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Hoods69BadBowTie · 10-31-2011, 10:23 PM

Nice score on the burb looks super clean and you defiantly stole it for that price good find

Keep us posted on what you get done. Keep up the good work and have fun with the new toy.

thirdstreettito · 11-02-2011, 02:32 PM

Im 18 and have an 88 V10 Burb as well, its in my sig. First thing is first!

http://www.tbichips.com/ Brian knows everything. Listen to him. You have a TBI 350. Hes the TBI genius.

Any questions feel free to ask, we have identical trucks.

YoungBurb88 · 11-04-2011, 01:21 AM

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Originally Posted by thirdstreettito

Im 18 and have an 88 V10 Burb as well, its in my sig. First thing is first!

http://www.tbichips.com/ Brian knows everything. Listen to him. You have a TBI 350. Hes the TBI genius.

Any questions feel free to ask, we have identical trucks.

I had actually looked at and seen the "Polarbear" before I posted my first thread, and I must say yours is looking pretty sharp. I appreciate you being open to questions and mostly I'm looking to do one thing with mods - drink less... I think we have that objective in common lol. After checking out the site you put up in your post, I think my first orders of business will be to modify the intake and exhaust systems. So far on the exhaust the original muffler has been replace by a "Purple Horny" glasspack, and contrary to belief it is pleasantly quiet. I actually snuck up on a friend who fell asleep in his car LOL. He didn't know I was there until I shut my door!... Anyhow, I think I'll try to get a high flow cat, and a better collector (y-pipe) to free up as much airflow as possible.

How much did the aftermarket throttle body help your burb?

thirdstreettito · 11-04-2011, 09:16 AM

Well I havent bought it yet :P. I have a throttle body spacer and injector spacer waiting to be installed. Also check out http://www.cfm-tech.com/ What are the emissions laws in MO? Here 94 and earlier have no emissions checks, so I dont have/need a cat. Also, for exhaust you can buy a $100 set of summit racing long tube headers and do a few feet of pipe and a muffler off of each header.

As for the order of doing things, looking back on the few months I've owned this thing, I should've done spark plugs first, then finished the ignition, then go to fuel/air.

Here's what I suggest for you

1. AFE or K&N Air Filter and 5W30 Oil/NAPA filter
2. Stock AC/Delco CR43TS copper spark plugs gapped at .035".
3. 8mm+ spark plug wires
4. MSD-8226 Ignition Coil
5. TBI Unit rebuild kit/TB spacer/injector spacer

That should keep you busy lol! This is just a suggestion

YoungBurb88 · 11-04-2011, 03:22 PM

Unfortunately, the law of MO in terms of catalytic converters is, "If it was manufactured with one, it has to have one to be legal," quoted directly from a State employee.

Anyhow, several of the things you had listed as parts suggestions were things I've been looking into. I hadn't decided on any specific brands or items yet, just doing research at this point. I've have found information about throttle body and injector spacers helping with fuel economy beforehand. I also know that anything you can do to free up hp used on accessories and/or increase airflow will increase mileage. I had looked at the MSD boxes but have no idea which one to use yet, and I appreciate the spark plug information as I was wondering about that.

UPDATE: The truck is nearly ready for the road, all I have to do is get some speaker wires and an amp. kit. Turns out the rear speakers in the burb require amplification in order to work, and just so happens "big" bro gave me a set of Boss Audio subwoofers a year ago w/ amp. I also have another amp. and aftermarket radio (same brand as the one it came with

) so with a little wiring I'll have a pretty good sounding system and a Burb ready for inspection.

abebummy26 · 11-04-2011, 04:02 PM

What part of MO are you in? good looking rig btw!

YoungBurb88 · 11-04-2011, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by abebummy26

What part of MO are you in? good looking rig btw!

Kansas City Metro, northeast of KC in Podunk lol

greguw · 11-05-2011, 07:19 AM

Solid looking truck ... As for the Cat you could remove it and hollow out the Cat and just reinstall it for looks .
Nice find !

YoungBurb88 · 11-06-2011, 02:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by greguw

Solid looking truck ... As for the Cat you could remove it and hollow out the Cat and just reinstall it for looks .
Nice find !

That's one thing I actually hadn't considered doing yet... huh.
It would help out quite a bit, I've heard from a few locations that the stock exhaust on these trucks is pretty restrictive.

