New Battery

[HondaBoy]

my battery gave out yesterday. i'd had trouble with it for a while. during cold days it would get weak. i had noticed when i would start my car it woudlnt always turn as quick. i got a new one today from sears. i've noticed the starter turns quite easily and starts the car quicker. just a few seconds difference, but you can tell. i need to get a new battery tie down because the one i had on there didnt fit right anyway. i'll probley check the junk yard if go. they didnt have the battery in stock in the gold series, so i got the truck/suv battery. its supposed to have more cranking power. dont know if thats right, but i have a new one anyways.
http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/product.do?BV_UseBVCookie=Yes&vertical=AUTO&pid=02839980000
http://content.sears.com/data/product_images/028/39980/02839980000-190.jpg

[HondaBoy]

i dunno if it has anything to do with a new battery, but the engine idles much smoother! that old battery must have had not juice left in it! today it started really well. ah shit, just remembered i forgot to get the battery tie down. i went to the junk yard with my friend to look at the axles he's buying. guess if we go again i'll get it.

[Blkblurr]

When you get a new battery there is not as much load on the alt and is therefore easier for the engine to rotate. This may be why your idle is smoother.

[HondaBoy]

yeah, thats possible. i know i've got my idle smoothed out good since the timing was set correctly, vacuum lines were all fixed, and a few other small things. its the small things that make the nice differences. ah, this evening when i started for the 1st time today, it turned over so nicely.