efe starter on to Kat 1100

by **FBJ admin** » Sat May 31, 2014 5:39 pm

Hi folks, since i built my stock Kat 8 yrs back its always been a twat to crank when hot. I put it down to the 1170 kit. Tried starter motors earth leads etc. I decided a couple of yrs back to fit efe starter motor and gears. So i managed to get hold of the parts and never did the job. Today its getting it.
One of the images is a efe starter one is kat. One has a cranking ratio of 1 turn of the start motor = 6.1 of the gear. The other has 1 turn starter motor = 7 turns of the gear. I will confirm which is which when i pull the Kat to bits.

by **DEANOTEK** » Sat May 31, 2014 8:18 pm

Its a excellent upgrade/mod, i've had one fitted to my kat for years. It makes a big difference when you run a bigger displacement motor. I had a lot of trouble all those years ago, when I first went up 1170cc then to 1428cc, ... the standard kat set up just didn't cut it..

Deano.

by **FBJ admin** » Sat May 31, 2014 9:07 pm

Thats good to here bud. :-)

by **DEANOTEK** » Thu Jun 05, 2014 9:57 pm

Will chat on sat at Squires.

by **quexpress** » Thu Jun 05, 2014 10:38 pm

DEANOTEK wrote:Its a excellent upgrade/mod, i've had one fitted to my kat for years. It makes a big difference when you run a bigger displacement motor. I had a lot of trouble all those years ago, when I first went up 1170cc then to 1428cc, ... the standard kat set up just didn't cut it..

Deano.

Would changing the gears only be helpful/useful ... or is the EFE starter itself required (along with the gears)?
Thanks!

by **FBJ admin** » Fri Jun 06, 2014 7:45 am

Hi. You need the efe starter motor and the efe idler gear. The starter motor splines are different so far my Kat has been great

by **quexpress** » Sat Jun 07, 2014 2:00 am

FBJ admin wrote:Hi. You need the efe starter motor and the efe idler gear. The starter motor splines are different so far my Kat has been great

Thank you! Much appreciated!

by **quexpress** » Sun Jul 06, 2014 1:20 pm

FBJ admin wrote:Hi. You need the efe starter motor and the efe idler gear. The starter motor splines are different so far my Kat has been great

Do you also need to use the EFE starter clutch gear on the end of the crankshaft, or will the GSX1100 one be OK?
Thanks!

by **Duckndive** » Sun Jul 06, 2014 2:25 pm

quexpress wrote:
FBJ admin wrote:Hi. You need the efe starter motor and the efe idler gear. The starter motor splines are different so far my Kat has been great

Do you also need to use the EFE starter clutch gear on the end of the crankshaft, or will the GSX1100 one be OK?
Thanks!

No......

Just use the intermediate gear that matches the starter you are using...............

by **quexpress** » Sun Jul 06, 2014 9:27 pm

Duckndive wrote:
quexpress wrote:
FBJ admin wrote:Hi. You need the efe starter motor and the efe idler gear. The starter motor splines are different so far my Kat has been great

Do you also need to use the EFE starter clutch gear on the end of the crankshaft, or will the GSX1100 one be OK?
Thanks!

No......

Just use the intermediate gear that matches the starter you are using...............

That's great to hear!
Thank you! 8-)