After some emails with Robb at RobbMC Performance, it was decided that the FE style mini starter would bolt to a Y block. The difference is the starter drive gear. He has dealt with this on the pre 65 FE motors that have a different ring gear/flex plate tooth count than the later FE cars and trucks. One solution has been to change the ring gear but a little drastic in the labor effort just to get a starter mounted. One question, was the starter drive gear carried over from the Flatheads to the Y block? There are Mini High Torque Flathead starters on the market. If so, would it be possible to modify/swap that gear with the FE starter unit? I have a FE PowerMaster Mini starter under my bench and a Y block starter drive. The FE uses 11 teeth and the Y block has 9. The shaft size looks to be very close in diameter. I did find a 9 tooth starter pinion gear kit for the Hitachi but not the Denso one yet.




57 Black Tbird 312/auto