What's everyone using for starters?
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Le Mans Master
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Went for a drive to the machine shop to check on my new motor yesterday. The outside temperature was 87 degrees. When I came out the car wouldn't start. I had to let it cool down before it would start again. This is the last time that I'm dealing with this crap. DEMON STARTER BE GONE! 
I came home and ordered a Powermaster ministarter from Summit. I'll let you know how things go as the summer heat begins to climb.
I came home and ordered a Powermaster ministarter from Summit. I'll let you know how things go as the summer heat begins to climb.
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Le Mans Master
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From: anchorage ak
You think about either wrapping the header and pipe, or ceramic coating? When i had my first truck, it came with cheap headers and small leaks from the valve cover. It would eat a starter about every two months. Once i figured out that cheap valve covers were bent on the flange and wrwpped the header it seemed to cure the starter issue. Ive got ceramic coated headers on my vette, which run pretty close tto the starter with no issues. Its the original starter, or atleast original to me.
Le Mans Master
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Had same problem on my 82 about a dozen years ago. Went through a starter each summer. Then got a Protorque mini starter from Summit Racing and wrapped it with a fiberglass heat shield. Never a problem since, 12 years later.
http://www.summitracing.com/search/p...orque-starters
http://www.summitracing.com/search/p...orque-starters
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Le Mans Master
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I have ceramic coated headers and the factory heat shields on the starter. You are correct bluedawg. If I wrapped the header it would probably be a quick and inexpensive fix. This way the problem will be eliminated.
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Powermaster XS Torque mini........no problems more than 15 years so far.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/pw...model/corvette
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/pw...model/corvette
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From: liberty mo
I must be doing something wrong. Ol' Red still has the same starter GM installed in 69. (Actually Nov 68 per the build date). No heat shield, headers, and 12.5:1 compression. I did just have to replace the solenoid. The big contact in it got so nasty it wasn't making contact anymore.
you need to get that new motor built and drive that car.
Le Mans Master
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On a serious note,
I totally agree though... Its funny to see some of the same guys who see no issues with changing virtually everything else in their drive train for performance reasons talk about the old direct drive heavy amp robbing OEM starter like its the holy grail of ingenuity that shouldn't be touched and everything else is a "boy racer" toy..... sure oem starters can work but so can smog heads, We don't have debates about those being replaced?
I bought a mini starter off eBay myself after doing some research and finding the exact starter only a different color in the summit catalog for twice the price....
Last edited by augiedoggy; May 16, 2013 at 08:47 AM.
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Not everyone wants a better car.... the restoration guys usually don't. They buy a newer second car for that.
On a serious note,
I totally agree though... Its funny to see some of the same guys who see no issues with changing virtually everything else in their drive train for performance reasons talk about the old direct drive heavy amp robbing OEM starter like its the holy grail of ingenuity that shouldn't be touched and everything else is a "boy racer" toy..... sure oem starters can work but so can smog heads, We don't have debates about those being replaced?
I bought a mini starter off eBay myself after doing some research and finding the exact starter only a different color in the summit catalog for twice the price....
On a serious note,
I totally agree though... Its funny to see some of the same guys who see no issues with changing virtually everything else in their drive train for performance reasons talk about the old direct drive heavy amp robbing OEM starter like its the holy grail of ingenuity that shouldn't be touched and everything else is a "boy racer" toy..... sure oem starters can work but so can smog heads, We don't have debates about those being replaced?
I bought a mini starter off eBay myself after doing some research and finding the exact starter only a different color in the summit catalog for twice the price....
Ed Zachary rite!!!! only I went local years ago, for my '89 350 truck roller block, years ago....I know it's a mini, but about offset bolts or such....no recollection....
