There are differences in gear reduction starters. Some have a few
alternate bolt holes to allow rotating the starter body in relation to
the mounting nose. Sometimes, non of the options allow mounting without
creating more footwell clearance.
Others like APT have a whole lot of alternate mounting holes (9
positions) to allow small changes of starter body rotation. There was
only one position that allowed the starter to be mounted without
clearance problems on my BN2.
It spins my high compression engine very quickly with the 35 AH
Westco/Miata sealed battery.
Dave Russell
Mr. Bill wrote:
> Mine was installed by Eric Grunden of Absolutely British so I don't
> know where it came from. I'm pretty sure it was a direct bolt on
> with no modifications needed. However, 4-bangers could be different
> or I might be wrong. Mine has been in the car since 2001 and I love
> it.
>
> As Randy said, it spins very quickly, which, I would think, saves the
> battery. I was working on an ignition problem and finally got Red
> Car started without having to stick a battery charger on it. Eric
> wired it through the original starter solenoid so the button on its
> back can still be used to spin the motor while working under the
> bonnet. Definitely a plus.
>
> Bill Barnett '53 BN1 #663 (Getting to be a really cool Driver!)
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