Mini starter required?

[Steelrat]

I was running a stock GM starter, it would get hot from the headers and not engage until it cooled down. A friend had a mini starter I could use. I put it in, but regardless of shimming, it never quite worked perfect. 30% of th time it would "clang" and not engage.


I am wondering if I invest in a new mini starter or go back to the stock starter, but am concered about the heat issues.

Engine is a .040 over 400 small block
Block is decked and drilled for steam holes
Scat 9000 crank
Scat forged 4130 5.700" Rods, ARP 8740 Bolts
Mahle pistons 10:44 compression
Competition valve train
Crane gold full roller rockers
Competition Cam 284xe.
AFR 210 Fully CNC Heads.
Hogged out RPM Air Gap Manifold
Custom 950 Pro Series Carb

Thoughts?

[Yoda4561]

Swap in a remote starter solenoid and use the stock starter, lots of kits out there or you can hunt down the parts yourself.

[mroth]

I had posted a similar thread earlier and their recommendation was a high torque mini starter, 1 awg wire to the starter from the battery. My headers are also ceramic coated to help with the heat issues.

Mike