Optima Battery Selection, Which Model and Size to Buy? |
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Optima Battery Selection, Which Model and Size to Buy? |
m170seeker |
Jul 6 2012, 02:14 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 55 Joined: 23-June 11 From: Austin, Texas Member No.: 13,235 Region Association: Southwest Region |
I finally need a new battery and wanted to get an Optima. Any opinions on Red or Yellow Top and what size do we need?
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johannes |
Oct 3 2012, 01:48 AM
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Club Porsche 914 France President Group: Members Posts: 3,084 Joined: 13-January 06 From: France Member No.: 5,409 Region Association: France |
Odyssey are lighter and here you can find all you need to fit them in your 914 http://www.rennline.com/Battery-Mount-Kits/products/169/
"The ODYSSEY Drycell battery combines in one box the characteristics of two separate batteries. It can deep cycle as well as provide enormous cranking power. These dry cell batteries are capable of providing engine cranking pulses in excess of 2150A for 5 seconds as well as 400 charge/discharge cycles to 100% depth of discharge (DOD). A typical starting, lighting and ignition (SLI) battery can do one or the other, but not both. Conventional batteries are either a sprinter or a long distance runner; An ODYSSEY® battery will do both — provide short duration high amperage pulse or low rate long duration drains." ... |
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