Originally Posted by fourgearsavoy
Originally Posted by rickseeman
Originally Posted by fourgearsavoy
I suggest the genuine Denso unit that Mancini carries. I'm running a factory 318 Dakota starter on my 143 tooth flywheel with Doug's headers and it fits fine.
Gus beer


That's what I used on my 65. (It's an automatic.) I didn't know if it would work on a car that had a direct drive starter originally.


I'm pretty sure only the early production 426 HEMI used the direct drive starter with a special bellhousing that wont use the late model gear reduction starter.
Double check your bell and flywheel before you bolt it all together twocents

Gus beer


Gus is right. After the early '60's, the only direct drive starter was in the '66-'69 Hemi cars and only those with a manual trans and 172 tooth ring gear. For those rare applications, the only aftermarket gear reduced replacement starter is the RobbMc: http://www.robbmcperformance.com/products/hemi_starter.html

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