Battery Conclusion

[kervinridgley@earthlink.net (Kervin Ridgley)]

A hundred and twenty dollars for a Optima!  I do like to do upgrades as
I need stuff, but that's too rich for my blood.  I'm just going to get a
battery from autozone on the way home from work.

John Erickson wrote:
> 
> Red top.  I didn't think the Optimas were designed to fit any specific
> cars.  The posts are reversed and I had to flatten the battery clamp to get
> it to grab right.  It was a good excuse to run a new 2 gauge ground
> wire.  The positive cable will be plenty long.  My new ground cable is 3'
> long and runs to the top of the tranny (old self-adjusting cable brace
> location).  I then ran a 4 gauge braided cable back to the frame.  My
> starter now cranks at about twice the RPM.
> 
> HTH
> John
> 
> At 07:57 PM 1/15/2002 -0500, Kervin Ridgley wrote:
> >Thanks John, but the site says they don't have a battery for my car.
> >Which one are you running in yours?  I've got no ac and just a regular
> >radio.
> >
> >
> >John Erickson wrote:
> > >
> > > A serious answer might be in order here.  I've been running Optima (spiral
> > > wound) batteries for several years.
> > >
> > > John
> > > El Paso
> > >
> > > At 10:20 PM 1/14/2002 -0800, Randy B wrote:
> > > >He he, what about just running a pair of 6V lantern batterys in series :D
> > > >
> > > >Randy
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On Mon, 14 Jan 2002 22:26:36 -0500 Kervin Ridgley
> > > > > <kervinridgley@earthlink.net> writes:
> > > > > >My battery is on it's last leg.  Is anyone using something other than
> > > > > >a
> > > > > >"regular" battery on their everyday car?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Yeah, I got me a little 9v battery with a 3v battery attached for
> > my 12v
> > > > > requirements. Its super duper light! Doesnt start the car worth a crap
> > > > > but once its running, whoo-hoo!
> > > > >
> > > > > Hmm....
> > > > >
> > > > >
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> >Kervin
> >80 1.7 8v Crack free dash
> >82 1.7 8v The gift
> >86 1.8 8v My everyday ride
> >00 tt600 more HP than my car
> >00 Habanero my cheap ti ride
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Kervin
80 1.7 8v Crack free dash
82 1.7 8v The gift 
86 1.8 8v My everyday ride
00 tt600 more HP than my car
00 Habanero my cheap ti ride
00 IF Delux XT-Bomber