T56 starter compatibility?
T56 starter compatibility? I am doing some research into what starter I will need for my T56/5.3 setup. I will be using an LS7 clutch and flywheel.
5.3/6.0 Truck starters are dirt cheap and very easy to come by, while actual LS1 car starters aren't. I would prefer to use the truck starter if It's possible.
I did a bunch of googling and searching around but found no straight forward answer. This kind of points to a maybe? https://ls1tech.com/forums/conversio...3-starter.html
Will I be able to use a truck 5.3/6.0 starter with a T56 on my 5.3?
5.3/6.0 Truck starters are dirt cheap and very easy to come by, while actual LS1 car starters aren't. I would prefer to use the truck starter if It's possible.
I did a bunch of googling and searching around but found no straight forward answer. This kind of points to a maybe? https://ls1tech.com/forums/conversio...3-starter.html
Will I be able to use a truck 5.3/6.0 starter with a T56 on my 5.3?
No reason you shouldn't. The truck starter is more desired because of its equal mounting ears rather than one short and one long. I used a truck starter on my ls1 and t56.
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I just installed a T-56 w/ GM aluminum bellhousing into my 2000 Tahoe. My original truck starter does not fit into the f-body bellhousing, the nose is too big for the opening. Any info on different starters for different year F-bodies?
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Looks like I might have a GTO bell housing instead of an fbody unit. Picked up a GTO starter and it's definitely smaller than the fbody/truck version. Haven't test fitted it yet but will comment as soon as I do.
GTO's and their bellhousing have the starter snout in a different location than Fbodys, corvettes and trucks. The solenoid is also clocked quite a bit differently and interferes with alot of headers
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The location of the starter appears to be the same.....it mounts with the same bolts in the same location on the block.
It does have the solenoid at a very slight different angle on the starter that would put it closer to a set of headers. On my truck application w/ longtubes it didn't cause any issues.
It does have the solenoid at a very slight different angle on the starter that would put it closer to a set of headers. On my truck application w/ longtubes it didn't cause any issues.
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