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Thanks for all the feedback guys, I have just got back from Greece so haven't checked the mail for a while, the night before I went on holiday the beast roared!!! albeit not for too long, due to noise, the replies about the starter are interesting, Alterstart state no shims are required, however prior to start up I shimmed the flange with a couple of washers about 30 thou, seemed to help(thanks Tom) I also need to add a solonoid as the way it is set up it throws straight in. On another note my mate has just about finished his dax cobra with a 429/tremec combi, and he is having major problems with the motor running hot, The guage goes up to 3/4 (whatever that temp is) it does not continue to climb but runs at too high a temperature,any suggestions/advice to get a 429 to run cool, he has the large capacity dax radiator fitted( recommended for american v8's) and a std(new) water pump, the motor is rebored/rebuilt, also fitted with an electric fan. Any feedback once again appreciated. Thanks Dave