[DeTomaso] Starters

[JDeRyke at aol.com]

In a message dated 5/17/09 4:07:32 PM, boyd411 at gmail.com writes:

> Some of them may look "cooler, but if this one works I think the $150 to 
> $250.00 savings will look cooler in my wallet.!
> 
The late '80s gear-drive starters were adapted from a Hitachi starter 
designed for the Nissen 300ZX V-6, with various cast-in-the-U.S noses and 
bendixes on them to match Fords, Chevs etc. Some of the more recent ones are 
actually made for Fords and Chevs. But the thing is, the electric motors have 
rare-earth magnets in them right out of Aerospace programs. With the extra 
torque and high rotational speed this gives, they can add a gear reduction drive 
in them and get much higher cranking speeds on big engines. Doesn't hurt 
that they are less sensitive to radiated engine heat and weigh about half what 
an OEM starter does. FWIW- J Dertyke


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