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What's your favorite street/strip battery? #1025863 07/04/11 06:06 PM 07/04/11 06:06 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 17,918 Akron, Ohio ProSport OP I Live Here
ProSport OP I Live Here Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 17,918 Akron, Ohio	What's your favorite street/strip battery for a car with an electric fuel pump, electric water pump, and an electric fan? My car has 13.8 volts with everything running and is still draining my Autozone Duralast Gold 800 CCA battery. I'm thinking a red top battery may be the best bet but really can not spend $180+ dollars on a battery right now. Anything affordable out there? 1970 Challenger, all aluminum 528 Hemi, HDK suspension, Tremec 5 speed manual

Re: What's your favorite street/strip battery? [Re: ProSport] #1025864 07/04/11 07:07 PM 07/04/11 07:07 PM
Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 19,318 State of confusion T Thumperdart I Live Here
Thumperdart I Live Here T Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 19,318 State of confusion	I`ve had great luck w/my Orbital gel batteries from Kragens one lasted me 7 years and the 2nd one is going on 5+ years iirc. 72 Dart 470 n/a BB stroker street car `THUMPER`...Check me out on FB Dominic Thumper for videos and lots of carb pics......760-900-3895.....

Re: What's your favorite street/strip battery? [Re: Thumperdart] #1025865 07/04/11 07:33 PM 07/04/11 07:33 PM
Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 939 glendora, ca. D Deepockets super stock
Deepockets super stock D Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 939 glendora, ca.	you're going to get a lot of opinions here. too me it boils down to weight. the more lead you have, the better it will be. i've used them all. i tend to like the interstate batterys that have divisions in them to keep the lead plates from ever touching with severe use. also if you have to hot charge between rounds, i believe the acid filled batterys will last longer. the AGM batteries have no acid or level that need to be maintained, so it's just what the mat has absorbed. it will cook off quicker in the long run if hot charging. all in all, there all pretty dam good. thats my 10 cents.

Re: What's your favorite street/strip battery? [Re: Deepockets] #1025866 07/04/11 07:34 PM 07/04/11 07:34 PM
Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 3,112 LONG ISLAND fishy340 master
fishy340 master Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 3,112 LONG ISLAND	optima red here no prob's

Re: What's your favorite street/strip battery? [Re: fishy340] #1025867 07/04/11 07:54 PM 07/04/11 07:54 PM
Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 6,295 U.S. M moparniac master
moparniac master M Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 6,295 U.S.	Quote: optima red here no prob's X2 ... so far! Mopar Performance

Re: What's your favorite street/strip battery? [Re: ProSport] #1025868 07/04/11 08:09 PM 07/04/11 08:09 PM
Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 52,972 Romeo MI MR_P_BODY Master
MR_P_BODY Master Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 52,972 Romeo MI	Quote: What's your favorite street/strip battery for a car with an electric fuel pump, electric water pump, and an electric fan? My car has 13.8 volts with everything running and is still draining my Autozone Duralast Gold 800 CCA battery. I'm thinking a red top battery may be the best bet but really can not spend $180+ dollars on a battery right now. Anything affordable out there? Not the battery... you better look at the alt or wiring... the battery is nothing but a holding tank.... unless it wont take a charge.... at Chrysler looked into the Optima batteries for production but found they werent that good

Re: What's your favorite street/strip battery? [Re: MR_P_BODY] #1025869 07/04/11 08:42 PM 07/04/11 08:42 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 17,918 Akron, Ohio ProSport OP I Live Here
ProSport OP I Live Here Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 17,918 Akron, Ohio	Pbody, I had the car checked on a machine with the car running and everything turned on including the headlights and it seems to be charging fine. Just seems that after cruising to a few places a day the battery gets weak and eventually hard starts. The guy at the shop said he thinks it's just the battery not holding a charge very well. Actually, if it sits in the garage for a week w/o being charged or driven it hard starts, won't turn over fast enough to start. 1970 Challenger, all aluminum 528 Hemi, HDK suspension, Tremec 5 speed manual

