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Originally Posted by SSDan
My take is that aftermarket headers make the heat soaked starter issues even worse. With stock exhaust manifolds and the meager factory heat shielding- it takes a strong battery and the lowest circuit resistance possible (the extra ground cable gives that) to overcome the starter heat soak. The added heat that the header tubes throw into the starter is just too much to overcome especially once the starter windings start to deteriorate from repeated heat soaked start cycles over time.
My suggestions would be a to take multiple steps. Start with a fresh starter and good battery. Keep the battery fully charged at all time (keep it on a charger whenever possible). Add the ground cable. And get as much heat shielding as possible between the headers and the starter.
Good luck guys. This is a frustrating problem.
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YEAH, those are all great points. It makes me want to carry a spare starter with me as they only cost roughly 150 dollars and it cost me 300 dollars to tow my damn car back home to the shop on saturday (LOL).