 Seeking battery advice |
 Mar 11, 2011 - 12:07 PM
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My crud Costco battery is slowly dying, so I'm looking for a good replacement. I run an amp on low power and my commute is really short, 2-3 miles to work or school. Needless to say, the battery takes some abuse and doesn't get charged much, although I don't run accessories on battery power that often. I've heard good things about Optima batteries, and I can get a yellow top locally for $120. Thoughts?
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Mar 22, 2011 - 4:07 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 16, '03 From Bay area Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
difference between red top and yellow top is a starting battery vs a deep cycle battery.
deep cycle if you want to listen to the radio with the engine off. red top if you live in the cold weather and want to run thicker oil in your engine for more protection/ performance. Since the optima batteries make so much power; the difference between the yellow and the red top is not noticeable. The only disadvantage of using the wrong battery for the application is shortened battery life. All batteries have parasitic drain therefore you will need to have a trickle charger for a car that is not driven often. |
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SwissFerdi Seeking battery advice Mar 11, 2011 - 12:07 PM
95CelicaST RE: Seeking battery advice Mar 11, 2011 - 12:44 PM HectortheRican Yellow top sounds good. My Bosch battery performs ... Mar 11, 2011 - 1:07 PM SwissFerdi Werd. Yellow Top it is then, fellas. Thanks for th... Mar 13, 2011 - 11:03 AM
95CelicaST QUOTE (SwissFerdi @ Mar 13, 2011 - 9... Mar 16, 2011 - 5:42 PM
KAOS QUOTE (SwissFerdi @ Mar 13, 2011 - 10... Apr 11, 2011 - 2:19 PM bloodMoney If you want to do it on the cheap, find an Interst... Mar 13, 2011 - 1:09 PM azn87 ive heard that the yellow tops now an days are not... Mar 18, 2011 - 12:39 AM njccmd2002 QUOTE (azn87 @ Mar 18, 2011 - 12:39 ... Mar 29, 2011 - 9:26 PM richee3 As long as you don't end up with one of the Wa... Mar 27, 2011 - 9:42 PM stephen_lee I've got an autozone marine battery. 115 ampho... Apr 4, 2011 - 10:19 PM Hanyo QUOTE (stephen_lee @ Apr 4, 2011 - 8... Apr 6, 2011 - 4:17 PM jordisonjr If you have a sound system, you should use a deep ... Apr 6, 2011 - 4:34 PM Hanyo QUOTE (jordisonjr @ Apr 6, 2011 - 2... Apr 7, 2011 - 1:49 AM richee3 ^^ I think that should say if you have a big sound... Apr 7, 2011 - 12:20 AM jordisonjr Yea I'm not too worried about the sound, just ... Apr 7, 2011 - 9:06 AM delusionz Good posts Hanyo.
If you can find an affordable ... Apr 7, 2011 - 4:38 PM TerBeau shamefully i had a walmart turd battery cuz i was ... Apr 7, 2011 - 5:18 PM SwissFerdi ^ Werd, good, thank you. Why are you considering t... Apr 11, 2011 - 6:28 PM KAOS QUOTE (SwissFerdi @ Apr 11, 2011 - 5... Apr 11, 2011 - 11:25 PM mak5603 I've had a Costco one for over 2 years and it ... Apr 11, 2011 - 8:03 PM jordisonjr I"ve heard that they have a really good warra... Apr 11, 2011 - 11:21 PM |
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