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  1. Daveo91Burb

    Need opinions: To EGR or not to EGR

    Are you able to post a pic or two of the homemade y-pipe? I'm thinking of trying to do this. I've decided I'm going with the OEM vortec manifolds. I have a good set of original GM ones now (picked up the DS one at pick-n-pull yesterday for $35) AFAIK all the vortec trucks had the single...
  2. Daveo91Burb

    burb rear window defroster re-solder

    I’ll see if I can get some pics posted - hopefully this Sunday. Thanks Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  3. Daveo91Burb

    burb rear window defroster re-solder

    So when I did my barn door to tail gate conversion I hooked up the rear defroster (barn doors had defrost too) and it worked great at first. But I think I didn't have the cable routing quite right inside the TG and it eventually broke the solder at the connection to the window. What's the...
  4. Daveo91Burb

    my new (first) vette, or my wifes? LOL

    Welcome to the club. I've had my '76 for 16+ years and will probably never get rid of it. (Unless it was to get a chrome bumper C3, pre '73) Check out C3VR.com. I've belonged for years, there are some very knowledgeable folks there.
  5. Daveo91Burb

    Need opinions: To EGR or not to EGR

    Yeah, they're known to be pretty restrictive. I'd love to be able to make my own, might be a little outside of my skillset tho. Do you start with pre-bent sections?
  6. Daveo91Burb

    Ever design exhaust for towing?

    So what are you planning for y-pipe What are your plans for headers or manifolds and then what are the plans to get the header pipes to the adapter pictured above? I'm sticking with manifolds, just not sure if I'm going to use TBI, Vortec or Ramshorns. The latter two options will for sure...
  7. Daveo91Burb

    Need opinions: To EGR or not to EGR

    Thanks for the info and tips, Mike. Helpful and I'll definitely check for matching ports between heads and manifolds/gaskets and grind as necessary. Still not sure which manifolds I'll use. I can use the TBI manifolds and not have to change the Y-pipe, or I can use vortecs or ramshorns and...
  8. Daveo91Burb

    383 Vortec/TBI Build Thread

    Thanks for the tip didn’t know that was an option. I replaced the valve cover/PCV with a new GM part (supposedly updated) today, but kept it as original. If it happens again I'll definitely be interested in trying something else. Do you have a link that explains the mod? I looked in my Cruze...
  9. Daveo91Burb

    Favorite tool brand?

    I have a set of Craftsman tools I bought when I was 16 and I'm 43 now. I still have most of the originals although a few sockets and one ratchet I've had to replace with the warranty. The 1/2" combo wrench has a burn mark on it from when I shorted it across a battery - always a good reminder...
  10. Daveo91Burb

    383 Vortec/TBI Build Thread

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  11. Daveo91Burb

    383 Vortec/TBI Build Thread

    I love using the burb as a daily - except when I have to put $70 or $80 in the tank! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  12. Daveo91Burb

    Froze BBC

    Last page or two of my engine build thread has details of my home built run stand. Very simple, no cooling, muffling, permanent fueling system (gravity fed!), or gauges except oil pressure. Pretty ghetto to build a run stand out of 2x4s and 4x4s I know, but it works and it's rock solid. For...
  13. Daveo91Burb

    383 Vortec/TBI Build Thread

    I took both valve covers off today and put the priming tool (stripped down TBI distrib) back in. Primed/turned crank by hand until I saw oil coming out of each pushrod and marked them off as I did so. All 16 are pumping oil, it's just not as much as I thought it would be. I'm feeling better...
  14. Daveo91Burb

    383 Vortec/TBI Build Thread

    I'm not hearing anything unusual up top. Even taking the valve cover off not hearing anything weird, just not seeing squirts like I was expecting.
  15. Daveo91Burb

    383 Vortec/TBI Build Thread

    Got her going! A few false starts before I had a good siphon going on my fuel line, but seems to be running good. Biggest concern is I'm not sure I'm getting good top end oiling. 50 psi at idle seems pretty good (mechanical gauge connected to port at rear of block, right behind intake...
  16. Daveo91Burb

    Bvllsh!t on craigslist.

    https://portland.craigslist.org/clk/cto/d/1991-suburban/6336856813. Thinking about this as a parts rig. '91 3/4 ton, but he says it's got a 700R4 and not a 4L80e. I always assumed that all '91 3/4 ton autos were the 4L80e, but maybe I'm wrong? I probably wouldn't be interested if it's a 700...
  17. Daveo91Burb

    what brand of fuel do you run in your square?

    There are only two ethanol free stations in Clark Co WA but I’m lucky enough to live 1/2 mile from one and its on my way home. Cool to see all the people gassing up boats and hot rods on a nice summer day. I always fill my vette there but generally just use Costco 87 for the burb. (I also...
  18. Daveo91Burb

    383 Vortec/TBI Build Thread

    I got it to crank with plugs in tonight. I had one of those cheap mini starters and a matching 153 tooth flexplate (they came from the same '90 3/4 ton burb that the block came from) and put those on. Worked like a charm. I also doubled up on the ground cables from negative batt post to...
  19. Daveo91Burb

    383 Vortec/TBI Build Thread

    Here's a couple of good ones:
  20. Daveo91Burb

    383 Vortec/TBI Build Thread

    I watched plenty of vids on YouTube to learn what not to do. Lot of em just have a guy holding the motor that’s sitting in the ground to steady it while the other guy is trying to film, start it and drink a beer at the same time Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  21. Daveo91Burb

    383 Vortec/TBI Build Thread

    Yeah I saw that one when I was looking around but like you was thrown off by the price. (Price I was seeing was even a bit higher IIRC). I’d still like to go with an OEM style direct drive - would an OEM from a 454 TBI offer any advantage? I looked on rock auto and part numbers are...
  22. Daveo91Burb

    383 Vortec/TBI Build Thread

    Cool. This flexplate stuff is new to me - my only other engine job was my vette and it has a manual. I think I’d be worried if a flywheel had that much wobble! Makes sense that the six bolts to the TC will straighten it out. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  23. Daveo91Burb

    383 Vortec/TBI Build Thread

    Yeah I won’t be revving it up. Just built it to be able to start it outside of the rig. And I don’t need to break in a cam since it’s a roller. Those white 4x4s are thru bolted with 1/2” bolts to motor mounts and the base (some of the pics were taken before it was done) and the base is rock...
  24. Daveo91Burb

    383 Vortec/TBI Build Thread

    Built a run stand! I decided I wanted to test run my 383 before I go to the trouble of pulling the running 350 out of the burb and putting this one in. I'm not much of a welder so I built it out of wood and a 4-wheel moving dolly from HF. There's an oil pressure gauge that I hadn't installed...
  25. Daveo91Burb

    Carb on LS Based motor

    I think I'd be going Q-jet on my 383 build that I'm doing now if it weren't for the 4L80e tranny. I want to keep factory computer and everything intact for that. FI Will create some challenges for sure. I've never looked into it - are there good manifold options for LS to carb? What about...

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