Part of the problem is Pantera specific. Your starter is practicaly resting on a header tube. This keeps the starter motor hot and a hot electric motor is less efficient. I put a reflective insulation heat shield over my starter and it did help, but did not completely solve the problem. Also higher compresion engines are more difficult to spin.
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