battery selection?

[AtomicHoe094]

my battery is actually taking a dump right now as we speak. Its leaking and spewing in my battery tray lol only when i charge it tho..

 

[haks310]

DieHard Platinum 34/78. I was going with a RedTop until a lot of the experiences I read guys posted over at a couple of different forums. If you are going with an Optima go with the deep cycle YellowTop. The DieHard I'm running comes wit a 5 year warranty. 880 CCA and 135RC, and since it is a 34/78 it comes with the top and side mounts. It was the highest rated battery by ConsumerReports and I didn't find any bad reviews from people who ran it. NAPA has a cheaper battery that was rated pretty good by ConsumerReports also, brother has been running it for a while and has no comp
aints, forgot the model but I know I posted it in another battery threada while back.

 

[TahoeGoBoom]

What do you have to do to put in a second battery?

power to power, separate ground. U can get an isolator if you want, i dont have one, havent had a problem. fused of course.

 

[ravingmadman]

power to power, separate ground. U can get an isolator if you want, i dont have one, havent had a problem. fused of course.

Can you post a picture? Where did you mount it? That's what I'm having the hardest time with...

 

[tybardy]

feel free to use the search option, there are several dudes here running this setup and i think there is even a write up on it

 

[ravingmadman]

Search failed me yesterday. I couldn't pull up any of my how to's. I'll give it a shot though.

 

[xX Mavr1ck Xx]

power to power, separate ground. U can get an isolator if you want, i dont have one, havent had a problem. fused of course.

Thanks for the info man!

 

[drowndindreams]

interstate rapes pretty hard when it comes to systems at 600 rms

 

[cichlid_baby]

DieHard Platinum 34/78. I was going with a RedTop until a lot of the experiences I read guys posted over at a couple of different forums. If you are going with an Optima go with the deep cycle YellowTop. The DieHard I'm running comes wit a 5 year warranty. 880 CCA and 135RC, and since it is a 34/78 it comes with the top and side mounts. It was the highest rated battery by ConsumerReports and I didn't find any bad reviews from people who ran it. NAPA has a cheaper battery that was rated pretty good by ConsumerReports also, brother has been running it for a while and has no comp
aints, forgot the model but I know I posted it in another battery threada while back.

There appears to be some side post failure issues with the Sears/Odyssey batteries... this may be a concern for our GM trucks.


From the Sears website..

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_...argers&sName=Automotive+Batteries#reviewsWrap

 

[haks310]

That's the only problem I've read up on them having. I have been running mine for about a year and have had no issues. LoL and if anything does happen, I hope it's in the next four years so warranty will cover it.