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I never had any lazy starting when hot with the old original starter, but when I installed the mini hi torque starter (to save weight) it would sometimes do it when hot.
The first thing I did was wrap the starter in that silver heat reflective stuff. Not sure if this improved things really as it would still sometimes do it.

Next, I made a little aluminium scoop under the car and ducted a pipe into the back of the wrapped starter.
I made sure there was an air gap between the wrap and the starter body with neoprene strips. At the same time I removed the original solenoid from the bulkhead and ran the battery cable direct to the solenoid on the mini starter. I thought it was a bit silly going through two solenoids, but I didn't feel like rewiring it at the time of installing the starter.

Since I did this 3 years ago it's been perfect. As I changed two things at the same time, I dont really know which fixed the problem! I think it was probably the solenoid bit that did it. It's nice to know that the starter is not getting hot though.

When I originally restored the car I made a nice quality earth strap at the back of the tranny, and I also installed a smaller one on the front of the engine. Belt and braces, you know.

Johnny