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Old Oct 8, 2005 | 09:15 PM
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what kind should I use in my GSLSE? I bought one from auto zone and I have to take it back..
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Old Oct 8, 2005 | 10:09 PM
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A sealed or gel cell . www.gomiata.com has a sealed battery that is about 1/2 the size of a regualr batter, and still will bolt in the same place. Optima or Orbit the famous "RED/Yellow Tops" for automotive.
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Old Oct 9, 2005 | 10:11 AM
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i just use a regular diehard in my car..
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Old Oct 9, 2005 | 01:01 PM
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I will try A die hard next
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Old Oct 9, 2005 | 01:58 PM
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red top optima batteries
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Old Oct 9, 2005 | 02:45 PM
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Seems to me ANY group 24 battery oughta work with the low compression low rotating mass rotary engine. If you have problems bogging down in cold climates it's because of the old aluminum cables, which you should replace with arc welders copper cable. Just compare the performance of al and cu boosters in 0 degree weather. And then welders thousand strand cable is even better.

Save your battery money and get arc welders cable. You can get the best, the biggest, the baddest battery in the world and it won't affect the resistance of the cables.

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Old Oct 10, 2005 | 05:00 PM
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I vote gel cell...
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Old Oct 10, 2005 | 05:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Anex 570
A sealed or gel cell . www.gomiata.com has a sealed battery that is about 1/2 the size of a regualr batter, and still will bolt in the same place.
This one...?
http://store.miataparts.org/wessealbat.html
It's only 475CCA...

I wouldn't go any lower than 800CCA myself...
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