The starter is from Advanced Auto, and it's a "world class." It is remanufactured, but I figured it'd be alright, especially on my college student budget.

How many amps and volts should one of these starters be pulling on one of those testers at the autoparts stores? This starter was pulling around 200 amps if not a little more. Should it be that high?

Is there anything else that would be preventing the engine from turning over as fast as it was?

The new starter doesn't ever make the tach. go over 300 rpms where as the old one (which I just put back on yesterday for fun) makes the tach jump anywhere from 500 to 1000 rpms (but like I said, it's bad...).

Oh...and advanced won't give me another starter unless this starter tests "bad" on their little machine, which isn't right.