Battery Choice?
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I'm with you... Ran that Optima Yellow for 4yrs until I sold the truck with no issues what so ever. Those are pretty good batteries.....
edit: Just looked at the Die Hard... Never heard of it till now... The specs are the same as the Optima... I'm guessing they are equally the same. The Die hard would fit better into the slot with the cover over it plus a few extra cca....
You can only get this at sears and Kmart?? WTH??
edit: Just looked at the Die Hard... Never heard of it till now... The specs are the same as the Optima... I'm guessing they are equally the same. The Die hard would fit better into the slot with the cover over it plus a few extra cca....
You can only get this at sears and Kmart?? WTH??
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Optimas are junk. Sears Platinum are re-labeled Odyssey batteries. They have more reserve and cca than any other battery for the same size. They also use pure lead, not lead and fillers. Go to Odyssey website and read the specs. Well worth the $$$. Optima has gone through some corporate changes and the product has diminished. The military has used them for years.........Odyssey, that is.
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Too bad it's soo fuuuggglllly
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Meijer is a regional chain of stores like Walmart, based in Michigan.
You can find Odyssey batteries at Batteries Plus. Here's a dealer locator:
http://www.odysseybattery.com/locator.html
You can find Odyssey batteries at Batteries Plus. Here's a dealer locator:
http://www.odysseybattery.com/locator.html
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From: NorΩCal - East Bay
This thread comes up a few times a year and the winning answer is always the same: Odyssey/DieHard Platminum.
Absorbed Glass Mat (AGM) technology (Platinums, Optimas and Kinetiks) vs. Lead Filled (every other battery out there) means higher shock resistance, lower maintenance, longer charges and most importantly, super high cranking amps. Also Platinums use flat pure lead plates vs spiraled plates used by Optimas which mean more surface area to hold a charge as well as dissipate a charge over time. There is a ton of info about AGM style batteries and Odyssey/DieHard Platminums on the interwebs...check it:
Odyssey Battery Home
Also, MSalle turned me on to Kinetik batteries...very cool as well and worth checking out. For me though, it doesn't get any easier than driving to the nearest Sears and picking up a Platinum. So now both F150 and boat have them and I have the highest confidence that they will crank both with no problems at all. (The Tahoe has a DieHard Gold, hahaha!).
Absorbed Glass Mat (AGM) technology (Platinums, Optimas and Kinetiks) vs. Lead Filled (every other battery out there) means higher shock resistance, lower maintenance, longer charges and most importantly, super high cranking amps. Also Platinums use flat pure lead plates vs spiraled plates used by Optimas which mean more surface area to hold a charge as well as dissipate a charge over time. There is a ton of info about AGM style batteries and Odyssey/DieHard Platminums on the interwebs...check it:
Odyssey Battery Home
Also, MSalle turned me on to Kinetik batteries...very cool as well and worth checking out. For me though, it doesn't get any easier than driving to the nearest Sears and picking up a Platinum. So now both F150 and boat have them and I have the highest confidence that they will crank both with no problems at all. (The Tahoe has a DieHard Gold, hahaha!).
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Holy Cow...did some research on the Odyssey equivalent to the Optima I've been using for years, just cause you guys got me curious. The Odyssey is on average $80+ more than the Optima and 11 lbs heavier! The Sears version (at sears.com) of the same battery is much cheaper than its Odyssey equivalent, but that's with an exchange. Don't know about straight out. From summit, the Odyssey is $110 more than the Optima (for a 34/78 battery)
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I paid $188.99+tax for that sears diehard platinum. I have gotten 9 yrs out of a interstate mega tron plus before. Ended up selling it with a truck, so I have no idea on how long it could of lasted.
I also have a older autozone gold in one of my trucks. I think it's from 03 or 04.
I also have a older autozone gold in one of my trucks. I think it's from 03 or 04.
Last edited by Need4racin; Mar 20, 2012 at 04:52 PM.