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Originally Posted by White_FC' date='Apr 18 2004, 03:46 AM
Lynn E. Hanover, just wondering how you got a starter motor to suit that tiny flywheel?
What trasmission were you using? We cannot use the outer part of the flywheel. Mazda comp makes a spider style ring gear thing that bolts to tabs left after you machine off most of the spokes on the Tilton flywheel. I will cut off all of the flywheel part. I will bore out the center hole and cut down the locating spigot on the rear counter weight. I will bolt the modified flywheel on with an old style flexplate to get a starter ring. So my rear counter weights have both Mazda and Chevy bolt patterns. I use a top mounted starter (stock Mazda) because there is a problem with suspension and header space all around. In my case we run a either a Richmond Gear trans synchronized 5 speed, or a Saenz dog ring 5 speed. The Richmond is a big fat thing built up on a Ford size and spacing system. It is the old Doug Nash street 5 speed. The front face has a bolt pattern for many types of bell housings. This one has a large number of choices for each gear ratio. 5th is straight through (one to one). That uses a Chevy S-10 bell housing and a Long (brand name) shifter. The trans is more like what you used to find behind a big V-8 in a TransAm car. It is actually too heavy for what we need. But they are less than $2,000 bucks new. A dog ring version is available for around $6,000, but still too heavy. We got a deal on the Saenz, but new they are about $6,000. It uses a RX3P bell housing and a slightly shorter drive shaft. It has its own built in shifter. The Saenz is out of action right now because of a learning curve problem. The faster you shift it, the longer it lasts. One slow shift and Houston you have a problem. Lynn E. Hanover |
I have an old RX-2 top mounted starter. Is there a newer, smaller, lighter one available now? The RX-2 unit is a large weight on top of the engine.
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