Don't ya just hate misleading subject lines? Actually my new red top looks good... it's what's around it that looks like crap. Fist, the good picture:



Now the ugly:


I knew I was going to have to replace the crusty old tie down but man, look at that battery tray. Honestly, this photo doesn't do that justice. There's stuff peeling, rust, and general all around crustyness going on there. The Optima is smaller than the stock battery so all this stuff becomes instantly visible. Ah, well... more work.

BTW, I'm going to paint the tie down temporarily until Wild ***** finishes his new tie down design.

 

battery looks good, I miss my old yellow top. My sister has it in her ride now : /

 

 

I need a new tie down, and that Stillen one doesnt do it for me ...

 

I like my Nissan black-top battery like no other, thank you very much.

 

Are you pushing 2 Fosagte 800 watt amps...??? If you were, you wouldnt like it that much.....

 

and if you were pushing 4 JL amps total 1600 watts, you wouldnt like it much either ....

 

 

 

next time you wash your car, take some baking soda and mix it with some water then wash all around the battery and everything. It will prevent the corrosion as baking soda neutralizes the acids. Then simply wash down with a hose. You can even just put the baking soda mixture in a spray bottle.

 

lol... pour diet pepsi on it ... Il will eat the rust right off
serious ... will make you think twice about drinking soda ever again

 

I didn't think they still made batteries that you had to add water to until I bought my Maxima. You'd think they put a modern maintenance free battery in a car like that.

 

i only have one question. in the first pic, why did you not remove the stock air intake when you installed your frankencar intake?

 

I actually had it like that too for a while Toastermax. Its just a scoop that feeds air into engine. It wont harm, if any, it might help..

 

My Dad has an Optima, he thinks that Kia is the next Honda (at least he didn't insult Nissan). He is letting his Laser RS Turbo sit in disrepair. I'm so ashame.

 

Kloogy, what kind of terminal connectors are you using to hook up that yellow top?

 

You need a battery mat!!

BATTERY MAT
PM me for more info on them

 

Like kloogy said, it may direct cooler air in the direction of the new intake... that plus it'd leave a big ole hole in the engine compartment