Bravo 1 Top Mount Starter
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I asked them same thing a few months ago. Was told no go . Not enough room. I had a broken starter mounting bolt. Ended up having to pull the motor out and send to a shop to get it removed end repaired.
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yep that was TRS only stuff, without the trans there isnt enough room. I wonder if a bell housing could be developed for the newer smaller starters, wonder if theres enough room for that.
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08 OPA Class 1 National Champion
08 Class 1 Geico Triple Crown Champion
08 OPA High Points Champion
10 OPA Class 1 National Champion ( happy now Ed! )
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From the engineering side it gets costly to get the stress and thermo done as well. Not everyone has a 100k worth of software laying around.
Someone should have brought this up last year when I had permission to do personal projects at Piper. Contracts done now though.
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i guess you are limited to transmission applications like TRS, speedys, or surface drives. unless an accessory belt driven starter could be devised. ok, what about a really talented alum welder. could somebody sit down with a velvet drive and a bravo flywheel cover and section the 2 of them together? could use 2 bell-housing to engine bolt holes as alignment points. of course first ya need to build a shorty starter into an old top mount starter nose and see if it fits between engine and transom...everything is possible with enough time, determination and money. doesn't mean it is a good idea.