Re: What's your favorite street/strip battery? [Re: ProSport] #1025870 07/04/11 08:47 PM 07/04/11 08:47 PM
Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 52,972 Romeo MI MR_P_BODY Master
MR_P_BODY Master Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 52,972 Romeo MI	Quote: Pbody, I had the car checked on a machine with the car running and everything turned on including the headlights and it seems to be charging fine. Just seems that after cruising to a few places a day the battery gets weak and eventually hard starts. The guy at the shop said he thinks it's just the battery not holding a charge very well. Actually, if it sits in the garage for a week w/o being charged or driven it hard starts, won't turn over fast enough to start. Well if it doesnt have a small draw on it then ihe battery has a weak or dead cell so it cant hold the charge... did he do a load test on the battery... that would have shown a battery issue

Re: What's your favorite street/strip battery? [Re: ProSport] #1025871 07/04/11 08:49 PM 07/04/11 08:49 PM
Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,070 Big Western Pencilveinya U Uncle Barry super stock
Uncle Barry super stock U Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,070 Big Western Pencilveinya	Quote: Pbody, I had the car checked on a machine with the car running and everything turned on including the headlights and it seems to be charging fine. Just seems that after cruising to a few places a day the battery gets weak and eventually hard starts. The guy at the shop said he thinks it's just the battery not holding a charge very well. Actually, if it sits in the garage for a week w/o being charged or driven it hard starts, won't turn over fast enough to start. try another battery. if your car still does what you are saying it does, more than likely its in your wiring or alternator. i agree with mr p.

Re: What's your favorite street/strip battery? [Re: ProSport] #1025872 07/04/11 08:57 PM 07/04/11 08:57 PM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 3,095 Idaho Runner master
Runner master Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 3,095 Idaho	i had the exact same problem after i upgraded my fan to the hhr fan. i tried the optima red top and hated it. made the situation worse just didnt have any reserve capacity. i thought seriously about going with 2 batteries but i decided to first try a new march crank pully that was 6.5 inches in diameter instead of the underdrive pully that was 5.25. the pulley has fixed the problem. in a street car with an underdrive pulley i just spent to much time at lower rpm where the powermaster alternator wasnt charging. i used to have to jump start the car if it didnt fire right up but now i can crank it for a good while cause the battery stays fully charged ( diehard gold)

Re: What's your favorite street/strip battery? [Re: Uncle Barry] #1025873 07/04/11 09:00 PM 07/04/11 09:00 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 20,814 A collage of whims topside Too Many Posts
topside Too Many Posts Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 20,814 A collage of whims	My drag car runs 2 800amp regular batteries in the trunk & a 1-wire GM alternator. No problems. Electric fan, water pump & vac pump and MSD6. Headlights if racing @ night.

Re: What's your favorite street/strip battery? [Re: MR_P_BODY] #1025874 07/04/11 09:00 PM 07/04/11 09:00 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 17,918 Akron, Ohio ProSport OP I Live Here
ProSport OP I Live Here Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 17,918 Akron, Ohio	I already ditched the 5" crank pulley for the larger March pulley a couple years ago. I'm not sure how many tests were done on the battery. Butch sent me home with a battery to try so I'll be doing that today or tomorrow. 1970 Challenger, all aluminum 528 Hemi, HDK suspension, Tremec 5 speed manual

Re: What's your favorite street/strip battery? [Re: topside] #1025875 07/04/11 09:01 PM 07/04/11 09:01 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 17,918 Akron, Ohio ProSport OP I Live Here
ProSport OP I Live Here Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 17,918 Akron, Ohio	Quote: My drag car runs 2 800amp regular batteries in the trunk & a 1-wire GM alternator. No problems. Electric fan, water pump & vac pump and MSD6. Headlights if racing @ night. I've considered that also, 2 good batteries wired together properly.

