Battery

[512CB7]

Oh hey, its me again but shit umm i must kno whats a good battery, i need a new one soon so whats the right size? i might go with duralast gold, but would to kno what kind yall be runnin an its reliabily??? thanks ppl

[JoshM]

i might go with duralast gold, but would to kno what kind yall be runnin an its reliabily???

Had mine for about 2 years without any issues what so ever. Always cranked, even when I let my radio play for hours on end with the car off. Only one time I can think of that it didn't crank first try, but about 5 mins later it started right up.

Plus a 5 year warranty ain't too shabby either.

[deevergote]

I stick to my Optima batteries... though they're probably overkill, they're some of the best on the market. I have a red top. Yellow is supposedly better. No complaints... and I've charged it from a year or more of sitting dead, and it worked just fine. Sealed cell, too... maintenance free, and it won't leak acid if it tips over.

[djkurious]

I always use the red Duralast batteries, no problems.

[AccordReborn]

I went to the drive in with my car and a yellow top under the hood. Had the stereo system cranked (with subwoofer) for five hours and it started right up. I also left my interior light on for two days straight and it still had enough juice to crank the engine. I love deep cycle.

[JDMajunior]

Oh hey, its me again but shit umm i must kno whats a good battery, i need a new one soon so whats the right size? i might go with duralast gold, but would to kno what kind yall be runnin an its reliabily??? thanks ppl

interstate batteries are good ive been ridinng mine for bout 2 yrs

[512CB7]

ya i might end up goin with duralast battery, i got a cheap ol wal mart battery sucks lights go dim when im jamin out to da radio

[cb7 dohc]

i been having my battery for three year from walmart the yellow one

[Lakersfan24]

If your going to Autozone for a battery you should buy the duralast gold, stay away from Valucraft piece of junk. But I had an Optima best battery ever red has two or three years warranty the yellow only has one.

[1990Ex]

I stick to my Optima batteries... though they're probably overkill, they're some of the best on the market. I have a red top. Yellow is supposedly better. No complaints... and I've charged it from a year or more of sitting dead, and it worked just fine. Sealed cell, too... maintenance free, and it won't leak acid if it tips over.

yes sir, i have a red top also. best fucking battery i ever had

[5sp5drCB]

I bought a duralast gold for my wagon recently. It kicks ass. I know Optima is really good but is it really worth it to pay twice as much for the same or less CCA? I had a redtop...they are good batteries.

When I went to get the duralast gold the guy tried to give me a little one and said "This is what they recommend for your car." I checked it out and realized that, lengthwise, it was roughly 2 inches shorter than the battery tray....so I measured the tray and got the biggest one I could. I think it's for a 4runner or something.

[deevergote]

It's not really the size they're concerned with, it's the output of the battery.


As for Optima being better... yes. Deep cycle. See how many times you can let that Duralast battery go completely dead, fully discharged, and then be brought back to full charge. I'd be surprised if it did it once. They're also sealed cell batteries, so you can mount them anywhere, at any angle, and they won't spill. Maintenance free for that reason as well. You don't have to check water levels.