Chevrolet Corvette 350 cu (5.7 l) Small-Block V8 1978 review

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  • Опубліковано 19 лис 2024

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  • @sandorharanghy2466
    @sandorharanghy2466 6 років тому +93

    when your car has a real V8 sound why the hell need to cut in rock music???? we came here to hear the V8, that is the music for our ears!

    • @canadianclassics
      @canadianclassics 5 років тому

      Sandor Haranghy exactly these cars are meant to be heard I just bought a 79 vette and plan to make some videos and you can be sure I won’t be playing music over the sound of that beautiful v8

    • @twinscoupe
      @twinscoupe 4 роки тому +1

      Seriously , I hate that shit

  • @craigscott5661
    @craigscott5661 5 років тому +19

    I daily drive a 72 with a modern 350 fuel injected 350HP 5 speed manual. High performance suspension, air cond, side pipes, leather. It’s loud as hell and scares small children and dogs.

  • @joshk7051
    @joshk7051 5 років тому +15

    yeah buddy, imma get me one

    • @Tonguendchic
      @Tonguendchic 4 роки тому

      Me too man, can't wait to take her out on the gold coast!

  • @studio-flash
    @studio-flash 6 років тому +14

    Although the 1969 vette is better..this 1978 vette looks better than any lambo...

    • @Peca.kaspic
      @Peca.kaspic 5 років тому +1

      No way.. but yeah it looks stunning

  • @Shade_tree_garage01
    @Shade_tree_garage01 7 років тому +18

    The 5.7 V8 had a 17 MPG highway and 20 City Rating! Not bad at all.
    Also it’s known as a 350 on the American market, and a 5 litre is a 305 which is a... bad bad (not the good way) motor.

    • @V8_screw_electric_cars
      @V8_screw_electric_cars 4 роки тому

      California had 305 corvette one year and C4/C5 were 30 mpg

    • @brycefausett2204
      @brycefausett2204 3 роки тому +1

      305s aren't bad motors. They just suck at making power

    • @vintagerules5207
      @vintagerules5207 3 роки тому

      5.0 is def not a bad engine! i would never own a ford again but if i did i would totally get a 5.0 again

  • @beakboi9533
    @beakboi9533 5 років тому +4

    She's alright. Most people who remember 1978 leak a lot of fluids too. Just rebuild her right and that'll solve that

  • @tictocpops1_276
    @tictocpops1_276 5 років тому +5

    1975 corvette is the way to go, yours looks good

    • @OfficialWhosHim
      @OfficialWhosHim 3 роки тому +1

      1975 is very nice id personally go for 1978-1982

  • @dannyspitzer1267
    @dannyspitzer1267 6 років тому +11

    Hysterical segment from 3:44 on

    • @canadianclassics
      @canadianclassics 5 років тому

      Danny Spitzer gave me a good laugh can’t wait to get my 79 vette on the road to enjoy it and make some videos

  • @harveyh3696
    @harveyh3696 5 років тому +8

    Chuckled at the long hair and headband. Wrong decade, driving a 1968 Vette would be more appropriate. Should've had slicked back hair and wearing a vest ala John Travolta.
    As a former '78 owner, I really enjoyed this video!

    • @canadianclassics
      @canadianclassics 5 років тому +1

      Harvey H just bought a 79 Vette and I can’t wait to enjoy it thinking and feeling like the great john Travolta of the 70s

    • @gen1c8rs88
      @gen1c8rs88 3 роки тому +1

      I get your point, but a 1968 Vette is not the C3 to get. A 68 has 7 inch wide wheels, a less stiff frame, not worse fit and finish, and worse big block cooling vs a 1969(and the lightest C3).

    • @harveyh3696
      @harveyh3696 3 роки тому

      @@canadianclassics Will help if I can; it's been a while since I worked on my 'Vette.

  • @tyronejacobson3271
    @tyronejacobson3271 7 років тому +6

    with the 3 speed auto it is common to rev high on the highway but definitely not 7k lol

    • @Pit-Stop
      @Pit-Stop  7 років тому

      Yeah, the tachometer was out of whack. :)

  • @HvacDaddio
    @HvacDaddio 2 місяці тому

    What a beautiful sound man

  • @dannyspitzer1267
    @dannyspitzer1267 6 років тому +3

    Looks so badass in black with those fat wheels

  • @frankpatton7705
    @frankpatton7705 6 років тому +4

    Your Hilarious !!! Apart from that! It was a good video, looking to spend a little more than 10k - 15k and just seeing if it is as I remembered it when I drove it yester-year. It appears to be as fun as I remembered it!

