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Old August 18th, 2013, 03:12 PM
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Mini Starter who has tried what?

I am considering a mini high torque starter. Who has tried what and what kind of success have you had? Where is best to buy and so on? Thanks
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Old August 18th, 2013, 03:31 PM
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Old August 18th, 2013, 04:05 PM
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X2 I bought a power master through my local napa. Wasn't cheap but it works great.

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X3 - you'll wonder why you didn't do this years ago - my car starts all the time now.
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Old August 18th, 2013, 04:59 PM
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X4 - powermaster.
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Old August 18th, 2013, 05:15 PM
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X5 for the powermaster
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Old August 18th, 2013, 05:26 PM
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Best thing i ever did, Haven't had starter problems.
I used the summit starter protorque been in there for years.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/su...bile/model/442
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Old August 18th, 2013, 05:47 PM
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which powermaster?
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Old August 18th, 2013, 06:34 PM
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I bought the Powermaster XS 9510 used, worked great till I messed with it and shorted it out. Also bought the Summit mini starter, fine as long as you don't over tighten the marked connection, first one wasn't marked. Also bought an Ebay no name clockable mini starter, has worked fine, even grinding on the body so it would hug tighter on the 4x4.
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Old August 18th, 2013, 07:15 PM
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I bought mine from this guy.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-PONTIAC-...ht_6246wt_1362
I didn't buy on eBay but had driven past his shop on numerous occasions when I was building houses in Grand Prairie and bought directly from his shop. I found him on eBay afterwards. I've been very happy with the starter, no problems in 4+ years of use. It took a couple of days to get used to the different gear sound on start up though.
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Old August 18th, 2013, 08:27 PM
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Is eveyone using the 9510 or have any of you used other models? I don't care how it sounds as long as it works.
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Old August 18th, 2013, 08:46 PM
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Mine is a XS 9526, but I use it on a 468 Chevy, I run 10.5:1 compression with my timing @ 21 initial. The starter spins it over without a grunt.

The XS 9510 is the Oldsmobile equivalent to mine. The XS 9610 is a good starter also. They weigh less than 10 lbs.

http://www.summitracing.com/search/b...bile/year/1967
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Old August 19th, 2013, 09:28 AM
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Originally Posted by texxas
I bought mine from this guy.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-PONTIAC-...ht_6246wt_1362
I didn't buy on eBay but had driven past his shop on numerous occasions when I was building houses in Grand Prairie and bought directly from his shop. I found him on eBay afterwards. I've been very happy with the starter, no problems in 4+ years of use. It took a couple of days to get used to the different gear sound on start up though.
I have the same thing that i bought from ebay last year. Its the Pro Tork. My Cutlass starts up very strong.
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Old August 19th, 2013, 10:46 AM
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I have the same thing that i bought from ebay last year. Its the Pro Tork. My Cutlass starts up very strong.
I have this one also I got from Ebay . Price was $150 to my door and has worked great for the mild 455 I built for my car with headers . Best sounding starter I have heard from an older GM . Wish I had one of these back in the days of "heat soaked" no starting fun times
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I have had no problems to date with my UMI, off ebay, starter to date. Any wood around here?
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Old August 19th, 2013, 06:02 PM
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Originally Posted by ELY442
I have the same thing that i bought from ebay last year. Its the Pro Tork. My Cutlass starts up very strong.
Yes the pro tork. I notice the seller also has reman units for a little cheaper price.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/PONTIAC-OLDS...ht_6246wt_1362
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