Thread: high torque starter?

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If I needed a high torque starter on a budget, is there one I could ask for from my local parts store?Maybe one from a older vette or camaro with a high output motor from the factory?I know chevy had some high compression motors,what starters did they run on their small blocks?Or should I just bite the bullet and by a gear reduction starter from one of the aftermarket groups?

I'm going through fits right now with a high torque mini starter from Powermaster. Can't get the clearance between gear and flexplate right. As far as I am concerned, the jury is still out on how good these things are.

My honest opinion, if you can get a factory type starter for your application you would be better off. I may revert to that myself.


Don

well go get a heavy field .and a heavy duty bendix drive.with a iron nose. i used this type of stock GM starter to turn over a 548 14.8 bbc engine . gear starter just take up less room that about it with the cheapy ones . the alum block on the gear drive starter some times need to be milled to get the air gap right on the fly wheel to bendix. i had to mill more then one to get it to work

yes beet truck starter or 366/427 tall deck starter as the iron nose

What starter did chevy run on the 69 vetts or the 69 ss camaro with high output small blocks with automatics?Or any year car with high torque starters.

what i posted a HD starter them cars were not that hot.. i have rolled bigger engine and more hp and CR with just the old full field gm HD starter. go to a start shop tell him what you want if he worth any thing he can build you one. just tell him want you want HD field and HD bendix heavy iron nose .or by a 366/427 truck starter

What is the old field gm hd starter?School a dummy........lol

they used the field in all the old big engines or HD use they have the field hook up all the way back by the end cap on the starter they used a spacer from the field and the solenid and the field was called a green field was the Hd field ??

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