red top, yellow top, stock batteries??

[mamey69 10+ year member]

which one is better, what´s the difference? how much are they?

i was like listen to music for 20 minutes and my stock battery was dead!!

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[mamey69 10+ year member]

but i abuse it since i put my system....//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif RIP my battery..

 

[i3abyjay25 10+ year member]

red top is built to replace the factory batter in the engine and the yellow is made for long contionus play w/ the car turn off..

 

[mamey69 10+ year member]

Originally posted by i3abyjay25 red top is built to replace the factory batter in the engine and the yellow is made for long contionus play w/ the car turn off..

so the red is better than stock?

the yellow top is not in the engine bay.. you only use it to power your system?? how much are they (red and yellow)?

 

[Diabolic 10+ year member]

Diehard Gold, Diehard Weatherhandler and Optima Redtop have the longest life span by a huge factor when compared to other batteries. This is NOT indicative of their reserve capacity, but a measure of how long a typical battery will last before permanently dying.

Duralast Gold (South), which is what I use, has the highest reserve capacity of any battery on the market *except* the Optimas, with the highest cranking amps period (at 900), but it costs about half as much. The size 35 version of the Duralast Gold (which I have the misfortune of requiring for my car) also happens to have the shortest overall life expectancy.

Quick summary: If all you care about are price and playing time with the ignition off, get the Duralast Gold South. If you aren't concerned about price and want the battery to last, get an Optima Red/Yellow-Top. There are no better auto batteries on the market and this has been proven through repeated testing.

 

[mamey69 10+ year member]

BUt how much do they cost????

therefore can save a little and in my next trip to the states i can pick one...

 

[nswartley 5,000+ posts]

rewind your alternator...thats even more important than a battery. get a new one if you have the money

 

[i3abyjay25 10+ year member]

TODAY at PepBoys i saw the REdTop for i wanna say 135 and yellow for 100$ thats the cheapest i ever seen it.. when i got my yellow a few years ago.. i think it was like 160but that was also bout 3 yrs ago.

http://optimabattery.com/optima.cfm heres u a link

 

[biggmarc 10+ year member]

Originally posted by i3abyjay25 TODAY at PepBoys i saw the REdTop for i wanna say 135 and yellow for 100$ thats the cheapest i ever seen it.. when i got my yellow a few years ago.. i think it was like 160but that was also bout 3 yrs ago.

http://optimabattery.com/optima.cfm heres u a link

what model #optima red

 

[XCivic 10+ year member]

I just got an Optima Red in place of my stock battery. My car feels a better now. My engine turns over easy, system sounds cleaner, and its cool looking . But you can go online and get an Optima battery @ the http://www.optimabatterystore. Their pretty cheap I got mine for 110.... Its FREE shipping..... cant beat that with a stick.

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[mamey69 10+ year member]

Originally posted by nswartley rewind your alternator...thats even more important than a battery. get a new one if you have the money

what is rewind??what happends when you rewind? more amp??? how do you do that.. do that afect the life of the alt???

 

[nswartley 5,000+ posts]

Originally posted by mamey69 what is rewind??what happends when you rewind? more amp??? how do you do that.. do that afect the life of the alt???

it makes the alternator produce more amps....you would have to find a place that does it tho. it doesnt affect the life of the alternator...maybe it makes it last longer, i dunno.

 

[mamey69 10+ year member]

Originally posted by nswartley it makes the alternator produce more amps....you would have to find a place that does it tho. it doesnt affect the life of the alternator...maybe it makes it last longer, i dunno.

i´m gonna ask but I don´t know if in spanish means the exact translation of rewind... jajajaja.... is that an expensive procedure?

 

[nswartley 5,000+ posts]

Originally posted by mamey69 i´m gonna ask but I don´t know if in spanish means the exact translation of rewind... jajajaja.... is that an expensive procedure?

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[Ralphus 10+ year member]

You can put a yellow top under your hood, I've done it in my past three cars, never had ANY problems.