Anyone of you guys use a COSTCO battery in your FD?
 

Just wondering if they are any good. I know they are cheap, but did you have any issues with them. Need a new one soon. What size did you get and how much and how long have you had it?

The only issue is that you might need to extend the positive connector since the ones I buy (the grey ones) seem to have the battery terminal a little too close to the middle. Other then that, they seem to be great. I never had one die on me so far and they have great CCA.

Since they are water filled, you should have the stock batter box to cool it down. I did not and the acid corroded parts under it. Spend the extra money on a sealed one or a gel filled better yet.

Yes a sealed battery would be better but he is asking about costco batteries and in a pinch, they will work :D As for the other issue about when batteries heat up, they do give you a bit more charge, although since your alternator is running, this is kind of a mute point ;). Also, you are right where they may boil over and corrode the underneath, although it has never happened to me.

I just got a Costco battery today for my fd they have Optima red, yellow and blue there, I got the blue one cause imma gonna use it in the rear bins and the blue ones got the double terminals on the top

Not yet. I'm looking at getting one also. Not sure if I should put a Die Hard though.

HAHAHA HELL YEAH! i just put mine in 3 days ago because that interstate battery was a piece of Shiet! but yeah i got a kirkland battery from costco and it works perfectly! :)

Costco oh my god.........

get a 51r size battery......saves you 10 lbs

RX7_rage, what brands sell the 51r...Does CostCo Kirkland batteries have that size and do you need a kit so that it fits? And what was wrong with Interstate?

I'm using a Kirkland (Costco) battery right now (standard size). It works, fits normally, has lasted for about 2 years now, what can I say?

Costco carries Optima batteries? How much?

My car had a Costco/Kirkland battery when I bought it. It never leaked or corroded.
It was still going strong when I decided to swap it for an AC Delco 51R on a TurboJeff batterey tray.

I think the Costco/Kirkland (made by Johnson Controls) is a much better battery than the Exide or GNB crap you get from the auto parts chains.
In fact I would take a Costco/Kirkland over a Fry Hard or Shiterstate any day.

For a conventional type batterey, AC Delco is all I would consider.
They are hard to find & expensive but excellent quality.

Of course a Hawker Energy Odyssey PC1200MJ is about the best you can get, but for huge $$.

For low bucks the Costco/Kirkland batterey is excellent.
To get better you need to spend more than twice the money.

I got my 51r battery from sears and you don't need a kit to make it work.

was around 216 cdn I think ,for the blue top

Does the Costco/Kirkland battery need a modified tray or you can you use the stock ones?

costco is the shit. I got my dry cell (red top) battery from there, only thing is I had to buy it in a pack of 12.

Matt

Costco/Kirkland Item# 207140 fits perfectly.
A good choice for the money.

However, I do recommend you look into an AC Delco Professional 7 Year batterey 24R7YR.

http://www.acdelco.com/html/pi_batt_prof.htm

At $90, they are the best sub $100 batterey worth the extra money.

i've run a costco batter in my FD. it's the 51 size. I believe it's the exact same one used in civics and integras woohoo.

It was only 39 bucks and has a 2 year warrenty

Danny

Cool. Thanks everyone. Costco here I come. Looks like Interstate is about double the price also.