I've been looking around for an upgraded starter for my '04 8, and I stumbled across this:

http://www.autopartswarehouse.com/se...art:Starter%29

Some of the are re-manufactured and some are new, but should I trust them? I would rather get the Mazda OEM Upgraded Starter, but has anyone heard/used any of those?

 

It would be nice if one of those Mitsubishi starters was the same as our upgraded ones.
Unfortunately, we can't go by the manufacturer p/n on the site since ours is stamped with a different series.

 

if its me, I would get a Bosch starter than anything else.

one thing to remember is that, you need it to spin at least 275 +/- 25 rpm.