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The first starter lasted about two years next to the turbos. They've downsized the motor case so much I tend to think it just gets too hot even with the little shielding they put in there.
When the car is hot, it's slow cranks pretty badly. We've tried about everything else so we are trying a extra battery. If there is no change then we may end up pulling it back out. But we are driving four fuel pumps, two of them are rather large with a high current draw in high speed mode.
One thing that might help tremendously is the LAVA blankets we now have on the turbos. They are pretty amazing at insulating the heat in. Time will tell.
Edit: one more thing, this new motor is a 10.5 to 1 compression ratio.
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If the car feels like it is on rails, you are probably driving too slow. -Ross Bentley
Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall.
Torque is how far you take the wall with you.
“If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough.” Mario Andretti
If you can turn, you ain't going fast enough...
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