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Old Jun 11, 2011 | 04:19 PM
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I had to bring my car into the shop because it would randomly start and not start. After doing some other stuff they are telling me it's the starter and the only one that will fit is the ac delco and it's $400. Will anything else work? They tried the autozone one and said they couldn't get it to fit.
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Old Jun 11, 2011 | 04:23 PM
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just get a delco, you can find em a little cheaper if u search around
http://www.maniacelectricmotors.com/camaro.html
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Old Jun 11, 2011 | 04:29 PM
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Thanks. Should I wrap the headers? The mechanic said the heat may have caused the starter to fail. or any other way to make it last?
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Old Jun 11, 2011 | 05:12 PM
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I don't see why it has to be a AC Delco part. Just take the part number to advance auto parts or auto zone and they can cross it to their brand. It should be identical.
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ac delco starters are $161 @ rockauto.com. i'd tell that shop to eff off. 400 bucks and i've never seen our car with wrapped headers that have N/A engines.
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Old Jun 11, 2011 | 06:12 PM
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Wrapped headers will keep engine bay temps down as well as exhaust velocities up. I would expect minimal gains.. Performance point it isn't worth the money unless you have nothing else to do. I'd say gains would be about the same as the coolant bypass mod maybe a bit more.

I'd say If you have shitty looking headers/etc... It would be about the same as coating, littpe heaped but also a littoe more work.
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