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I've never had to use a shield or wrap with a mini starter. The draw is less than an OE delco starter, due to gear reduction, that's one of the points of using one.

One thing to look out for tho is you need to make sure the positive post on the starter/sol is at least an inch from any ground, and use a boot if possible. Block and header are common arc points.

The initial hit when you turn the key can jump to a surrounding ground. Have personally experienced this. Everything was 'right', but with minimal heat up, it would arc, and not spin as good. Had a friend watching when it happened, he saw it arc, and then I found the post was arcing to the block, paint was burned off.

For me, it was the terminal body on the 'battery' wire the boot I had didn't cover the end of the terminal. Now when I put the terminal on the post, I position it so it points forward, due to the type of headers I have, and gives plenty of space. I remember one of the mini starters I had the post was on the block side, and the one I have now is on the header side.

You can also bend the end of the terminal to gain space, in one direction or the other.

I always use a remote starter sol now too, not sure how much that helps, but I sure feel more comfy not having the wires run hot down there while engine is running. I move the charge wire too, obviously.

EDIT: I also use a ram air harness battery tube, and run it on the rear of the driver side head pointing down & forward. You can route the wire towards the starter on the block side.

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