Greg,
I found this old post. . .
Ted Schumacher sells a Toyota starter modified to fit a TR6, claims more
than twice the HP at less weight. About $200 I think. His web page is
http://www.tsimportedautomotive.com/
Maybe this will help you.
----- Original Message -----
From: Greg Adams <greg@cmc.net>
To: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 1999 1:56 PM
Subject: balky starter on GT6
>
> Usually I just lurk, BUT.....
>
> I have a 68 (or so) spit6, with 6 into 1 headers which are routed between
> the engine and the inside frame rail. They run so close to the starter
that
> one of the tubes actually has an (intentional) dent in it to clearance the
> bearing cap on the end of the starter. The starter doesn't crank very
fast
> when the engine is cold, but fast enough to start the engine. When the
> engine is hot, it doesn't crank fast enough to start the engine at all.
>
> Also, if what I've been told is true, this engine has a shaved head and
the
> compression ratio is somewhere in the neighborhood of 10.5:1 or 11:1.
>
> I've been told that Toyota starters are sometimes used as a high
performance
> replacements in situations like this, and I have a Toyota starter, so I am
> curious if anyone knows how this is done, if it's even true.
>
> Has anyone had a similar trouble, and come up with a workable solution?
>
> TIA, Greg Adams
>
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