Re: What's your favorite street/strip battery? [Re: ProSport] #1025876 07/04/11 09:15 PM 07/04/11 09:15 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 20,814 A collage of whims topside Too Many Posts
topside Too Many Posts Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 20,814 A collage of whims	My car likes ballast anyway, so it's been a win/win.

Re: What's your favorite street/strip battery? [Re: topside] #1025877 07/04/11 10:03 PM 07/04/11 10:03 PM
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 13,247 Mt. Vernon, Ohio dartman366 I Live Here
dartman366 I Live Here Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 13,247 Mt. Vernon, Ohio	I run Interstate batteries, have one in just about everything I own including the race car, they just work. Light travels faster than the speed of sound,,,this is why some people seem bright untill you hear them speak.

Re: What's your favorite street/strip battery? [Re: dartman366] #1025878 07/05/11 12:35 AM 07/05/11 12:35 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,809 North Dakota Azzkikrcuda top fuel
Azzkikrcuda top fuel Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,809 North Dakota	Optima red top here and in my dads cars also.

Re: What's your favorite street/strip battery? [Re: Azzkikrcuda] #1025879 07/05/11 03:39 AM 07/05/11 03:39 AM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 11,684 W. Kentucky justinp61 I Live Here
justinp61 I Live Here Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 11,684 W. Kentucky	I have a 1000 cca group 24 lead acid on my Dart, it's six years old now and still going strong. Not sure who made it, no major brand name, just a local battery store.

Re: What's your favorite street/strip battery? [Re: Azzkikrcuda] #1025880 07/05/11 09:09 AM 07/05/11 09:09 AM
Joined: May 2004 Posts: 12,396 Taxes & Virus's R-US, NY Dragula I Live Here
Dragula I Live Here Joined: May 2004 Posts: 12,396 Taxes & Virus's R-US, NY	Quote: Optima red top here and in my dads cars also. X2 These work well up north. My lead acid batteries always froze in the winter and died. I have not had one of the red tops go bad yet, and they are pretty small in comparrison and they don't leak any acid onto my paint. Last edited by Dragula; 07/05/11 09:10 AM. '70 Cuda,...605 EFI Hemi Street Car (6.20 best pass, 1.33 60ft) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYw6RA-k5Bk (6.25 at 108.75mph from inside car) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zQEb9uxFng (6.25 at 108mph from outside car) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCvfzsC4NgM (9.9) '66 Barracuda AWB Stretched nose Blown 440 Car in build stage '71 Duster Drag Car 400 Low Deck 512 best 6.002 at 115.44mph https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Znuo3jMUXTk

Re: What's your favorite street/strip battery? [Re: ProSport] #1025881 07/05/11 09:34 AM 07/05/11 09:34 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 17,864 S.E. Michigan ZIPPY I Live Here
ZIPPY I Live Here Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 17,864 S.E. Michigan	Quote: I'm thinking a red top battery may be the best bet but really can not spend $180+ dollars on a battery right now. For something budget friendly....the Johnson Controls manufactured batteries that Wally World sells are good pieces...especially the "upscale" ones with the yellow case. At least I have had good luck with them. Rich H. Esse Quam Videri

Re: What's your favorite street/strip battery? [Re: ZIPPY] #1025882 07/05/11 12:59 PM 07/05/11 12:59 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,894 Florida Locomotion master
Locomotion master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,894 Florida	I've had good luck with Optimas on my race car with a small, 50 amp alternator. But I also charge it between rounds because of the water pump and fan draw on it. I currently have an Odyssey 1500 and have been very happy. (Maybe a 1200, I forgot at the moment.) As for price, I was told that the Sears Platinum Die-Hard batteries are the same thing as Odyssey, just relabeled, and less expensive. But I haven't been able to confirm it 100%. Last edited by Locomotion; 07/05/11 01:04 PM.

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