  • @rajdeeplumay3130
    @rajdeeplumay3130 5 років тому +2

    will the price of an all original c3 corvette 1979 price go up and mine has been in two commercials (amazing condition

  • @Shade_tree_garage01
    @Shade_tree_garage01 7 років тому +3

    And another fact, the 5.7 and 7.4 (350 and 454) were used until 2003

  • @vclatimoore9564
    @vclatimoore9564 6 років тому +7

    Dammit lol. Why emphasize the sound of a v8 and play music to drown it out??

  • @ephraimfink9010
    @ephraimfink9010 4 роки тому +1

    Chevy small block 350 V-8s were good motors but did not have the rumble noise you are thinking of.

  • @igiwarcraft
    @igiwarcraft 6 років тому +1

    Gledam review, suddenly, Kranjska registracija.
    Naj me nekdo poči, tale avto je crazy cool!

  • @FudaFilms
    @FudaFilms 6 років тому +6

    Pretty decent video... I would suggest you get your facts straight before you do it though. Plus your car there had a custom interior.

  • @pharronrhodes3792
    @pharronrhodes3792 6 років тому +2

    Even thought that example was a piece of junk I still want one. Silver with red interior L82 four speed.

    • @CentralArkansasHomesteadandOff
      @CentralArkansasHomesteadandOff 3 роки тому

      You don't want an L82... You want the L48...

    • @daddydiesel5889
      @daddydiesel5889 3 роки тому

      @@CentralArkansasHomesteadandOff why’s that? L48 was only a 2 bolt main and had less horsepower than a 4 bolt main L82 engine. Not much less like 30 hp or so.

  • @markmartin5765
    @markmartin5765 2 роки тому

    Good video. I think I found my next look my future C3.

  • @alexanderhesselmann5362
    @alexanderhesselmann5362 8 років тому +4

    I like your Videos, nice work

  • @studio-flash
    @studio-flash 6 років тому +2

    Get a 1969 corvette better lines than the 78 to 82 vettes..the 1969 is to me the worlds best looking sports car ever..

    • @iKzAero
      @iKzAero 6 років тому +1

      it also holds the price tag of those better looks

    • @DiegogomezGTO
      @DiegogomezGTO 6 років тому

      1968 -1972 vettes look the best no doubt about it

    • @fingersmcguilney9521
      @fingersmcguilney9521 6 років тому

      I guess you've never seen a Jaguar E-Type from the mid 1960's... ;)

    • @ephraimfink9010
      @ephraimfink9010 4 роки тому

      Fast back glass arguably better bub

  • @torque-ej4nu
    @torque-ej4nu 3 роки тому +1

    Am i the only one who noticed the title says 5.7 and he called a 5.0L like 3 or 4 times? Unless someone put a 305 in that car, its a 350. Corvette never came with a 305/5.0L

    • @Pit-Stop
      @Pit-Stop  3 роки тому

      I made an error, unfortunately.

  • @questionauthority7377
    @questionauthority7377 3 роки тому +1

    What MAN has an automatic corvette Seriously

    • @djrowe10
      @djrowe10 Рік тому +1

      I a man who only drives automatics that I personally build for my big block chevys as no GM manual transmission was made to handle over 700HP/TQ. Besides the fact I had my left foot blown off in Iraq 💣💥

  • @stevedouglas5443
    @stevedouglas5443 4 роки тому +1

    I didn't think I'd like the black wheels, but they look great. I have a light blue one, and a red one. Don't think they would look good with blackened wheels.

  • @PetrolHeadMike
    @PetrolHeadMike 7 років тому +3

    rims?

  • @rueben44
    @rueben44 6 років тому +7

    Those are not factory seats or color scheme.

    • @iKzAero
      @iKzAero 6 років тому

      was thinking the same thing

  • @ViewFromTheBoat
    @ViewFromTheBoat 2 роки тому

    I'd like to know what those rims are.

