1) Pay attention to the correct hole pattern for your flywheel! 2) Make sure you have clearance: It fits next to my heads on my 350 sbc 1988 trans am. Flexible timing options make it ideal if space is at all available. My old starter was soaked from heat and needed to cool down for about 30 minutes after a decent ride. It had thermal film on it which kept it cooler longer but also hotter and it was a pain in the ass! I didn't wrap this starter and it started my engine EVERY time with NO HEISSION. I drove the car through a 50-mile stretch of an interstate mountain pass at, say, a "hard" pace, parked it, turned it off, counted to 10, and immediately started it again. Now I am sure that I can drive my car as long as I want and it will start.