powerful starter

[bozie]

i have a 1600 cross flow thats had a fair bit of work done to it and the starter motor was struggling to start it the starter has now packed up so i am looking for a high spec starter.

any recomendation on whats good and whats not and suppliers

 

thanks

[rallyesport04]

gear redution/high torque starter motor will do the job cant remember where i got mine from could have been somthing like h&h ignitions alot of other places sell them now rally design burton power demon tweeks an many more advitise in clssic ford

[RS2kSX]

got mine from Cambridge motorsport in Letchworth £140

[bozie]

thanks i just look on Cambridge motorsport that should do the job

 

thanks

[livewire7116]

to be honest i never had problems with starting with highly modded motors........ where is your battery located? is it upto the job?

[deltamal]

I'm running a nasp Cossie and use the standard Cossie motor on mine and it's got a 12.5:1 CR, it does need a good battery though, mine is mounted in the boot.

[bozie]

batterys in the boot so you think its more likely the battery than the starter.

also when it gets hot it struggles to start would i still get that problem with the high torque

[livewire7116]

decent output battery and also some decent gauge cable thru the car, too small and you will get immense voltage drop, i used 35mm2 earthing cable which i got from pro weld, i never had problems also its worth adding a couple extra earth straps to the engine, i used to have a battery from an astra turbo diesel van which was about 580amps

[sambo]

The Cosworth starter is much more powerful that the pinto one.

You can get your RS bellhousing modified by HT to take the cossie starter for around £75.

 

 

That said, i have bought a hi-torque starter from Peter Lloyd and i am yet to see what its like.

[dawesy1700]

ring luke motorsport, 01296 415044, he actually supplies peter lloyd rallying and does them alot cheaper when you buy direct, im sure his price is around £110 last time i checked his mag, top bloke too, very helpful, also does 14" cooling fans for less than £40, and i just bought an 80amp alternator for £56 inc vat n delevery, highly recommended.

[Fiesta Steve]

Are you sure its not an ignition timing problem ??

[bortaf]

not sure how it will mesh with the Xflow flywheel but i allways use the high power starters from 2.0i granada pintos, they sell em on ebay with a load of bollox about how they are special made from ford parts but in reality they just get a pinto EFI H/D starter and add an earlyer solenoid with the 12V start boost pin on it, then they charge £180 odd for it

[4-Door Pete]

I have a Powerlite hi-torque starter on my pinto, it's made a huge difference but as said you need to make sure the battery leads are good and thick.

 

Rally Design sell them.

 

pete

[sambo]

Are you sure its not an ignition timing problem ??

 

True, on one of my engines, i had to carry a 13mm spanner around with me.

 

i'd back off the advance to start it and when it fires, tweak it around again!

 

bloody thing.

[James HPE Motorsport]

I used to have trouble with burning out starter motors on my old pushrod engine! Managed to get hold of a brand new original ford starter and problem solved!! All these cheap nast ones from Euro Car Parts and the like are a load of poo!

 

Worth checking to see if your timing is not too far advanced tho!!!

[bozie]

thanks everyone i will try some of your ideas this weekend

 

thanks