SW Headers and the starter motor
Hey Guys,
I have two questions about wiring up the starter with the SW headers now in place
1) The stock cables, wrapped together, routed through a flimsy stock bracket that is bolted to the back of the passenger side block, are too short to go around the back of the starter and then up to the front of the starter terminals. This routing is needed in order to avoid melting the cables in the stock routing, which is now to close to the header. What do you think is the best way to add about 6 inches of cable to both the red and black lines. Or would I be better off just running two new cables? The stock negative cable appears to be flat braided metal as it gets to the end.
2)There is a portion of the starter, the solenoid I believe (small cylindrical portion mounted to larger body of the starter), is only about the width of my middle finger :-) from one of the header long tubes...! SW recommends that nothing be closer than 1/2 inch to the pipes. So...... will the starter die as a result of getting to being to close and getting to hot ? If YES, then I suppose I need to go with a mini starter?
Thanks guys.
'03 Silver Birch. Stock rebuilt 4.L 32V DOHC, V7-JT blower w/ADTR racing supercharger kit, Shift kit in transmission, stainless works long pipes and cat backs, Ridetech coil-overs front, shocks in back (ADTR kit). Rebuilt calipers, upgraded front rotors, OEM Mercury wheels, [boost, oil P, WB fuel/air, and fuel pressure] gauges. Build duration was Dec 2019 to Mar 2022. 8 rib serp belt upgrade i/p.