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Old Jun 10, 2004 | 10:47 AM
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im looking to upgrade my battery i was wondering which ones are the best.
Old Jun 10, 2004 | 01:50 PM
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^ new ones...

Sorry jojo don't mean to be a smartass but your question is just too open ended.

There has been a lot of discussion about batteries here and if you did a search I'm sure you will learn more than I can provide in one post.

Is it for starting? A second one in the trunk for the system?

Hawker, Red + Yellow Tops, Excide are good names right off the top.

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Old Jun 10, 2004 | 08:23 PM
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ya its for under the hood..
the stock battery isnt good enough...need to get something better.

i was thinking along the lines of a Optima Yellow Top
Old Jun 11, 2004 | 12:44 PM
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what would be a alternative to a optima(something cheaper)??
that is my question
Old Jun 11, 2004 | 01:38 PM
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Did you search? I'm thinking not because if you did you may have found this...
battery 1
or this...
battery 2
and there's more if you wish to search.

Good luck.

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Old Jun 11, 2004 | 02:11 PM
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thx gene
Old Jun 11, 2004 | 03:22 PM
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exide orbital extreme duty...... killer battery... you can get em at your local canadian tire... and they are on sale i think too..... 164 or something like that.... 950 cca as well...

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Old Jun 11, 2004 | 06:19 PM
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I use optima for everything I can. Its the best for the money. If you cant afford a yellow top Optima go for a red top. As long as its a Gel-Cel battery I think you will be fine. Just compair the Cold Cranking Amps on the batteries that you find and then compair that against the price.

You will find a happy ending somewhere.
Old Jun 11, 2004 | 06:47 PM
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thx guy i think i know what im gunna buy...
the exide orbital sounds like a good battery
Old Jun 11, 2004 | 07:59 PM
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Believe it or not, Walmart sells the Optima red tops for like 130 to 150 (two models)

That's my plan



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