Do V8 Gen I/II and Gen III/IV starters interchange?
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Do V8 Gen I/II and Gen III/IV starters interchange?
Can I put a modern mini-starter from a 5.3, etc. on an old school SBC?
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I was using the starter from a 2000 5.3, and the 350 was the 1-piece rear main seal, so the flexplate is 153 tooth. First, the matter of bolts. The 350 bolts slid right through the 5.3 starter perfectly. The block came from either a truck or a 'vette, it's 4-bolt main. This matters only because it has all 3 starter bolt holes, for either the straight pattern of the 153 tooth, and the staggered pattern of the 168 tooth. as vettes didn't use 168 tooth in those years, this is a truck block. Anyway, the 5.3 holes are too close together, and even if youwere inclined to drill and tap a new hole, or two, you'd still need to take a grinder to the block, as the solenoid/plunger thing hits the block. If you ground the clearance, you wouldn't hit water, so have at it if you aqlready have the starter and KNOW it's good, go right ahead. Otherwise, just use the starter for the '92-'97 LT1/LT4.
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