my 67 shovel isnt a totally hot rod but its around 9.5:1

i already have a hitachi starter. heavy duty cables, relay and solenoid. all seem to work fine except i always get stuck at the dreaded compression spot.

new 325cca battery doesnt change anything. has anyone with a non stock engine used one of those 1.4kw starters?

if i can hear some good input on anything but a stock engine it would help me decide to pull the trigger on one.

thanks in advance

 

For me, I run a all ***** starter. The reason is that the stock starters rear bracket on the fxe super glide was an issue, due to the six speed outer cover. The all ***** Starter is shorter, my comp ratio is 10:5 to 1 with no comp releases. Now the other thing that I had to learn was how it wanted to start. The need for a added relay is a must, in that a relay controls a large amount of amps, secondly, and this is what I do weather it is a kicker or electrical. Leave your ing off, run it through either by kicking or pushing the button, in that I run a SU carb with no accelerator pump I do not touch the fuel until she fires. The All ***** starter is pricey, but works very well

 

funny, I also run a SU carb. my bike starts up instantly as long as I can get past that compression point.
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im looking at the allballs starter too. with that do you still have that tight spot you have to get past or does it spin the engine like a normal starter?

I do have a heavy duty relay. I think 30 or 40amp. I just had to install a new solenoid. USA made.

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All ***** makes a higher output starter. Works very well. You might consider that.

 

use a regular Harley starter. with a manual solenoid and it's a 93cu in inch have to idle a little high to keep the battery charged doe but that Harley starter turns her like a sewing machine

 

I have a Hitachi which is supposed to be an upgrade but it still gets "stuck" at compression so I have to bump the starter.

 

Some of the starter issues is the ignition and the timing used by it when it goes to start -

the aftermarket ignition like dyna or mid west has a delay and cranks the engine before turning its self on

not saying its not a starter issue but we have found ignition is always in the loop

 

I have a custom setup. it's a Genny shovel but it has a custom distributor with cone dyna single fire ignition.

 

If that module doesn't have an electric start mode, you could install a push button switch that opens the circuit to the coil to kill the ignition until the motor gets up to speed. I had to do that with a 10:1 car engine in the past.

 

Race cars use that the two buttons rocker type next to each other with two fingers crank and click

pull the hot from the coil - then crank the engine see what that does if it still stalls then move on

but at least 310 CCA battery and the starter out put lets say 1.75 is 3 HP unit and 310 is on the out side of power 350 or 400 would be better

its all money when you go down the rabbit hole of performance