Have anyone changed or upgrade their battery to Optima Red Top??
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Have anyone changed or upgrade their battery to Optima Red Top??
My battery died completely so I bought the Optima Red Top battery from AutoZone, this lady was helping me out cuz I needed to find out the size of the battery. The lady grabbed the battery and saying it's the right size but when I was putting it in it didn't seems like it was fitting. I'm just wondering anyone on here hav the same battery?? and wut was the size......the one I bought is 70/35/OR
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I have the Optima Red. It is the 75/35. As you know it is smaller then the OEM battery, so I use the optional bottom hard plastic tray (the one they use to stack them up in the store and one inch in height) to get it up where I can get the battery terminals on.
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I had problems with my yellow top.
Jegs let me return it for a red top and I got money back since the red is cheaper.
The red top beats the yellow in every category except it lasts a little longer with no altenator. The yellow is deep cycle. It is not meant to be constantly charged.
The red is a little lighter too hehe.
edit: here is one thread I had: http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=135828
I use a piece of wood to help my battery reach the terminals better. :>
Jegs let me return it for a red top and I got money back since the red is cheaper.
The red top beats the yellow in every category except it lasts a little longer with no altenator. The yellow is deep cycle. It is not meant to be constantly charged.
The red is a little lighter too hehe.
edit: here is one thread I had: http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=135828
I use a piece of wood to help my battery reach the terminals better. :>
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It used to be called the orange top. But now they have the same reverse posts for the red top. You see all the pics above. They aren't reverse posts. The negative cable would be stretched since the posts are towards the front of the car intead of back of the car. The battery itself is shorter than OEM. Two solutions.
1. Use the spacer that they give out for free.
2. Buy J hooks at advance auto parts. The aftermarket J hooks have more threads so you will be able to hold down the battery. You can chop off the top of the j hooks with a dremel if you don't want them to be so long.
1. Use the spacer that they give out for free.
2. Buy J hooks at advance auto parts. The aftermarket J hooks have more threads so you will be able to hold down the battery. You can chop off the top of the j hooks with a dremel if you don't want them to be so long.
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#17
Originally Posted by Gotrice4
How exactly is your battery attached to your car? Meaning, how is it being held down?
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#18
Originally Posted by Tyrexx
I was in the process of painting the tiedown posts during that pic, heres what it looks like with the SWA
Oh ok...nice...
I just wanted to make sure you weren't driving around with that thing just sitting in the engine compartment. Gotta be safe, good to see that you are.
#21
Originally Posted by Broaner
Its much cleaner to just trim down the j-hooks and re-bend them. This eliminates the need for a spacer and makes the cables reach the terminals.
#22
Originally Posted by nubiannupe
I use the yellow top, personally...
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I used the yellow top. Didn't have any fittment problems. Then again i used it on my 89.
Hey Nubian, not to get off topic but what brand PR CAI you have and where did you put the air sensor?
I have the same but it looks like i have to bore a hole for mine.
#23
I use a piece of wood to help my battery reach the terminals better.
Why would it be desirable to raise the battery, unless it's simply for the expedient of using the OE j-hooks?
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