I wasn't looking to spend tons of $$$ but I would like a decent replacement battery, any recomendations?

 

Optima red or yellow top.

 

How much can those be had for? I've still gatta be relatively conservative on cash at the moment...

 

They're about $130. Otherwise, I would have easily sprung for another factory Delco battery. Mine was 8.5 years old when it finally got replaced.

 

If you don't have the money, a normal battery from most anywhere will do.

 

I would stick with a Delco replacement.

 

super start from O'Reilly's super suck

 

I bought the AC Delco Professional with a six year warranty,damn good battery

 

I have another question...

On the LS1 How do you disconnect the positive cable from the starter? I can't seem to beable to reach the starter from the top now can I see exactly where the cable's going. I can't lift the car in its current state either...

 

Optima's are nice but pricey... I just went to Autozone and bought their Duralast gold. It has a 3 year free replacement warranty and pro-rated to 7 or 8 years. The Duralast Gold only cost me $72 which I thought was pretty good for a 3 year free replacement battery. BTW, the same company that makes the Duralast makes Sears Diehard and quite a few other batteries.

Jeff

 

Yea. I went with a Costco battery, which _supposidly_ is built by a good battery manufacturer.. It was $50 for a 5 year warrenty I believe? Or was it 3?


I just replace my batteries every 5 years about anyways just to be on the safe side, for extra insurance not to be caught by surprise with a dead battery.

My friends in AZ tells me the heat kills their batteries, usually in an year or two!

 

Why do you need to remove the positive cable from the starter and why cant you lift the car?

 

The stock delco was leaking battery acid and it completely fused the positive terminal to the battery, I competely rounded off the bolt just trying to remove the terminal, the only way to remove it after that was to cut the positive wire... so it too has to be replaced...

I CAN lift the car, but I only have the spare tire jack and a jackstand so I'll only beable to clear one side... thing is, I have a very...very...very deep phobia about 3,000 lb objects just inches on top of me relying on only a small piece of metal to keep its clearance and my original diameter...

Usually I do all my work on ramps, however at this state the car isn't ganna start so I can't get it up there...

 

Here's what you do -- jack the car up high enough you can fit the ramps underneath the wheels, then set'er down.

 

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