god dang battery
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2000 Watt CAFz'r
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 2,422
i have already stated that it is the battery. i got it tested by 2 diffrent mechanic's both with the same answer. get a new battery. and the yellow top is just a little to much for me so im going with the red top.
500 Watt CAFz'r
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 756
Yep, a red top is more than adequate for Lumina Guy's needs.
For use in starting applications, even with a big stereo, a red top Optima holds loads at higher voltages and recharges faster than normal batteries. My brother has a red top in his truck, a stock truck with nothing aftermarket. It is now nine years old and still going strong.
This is prone to arguement, but I say red tops are better for competition use than yellows are. They're designed to give you BIG amps over short periods of time, like when starters are engaged, or when competitors "burp" their system during competition. They'll hold a big load, say three or four hundred amps, at a higher voltage than a yellow top will. Then they are quickly recharged, right after your run in the lanes.
Yellow tops, are designed as a deep cycle. So they're designed to give you steady amps over longer periods of time, like pulling 30 amps for 20 minutes while you have your stereo on, car pulled over on the side of the road, while you're in the backseat gettin' it on with your ol' lady by the dashboard lights (ya, it's paradise isn't it!). Then you can still start the car up and drive away, no harm done. Or you can wait for three hours (while you snuggle) beofer charging without harming it. Do that to a red top more than a few times and it'll be toast. If you pull that 400 amps out of a yellowtop like in the paragraph above, it'll do it, at a slightly lower voltage, but it'll do it without hurting it, you'll get a longer life out of a yellow top, theoretically.
So, a red top IS good enough for Lumina Guy, but if he accidently leaves his headlights on, or his alternator fails and he keeps driving till the battery gives up, or if he goes for "seconds" in the backseat sometime, he'll be harming the red top battery. This is why yellow tops are always preferrable, they're just designed for more abuse.
'tis also why they cost so much more.
For use in starting applications, even with a big stereo, a red top Optima holds loads at higher voltages and recharges faster than normal batteries. My brother has a red top in his truck, a stock truck with nothing aftermarket. It is now nine years old and still going strong.
This is prone to arguement, but I say red tops are better for competition use than yellows are. They're designed to give you BIG amps over short periods of time, like when starters are engaged, or when competitors "burp" their system during competition. They'll hold a big load, say three or four hundred amps, at a higher voltage than a yellow top will. Then they are quickly recharged, right after your run in the lanes.
Yellow tops, are designed as a deep cycle. So they're designed to give you steady amps over longer periods of time, like pulling 30 amps for 20 minutes while you have your stereo on, car pulled over on the side of the road, while you're in the backseat gettin' it on with your ol' lady by the dashboard lights (ya, it's paradise isn't it!). Then you can still start the car up and drive away, no harm done. Or you can wait for three hours (while you snuggle) beofer charging without harming it. Do that to a red top more than a few times and it'll be toast. If you pull that 400 amps out of a yellowtop like in the paragraph above, it'll do it, at a slightly lower voltage, but it'll do it without hurting it, you'll get a longer life out of a yellow top, theoretically.
So, a red top IS good enough for Lumina Guy, but if he accidently leaves his headlights on, or his alternator fails and he keeps driving till the battery gives up, or if he goes for "seconds" in the backseat sometime, he'll be harming the red top battery. This is why yellow tops are always preferrable, they're just designed for more abuse.
'tis also why they cost so much more.
