What is the Best Battery to install

[WETVET]

I am looking to replace my battery in my 1972 Vette. Checked out the Optima and the Sears Gold. Any good suggestions?

 

[Lucy64]

I put an Optima red top in my 64 over 2 years ago and it has been trouble free. The next battery I need for any of my cars will be the same.

 

[fine69]

I am looking to replace my battery in my 1972 Vette. Checked out the Optima and the Sears Gold. Any good suggestions?

I am using an Optima Yellow Top. From what I understand, the Optima batteries are in a league of their own in the car/marine battery world. In any case, I am totally satisfied with it.

 

[wishuwerehere82]

I have the Sears Gold in my 98 and a Delco in the 82.

 

[Crimson Thunder]

I have the Sears Diehard also,but with both sets of terminals so i can easily hook up the charger as needed.

 

[Koop]

I am looking to replace my battery in my 1972 Vette. Checked out the Optima and the Sears Gold. Any good suggestions?

You can get a terminal with a knob on it that shuts off the battery with a quick twist. It'll make any battery last much, much longer. Sometimes I go for weeks without driving my car and I never have a dead battery anymore.

The best battery was K-Mart with a Lifetime (not prorated warranty), my dad put one in my car in 1976, for 25 years I got a new battery for free anytime I needed one.

 

[fine69]

You can get a terminal with a knob on it that shuts off the battery with a quick twist. It'll make any battery last much, much longer. Sometimes I go for weeks without driving my car and I never have a dead battery anymore.

The best battery was K-Mart with a Lifetime (not prorated warranty), my dad put one in my car in 1976, for 25 years I got a new battery for free anytime I needed one.

Good point, Koop. I installed a battery disconnect switch, and it works great. I do have an electrical drain somewhere, and the disconnect switch is priceless!

 

[Crimson Thunder]

Ive thought about a disconnect before but its to big of a P.I.T.A. to reset the stereo presets and eq.

 

[JohnZ]

Ive thought about a disconnect before but its to big of a P.I.T.A. to reset the stereo presets and eq.

The "green knob" disconnect switch is available in a version with a fused bypass to keep memory circuits alive when the main connection is open. If you can't find it anywhere else, Griot's Garage has it (www.griotsgarage.com).

 

[purpleRac3r]

I have Optima red tops in both my '74 coupe and my '01 S-10 Crewcab. They do have both sets of terminals.

 

[vett boy]

I vote Optima, Die hard (and Sears) are going down hill.

 

[srs244]

i put an optima yellow top (deep cycle) in my 78 a year ago and it's been great. i only get to use the car on the weekends, and it is always attached to a computerized battery tender when not being driven. worth the money in my opinion, and i agree in a league of their own.

for what it's worth, my mechanic swore off diehard batteries several years ago for several reasons: they weren' the same quality as they once had been, and they seemed to generate too much heat on their own.

in my opinion, i would much rather have a gel cell inside the car sitting at my back than one loaded with sulfuric acid and the associated fumes, but then that's just my opinion!

 

[glen242]

Compare price vs warranty time. Optima batteries are nice, but I got a better deal, price vs warranty, at my local Advance Auto.

Besides, who sees the battery except you? Or do you go to a show and open up the internal door behind the seat, to show off your battery?

 

[Crimson Thunder]

I should have known about the fusible link option since I bought my father-in-law that exact part for his 1970 Charger for Christmas.

 

[Daryllawman]

I use the RED top in mine......no troubles at all...