Installing a starter is not the hardest job on your hot rod or race car, but given the number of them that sound like hell or don’t survive long, it seems that folks could probably use a few pointers when installing one. Anyone who has had to change a starter on the ground, at the track or on the side of the road, knows that there are two kinds of starter installs. Ones where the starter comes in and out with little effort, and those that seem to need the headers, and exhaust to be moved before they can move at all. Ugh. But what is worse is when you finally get the new starter in place to only have it make all kinds of nasty noise.
Some engines are easier than others, but an LS engine is pretty typical so these steps will also be applicable to any other Chevrolet engines as well as many others.
In this video you’ll see how to measure clearances, what they should be, and how to adjust the starter to make sure it fits properly. This fit will insure that the starter lasts, is able to actually crank your high performance engine over, and that the starter and flywheel will play well together.
