Starter from 87-91 weight vs 92-93 starter weight

The wiring is a little different on the high torque mini-starters. Most people put the HT mini-starter on after their stock one goes out. Which car are you going to put it on? You have about 15 cars listed in your sig...

Tim

The mini-starter probably weighs about 8 lbs. less than the larger starter. They're easy to tell apart if you have them side by side -- the larger starter is basically a MUCH larger/longer single cylinder; the ministarter is MUCH smaller, and is 2 cylinders - one is the starter motor, the second smaller cylinder sits on top of the starter motor and is the solenoid which engages the gear. The old style bigger unit has on one wire - the big starter cable - that attaches to it. The mini-starter has 2 wires - the big starter cable, and a smaller wire that triggers the relay inside the ministarter when you turn the key to 'start'. When you put the ministarter in, you have to re-wire things. On the larger starter, the cable is only hot when you switch the key to 'start'. It's attached to the 'switched' side of the fender mounted starter switch. For the mini-starter, you move the big cable so that it's hot ALL THE TIME (attach it to the non-switched side of the fender switch - the side that's attached to the hot side of the battery); and you run the small wire to the starter (it goes to the smaller terminal on the starter) from the SWITCHED side of the fender switch.