spunkymonkey

Fair one - although only the weight really makes sense in my case (although I'd have to leave the pies alone to make a few lbs under the bonnet count 🤔 ) .   Power draw shouldn't be a problem if the battery / charging system works and the engine starts as it should cos even a 200 amp draw is only .05 AH per second - that's a nominal 10 minutes or so from a 35 AH battery* and if it hasn't started by then.... 😀 As for the size and manifold considerations, they don't really hold for the FWDs cos who wants a manifold pointing out the front of the grille anyway? 😀 * yes, I know the battery rating won't hold at that sort of current draw but the point is there's lots of safety margin in the original design!

Honest question (as in, not trying to stir anything up) but why? The original starters on these were more than adequate and you can get a full service kit, that takes about an hour to fit, for a tenner or so which will restore full power.  If there's still a starting problem after that then surely you're just masking some other issue by cranking it harder?