Posted By: ffej
school me on mini starters - 07/13/14 12:03 AM
finally got my car back together and now my oem starter wont fit with my new headers(chart said it would) anyways what do you guys recomend for mini starters best value, reliability ,are they all the same size? thanks jeff
Posted By: 71yelladustr
Re: school me on mini starters - 07/13/14 12:10 AM
There are 2 sizes. The earlier ones on the LA engines were a tad bigger. The later Mag engine ones are smaller and are the one to get for max clearance. May have to take off the starter wire adapter bracket for use on a big block.
Posted By: therocks
Re: school me on mini starters - 07/13/14 12:46 AM
Just get a reman mini for a 360 Ram.Mines been in 15 years.My kid has a new one from 440 Source.It has about 5 years on it.Rocky
Posted By: Dcuda69
Re: school me on mini starters - 07/13/14 01:03 AM
Yep...90's Magnum. I got one from NAPA new,not reman for about $100. Been cranking my 10.5:1 470" for a few years now
Posted By: RSNOMO
Re: school me on mini starters - 07/13/14 01:13 AM
Have had a mini(with heat shield)hiding behind some Hooker's for 15+ years now...
Posted By: Telvis
Re: school me on mini starters - 07/13/14 01:15 AM
I bought on from Advanced Auto parts for a 96 Ram pickup (I think the 360 and 318 are the same) and it works great in my Challenger 340. I think it was $90 before i used their discount code and it came with a lifetime warranty. If you go to their website you can usually get a code for 15% to 20% off. I order online and go pick it up in the store. It's a much better deal that way. They usually have it waiting for me behind the counter within an hour of ordering.
Posted By: fourgearsavoy
Re: school me on mini starters - 07/13/14 01:20 AM
The original REAL Denso starters are still available from Mancini Racing and they are a little more money but it's better than the Chinese made units.
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Posted By: DAYCLONA
Re: school me on mini starters - 07/13/14 01:28 AM
I run the PowerMaster line of mini's, they do have a "clockable" model for Mopars, you can index the the body to suit clearance near headers or other engine/body/suspension mods that may interfere with the starters location, I've had ZERO issues in over a decade of use with the PowerMaser minis
Mike
Posted By: ffej
Re: school me on mini starters - 07/13/14 02:52 PM
thanks for all the input everyones been great here at helping answer questions to finally get this thing back on the road!!
Posted By: kloyiod
Re: school me on mini starters - 07/13/14 06:06 PM
Do yourself a favor and get one from the boneyard, they work just as well if not better than these $100+ units these guys are paying for! I guess they just have more money than sense!
Posted By: gtx6970
Re: school me on mini starters - 07/14/14 01:35 PM
I've used a couple of these ,,with ZERO complaints. even on a 484 CI Hemi
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mopar-Charger-Cu...362&vxp=mtr
Posted By: ta3834bbl
Re: school me on mini starters - 07/14/14 04:10 PM
I bought one from mancini's and recently bought a replacement for it at O'reillys. The one I got from O'riellys was off something like a 96 v6 dakota and spins that 383 of mine just like the mancini one and rebuilt was about 60 bucks with exchange. ( i gave them an old low torque factory as a trade in ) Works like a champ and spins my engine over way faster than the old styles do.
Posted By: hemi68charger
Re: school me on mini starters - 07/14/14 04:43 PM
I recently purchased one from O'Reilly's for my 426 Hemi w/headers application. I referenced my '98 Dodge Ram SS/T. So far so good. Spins that hemi over rather nicely.. I did shorten the posts though. They were particularly close to the block. There is plenty of threads on the posts, so no worries on the cable installation. It fits perfectly with plenty of clearance with the TTI headers I have.
Posted By: I_bleed_MOPAR
Re: school me on mini starters - 07/14/14 08:49 PM
Starter on the 383 is the same one I put on the 360 that was in it previously. Came from my Dads old junkyard off an '89 van with a 5.9 in it. Replaced the solenoid contacts (cost me about $6 at the time- real Denso contacts from the Toyota dealer I worked at) before I put it on. Been on the car about 6-7 yrs. now.
Tim
Posted By: dangina
Re: school me on mini starters - 07/19/14 07:45 PM
picked one up from napa, still hit my hedman headers 78030, mostly due to me running the 11" clutch which pushed it out a 1/2". Had to cut and reweld the #1 tube for clearance, could probably get away with denting it running the 10.5"
what years were the bigger ones? I think mines for a 92?
Posted By: ffej
Re: school me on mini starters - 07/20/14 02:23 PM
i ended up getting one from summit about the same price as advanced auto since i didnt have a core to turn in. fits nice easy to install even with headers
starters are only good for a number of cycles, when it's new you can estimate how much life you can expect from it, used="Russian Roulette" what your going to pay for that tow home, would have bought you a new starter 