I guess I have been lucky all these years with my $30 AutoZone stock starter, heat sheild, LBMs. I NEVER ONCE had a hot start issue the entire 10 years with my bird.

Even now with the 326, it's all stock, drove on the beach today for 7 miles, stop and go, 10mph bumper to bumper in 96* heat. Got to the end of the strip, pulled in and parked on the beach. Got out some cold drinks from the trunk and she fired right back up (knock on simulated walnut (67 LeMans console)...