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olymaster

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im going to get a new battery whats is the best battery i should get?

 

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Daggar

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Optima Red or Yellow top.

 

olymaster

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whats the difference between them and what model do i need to fit in my stang

 

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Daggar

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Red tops have have a larger CCA rating and yellow tops function more like a deep cycle (good if you have lots of stereo equip or something). There's no real difference in sizes or what have you. Red top is a red top and so on.

 

olymaster

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so red top will be best bet since im not running major electronics and wont be
rather hear my engine hum then bass boom
i just hate when i put on vent or defrost and battery dies
and at idle my battery meter pulses like my battery is ***T!

 

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I have an Optima Red Battery in my stang. Cost: $120, but there is a reason for why it is expensive and this because of how well it performs. You can pick one up just about anywhere, I have an AutoZone where I live which pretty much sells just Optima Batteries.

 

1EVIL88VERT

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i have a dyna-batt in mine, used to have a red top but those damn things are so heavy, the dyna batt has the same CCA as the optima but at a fourth the weight. And as a side note it's made by the same people who made the battery in my plane, i trust it.

 

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jerryD

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i have a old optima red top(800 cca). been using it for around 5-7 years. plus i had it for about two years before i put it in the car. still seems to be working fine for me. the size of my optima doesn't fit to well in the tray, so i dunno if there is one the will fit in the stock tray or not.

 

1EVIL88VERT

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oh and on a side note the dyna-batt is only about the size of three soda cans...side by side

 

olymaster

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well i got a red top all installed and i tell you my car cranks quicker im very happy with it
it dont quite fit in stock tray but its in and semi sturdy with a little mod i did. looks clean i put new terminal conectors in black and red ones looks 100 times better then the old corroded ones i had in.

 

larrendeuce

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Mine wouldn't fit right either. I used a rubber battery mat to stabilize it in the tray and it works fine. I also had to get a universal battery clamp kit. I made it work in the same way the stock clamp does.

 

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StreetStang302

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I have a piece of wood in between my Optima Red-Topped Battery and the metal tray. This piece of wood wedges in between and helps hold it in place. This will only be until I transfer the battery to the hatch.

 

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1EVIL88VERT said:

i have a dyna-batt in mine, used to have a red top but those damn things are so heavy, the dyna batt has the same CCA as the optima but at a fourth the weight. And as a side note it's made by the same people who made the battery in my plane, i trust it.

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I've been wanting to get one of these since I first saw them advertised. my car is also my daily driver though, I know these dry cells hold up to storage very well but how well do they hold up to daily driving duties?

 

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Optima

 

1EVIL88VERT

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Scones said:

I've been wanting to get one of these since I first saw them advertised. my car is also my daily driver though, I know these dry cells hold up to storage very well but how well do they hold up to daily driving duties?

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i have not had any problems with mine...but the only extra amp draw i have is an electric fan, my opinion...if you have big stereo go with optima, if you are a racer go with dyna-batt...it just weighs soooooo much less and is only a third the size.

 

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Guyfoxbody

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I like the Optima too. But, it won't fit right and I hate that!

 

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I had a Dyna batt and it worked great for a little bit and the my car sat for two weeks while I was working on it and for some stupid reason I did not disconnect the battery and when I went to start it back up it was dead. I charged it, but it wouldn't charge enough to start the car. I finally just got an optima red top and it's great. I did love the weight savings with the dyna batt though.

 

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odyssey pc680 is much better than a dynabatt! its the same weight, size and only costs around 60 bucks plus it comes with a warranty! check them out on ebay. very trusted in the racing industry....been around for a while

Drew

 

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I have had both red and yellow tops. For some reason the Yellows hold up for me better. I have even seen the blue Deep cycles in cars. For my money nothing but yellows.

 

giddyup306

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Just make sure that it is a true sealed battery.