Starter motor AC DELCO or OEM FORD

For anyone having this issue with a 454 7.4L Big Block Chevy Starter; PLEASE get a NEW ACDELCO starter with brand new knurled bolts from NAPA. I’ve had this side for months where my starter pinion would get stuck to my flywheel and grind till my flywheel shaved.

I went through 3 autozone starters in a year one ac Delco 4 years ago and it's still starts easy and quiet

Went with the ACDelco, and it starts great! No grinding or clunking, so it didn't need to be shimmed. Thank you all for the assistance!

Bro I had to pull a starter off an old F-250 for a friend. Only way to get anything on the top bolt was with 3 and a half feet of extensions from behind the cab.

It is obviously made out pot metal, so yeah super cheap.

the starter actually failed at 35,000km

Every single ford focus ive replaced transmissions on, that stud breaks. Every. Single. Time.

Brittle starters

these were inexpensive starters

The plastic on those is more brittle than paper thin ice.