High Torque Mini starter on ebay...any good?

[svasica]

Theres this high torque mini starter up on ebay for $89, but i'm not sure if its a good one? Also, it says I need to retrofit it to my car, what would have to be done to retrofit the starter? Can anyone recommend somewhere I can get a good high torque mini starter?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=33576&item=2476254240&rd=1

 

[Michael Yount]

The best - www.pa-performance.com. Get their wiring kit as well - one of the best suppliers of alternators and starters for our cars out there. Everything is brand new, high quality, idiot proof instructions, good customer service.

 

[HISSIN50]

S-Man, i agree with Michael (from what i have read). however, if you want the ebay one, try a search. i know of several folks have used that ebay starter (dont recall names though).
when you search and come across someone who says they have one, you could send a PM to them if you want. i have done this before (when lookin for a review of a certain Brand/part, and folks have been great about gettin right back to me about how they like the item).

good luck.

 

[TheUser]

NEW FORD MUSTANG COUGAR HI TORQUE MINI STARTER 302/351 from a guy named alterstart on ebay. Mine was like 60-65 w/o warrenty and then I added a paypal warrenty for like $5, so with shipping it was like 80-85. Bolted up fine, no retrofitting, but I hooked it up to the starter solonoid backwards and fried the solonoid on the starter. Got a replacement solonoid at autozone for $35 for a ford hi torque mini starter, put it on and blew it because I didn't unhook the neg. battery cable and touched metal w/ the solonoid on the starter, so I just ended up buying a remanufactured starter from autozone and now I have a high torque mini starter w/ blown solonoid as a paper weight...either way, it bolted up fine, but I can't give any longevity reports, as I never actually got to use it!

 

[TIMMY2734]

Alterstart

 

[tmoss]

I have the alterstart 150A 3G and mini-hi torque starter and they were quality looking pieces. So far no problems. $65 for the mini and $135 for the 3G.

 

[Michael Yount]

Tom - were they new or remanufactured?

 

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

I went with a plain old stock replacement, rebuilt starter from Autozone for like 55 bucks after tax, and it came with a lifetime warrantee. Sure it's nothing fancy, but just about everything i've replaced on my car is lifetime warrantee so i've kinda got Autozone by the balls...lol

 

[Michael Yount]

SS - after hearing many stories from folks who have to replace their failing 'lifetime guarantee' components once a year (radiators, alternators, starters, etc.), it's not as clear who has who by what extremity. Believe me, overall, they're NOT losing money on those arrangements.

 

[tmoss]

They are new - not rebuilt

 

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

SS - after hearing many stories from folks who have to replace their failing 'lifetime guarantee' components once a year (radiators, alternators, starters, etc.), it's not as clear who has who by what extremity. Believe me, overall, they're NOT losing money on those arrangements.

Yea i knew someone would say that...lol Personally i'm not terribly bothered by replacing things unless i get stuck somewhere because of it, in the end though i only buy that certain item once, and i dont think anything is going to last forever.


LOL reminds me of that line from Tommy Boy "look if you want me to take a dump in a box and mark it guaranteed, i will, i've got time. 'Cause that's pretty much what you're gonna get, a guaranteed piece of $hit"

 

[cardudeusa]

Alterstart

Yep, I have one of his high torque starters, and a nice polished 3G alternator. Great products.

 

[Foxslider]

Bump. Looking at these right now. Anybody running one and been good for a while? I really want to know how do you hook up that 3 wire connection?

 

[HemiRick]

16 yr old thread I doubt the starters are still the same....

 

[nickyb]

I got mine on Amazon,it's a DB.electric mini starter, like 60 clams.it's new and I've been daily driving with it for over 7 years, no problemo. I've also got a 3g alt. New from them also working awsome.the starter hooked right up easy.

 

[Foxslider]

Cool. Looks like they have gone down in price somehow. One of few things huh lol. The ebay ones are 3 wire. PA is 2 wire. Im about to go look it up right for my understanding right now.

edit: the stock is 2 wire? i dont even remember just replaced it 8 months ago. If so then easy peezy. I read the PA isntructions. Very simple. Then i found em on ebay and saw a 3rd terminal.

 

[Foxslider]

ok me dumb. good. Its always nice being stupid b/c then it makes the solution easy. Checked LMR mini starter, its 3 terminal, so i got it from here. Thanks.

 

[nickyb]

ok me dumb. good. Its always nice being stupid b/c then it makes the solution easy. Checked LMR mini starter, its 3 terminal, so i got it from here. Thanks.

You self educated sombitch

 

[Foxslider]

Hot dog i tell u. The 3rd terminal does'nt get used. And the rest easy peezy. Had me wunderin fur a second.

 

[Foxslider]

I bought the cheapest one on ebay at $38.00. ($42 done) lol. Cant believe its that cheap.. Hope i feel the same way stranded on the highway harhar..