Haven't seen this in a while---12 VOLT BATTERIES
 

Lets hear it you guys----this is not for 16 volt enthusiast-----12 volt only---what is the best ???

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If you want a lightweight 12-volt, I've had very good luck with Braille.

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Optima pays contingency and I've had good luck with them.

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Optima red top ...Not as light as the Braile ,but
great for cars that spend long periods of time between being driven.
not good without an alternator, longer charge recovery time than Yellow top

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X2. I've had an Optima yellow top in my car for over five years.It's heavier than I'd like ,but always recharges quickly (no alternator) and it will start the car without assistance after sitting for months at a time.

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OPTIMA yellow top and they have a lightweight yellow top now available. Red top Optima in your tow vehicle.

Phil

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Optima batteries are the way to go. Yellow tops are the best forracing whether you have an alternator or not. When you charge them they are sensetive to a higher voltage charge, they don't like seeing over a 14.7V. You can put 200 amp. thru won't hurt them at all but high voltage will. Battery tender 5amp is all you need. If you need to charge quicker just watch the charge voltage. I work for the company that owns Optima.

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DEKA makes the Braille battery look at their site ---gives ya the real CCA's etc not the hyped up that Braille gives ya also about 20-30 % cheaper vthan the REBAGED braille battery

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I found this on yellowbullit has anyone tried one yet.


Default Dyna Batt Review
I just wanted to give my opinion on the dry mini battery, I call it, from Performance Distributors. They are the guys that make the DUI line of HEI stuff and wires. They are local to us here in Memphis, so I stopped by and picked one up. They only weight about 12 lbs and they have a couple of different terminal configurations. I installed one a couple of races ago along with a 105 amp alternator (a higher amp alternator would be nice). So far, it has been great. It starts the car fine and runs my fuel injection/nitrous solenoids/ fuel pumps, ignition just fine. I'm sure the car basically runs off the alterantor when it's running though. I usually hook up my charger between rounds because I have 2 dc bottle heaters I use in the car and they will kill pretty much any battery. I had the relay that goes to the bottle heaters weld the contacts together and it was on for quite a while before I found it. Amazingly my burst disk didn't blow. It completely drained the battery and I thought I was done for the day, but I put my charger on it and in 30-45 minutes it was topped of and started the car. I was amazed!
I just thought I would give my opinion/review of these little batteries.

http://www.performancedistributors.com/batteries.htm

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I have one of those and I never had any problems with it.I only use it once in awhile if I am trying to get weight out of the car.For everyday round robin bracket racing,its hard to beat an Optima battery.

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I didn't even have a generator so I bought two 12v Honda Civic batteries. They are available everywhere and weigh about 22#'s each & are $50-$70 each.
Both fully charged at home. Battery one would easily take care of tech, qualifying and 2-3 rounds of eliminations. If I was still in the program, switch to the second battery which was fully charged. That would take care of the rest of the day. If I was worried, I would charge the first battery on a buddies generator. With terminals attached to each battery, swap takes about two minutes. If that. When racing out of town I'd charge the batteries at the hotel. Yes, in the room. :rolleyes:
This is a SS car with no alternator. I finally bought a Honda suitcase generator and one battery was good for the entire day.
I am changing to 16V.

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Don't mean to change this thread to a political issue, however, I feel that purchasing American Made Products should be at the top of everyone's list!!! Optima batteries are made in Mexico, and apparently as of late, not very well - http://www.thedieselstop.com/forums/...mexico-215667/
Odyssey Batteries are a good choice - small and substantial power with good reliability. I have a friend with a 32 Roadster, 8-71 blown 468 Big Block Chevy - cranks over easily with Odyssey PC680 - 13 lbs. and the size of a motorcycle battery. Check them out at http://www.odysseybattery.com/
Google Odyssey battery reviews for additional info!

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I think Leon meant to say that our USA C Level managers need to start hiring American citizens and not internationally.

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I have the Odyssey batteries in my car and Andrew's. They do a great job and last 4 or 5 years. Ours are the 925's and weigh about 24lbs. each.

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I think there was a question regarding 12 volt versus using a 16 volt and which was better. Has there been a current check of 12 volt versus 16 for performance? It was my impression that unless you use an alternator the voltage output of a 12 volt was hurting performance if you ran a waterpump, fan, ignition all on one or two 12 volt batteries. The story was a 16 volt battery run down is more actual amperage than a 12 volt fully charged.
#2 If you are WAY over weight then a small battery may be good but.... nothing like two 40 lb batteries in the trunk for ballast AND voltage .