Re: MY BATTERIES ARE GONE............
[Re: Thumperdart]
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10/10/17 01:13 AM
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Azzkikrcuda
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top fuel
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North Dakota
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Good question, I am in the same boat. My optima gave up after 11 years and I will need a new battery this spring. I have heard Optimas are not that good anymore since the moved production to Mexico.
The only Carbs I care about are under the hood!
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Re: MY BATTERIES ARE GONE............
[Re: Thumperdart]
#2384874
10/10/17 01:16 AM
10/10/17 01:16 AM
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Posts: 11,786 Portage,michigan
B3422W5
I Live Here
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I Live Here
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Portage,michigan
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Had great luck over the years with Interstate batteries. My battery searches have started and ended with them
69 Dart GTS A4 Silver All steel, flat factory hood, 3360race weight 418 BPE factory replacement headed stroker, 565 lift solid cam, footbrake street/strip car Best so far, 10.32 1/4 1.41 best 60 foot 6.56 at 104.17
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Re: MY BATTERIES ARE GONE............
[Re: Thumperdart]
#2384880
10/10/17 01:27 AM
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Posts: 43,718 Bend,OR USA
Cab_Burge
I Win
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I Win
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Bend,OR USA
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Costco RY and Marine battery(now Interstate brand) work well for me in our type of cars, I bought a pair of Everready batteries(made by Johnson control CO) from Walmart my 2006 Ram 3500 truck last winter when it got down to 5 F above here and they are still sitting in the shop waiting for me to swap them into the truck, maybe this winter I'll install them when it won't start again without a battery charger on them below 10F
Last edited by Cab_Burge; 10/10/17 01:36 AM.
Mr.Cab Racing and winning with Mopars since 1964. (Old F--t, Huh)
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Re: MY BATTERIES ARE GONE............
[Re: WedgeFED]
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10/10/17 01:31 AM
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amxautox
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Still Retired. Still Posting on Moparts. A Lot.
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Optima's are great as long as you keep them charged. I have seen many go over 10 years... One of my blue tops is 10 1/2 years old. The other one bought at the same time lasted a week, and never could receive a full charge. It's replacement lasted barely 3 years and a couple weeks. The Interstate I replaced it with is 7 1/2 years old. They've gotten LOTS and LOTS and LOTS of use in my boat when I go fishing almost every day.
Tom
"Everyone should believe in something; I believe I'll go fishing."
-Henry David Thoreau
Men and fish are alike. They both get into trouble when they open their mouths
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Re: MY BATTERIES ARE GONE............
[Re: Thumperdart]
#2384939
10/10/17 09:22 AM
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Posts: 8,079 Tulsa OK
Bad340fish
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Optima is made in Mexico but they do not suck. I think they went through a rough patch when they moved production but that was a really long time ago.
Dom I would use one yellow top, two if you need the ballast. I have a single Yellow top that is seven years old and it is working great. I have electric WP, Two Fuel pumps, two fans, and EFI. I have made as many as twelve passes at the track cooling it down between rounds with zero starting issues.
You can also use the blue top with the light grey bottom. The Blue tops are the same thing they just have the marine terminals on them and no side posts. The Blue top with the black bottom is the same as the red top. The downside of buying the blue tops is that the warranty is only two years vs three for the yellows and reds.
68 Barracuda Formula S 340
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Re: MY BATTERIES ARE GONE............
[Re: Thumperdart]
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10/10/17 11:38 AM
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DaveRS23
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Interested in a cost effective option? Nearly all of our batteries come from the salvage yards. $30 +/- most of the time. Most batteries have the group code, production date, and capacity on them, so an informed choice can be made. I use salvage yard batteries in the Cuda, all the tractors, and most of the used cars. If we stay with batteries made within the last year or so, we rarely have a failure. The used battery in the Cuda has been in there several years now and still starts the Hemi just fine. Salvage yard batteries save us hundreds of dollars a year.
Master, again and still
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Re: MY BATTERIES ARE GONE............
[Re: DaveRS23]
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10/10/17 12:28 PM
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"Little"John
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We have Sears Diehard Platinum batteries in all of our cars and have for years but now it seems they are gone now too.
1970 Duster Edelbrock headed 408 5.984@112.52 422 Indy headed small block 5.982@112.56 mph 9.38@138.67
Livin and lovin life one day at a time
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Re: MY BATTERIES ARE GONE............
[Re: pittsburghracer]
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10/10/17 01:01 PM
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MR_P_BODY
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I've been using the Cosco batteries for years.. the one in the race car has been in it 10 years and I only had to charge it 1 time when the alt hot lead came unplugged.. now I use it in my boat.. its a Allstate
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Re: MY BATTERIES ARE GONE............
[Re: Thumperdart]
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10/10/17 09:40 PM
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Bad340fish
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If the battery stays above 9.6 volts when it is tested at its rated CCA then it is good, what it should drop to in the car depends on how much your starter draws. It is safe to say if it drops that low with TWO batteries then you for sure have a problem lol.
What is the voltage on the batteries just sitting off the charger?
68 Barracuda Formula S 340
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