears

[@63grandsport11]

Question ?....Do you pump the gas pedal on a fuel injected car? No. There is no need to press the gas pedal when starting a fuel injected car its not a carb. Why is the antenna leaning back ?. They came from the factory straight up.

[@melodigrand]

The Corvette mechanical fuel injection is not much like any late model fuel injection. I believe the 64 has a choke that has to be set by depressing the gas pedal once for cold starts.

[@buzzwaldron6195]

A properly tuned carbureted car starts as soon as the first piston comes up... don't even hear the starter cranking it over... unless has been sitting undriven for some time...

[@livewire2759]

These old mechanical fuel injection systems had chokes and fast idle cams... so yes, you had to "tap" the throttle to close the choke and set the fast idle just like with a carburetor. Modern electronic fuel injection is VERY different, so tapping the gas on a modern car does absolutely nothing.

[@tonycolca2241]

If you run a 11:1 compression non computer controlled engine with 91 octane you have to retard the timing to the point where the thing is basically dead. I am telling you this from experience

[@dancingtrout6719]

its a Bad Little Mofo.. .. it was improved from the 63 suspension a tiny Bit of course it should be

[@dancingtrout6719]

sounds like George Bush