BATTERY? WHICH ONE (TWO FOR THIS PROJECT)

[55mike]

Red or yello Mike?

Standard red top..

[Rick_L]

I've always been a bit confused about whether a yellow Optima or a red Optima would be better for a car that's not used daily and may be stored for months with no or limited use.

I tend toward the red top myself for anything with a charging system. Not to say that's right.

[Tabasco]

I have always had excellent service from Sears Diehards and I can't remember ever buying another brand.

I agree completely. I don't know anything about Optimas, but for a conventional battery, I never had a problem with a Die Hard.

In 2002 I was unemployed. A guy wanted to buy my '57 wagon. The battery was bad. He said to get a battery and he would come back and drive it. If it ran OK he would buy it. So I went to a battery recycler and bought a used Die Hard for $20. The guy never came back to drive the wagon, so I kept the car. The used Die Hard lasted 9 years.

I often let my Die Hards sit for months with no battery tender. They always start my cars.

[chevynut]

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[NickP]

So, now that I am totaly confuded................................which one for my application, red or yellow?

[Rick_L]

Too bad they don't have an orange one.

[chevynut]

You got the facts, so choose your own. The red top works fine for a car battery, as long as you keep it charged. Like any car battery, it doesn't like to be discharged very many tims. The yellow top will survive more discharge cycles, while still providing high cranking current......that's why I got that one. The yellow top is more expensive, as I recall.

[chevynut]

Is it going to show or be hidden? If it shows, one factor might be which would look "prettier" in the car.

I think the more expensive yellow top battery is a better choice, but it depends on how the car is used. imo. For a daily driver, it may not be worth the extra cost.

[NickP]

Duals up front fo this project. Will bw using two of these "http://www.ballisticfabrication.com/...II_p_1624.html"boxes, powder coated to compliment.

[Hawaiian]

I have a red top on my 37 F... for 15 years and it's on a tender all the time when am not using the car. Jmo.............
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