V6/V8 Conversions & Starters, Something amiss Options

[dbledsoe]

I'm doing a V6 Buick conversion with adapters, etc. from Kennedy Engineered Products. I also bought an IMI High Torque starter from them. The only thing is, it won't clear the trunk floor so I can put it in. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/confused24.gif) The starter is IMI's #101, which is what Kennedy sent me knowing, I believe, that it was going into a 914. Anyone else run into this problem? Or, what starter did you end up using for your V6 or V8 conversion.

[dbledsoe]

QUOTE (nine14cats @ Jul 6 2005, 10:28 AM)

Hi Don, Give the repositioning a shot and tell me how that goes.  I'm leaning in that direction rather than putting a "dimple" in my pan. I don't know why most folks are against a V6.  My brother's first car was a Chevy Vega with the notorious blown head gasket on the 4 cylinder motor.  We were able to get a Buick 231 V6 and cleaned it up (home grown porting work, my Grandfather had his own tractor/trailor truck repair shop).   With a 4 speed, the torque in the Vega was great!....I thought the car was a blast to drive.... I do know that Rod Simpson said that the torque pulses out of a V6 actually create more issues for the 901 in the "violence" of the crank throw.  Rod told me that 225 ft/lbs of torque in a V6 was like 300 ft/lbs in a V8.   Maybe someone will chime in with the physics behind it.   Personally, I think the 6 looks pretty fuching bad ass in your engine bay! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/laugh.gif) Bill P.

Bill,

I repositioned the starter. There seems to be a choice of stock configuration (as shown in my photo) and a 90 degrees left configuration of that. Rotating the starter 90 degrees left on the starter mounting flange cured my problem. In that configuration there is tons of room when the starter is bolted up. Only concern is tight quarters to get a wrench on the lower starter bolt (a socket would not work). That's no big deal other than I prefer to torque stuff to proper specs but don't have the tools to do so when an open end wrench is the only thing that works.

But hey, it's in there with no dimpling of the trunk underpan. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/beer3.gif)

A photo tomorrow evening.

Best,

Don