eramos2033

I'm needing to know what kind of starter you guys used....
I'm building a carb'd 5.3l with a tci flex plate and a tci th400. All this will go into a 1969 camaro.

I'm needing to know what starter I need to use. A truck,camaro,or a Corvette starter. Pictures and part numbers would help greatly.
Thanks.

74novacustom

its to my understanding that you will be using the factory 5.3 style starter

eramos2033

There seem to be two types.I went to autozone and was told that three were two different types. Long bolt and short bolt style. (I may have misunderstood though)

78supersport

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Im running a 5.3/Th400 with the stock flexplate with the spacer. I used the stock truck starter.

eramos2033

I bought the engine without the starter so I don't know what the "stock" starter is. Like I said autozone ($150ish) and my local auto stores pull up two types. I'm thinking about ordering one from eBay($75) and would like to get a part number first just to be sure of my purchase.

G-Body

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I`m pretty sure that all my swaps have used a long/long bolt starter. I have worked on a 2001 5.3 tahoe motor, 2001 GMC silverado 6.0l, 1999 chevy 1500 5.3L, 2003 suburban 5.3L and my spare starter were all the long/long bolt ones. I don`t even think I have seen a long/short bolt starter on a LSx, but autozone does list one, I have no idea what used it though.

74novacustom

Dont trust the guys at most Auto parts stores, If its not in the computer it doesnt exist to them. Car Quest and Napa do very well opening books.

Levis Classics

howd you bolt the torque converter to flex plate I'm looking and there isn't much room between the flex plate and the block to get a nut back there, how long were your bolts?

MrPotatoeHead

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The guy at autozone was correc . Theres two types of ls starter . Two long bolts and the one short one long that breaks blocks. Buy the two long bolt version.

tfi racing

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Think those counter parts guys were useless in 2011? Fast forward to 2020 where most of us only go the the local parts store in an emergency or research the part numbers online before going to the store,competent parts people sadly are a dying breed and harder and harder to find.

LS BRAVADA

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The long/short bolt starters are GM first design that would break the block.
The long/long bolt starters were second design that cured the broken block problem.

Farley85

What year had the broken block problem and what years was it corrected... getting ready to build a carbed ls for my derby cars

G Atsma

It wasn't block design. It was the difference in starters. Pretty obvious by description.

pdxmotorhead

I have run across old GM blocks (283/327/305's) that had a shallow bolt hole.. Just shallow enough you think you go the bolt tight, till the long side breaks, or it roaches the ring gear on the flywheel. Test the bolts in the holes before you install.