Starter upgrade
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The stock Mitsubishi 3.5kw starter is an in-line gear reduction starter, Denso make a 4kw offset gear reduction starter that is about $350 and has become increasingly difficult to find a real one, many crappy Chinese knocksoffs that are anything but an upgrade. Buyer beware.
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Laughing Gas
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The stock Mitsubishi 3.5kw starter is an in-line gear reduction starter, Denso make a 4kw offset gear reduction starter that is about $350 and has become increasingly difficult to find a real one, many crappy Chinese knocksoffs that are anything but an upgrade. Buyer beware.
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I have every reason to believe this is a real Denso
https://cncfab.us/i-30497609-denso-g...8000-8420.html
https://cncfab.us/i-30497609-denso-g...8000-8420.html
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in in the market for a starter for my 2000 X, not really looking for a gear reduction starter tho.
in in the market for a starter for my 2000 X, not really looking for a gear reduction starter tho.
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When it’s time for a new starter, I’ll pony up for the Denso. IMO, there’s times when an upgrade is worth every penny, in this instance this is one of them.
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I put a gear reduction in 3 months ago or so. I could not wait for the Genuine Denso posted below to ship, nor could I wait for a warranty if there was ever an issue so I went with one of the Chinese versions available at the local stores. So far so good and if I have a problem I can have it swapped that same day. If you can afford some downtime. Go for the original Japanese Denso.
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A few years back, I overhauled the Starter that I had on my truck. Very happy with the results.
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