I've been waiting for a month now from stm and still my starter hasn't shipped.
Are there other brands you guys have used? The problem is most part #'s only list lancer 2.0L no mention of evo or turbo...

 

Tried Rock Auto? I ordered my last timing kit from them it was aces and they have decent shipping rates to Canada.

 

I've had nothing but problems with the non-oem starters. They usually fail, and they all sounds like they're full of gravel. Don't sound smooth like the OEM starters.

STM is just waiting on getting the starter from the dealer they use. Have tried any other US dealers?

 

The dealer by me stocks many parts, Cherry Hill Mitsubishi. They even had my JDM bumper in stock lol.

 

Ive had an O'Reilly starter over 4 years with no issues. One of the very few non oem non performance parts ive installed.
I only went aftermarket due to price and it was in stock.

 

Mitsubishi has discontinued the part

 

My $0.02: Wait for OEM. I put in a brand new OEM starter and a brand new OEM alternator. They have been 100% trouble free for two years now. Anything else will need to be replaced on the regular. "lifetime warranty" is great until you realize you will be using it every three months

 

STM's site says disco'ed

 

OP, don't make life hard on yourself. My honest review on OE eq. starters. Post #13
https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/ev...l#post11888939

I don't think it's fair that parts like starters, alternators, batteries, and accessory belts need to stay OEM when you're in a crunch.
No issues yet.

 

I guess the car is old enough, now. Boo. Hopefully OP can find one somewhere.

 

Its hit or miss with aftermarket, but i wasnt joking when i said my O'Reilly starter has been trouble free for 4 years and going.
Having said that, its ultimately the OPs choice.
I just want it to be known that my aftermarket didnt fail the day after the install.

 

I killed two of them last year. They don't like triple disc clutches.

 

Why do you think they don't like triple disk clutches? The extra heat, weight, vibration, harmonics? Serious question.

I always thought that having a 2.4L high compression motor would kill a starter because they are harder to rotate. Wouldn't the only thing on the clutch side that could kill a starter be a wrong pitched ring gear?

 

My motor was a 2.4 9:1 compression. It has to do with the weight of them. They are quite a bit heavier than your normal clutch.

 

Lol. The clutch had nothing to do with killing the starters.