Which starter motor for BBC?

[*rayman*]

Which starter motor to buy?

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What starters are you guys running?

I bought a cheapy no name brand high torque mini starter from ebay for mine, but i've been told to steer away from them.

It makes a high pitch whine when cranking over, and it didnt come with bolts or shims. I used normal bolts in it as the original bolts were too long. I've been told i need to use knurled bolts so the starter wont move. When it moves, it sometimes wont engage properly.

I'm looking to buy a new starter, but dont want to do this exercise again. Which one should i be looking at? I need offset bolt hole locations, and space is at a premium down there with tranny cooler lines and exhaust close by.

This is for a 454 big block with Turbo 350.

Any suggestions/feedback are welcome.
- CSR?
- MSD?
- Meziere?
Looking at these options from summit:

$205 US
http://static.summitracing.com/global/images/prod/norm/pwm-9612_w_m.jpg
http://www.summitracing.com/parts.aspx?sku=PWM-9612

$335 US
http://static.summitracing.com/global/images/prod/norm/csi-100psbp_w_m.jpg
http://www.summitracing.com/parts.aspx?sku=CSI-100PSBP

[Vegas69]

The General......comes with the whole kit and kaboodle. I'm happy with mine on my 600hp rat. http://www.jegs.com/i/GM-Performance/809/12361146/10002/-1

[Cread01]

I have the csr and have been very happy with it. no problems 8 years goin.

[chr2002ca]

I originally purchased a Powermaster mini-starter for my BBC for about $180 from Summit and I honestly wasn't too happy with it. Maybe I just got a bad one or something. Sometimes it simply wouldn't engage and would clash on the flywheel(no matter how I shimmed it) and it also didn't really turn the engine over so great. It would also not respond well at all to hot starts. I purchased one of Tilton's Superstarters for about $410(ugh!) because I didn't want to mess around any longer. It's embarassing and aggravating when your car won't start so I decided spending good money here might be a good idea. The Tilton has a higher torque rating and supposedly is made of materials that don't soak heat as much. I went ahead and wrapped it with a heat shield just to be sure. The Tilton has performed perfectly so far. Starts up the engine immediately, never crashes on the flywheel(no shimming needed), and is absolutely unaffected by heat.

[cfwjr1974]

I have a Hitachi starter on my 512 BB Chevy in my 68 conv and it works great. I don't remember the cost....

CW

[*rayman*]

I was just about to purchase one of the powermaster starters, but now i may rethink that as per the feedback above.

Thanks guys.