What an Optima, but which model?

[geowick07 10+ year member]

i want to purchase an optima yellow top for my upcoming audio upgrade, but i dont know which model to go with. the batt on my car now is 610 cca. but the optimas i have seen are no where near that low. what should i go with? price isnt an option, just quality. the higher the better, or what should i do? thanks for any input!

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[nVRuckus 5,000+ posts]

if price isnt an option 31 series. If you rather save money and are not hardcore competing then the 34 series is fine.

 

[kickerlivinloud 10+ year member]

Difference between the 2 modles?? I am also looking into a yellow top or maybe a red top. Not really sure yet?

Jon

 

[lilmaniac2 5,000+ posts]

G31t is the only optima i would use.. its either blue or yellow top

the others i dont like.. id rather us a kinetik 1400 or somethine else compared to the g34 red/yellow tops

 

[yacob.naif 10+ year member]

i just got whatever they have at autozone/summit racing.

i didn't even know there were different sizes until i joined this board.

And i'm happy with my redtop, cause it fits in the compartment where my factory cd-changer was.

 

[lilmaniac2 5,000+ posts]

awesome u have a non sealed battery mounted where it cant vent.. GO U //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

edit actually those batts are seald, but they still leaked acid in my old rex.... hmmm

 

[nVRuckus 5,000+ posts]

Difference between the 2 modles?? I am also looking into a yellow top or maybe a red top. Not really sure yet?


Jon

red top is a starter battery you want a yellowtop which is deep cycle.

and most people on here use the 34 series //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif but the 31 series is better, more cca and will hold the charge longer.

 

[yacob.naif 10+ year member]

edit actually those batts are seald, but they still leaked acid in my old rex.... hmmm

something must've been wrong with it.....

the only reason i initially bought my redtop was to put it in the back of my jetta.

When my 1st redtop died, i put the stock battery in there just to go to summit racing to swap it, and i almost passed out from the fumes.

You'd definitely notice if it wasn't sealed.

 

[lilmaniac2 5,000+ posts]

maybe charging it at 16v had something to do with it lol //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[kicker06 10+ year member]

Should Deep Cycles be used for both up front under the hood and in the trunk?

 

[jeepintn 10+ year member]

g31 x 3 //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[audiolife 5,000+ posts]

red top is a starter battery you want a yellowtop which is deep cycle.

and most people on here use the 34 series //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif but the 31 series is better, more cca and will hold the charge longer.

how will how much a battery can burst mean it will last longer? the correct term for how long a battery will last is its AMP HOURS capacity......

also i would NOT use any red top optima battery for any type of stereo application...optima wont warranty it under that type of use.

 

[audiolife 5,000+ posts]

G31t is the only optima i would use.. its either blue or yellow top
the others i dont like.. id rather us a kinetik 1400 or somethine else compared to the g34 red/yellow tops

x2

 

[kicker06 10+ year member]

Should Deep Cycles be used for both up front under the hood and in the trunk?

^^

 

[audiolife 5,000+ posts]

yup a deep cycle can. i use my kinetik to start my truck its going on its second year under the hood started my truck just fine in sub freezing weather last winter.