[Barry_R]

I've run nothing but OE starters on my personal stuff for decades. Seem to spin over the last engine I had in the ol' Torino just fine. It was only 505 cubes and 13.2:1 compression, made 712 on the dyno. Remember - the starter only sees cranking compression and drag - not cubes or power. The big cam will knock out a bunch of cranking compression and low tension ring packages reduce the drag a ton.

That said, some of the mini-starters are pretty cool for the weight reduction. Watch out for header and block clearances. Some of the mini's electrical connections have been known to hit both on occassion. Fixable - but better if you're looking out for the issues...lotsa sparks....