Mini Starter clearance

Tim65GT

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Anyone buy a mini starter and have clearance issues?

I was thinking of getting this:

NEW Ford Mini PMGR Racing Starter 302 351 Higher Torque

The reason I ask is the solenoid portion looks like it sticks up quite a bit more than the old style:

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hivewax

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i have a CHM DENSO mini torque starter. look up CHM Performance if interested. they have a PDF catalog.

 

Tim65GT

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hivewax:
i have a CHM DENSO mini torque starter. look up CHM Performance if interested. they have a PDF catalog.

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hivewax

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http://www.murrayauto.com/chm/chmcatalog.pdf

sorry about that... i was able to find them on Google before. the starter motor went bad due to water damage maybe and i called them if it could be rebuilt. they said i would have to buy a new starter. so, i looked around & found a guy to rebuild it for me 5 blocks away for $90.

 

Tim65GT

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Thanks,

The catalog only shows the Chevy type. So how much clearance do you have with yours? Does it look like the one in the picture above left?

 

hivewax

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there are some pix of the starter in my CarDomain. check out page 11 in the catalog... there's Ford 289-351W.

 

Rusty67

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Remember that the body of the ministarted is actually not as big around. I can't tell you for sure but I remember the mini starter that I've got not being any bigger then the standard one. What would you run into clearence issues with on that side anyways ? All the clearence issues seem to be on the drivers side, at least for me.

 

Tim65GT

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The pictures are deceiving I think. After all, the info states it’s made to fit. I read in a post somewhere that terminal where the battery cable is attached was very close to the headers. Thanks for the input.