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    Need New Battery!! Any recommendations?

    Hey Guys,

    I need a new battery for my stock 2000 WS6. I want a really high-quality one. Any recommendations? Thanks!! I don't know anything about batteries but I want one that is maintenance-free.

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    Optima Yellow top hands down. Red top even.

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    Thanks. What's the difference between yellow and red top?

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    just dont pay someone to do it please. I want to stab myself in the foot everytime I hear someone on here ask how much its going to cost the dealer to replace a battery. Actually I just threw up from even thinking about it....

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    Why?? It's awesome when we have people come at the dealer I work at that want a new battery installed because we can buy the old ones whether there good or bad for the core price of $6. I bought a perfectly good 770 CCA battery the other day because some guy insisted his battery was messed up. Did what he said to do and tested the battery and it was perfect. had 735 CCA at 12.1 volts

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    The red top battery is made more for everyday use and the yellow top is made more for speciality use. The yellow top is mainly used for vehicles with added electrical loads on them, but works just fine for everyday use.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Benner View Post
    Why?? It's awesome when we have people come at the dealer I work at that want a new battery installed because we can buy the old ones whether there good or bad for the core price of $6. I bought a perfectly good 770 CCA battery the other day because some guy insisted his battery was messed up. Did what he said to do and tested the battery and it was perfect. had 735 CCA at 12.1 volts
    Because if you cannot change your battery yourself, you have no business driving a car with 350+ hp.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TransAm11973 View Post
    Because if you cannot change your battery yourself, you have no business driving a car with 350+ hp.

    That's some ignorant shit there boy!!!

    Recommendations??? Hell yeah!!
    Get a $50 battery from Walmart, FULLY CHARGE IT BEFORE USE,.....& use it for the next 5 years.
    If you have more money than you need, get a Optima. That is, unless you have a high output of juice like a big ass sound system, until then you won't NEED an Optima.
    Last edited by rbob93; 02-05-2008 at 06:44 PM.

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    I have the red top because my car sits quite a bit. With the red top and a battery tender she fires up great after a few months.The AC delco could not take these long waits, it went

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    I've had an Optima red top in for about 2 and a half years. There's no better battery in America.

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    Optima Red Top.

    I have an Autocraft Titanium from Advance Auto. Its okay, but I should have got a Red Top instead, especially since I have system with 2 amps and a sub.

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    Yeah, my car tends to sit for many days at a time sometimes, so I need something that is good for that. Sounds like Optima is the way to go.

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    My red top Optima cranks up the car in -30 below temps no problem and it's at least 5 years old.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TransAm11973 View Post
    just dont pay someone to do it please. I want to stab myself in the foot everytime I hear someone on here ask how much its going to cost the dealer to replace a battery. Actually I just threw up from even thinking about it....
    A friend of mine's parents were on a trip and the battery died in their 06 Tahoe. They went to the dealership to get it replaced and ended up leaving in an 08 Suburban. Must have been one hell of a salesman.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mike's TA View Post
    A friend of mine's parents were on a trip and the battery died in their 06 Tahoe. They went to the dealership to get it replaced and ended up leaving in an 08 Suburban. Must have been one hell of a salesman.
    wow thats crazy, yea he must have been

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    You guys ever used Interstate Megatron??? That's the one I have right now. It's my second battery. It's probably around 3 years old and if I don't drive the car at least every 3 days, it won't start. It's got a 75 month pro-rata warranty. I was thinking of taking advantage of that warranty but I'm nervous to use another Interstate.

    My first battery (the one that came with the car when I bought it new from the dealer) could go weeks without use and still start up fine. Anyway, I guess I'm rambling but that's what I have been dealing with.

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    Quote Originally Posted by raya View Post
    You guys ever used Interstate Megatron??? That's the one I have right now. It's my second battery. It's probably around 3 years old and if I don't drive the car at least every 3 days, it won't start. It's got a 75 month pro-rata warranty. I was thinking of taking advantage of that warranty but I'm nervous to use another Interstate.

    My first battery (the one that came with the car when I bought it new from the dealer) could go weeks without use and still start up fine. Anyway, I guess I'm rambling but that's what I have been dealing with.
    Interstate makes some of the best batteries out there, probably second only to Optima. However, its still a low maintance wet-cell battery, so no matter how good it is it will never be abe to match the advantages of an Optima, which is a dry cell battery. Dry cell batteries are corrosion free, can last up to 4 times longer than wet cell batteries, and they can be deep cycled (fully discharged and recharged) multiple times without damage.

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    I used to have an Optima red top but changed to a yellow top for more reserve capacity. I use my laptop to log at the strip and use an inverter to recharge the laptop battery. Do you know how humiliating it is to have to get a jump start in the staging lanes after a long wait for an oil down? From a blue oval yet, thanks guy, you were a lifesaver.
    The red top is now in my son's 04 GTO daily driver. Perfect battery for that application.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Wesman View Post
    Interstate makes some of the best batteries out there, probably second only to Optima. However, its still a low maintance wet-cell battery, so no matter how good it is it will never be abe to match the advantages of an Optima, which is a dry cell battery. Dry cell batteries are corrosion free, can last up to 4 times longer than wet cell batteries, and they can be deep cycled (fully discharged and recharged) multiple times without damage.
    Actually Optima batteries are not dry cell they are AGM, absorbed glass mat. The electrolyte is just in a different medium than lead plates.

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