Been reading about putting the performance mini starter on the 5.0 pickup. I’m a little confused as to part numbers that might fit. I have 2018 5.0 with the 10 speed automatic F150. And it’s a 2 bolt mounting starter. 397m11000c50A or without the A or without the 397 prefix? Which one do I need?
Thanks

 

meh, considering many starters in 2018 have known brush issues, most that have or had any issues (especially hot start issues) claim a simple replacement of the starter fixes the problem. I mean, you certainly can search high performance ones, just suggesting it's likely not necessary. That said, if I wanted better than oem, I likely would check Summit or Rock Auto.

 

Honestly as far as the pictures go, that starter looks the same as the OEM ones. It looks like Ford Performance just sells this as a "kit" for people doing coyote swaps into other platforms.

 

With a stock engine, is there any advantage to having any other than an OEM starter?