68Timber · 11-06-2011, 09:45 AM

Your truck should have the older style converter and they are pretty restrictive.

Psycho71 · 11-12-2011, 10:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by YoungBurb88

Unfortunately, the law of MO in terms of catalytic converters is, "If it was manufactured with one, it has to have one to be legal," quoted directly from a State employee.

Anyhow, several of the things you had listed as parts suggestions were things I've been looking into. I hadn't decided on any specific brands or items yet, just doing research at this point. I've have found information about throttle body and injector spacers helping with fuel economy beforehand. I also know that anything you can do to free up hp used on accessories and/or increase airflow will increase mileage. I had looked at the MSD boxes but have no idea which one to use yet, and I appreciate the spark plug information as I was wondering about that.

UPDATE: The truck is nearly ready for the road, all I have to do is get some speaker wires and an amp. kit. Turns out the rear speakers in the burb require amplification in order to work, and just so happens "big" bro gave me a set of Boss Audio subwoofers a year ago w/ amp. I also have another amp. and aftermarket radio (same brand as the one it came with

) so with a little wiring I'll have a pretty good sounding system and a Burb ready for inspection.

Cat's are easy! if it has to be there, but doesn't matter if it works or not, use this! I did and flew right through inspection.

http://www.frozenboost.com/index.php...b8347752b5b2be

YoungBurb88 · 11-15-2011, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Psycho71

Cat's are easy! if it has to be there, but doesn't matter if it works or not, use this! I did and flew right through inspection.

http://www.frozenboost.com/index.php...b8347752b5b2be

Now, that is an interesting piece of information you got there

YoungBurb88 · 12-07-2011, 10:06 PM

IT IS ALIVE!!!!!!!!!

The younburb is newly inspected, licensed, road tested and certified AWESOME!.... I have to say, I much rather like driving something that makes me feel normal sized for once lol

powerdriver 1958 · 12-07-2011, 10:11 PM

Ummm , Nothing about YOU is normal

YoungBurb88 · 12-10-2011, 11:28 PM

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Originally Posted by powerdriver 1958

Ummm , Nothing about YOU is normal

Yeah, ESPECIALLY my parents! HA!!

powerdriver 1958 · 12-10-2011, 11:43 PM

Hummm , I wonder if you can mount a mail box on that burb???

YoungBurb88 · 12-11-2011, 10:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by powerdriver 1958

Hummm , I wonder if you can mount a mail box on that burb???

Mounting the mail box isn't the issue... getting the mail delivered to the Burb is

powerdriver 1958 · 12-11-2011, 10:34 PM

Its about to be your new home , You might have to find out .

10-31-2011, 10:23 PM	#26
Hoods69BadBowTie Chevys Kick A$$ Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Zootown, MT Posts: 12,699	Re: Newbie with my first Truck Nice score on the burb looks super clean and you defiantly stole it for that price good find Keep us posted on what you get done. Keep up the good work and have fun with the new toy. __________________ HOODS is what I answer too -'79, '77, '88 Pickup Sold, '85 Camaro, '83 T/A, '81,'83,'90 K5 Blazer All Sold -'79 3/4 ton "Big Yellow Bananna" Lifted 4spd. 39.5 TSL Swampers, The money Pit -'86 K5 Blazer Silverado 6.2 4" lift 35"s -'95 Ext. Cab Shorty 4" Tuff Country rolling 35" M/T's -'83 Monte Carlo T-Tops. 126,500 Original Miles -LATER I would rather push a Chevy then drive a ford!!

11-02-2011, 02:32 PM	#27
thirdstreettito Resident of Here Join Date: May 2008 Location: Wesley Chapel, FL, USA Posts: 7,716	Re: Newbie with my first Truck Im 18 and have an 88 V10 Burb as well, its in my sig. First thing is first! http://www.tbichips.com/ Brian knows everything. Listen to him. You have a TBI 350. Hes the TBI genius. Any questions feel free to ask, we have identical trucks. __________________ ~Bradley~ 2004 Black GTO LS2/T56 too much to list Miss having a truck

