Mini Starter

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Thu Mar 17, 05 2:46 pm

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 88295&rd=1
These have been advertised a number of times - anyone bought one ?
If so, anything to watch out for installation wise ?

Cheers

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Thu Mar 17, 05 3:10 pm

Mark,
I have one and recommend it highly. Nice and compact with powerfull kick to it. Spun my engine over really nicely every time.

Installation-wise, extremely easy to fit - except if you have tubular headers. I have Hedmans on mine, and you have to take the header off to get the starter in, but you have to offer the starter to its apperture whilst raising the header into place, you cant fit one before the other as the space is so tight. If you have cart manifolds its a wlak in the park.

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Thu Mar 17, 05 3:14 pm

You also might need to put a small dent in one header tube. You have to remove the terminal extension bit on the top and I found I had to shorten the main terminal as well as it was so close to the block I couldn't get the nut on/off.

Kev · Post by **Kev** » Thu Mar 17, 05 3:18 pm

Mine came yesterday, although it don't look that mini to me? Well packaged, no problems.

Kev · Post by **Kev** » Thu Mar 17, 05 3:49 pm

Is THIS a mini-starter?

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Thu Mar 17, 05 3:50 pm

Well remembered Dave,

Mark, the dent is a must. When RPM fitted mine whilst it was in for an MOT< they carefully and surgucally installed the dent (sarcastic B'stard) and put a little exhaust wrap round the dent, and wired it to the runner to hold it in place. This affords a little protection to the starter from the heat

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Thu Mar 17, 05 3:51 pm

Yes Kevin, it is. Have some sweets.

Jon · Post by **Jon** » Thu Mar 17, 05 4:08 pm

Get some TTI's
2" primaries and no dent 8)

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Thu Mar 17, 05 8:11 pm

Thank you Gentlemen !

(my kids tell me i'm waaay too stressed when I come home from work so i've turned over a new leaf - and 3 cans of Stella

)

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Thu Mar 17, 05 8:12 pm

p.s Alcohol is not the answer

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Thu Mar 17, 05 8:30 pm

HOLD ON FOLKS!

It looks to me that not all mini starters are created equal!

Check out Kevs compared to mine. Mine is shorter.

(jokes aside)

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Thu Mar 17, 05 8:37 pm

Here were the fit issues with mine.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Thu Mar 17, 05 9:38 pm

I've fitted one too. Well worth the money. I struggled abit too with terminal nut but got there in the end.

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Thu Mar 17, 05 9:48 pm

The longer one like Kev's might fit better looking at it because the terminal would be next to the core plug and the potrusion that hits the header would be more out of the way....maybe?

Kev · Post by **Kev** » Fri Mar 18, 05 12:50 am

Hmmmmmm,,,,,,