Options for a smaller starter?

**Shifty** · 29-06-2009, 10:17 AM

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** · 07-07-2009, 09:32 AM

Is anyone able to help with this?

**CrUZida** · 07-07-2009, 12:43 PM

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

**Shifty** · 07-07-2009, 04:35 PM

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

**CrUZida** · 07-07-2009, 04:44 PM

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

**Dale** · 08-07-2009, 06:31 PM

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** · 08-07-2009, 07:03 PM

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!