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| j3studio | [Early C4] If You Could Only Choose One Battery ... | ||
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... which one would you choose? |
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| Matatk | Re: [Early C4] If You Could Only Choose One Battery ... | ||
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Interstate has treated me well.
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| pianoguy | Re: [Early C4] If You Could Only Choose One Battery ... | ||
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The one in my '96 is from Fleet Farm - the previous owner installed it in 2005. Still going strong - I just throw a battery tender on it over the winter. Fleet Farm is probably not real sexy in a Corvette, but I wouldn't hesitate to buy another one. I'm not certain who makes them, but saw a couple mentions on the web that it might be East Penn/Deka.
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| TommyT-Bone | Re: [Early C4] If You Could Only Choose One Battery ... | ||
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I used to be a Die Hard Gold fan for over 40 years. Let's just say they ain't what they used to be. Now I'll be watching this thread for inspiration.
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| josephf31 | Re: [Early C4] If You Could Only Choose One Battery ... | ||
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Same here with Interstate not so impressed...I'm thinking of trying Autozone |
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| bogus | Re: [Early C4] If You Could Only Choose One Battery ... | ||
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Optima Red Top.
When I was trying to start the newly dropped in LT1 in my 92, and it wouldn't... that damned battery impressed the hell out of me. 45+ seconds of honest to God cranking, recharge and then test something, and try again, for 45+ seconds... and it did this 10+ times until I finally reinstalled the optispark... The battery is fine. |
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| CentralCoaster | Re: [Early C4] If You Could Only Choose One Battery ... | ||
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I said what the hell, it's only money, and bought a rebadged Odyssey from DieHard.
Fits like a glove in my 85, even with top posts. I inevitably kill my batteries from draining them on occasion, so I figured I'd try an AGM, and I am 0 for 1 with Optima. |
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| Durango_Boy | Re: [Early C4] If You Could Only Choose One Battery ... | ||
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My Optima Yellow has been phenomenal. I bought it new about 6 years ago but I wasn't ready for it so it sat on a workbench shelf for about a year without a tender. I got it out and dusted it off to put it in and it was still holding a 13V charge.
I installed it, killed it a few times via bad drain, kept it up with a Tender for the majority of the 5 years it's been in service, and it will still start the engine without issue. I have a feeling I am on borrowed time though so I am prepared to buy a new one when this one finally dies. In my Ram, Durango, and Saab...we run with O'Reilly Super Start batteries. I usually get 4 - 5 years on average from them. |
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| shakedown067 | Re: [Early C4] If You Could Only Choose One Battery ... | ||
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I just got a diehard platinum from sears. Like CentralCoaster said, it's a rebadged odyssey battery. Top post clears on my 96 too, and so far seems really strong. HEAVY as hell, so that must be good, right?
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| Scott7 | Re: [Early C4] If You Could Only Choose One Battery ... | ||
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All side posts; had a diehard that I replaced after ~6 years with a Bosch which lasted ~5 years, now for the last couple I've had an AC Delco which is holding up fine but I do keep it on a trickle charger.
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| j3studio | Re: [Early C4] If You Could Only Choose One Battery ... | ||
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Thanks, all!
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| Matatk | Re: [Early C4] If You Could Only Choose One Battery ... | ||
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Clear as mud, right?
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| j3studio | Re: [Early C4] If You Could Only Choose One Battery ... | ||
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Quote: Matatk wrote: Clear as mud, right? But still useful. People have strong opinions about batteries. After buying AC Delcos only (for judging), I wanted to make sure I wasn't missing any vendor I should consider - and I wasn't. |
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| bogus | Re: [Early C4] If You Could Only Choose One Battery ... | ||
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Delco is as a good a lead acid as you will find.
the junk at autozone and orielly's is the problem. |
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