I am looking for a new battery that has 600 cca like the factory manuel says. What does everyone use and how do you like what your using?

 

the red top Optima is the best damn battery I have ever come across.

 

what what cold cranking amp is it?

 

I like my stinger gold series gel cell , its never let me down (only been in six cars ) I had to get it because even with two 1 farad capacitors , I was blowing batterys left and right with my 4000 watt 6 15" punch Rock Fosgate system (I everr find the guy that stole it , I'm goin to the steel cage for a while)

peace

 

they have one model with 650 and two with 750.

 

Die Hard Sears special right here. cranks hard even in 10 degree weather and haven't had any problems running a big system in it. like $50 too.

 

Wal Mart special/Everlast 650a amps. I am up in Vt gets dam cold never once have I had a battery problem. Alot of below, way below 0 weather

 

I have a Motomaster "Eliminator" Battery with 1050 Warm (35* farenheight) cranking amps, and 850 cca. Works great.
Jeff

 

i'm not sure if you can get 'em in the U.S , but, i got a SUB-ZERO battery 850 CCA
That Bitch will crank any engine!!
The coldest day (that i can recall) this winter in Alberta was -48C *NOT including the wind chill factor*
And it cranked over my 7 with ease

 

I know, i know..........i shoulden't be driving my 7 in the winter.

But, my olds died halfway through the winter, and i needed to get to work.

 

heh a fellow board member that knows what cold weather is like!

rock on brotha



cheers'

 

Damn straight

 

FB's and snow are a sweet mix I had a ton of fun last winter with mine. Power slides galore.

 

I got a RV motor made by MAGNATRON (Interstate Batteries). Best darn battery I ever used. it's a deep cell battery. Battery sat for 5 months and then 8 months and still had great voltage and juice.

Brad

 

FUKINEH!! I think every corner i took during the winter was a powerslide

4ohfour, where is Okotoks Alb??
Is it near Calgary????
If so you should come to the next meet!

Have a good one!


Vince

 

Out of all the Optima's, Which is the best one?
I am relocating my battery to the rear, so a sealed battery is a MUST.

I plan to have lots of accessory goodies, (E-Fans, Fog Lights, Stereo, Subs, Etc.)

The Optima Web Site seems to point to the Yellow top, but I am not sure..

 

i went to champion and got the cheapest of the three they offered me.

 

If you drive it daily the red top, if it sits till weekends, yellow top.

I had a buddy with a yellow top on a daily driver and it needs jumping all the time.

I was given a red top optima by a guy that said it was probably good, it just needed a charge. I put it in my garage. About 2 years later I put the charger on it and installed it in my truck, damn if it didn't work perfectly till I got rid of the truck. Wish I had kept the battery, cost me $90 for a new one.

 

I have a Champion something or other. It's got 900 CA and 650 CCA. Works fine.

 

I heard that the yellow tops are more for a secondary batter than anything...But I could be wrong. I have yet to look at the website, but I personally am looking at a red top if I can find a cheap one...Anyone know where to look?

~T.J.

 

You guys know that there is only like 3-5 different places that make batteries, right? Theres over 10,000 different batteries, but most are made int he same places

I think on mine, Im gonna go with a Stinger battery, I get 'em at cost through Work

 

I currently have an interstate now and was looking at increassing the ccamps over 600, so keep your battery suggestions comming

 

I didn't want to take a chance, so I have the red top Optima for the daily part of my electrical system and a yellow top Optima for the stereo system that, sadly, never made it to the car before the wreck...

 

Go for the gusto Interstate Ice Breaker 1000 Or how bout a diesel truck battery? They like 3000 cca LOL

 

There are 2 major battery makers in the U.S., Exide and Johnson Controls. Exide makes Exide(duh), Delco, Super Start, and several others. Johnson Controls makes Duralast, Interstate, Die Hard, Motorcraft, EverStart, Energizer, and Bosch. Optima is a small specialty manufacturer.