TKO 600 starter
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2024 C3 of the Year Finalist- Modified
It's a dual size flex or flywheel and adjustable to move the starter motor in and out between the block and exhaust system
Mine has never needed a heat shield even with really hot headers
Mine has never needed a heat shield even with really hot headers
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Power master here but I also run a Ford remote solenoid also, which I put on every Chevy I've ever owned. So cheap AZ or not I don't worry about heat soak or issues starting since I always run headers too.
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It also has an "R" terminal which can be ignored if not needed. In this matter, I wouldn't have recommended other than 168T.
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Would this powermaster 9100 work for this application? $116 at wallmart with free shipping.
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Powermast...ctedSellerId=0
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Powermast...ctedSellerId=0
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The DBE piece is an OE replacement starter. Yes it's very small, light and powerful but it IS an OE-type part.
AFAIK, that old common sense straight across OE bolt pattern = 153T versus staggered OE pattern = 168T has been SOP for most of sbc history; long time George.
Perhaps my stints as a counterman while I slogged thru college engineering, as well as a parts-gopher in my uncle Sam's Large junkyard while in HS helped ground me more than I realize?
Also, I was and am quite proficient with printed Hollander interchange manuals; own a few older volumes from when Sam died and yard was liquidated
AFAIK, that old common sense straight across OE bolt pattern = 153T versus staggered OE pattern = 168T has been SOP for most of sbc history; long time George.
Perhaps my stints as a counterman while I slogged thru college engineering, as well as a parts-gopher in my uncle Sam's Large junkyard while in HS helped ground me more than I realize?
Also, I was and am quite proficient with printed Hollander interchange manuals; own a few older volumes from when Sam died and yard was liquidated
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Would this powermaster 9100 work for this application? $116 at wallmart with free shipping.
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Powermast...ctedSellerId=0
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Powermast...ctedSellerId=0
However, I have never liked any chevy starter which has NO bearing support at Both Ends of shaft. That 9100 has no support beyond the gear. There are Many aftermarket brands with that drive design; not for me. Others will swear by them but I cannot recommend that design. YMMV.
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Don't be to quick to condemn Powermaster 9100 for not having the pinion supported on both ends. I needed to remove the mounting block from mine to remove a shim. The pinion is on 1 inch shaft being supported a 1 inch ID bearing in a aluminum block. I wish I would have taken a picture. It's a very beefy setup.
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I wound up installing a powermaster 9100 to work with TKO but I can't seem to get it lined up correctly and it has some grinding. The starter mounts on the straight across bolts versus staggered like stock starter. I already have transmission in so I can't check for clearence but it sounds like the starter gears are too far from flywheel with no shims installed. Seems to me that shimming would only move the starter gear further away from flywheel. Am I wrong? Can I shim one side of the stater to move gear closer?