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Anybody bought one of these for their vintage Dodge Van? Is this Mopar hype or is there something better with in the same price range?

There is a seller on ebay selling these for 80-100 bucks. I just had a cheap OEM starter replaced on my van cause I couldn't wait and now I'm thinking about upgrading.


Mopar Performance Starter

<small>[ February 07, 2005, 11:06 PM: Message edited by: arbito ]</small>

They're nice because they're light, but unless you're racing that doesn't matter much. That doesn't look like a gear reduction starter, so it's not going to start any better than your stock unit.

Oh really? Do you have a good gear reduction starter you reccomend Hurricane?

I almost bought one of the Mopar Performance starters once.. Then i went out back to my salvage yard and took one off a 3.9 and put it on my 13 to 1 compression 340..... worked fine. You can almost see it in this shot. [ February 08, 2005, 02:41 PM: Message edited by: Blue Mule ]

Just grab one off of a late model minivan and grab the alternator while you are at it. I know a guy who got a mini-starter this way for $20 installed at a junkyard. Mopar performance is a BIG rip-off.

All right, time for another stupid question:

Would a starter from a four-banger caravan fit a LA series small block (w/727)? How about a V6 unit?

My starter is fine but I wouldn't mind having an extra, especially if it provides more clearance for headers.

Yea, I do want to get the same hedman hedders as you have.
I was mostly wondering about starter interchangability but appreciate real-world info on header (whoops, I guess i'd better say "hedder" if i'm gettin' Hedmans) fitment in a 77 B-van.

v-6 yes, four cylinder I think so. If I remember right the bolt pattern is the same for all mopar starters, from the 2.2 through the 426 (I know I have run small block starters on a slant six and vice versa), and I know that the minivan starter bolts right up on a slant six. Ergo, bolt patterns must be the same.

Thanks Reed, I knew if there was a way to get that slant six info in, you'd find a way!

Have you had a chance to do anything with marty yet?