question about evo 9 starter... please read

[vwjeff]

i havent driven the car in about 3 months. i took it out of the garage and drove it up to work. so yesterday i took this guy for a ride... scared the shit out of him lol. i pull back into work, park it and let it run for a few mins in the parking lot to cool down.
later on in the evening i go to pull it into the shop and click.... click.... click! push the car in and rack it. this morning i remove the starter and it looks like the starter went for a ride on the flywheel! you've got to be shitting me

so i text awd mike. mike says hes out and this seems to be the norm with these things lately. so now i am thinking if this is the case i aint spending $480 on a new starter from mitsu with a 1 year warranty. so i start checking around auto part stores to get a life time warranty starter, and guess what... THEY CANT EVEN GET 1

so into further research 8's have a different starter from the 9's? 8's cost $200 and 9's are $480!!! are you fuckin kidding me?!?!?!

what is different in the 2 starters? block or trans different somehow. i mean if i have to call buschur and spend $500 i will. but if the 8 will work i will get that. eitherway i will use dei starter heat wrap on the new 1.

[CBRE]

They are the same on the nose, and are completley interchangable, slight difference on the wire connection angle, no biggie, use the EVO 8 one.

[vwjeff]

Thanks big Curt.

[SloRice]

Sucks Jeffy. My starter took a crap back in the spring as well.

[8thWonder]

Heat cause that? Or just wear and tear on these high hp motors? Or both?

[mullen]

The nose on this looks identical to my 8 starter

[vwjeff]

Timmay where did you pick a new starter up at?
8th I dunno man, seems to me like its just a shit part? I never had any problems with this car in Ohio. It's almost like maybe the heat is a problem out here. I am wrapping it this next time to be safe.
Yea mullen they do look the same. I just didn't understand a 9 starter costing almost $300 more.

[David Buschur]

Did you put the new one on yet? I changed mine early this year or late last year and I couldn't believe the difference in how fast the car cranked!

[vwjeff]

No I didn't yet. NAPA says they have 1 in Dallas its gonna be here in the morning. I called the dealer down the street from me and they quoted me $715, only to tell me mitsu doesn't even show 1 at there depots in the states.
So i went with the NAPA starter. I told the guy what the dealer told me. There is a late 05 starter and an early 06. Based on my vin and i have an early 06 starter. He says well we will see. If doesn't fit Dave I will call you guys for the order. I generally don't care about money but I have to be out of this house buy the end of the month... Lease is up! THANK FREAKIN GOD!!!!!

[vwjeff]

Ok so my NAPA starter was completely wrong ill call the shop Monday David.