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    The "Mayne Queen"

    Not sure what was done on the chip other than egr delete, fuel adjustments for the 18 psi fuel pressure spring and I’m not sure what he did for the cam but he made some adjustments around the cam as well. Intake is an Edelbrock 2116 vortec carb intake manifold. I’ve put on a tbi adapter and a...
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    The "Mayne Queen"

    Quick weekend Report: The Mayne Queen is running! It turns out the lash was too tight. I used one of the methods on the forum where you lift the rocker arm on the push rod side and tighten until the two make contact and then preload. Worked like a charm. I am getting a very high idle around the...
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    The "Mayne Queen"

    Hey guys, thought I'd throw out a quick update. I was able to get the truck to fire but I am running into problems and I am requesting help. I took me about a week to flash my chip as it needs to be erased by UV and it took several attempts. Once it was installed it was back to setting timing...
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    Rebuilt Motor Backfiring No Start

    MY guess is that it is not the rocker arms. If they were too tight, the engine would turn over easily and there would be no compression because all the valves would be open. Learned that the hard way. Quite scary to see happen! Happy I did not bend a rod!
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    The "Mayne Queen"

    Hey Sean, Buppy is proud but also concerned that his grandson has been taking so long! I think in the long run I will move into a 4 barrel set up. Until then I will run the TBI unless I run into some serious tunability issues. Hi from the Okanagan!
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    The "Mayne Queen"

    Thanks Eric, Don't worry. Most of the spending came from Brian's site haha. So far you saved me money on spiders, dog bones, and water bypasses!
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    The "Mayne Queen"

    Thank you! The choice was mainly because of simplicity reasons, as well as keeping the truck as close to original as possible. As for tuning, I have a mechanic that in town that flashes TBI chips luckily. All I really did on my side of tuning is put a 18PSI fuel spring in the TBI and do Ultimate...
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    Drunkcanuks build...... finally!!!

    Sorry to hear about your accident. I hope recovery is going smoothly. Truly an awful thing that happened. Hopefully it has given you a chance to study up one what you plan to do next on the build!
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    Drunkcanuks build...... finally!!!

    So you decided to go LS eh? Excited for you and this awesome build. Looking forward to comparing our builds once both of them are done. PS: there are tons of LS engines in BC and Alberta. You just have to be okay with pulling them out of a wrecked vehicle and losing a weekend. Good luck from one...
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    The "Mayne Queen"

    Three Month Update on the Mayne Queen Based on recommendations from people such as Eric the awful, and Brian at TBI Chips, I blew my budget out of the water at summit racing. This did not included the 500.00 CAD in coolant, oil, gaskets, fittings, and hoses required. It took nearly a month and a...
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    The "Mayne Queen"

    Quick question about drilling the coolant bypass: Are you drilling a small hole using the tbi gasket as a guide to tap into an existing water jacket that’s in the vortec head? Just trying how to plan out the process. Thanks!
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    The "Mayne Queen"

    Good to know. Thanks for the tip. Yes, I was referring to the coolant passage. Cheers!
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    The "Mayne Queen"

    Thanks Erik, having my Vortec head and Newly Purchased replacement machined as per your recommendations. Machinist is pushing hard the GMPP intake manifold. Is what he saying about the coolant bypass true?
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    The "Mayne Queen"

    Chapter Two: Mini Update Brought in my two junk yard heads into the shop to get cleaned up and came up with a couple discoveries. I hope you guys can provide some insight... 1.) Heads were magnafluxed and one came back cracked. Sucks but only payed 160 CAD for the pair plus my labor so...
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    The "Mayne Queen"

    Hey Obs truck lovers, Welcome to my build thread! This is the story of the Mayne Queen. A truck that previously resided in on Mayne island, one of the small islands of the West Coast of BC. This pick up truck is a 1995 Chevrolet k2500 that was purchased by my grandpa "Buppy" in the fall of 1999...
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