BMosely
Well-Known Member
I don’t really have a question here but just posting for the group info. When building my sons car a few years ago the one thing I really did not put a bunch of research into was the starter, because I did not think I needed too. I was getting a bunch of parts from 440 Source and just went with the mini starter that they carry. It is a fine starter for $100 but I wish I had dug in a little deeper. 18,000 miles in and it started grinding and started to fail. Now I have dug in and did not realize there are various options rated by starting torque. The 440 Source is rated at 180 ft/lb. I chased down the Powermaster line and settled on the 200 ft/lb model. #9533, $230. Now that it is in it is an incredible difference. Almost scary how fast it starts now. An added bonus is the power and ignition lugs are reversed so it gains plenty of room off the block on the large power cable.
Running long tube headers and stock heads means this is at least a 5 hour effort to replace the starter so choose wisely. I told my now 19 yr old son that if it goes again I get to supervise.
Running long tube headers and stock heads means this is at least a 5 hour effort to replace the starter so choose wisely. I told my now 19 yr old son that if it goes again I get to supervise.