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Old Feb 26, 2004 | 08:45 AM
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Yeah, get that big expensive battery. It makes the car soooo much faster! Go get a regular battery from the auto store and use the money you save elsewhere.
Old Feb 26, 2004 | 10:17 AM
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Originally posted by Type_O_Negative_1320
I'm running an Optima red top...Pep Boys sells them for around $110 or so.
Just got one there the other week, working on mounting it in the spare tire well this weekend
Old Feb 26, 2004 | 10:32 AM
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DAM

I feel like the odd ball here, went to wallmart and got thier
890 cca battery

last fall, not a single problem yet, only cost $58.00
zoso
Old Feb 26, 2004 | 10:40 AM
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Optima Yellow top
Old Feb 26, 2004 | 07:21 PM
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I just got a small personal watercraft battery to lose weight;has deep cycle great for my sunday driver vibration resistant, and leakproof. it weighs 14 lbs my napa weighed 34 lbs. any one know what a drycell weighs? and cost?
before you tell me its too small think of this once the car is running the alternator does 95 percent of the electrical work no big amps in this car! also fits sideways with very minimal work.
Old Feb 26, 2004 | 07:31 PM
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ACDelco, works for me. No starting or charging problems. It also pushes 2 12's from time to time.
Old Feb 26, 2004 | 07:35 PM
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Optima Yellow top, i love it. It works great with two amps.
Old Feb 26, 2004 | 07:40 PM
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I'm using an optima red top. Bought it from a buddy who used it for a few months for $45.

Originally posted by Zachz28
really they are 12.6 volt batteries if you put a volt meter on ta battey and it read 12.2 in will never start your car. Just a little FYI i pick up in Starting & Chargeing class
I'm sorry, but I can't understand wtf you are trying to say And if you mean what I think you mean then I think you're wrong

Originally posted by JasonK94Z
Yeah, get that big expensive battery. It makes the car soooo much faster! Go get a regular battery from the auto store and use the money you save elsewhere.
Well it doesn't make the car faster but it's a pretty convenient to have more juice on reserve sometimes. When I had a standard battery in my car simply leaving the dome light on all night would usually cause the car to not start the next day. With the optima little piddly BS like that has been a non issue.
Old Feb 26, 2004 | 08:13 PM
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Don't get your battery tested at auto zone,do it at sears.I got in"the zone" and they said it was fine,so I took it to sears and they said it was bad.I had a problem keeping a charge so I tested the battery at auto zone for POE and it turns out it was the battery all along.It runs great after my diehard silver install.Hello Headlights
Old Feb 26, 2004 | 09:14 PM
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Dang, those Optima red tops sure are popular.....
Old Feb 26, 2004 | 09:28 PM
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I have had good luck with NAPA batteries.

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Old Mar 2, 2004 | 11:24 PM
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Red Top Here, cheap at costco for $99
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