11-04-2011, 09:16 AM	#29
thirdstreettito Resident of Here Join Date: May 2008 Location: Wesley Chapel, FL, USA Posts: 7,716	Re: Newbie with my first Truck Well I havent bought it yet :P. I have a throttle body spacer and injector spacer waiting to be installed. Also check out http://www.cfm-tech.com/ What are the emissions laws in MO? Here 94 and earlier have no emissions checks, so I dont have/need a cat. Also, for exhaust you can buy a $100 set of summit racing long tube headers and do a few feet of pipe and a muffler off of each header. As for the order of doing things, looking back on the few months I've owned this thing, I should've done spark plugs first, then finished the ignition, then go to fuel/air. Here's what I suggest for you 1. AFE or K&N Air Filter and 5W30 Oil/NAPA filter 2. Stock AC/Delco CR43TS copper spark plugs gapped at .035". 3. 8mm+ spark plug wires 4. MSD-8226 Ignition Coil 5. TBI Unit rebuild kit/TB spacer/injector spacer That should keep you busy lol! This is just a suggestion __________________ ~Bradley~ 2004 Black GTO LS2/T56 too much to list Miss having a truck

11-04-2011, 03:22 PM	#30
YoungBurb88 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Rural, MO Posts: 166	Re: Newbie with my first Truck Unfortunately, the law of MO in terms of catalytic converters is, "If it was manufactured with one, it has to have one to be legal," quoted directly from a State employee. Anyhow, several of the things you had listed as parts suggestions were things I've been looking into. I hadn't decided on any specific brands or items yet, just doing research at this point. I've have found information about throttle body and injector spacers helping with fuel economy beforehand. I also know that anything you can do to free up hp used on accessories and/or increase airflow will increase mileage. I had looked at the MSD boxes but have no idea which one to use yet, and I appreciate the spark plug information as I was wondering about that. UPDATE: The truck is nearly ready for the road, all I have to do is get some speaker wires and an amp. kit. Turns out the rear speakers in the burb require amplification in order to work, and just so happens "big" bro gave me a set of Boss Audio subwoofers a year ago w/ amp. I also have another amp. and aftermarket radio (same brand as the one it came with) so with a little wiring I'll have a pretty good sounding system and a Burb ready for inspection. __________________ "I just don't think my Suburban Has much to do with climate change, oh woah, Has much to do with climate change and my mind you cannot change..." Tim Hawkins - Free Bird Parody

11-04-2011, 04:02 PM	#31
abebummy26 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: New Haven, MO Posts: 1,243	Re: Newbie with my first Truck What part of MO are you in? good looking rig btw! __________________ -Lincoln 1987 GMC S15 (soon to be a chevy clone) 2.5l, 4 speed, no ps, no pb, no ac Silence is golden, but duct tape is silver. Spoken by Cletus the hillbilly I like stickers... a whole bunch.

11-05-2011, 07:19 AM	#33
greguw Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bucks County , Pa Posts: 223	Re: Newbie with my first Truck Solid looking truck ... As for the Cat you could remove it and hollow out the Cat and just reinstall it for looks . Nice find !

11-06-2011, 09:45 AM	#35
68Timber I know the pieces fit Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: MONTGOMERY, AL Posts: 5,523	Re: Newbie with my first Truck Your truck should have the older style converter and they are pretty restrictive. __________________ John 79 2wd Blazer (Bruiser) 85 M1009 Blazer (Sarge) build 74 Honda Z50 build

12-07-2011, 10:06 PM	#38
YoungBurb88 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Rural, MO Posts: 166	Re: Newbie with my first Truck IT IS ALIVE!!!!!!!!! The younburb is newly inspected, licensed, road tested and certified AWESOME!.... I have to say, I much rather like driving something that makes me feel normal sized for once lol __________________ "I just don't think my Suburban Has much to do with climate change, oh woah, Has much to do with climate change and my mind you cannot change..." Tim Hawkins - Free Bird Parody

12-07-2011, 10:11 PM	#39
powerdriver 1958 Kid's Mechanic Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Kansas City Posts: 8,241	Re: Newbie with my first Truck Ummm , Nothing about YOU is normal

12-10-2011, 11:43 PM	#41
powerdriver 1958 Kid's Mechanic Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Kansas City Posts: 8,241	Re: Newbie with my first Truck Hummm , I wonder if you can mount a mail box on that burb???

12-11-2011, 10:34 PM	#43
powerdriver 1958 Kid's Mechanic Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Kansas City Posts: 8,241	Re: Newbie with my first Truck Its about to be your new home , You might have to find out .



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