Mini starter

[jcolville89]

I got a mini starter from a doge Dakota on my 69 rr and its just not got enough *** to turn over my motor imma have to go to a high torque wonder what be my best option on this and best place for the money don't wanna put to much in one

 

[HEMI-ITIS]

Pretty sure that is a high torque.What is your comp ratio,where is your timing at the hit of the key??

 

[67 B-body]

Is there something wrong with a factory V8 starter?

 

[67 coronet]

check the cranking amps on your battery and the condition of the cables.that starter should crank over some pretty good compresion.

 

[Cranky]

Is there something wrong with a factory V8 starter?

The present day mini starters should start up just about anything short of or engines with big compression numbers. Now the old factory ones that came on our stuff back in the day leave a lot to be desired....

 

[67 B-body]

I can only comment that mine "factory starter" spins my engine over perfectly with something around 13.5:1 compression ratio.
I'm guessing the OP doesn't have anything other than stock compression based on other posts he has. My money lies on to much initial timing trying to bring a low compression engine with a hotter camshaft and tunnel-ram to life..... Could be wrong though, just saying it's a likely scenario based on the limited knowledge of setup gathered from each post from the OP....
Anxiously waiting for more info......

 

[RustyRatRod]

The original factory starters were good. That is, as long as they are an original Chrysler starter and not an Autozoneoreillypepboysadvance POS. The fault usually lies In bad grounds, worn starter relays, loose connections and the like. Probably the same can be said about the OP's mini starter, too.

 

[Cranky]

The original factory starters were good. That is, as long as they are an original Chrysler starter and not an Autozoneoreillypepboysadvance POS. The fault usually lies In bad grounds, worn starter relays, loose connections and the like. Probably the same can be said about the OP's mini starter, too.

That's true....to a point. The newer mini's have more power than the older starters but when the system is weak, the old starters really don't shine but the newer starters will generally work decently even with a low battery. And yeah, all the connections need to be in good shape no matter what starter you're using.

 

[BeastlyBirdie]

Cranky and Rusty are correct, check the connections, usually where the problem is, or timing. As for why to use a mini, originals are heavy, and just don't fit with headers, at least sometimes.

 

[67 B-body]

I must have been lucky on both my Mopars, 69 RR and my 67 Satty with headers and factory starters....

 

[RustyRatRod]

There are some headers the mini starter will NOT work with.

 

[Cranky]

I must have been lucky on both my Mopars, 69 RR and my 67 Satty with headers and factory starters....

I owned a 71 340 Cuda with Hooker Super Comps on it and it had the factory 'short' starter on it and I could actually replace it without loosening the header! It was a tight squeeze but it worked.

 

[67 B-body]

I owned a 71 340 Cuda with Hooker Super Comps on it and it had the factory 'short' starter on it and I could actually replace it without loosening the header! It was a tight squeeze but it worked.

My 67, I actually toss the starter up into the headers after terminating the cable ends and then slide the trans into position. I think otherwise I would have to loosen the header to get it out the other direction.....