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From: The land of 10,000 lakes ,Minnesota 89 coupe 6speed with 383 and 89 roadster 6speed bonestock with XXX low miles
I had a mini strater on my 89 coupe with a 383 gave me to many problems so I put an OEM 89 starter on have had no problems since 
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From: Long Island NY
Originally Posted by 89sleeper
I had a mini strater on my 89 coupe with a 383 gave me to many problems so I put an OEM 89 starter on have had no problems since
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From: Oakland CA
Originally Posted by artvette
Is the stock 89 smaller than a 86?
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From: Long Island NY
Originally Posted by RatC4
Yes, it's a cute little Nippondenso gear reduction type, a mini starter. Easy to R+R but if the contacts in the solenoid wear out, the solenoid is not available separately. Mine did have 93k on it when it became senile though so it seems to be a solid unit.
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Get the later 88-91 starter, its a ministarter and actually weighs half as much as the 84-87 starter.
It clears headers fine. I got mine from The Last Detail, its listed there as AC, but its actually Denso.
It clears headers fine. I got mine from The Last Detail, its listed there as AC, but its actually Denso.
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From: Long Island NY
Originally Posted by vader86
Get the later 88-91 starter, its a ministarter and actually weighs half as much as the 84-87 starter.
It clears headers fine. I got mine from The Last Detail, its listed there as AC, but its actually Denso.
It clears headers fine. I got mine from The Last Detail, its listed there as AC, but its actually Denso.
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