  • @arturbeqiri3882
    @arturbeqiri3882 4 роки тому +2

    this looks like 2030 and not 1978

  • @abymondesir23
    @abymondesir23 7 років тому +4

    What wheel specs? Overall badass car best lookn vette ever created

  • @sargentthiccboi9333
    @sargentthiccboi9333 4 роки тому +1

    I deadass found one for 15,000

  • @ButterToastChannel
    @ButterToastChannel 6 років тому +3

    Beautiful car but that interior needs to go

  • @jeffstack4217
    @jeffstack4217 4 роки тому

    3:33 floormats upside down. Maybe he REALLY was high!

  • @marcelmachacek5111
    @marcelmachacek5111 6 років тому +3

    the renovation of the interior is a total murder. Destroy such a beautiful classic car

  • @tyjones5579
    @tyjones5579 4 роки тому +1

    I gotta 78 Indy 500 pace car 😎

  • @rippingrubber6317
    @rippingrubber6317 3 роки тому

    What tires are those

  • @alexandrebernard6569
    @alexandrebernard6569 5 років тому +2

    Looks like a batmobile

  • @michaels612
    @michaels612 5 років тому

    Beautifulllllll car

  • @stevedouglas5443
    @stevedouglas5443 4 роки тому +1

    You said 5 liter? Not a 78

    • @Pit-Stop
      @Pit-Stop  4 роки тому +1

      Slip of the tongue.

    • @stevedouglas5443
      @stevedouglas5443 4 роки тому

      @@Pit-Stop that's cool. I should have not pointed that out

  • @grodom1546
    @grodom1546 6 років тому

    What about the horsepower?

  • @hillbillychef22
    @hillbillychef22 3 роки тому

    Not an Astronaut. But I own one!

  • @ScrewKeanu
    @ScrewKeanu 7 років тому +9

    That interior color scheme looks like a bleeding ass.

    • @jacobknox2291
      @jacobknox2291 6 років тому +1

      Somebody had to say it

    • @harveyh3696
      @harveyh3696 5 років тому

      Aftermarket upholstery. Two tone wasn't offered.

  • @kevinstegne5206
    @kevinstegne5206 3 роки тому +1

    Slovenija?

  • @loviepeiffs3822
    @loviepeiffs3822 Рік тому

    25th silver anniversary c3 my favorite models new ones look like rocket ships not true muscle cars

  • @StornowayCG
    @StornowayCG 5 років тому

    the sticker on the window is tacky

  • @Steven-mj5mo
    @Steven-mj5mo 2 роки тому

    You will never find a 5 liter in a corvette..

    • @cadeoneal8137
      @cadeoneal8137 2 роки тому +1

      Yes you will. They made plenty of corvettes with the 305.

  • @studio-flash
    @studio-flash 6 років тому

    All cars had plastic in n do today...So you have a car thats not in perfect condition..whats your point. You can get an Aston jag merc...so why mention it on the Corvette?.

  • @pseudonym5136
    @pseudonym5136 Рік тому

    What about those Bubbles on the Hood? Can`t be Rust......maybe just a shitty Paintjob?

  • @khrisyeet8022
    @khrisyeet8022 Рік тому

    Not bad for an European car, but for America that car's restoration looks like it belongs in a trailer park.

    • @Pit-Stop
      @Pit-Stop  Рік тому

      At the time of this video, the car was in the middle of restoration. It even lacked some engine bay supports, making it squirmy.

  • @NoPrivateProperty
    @NoPrivateProperty 3 роки тому

    way overweight. lots of heavy steel and cast iron. lots of friction and inefficiency. uncomfortable. relatively low performance. poor image

  • @craigpennington1251
    @craigpennington1251 6 років тому +1

    This car needs a complete make over. It's not pretty. And trash that 350 for a 454. If it has an automatic, trash that and the stereo. When this car is finished you couldn't hear it anyway.

  • @johnqpublic5938
    @johnqpublic5938 6 років тому

    obviously owned by a brutha...junk

  • @keith455-73
    @keith455-73 6 місяців тому

    Love the 78’s- my favorite year, but I am sorry- those wheels SUCK!! 😗😗