Which optima to get?

[tsenfw 10+ year member]

Need to replace my battery and thinking I might as well get an optima. For daily driving, starting, stock 130amp alternator, and approx 1000watts output from amp, Should I get yellow top or red top?

Does anyone have a link where I can find the correct model I need? Do I just measure what I have room for? I looked on optima's site and couldn't figure out which one would fit my car:

2000 Mustang 3.8

Hot and cold weather (northeast)

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[azbass 5,000+ posts]

redtop would be fine.

 

[IgnoreMe 5,000+ posts]

Yt

 

[azimuth 5,000+ posts]

i'd say yellow top. be advised that putting the yellow top under the hood voids the warranty though.

 

[azbass 5,000+ posts]

redtop would be fine.

again, this would be just fine, any other questions, just ask me.

 

[22mountaineer 10+ year member]

YellowTop, if you are going to spend the money just spend a little more and get a little more just in case for later you might need it. Also I have had a yellowtop under my hood for about 3 years and I have never had problems out of it. Only time she has went dead is when I went to Galveston Tx with my dad and left my car at his house with my lights on for a week.

I have parked it outside a jobsite and played my radio all day and she will crank right up no problem.. Nothing but good things out of it.

 

[22mountaineer 10+ year member]

Why do you feel you need to upgrade the battery?

He could get a cap //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[IgnoreMe 5,000+ posts]

if you're going to get a red top, save your self some cash and just buy a regular lead acid battery from walmart.

 

[PsychoTheRapist 5,000+ posts]

redtop would be fine.

Agreed. I've used a redtop in my trailblazer now for about a year and haven't had a problem one..

 

[lostdaytomorrow 10+ year member]

D34 Yt

 

[tsenfw 10+ year member]

again, this would be just fine, any other questions, just ask me.

Cool thanks. I see a few diff redtop models, How do I know which will fit my car? Just got by measurements?

Why do you feel you need to upgrade the battery?

Well, been getting a lot of that white acid corrosion on the negative terminal (i think it's leaking fumes) and it's the original battery from 7 hard years ago. I get some dimming on harder bass hits. I know an alternator and an additional battery is probably the only solution for this but I figure my battery needs replacing anyways.

I was trying to do the big three and I got a terminal for the negative. Went to put on the terminal and it was too big for the post. Me being the genius I am I thought oh **** I just cut the factory wires and I need to drive this car tomorow. So i put cut down some of the original copper from the factory clamp and lined the circular terminal so it would fit on the post. I was gently coaxing the terminal on (hammer lmao) and forgot that the posts are lead. Needless to say it's a little deformed now.

Also when I went to tighten to the bolt on the teriminal heard a slight hiss like gas escaping but it immediately stopped when I let go. It's on there fine but when I started the car I noticed flickering for a few moments without even a load on it. I'm gonna replace the battery just in case.

How do I know if an aftermarket terminal will fit the posts? Are there sizes?

 

[bonesninja 5,000+ posts]

definately time for a new battery

 

[IgnoreMe 5,000+ posts]

Cool thanks. I see a few diff redtop models, How do I know which will fit my car? Just got by measurements?


Well, been getting a lot of that white acid corrosion on the negative terminal (i think it's leaking fumes) and it's the original battery from 7 hard years ago. I get some dimming on harder bass hits. I know an alternator and an additional battery is probably the only solution for this but I figure my battery needs replacing anyways.

I was trying to do the big three and I got a terminal for the negative. Went to put on the terminal and it was too big for the post. Me being the genius I am I thought oh **** I just cut the factory wires and I need to drive this car tomorow. So i put cut down some of the original copper from the factory clamp and lined the circular terminal so it would fit on the post. I was gently coaxing the terminal on (hammer lmao) and forgot that the posts are lead. Needless to say it's a little deformed now.

Also when I went to tighten to the bolt on the teriminal heard a slight hiss like gas escaping but it immediately stopped when I let go. It's on there fine but when I started the car I noticed flickering for a few moments without even a load on it. I'm gonna replace the battery just in case.

How do I know if an aftermarket terminal will fit the posts? Are there sizes?

like i said earlier...the redtop is nothing more than a standard lead acid battery...

save yourself the cash and buy an everstart maxx for $50 from walmart with a 3 year warranty.

buying a optima red top is like buying a Fi woofer thats rebranded with JL stickers. you're not getting any special technology by going with a red top just cause it has the Optima name on it.

 

[bk12321 10+ year member]

YT.

ive heard of a lot of rt owners having issues with theirs, but ive never heard a single complaint about a yt

 

[05gliguy 10+ year member]

blue top g31