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Old 12-19-2006, 06:35 PM
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needing a battery pretty soon and was just wondering what is the best battery for the money?
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For the money, cheapest one with best warranty - make sure it's a 690 CCA minimum. Personally I've been through the stock Delco and Sears Die Hard, now have an Optima Red Top.
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I've always like the AC Delco Professional series. Works great for many, many years. The one in my Bonneville is 5 years old and it still fires just fine even when it's 2*F outside.
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I ******* hate my Optima red top. I wanna throw that red piece of **** of the side of a cliff. It goes dead all the time. I can't play the radio more than 5 minutes w/o the thing dying. I have an amp, but for God's sake. My stock SRT-4's battery made this thing look like a glorified double A energizer.
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Youll hear mixed opinions about the red tops. Ive had good luck with mine
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I have had really good luck with mine as well.
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Love my red top, had it for 2-3 years now no problems.
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I wish my red top didn't suck. It was in the car when I bought it and I thought it was cool, even recommended one to my dad for his Z06. After it dying on me a few times, needless to say, he wasn't moved to get one.
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get the one with the best warrenty, as long as the CCA is at least 600 you will be fine, I work at advance and know we offer a 2 yr free replacement and 60 month prorate, and a 3 yr free replacement 72 month prorate, both are under 70 bux, less then half the cost of a optima
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I thought I liked my red top. It makes the stereo install easy with an extra terminal! but it dies alot after like 30 minutes of just music and I have an amp.
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I thought I liked my red top. It makes the stereo install easy with an extra terminal! but it dies alot after like 30 minutes of just music and I have an amp.
are you guys talking about it dying after 30 minutes of running on just battery power? that seems like a while actually, especially running an amp etc.
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Do you guys know if I can use the red top Optima that was in my 70 Trans Am in a ls1 car or do I need a LS1 specific Optima?
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any optima redtop will be fine theres no LS1 specific.

My car was running low volume music with the amp and dies in like 30 mins.
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interstate makes good batteries. imo theres no need to spend alot of money on a battery if you dont need to. im not saying get a cheap one but i dont see the need to spend $150 on one either.




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