Any thoughts on brands, best place to purchase?

Thanks!
Happy Sunday Morning.

Brian

I'm using one from 440 Source, works great.

i put one on my built 360 powered demon.
it's an autozone brand.
has a lifetime warranty.it has been on the motor for 6 years now and still works great.

Junk yard, $30.

Mine was a reman and has been spinning the 440 for 10 years.My kid bought new 440 Source for the 413 and its 2 years.It cost about the same as a reman.Why spend a fortune on a car and them cheap out with junkyard parts to save a few bucks.Rocky

Must be nice to have the extra $$ that could go for something else. The JY starters a just as good as alot of remans.. These starters are relativly trouble free so why buy new when used will do.

Local parts store.

Not me; the old #3258s are still plentiful-- these are the larger 1.8 HP version of the classic Mopar starter (got 2 fresh ones shipped to my door last month gor $50) and still have that telltale Mopar "whine" and they last pretty well, too; as long as you get a decent quality reman; that and they were Made in the USA, back when that meant something; on the minis, there are too many knockoffs being sold that were made in who knows where that won't last a season.

That, and the simple notion that I actually have a couple usable spares here, means that it'll be that much longer before I need one; ain't it funny, how while you have spare parts sitting/collecting dust, they are not needed but as soon as you get rid of them, you wish you hadn't?

Been using a dakota starter that I got from the reg auto parts store now for 15 years. I haven't hoisted/used a old time starter since then.

PowerMaster's Mopar Mini

I bought mine from mopar 11 years ago when I rebuilt my engine. I like it. In the first 11 years i owned the car, I put 3 regular starters on it. Exhaust heat killed them. Yes. I used a heat shield. Noticed no difference.

2 cars 2 Dakota starters from wrecking yards.
Shawn

Two here from Advanced with lifetime warranty. One on my 501 cid Coronet and one on my son's 363 cid Duster. ZERO issues.

I bought one from Manicini racing before I found out they were Dakota starters. Been on my 440 for 7 years now with only one problem. The ring gear slipped on my 440 flywheel! This was after I'd have the truck in low 4x4 on the trail in 1st or 2nd gear, and start it with the clutch pedal up. Just hit the key, and the 440 would fire up and roll down the trail no problem. The ring gear is now welded to the flywheel in about 6 spots. Did it through the inspection cover.


The main reason I bought the small starter, because in a big block truck with headers and stock starter, you have to first pull the header to get to the starter. Hooker headers actually touch the end of the stock starter. With the mini, I can pull the starter off without loosening the header. I've only had it off the truck once in 7 years, trying to figure out the ring gear slipping. That made a wierd noise!

Michael

I used to have the grungiest, nastiest dakota starter I've ever seen. I had it on my 4-speed without the shields on and somehow it got caught in the teeth and busted the snout.

I got a reman advance starter and it works great. So much easier to install as well. It would be really hard for a remanufacturer to screw up a nippendenso starter. There's almost nothing to them. I wouldn't use a stock starter unless it was on a Slant Six

I bought mine new in the early 90's for $139.00. Best money I ever spent.....Still working fine.