Options for a smaller starter?

[Shifty]

Hey guys

I am using an E53 gearbox (taken from a Camry) with my 3SGTE and the starter is fricken massive. Probably not much bigger than most other stuff, I just notice because it's in exactly the wrong place for where I want it

Are there any bolt-on options for:

* physically smaller starters, or one that will mount
* on the firewall side of the gearbox or
* against the block under the exhaust manifold/turbo or
* against the block under the inlet manifold

[Shifty]

Is anyone able to help with this?

[CrUZida]

To mount it on the other side of the flywheel you'll need to get the ring gear modified.

[Shifty]

Can't just press off ring gear and press on the other way around?

[CrUZida]

I'm not sure if that would be for motors turning in the oppostie direction.

[Dale]

A GT4 starter would probably fit, but the picture isn't good enough for me to tell if the starter you have is the same as one of those or not

[Roundy]

It certainly looks the same as a GT4 starter, i pulled the one out of my 162 with a camry box and fit it to my 185..

I am curious to see what you come up with, because if that starter wasn't there my inlet piping would be SOOO much easier!