OK Which Mini Starter?

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I have a reman 360 truck in my 440.Cost almost as much 10 years ago as the new 440 source one my kid put in his 413.I have to remove the header on mine to R&R because of the scattershield and 2 inch TTIs.Rocky

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My headers are not on yet and I don't want to the tubes because of a starter

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Do you have a flywheel or flex plate?

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In my 70 Charger RT 4speed car,Lakewood scattershield and I am running the ceramic coated Hooker Super Comp 1 7/8 headers and a parts store mini starter.
I did not have to ding or alter my headers at all when I installed them and they have excellent clearance near the starter....but if I had to install the starter with the headers on it would not be possible.

I hope my starter works when I go to fire it up!

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Again, picking a starter is not the hard part, I was just looking for one that was able to clear headers without Thanks Blakcharger440

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I went to the junkyard and got one off a dakota for $25 and it works awesome on my 440...cheap and easy.

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same here. I have changed many over by using junkyard minis from 90 up V6 nd V8 Dodge Dakota or full sized Dodge pichps. Used 'em on everything from Small blocks to Hemi's no problems other than a little clearancing on some of the big blocks.

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All you guys telling this member what you are using on your 440 , unless its a low deck stroked to 440 cubes , is TOTALLY USELESS INFORMATION , headers and minis fit fine on RB blocks , completely DIFFERENT STORY on a low deck , been there, smashed the tubes to prove it .

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I know 3 guys running minis with headers on B blocks.None had a problem.Mine is tight because of the 143 tooth wheel and scattershield.Junk yard starter I think not.Its too hard to change a probally 8 year old starter to take a chance.Ill pay for a new one.Rocky

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71 Cuda 383 auto 727 tranny. Hooker Headers #5903HKR. 1 1/16" from starter mounting surface to surface of ring gear. Original OEM starter worked fine, but headers did not clear. Had issues with Robb Mc mini. Looking for an alternative mini that will clear without the headers! What else?

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Ok , I remember that header callout now, my bad .

You may be out of luck , if you can't get the Robbmc to work and you can't get a std gear reduction starter to fit without a mini is more than likely going to fit either.

I've been there, a header that hit the gear reduction starter and I had to the header tube to get that one in there, I would have had to just about collapse the tube to half its diameter to get a mini in there and it still would have been too close to not cause heat issues later on with the starter. I also was unable to get the mini in the starter hole without unbolting the header from the engine. TTi's are designed to work around a mini but I think even they are limited to a certian tube size if I remember right.

On a plus note I was able to get a mini on a low deck with now discontinued Hedmans with 1 7/8 tubes bolted to a lakewood using a 130 tooth flywheel .

Good luck .

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Just go gat a reman for a 360 ram like 90s.Then if it dosent work take it back.We have a mini with stick in a 360 with Hooker Scs and it fits.I dont care for Hookers.Rocky

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So I could buy a starter for.....say a 93 Dodge truck with a 360, (mini starter?) and it will work on my 69 Coronet RT stock exhaust manifolds 440/auto? No problems??
I hope Im not hi-jacking???

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I run a Summit Starter on my Magnum motor. Deals with the high temps pretty good, and the header tubes are right next to it even.

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Yet on my 440 the summit would not take the heat.


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OK, returned the starter to Robb, who in turn gave me a full refund . He installed it on his partners Dodge truck and said it work everytime . I installed the Power Master 9513 on my Cuda and it worked fine . Strange, but true . Anyway, Robb is a man of his word, and we are all happy again .

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