Thread: Trying to find the right starter

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Originally Posted by bobscogin

I don't want to sound like I'm second guessing anyone's choice of starters, but I really don't understand the need for any but the OEM starter. The aftermarket gear drive starters sound troublesome. I've built some fairly strong big blocks, and the OEM starter has worked well even in those applications. Spinning a small block should be a walk in the park for an OEM starter.

Bob

yep that is right the only time a gear drive starter is needed is for side kick race pans or big headers or both i have used the GM HD starters with iron nose the HD caddy field HD 5 roller drive that cranks my 548s cid and my old 548 14.8 cr .the deal with the gear drives is the fit i have had to shimed the starter from mounting block as well as milled the mounting block. many times .for customers . i have seen very few that worked out of the box .first thing before starting the engine is to make sure the drive is not running to deep or to far way from the fly wheel even with the stock starters this should be check.. if you do not take time here your wasting time and$$ fly wheels do not take much BS then your pulling the fly wheel out