well i had 2 option either a duralast gold or a optima battery...is the duralast gold a good battery?? 20 dollars less than the optima
well i had 2 option either a duralast gold or a optima battery...is the duralast gold a good battery?? 20 dollars less than the optima
I've heard really good things and really bad things about Optima's... Look around at some more options online!
Bass like Base... Not fish.
the optimas sold now are dog shit, they are made in mexico ,every person i know who has bought one says the same thing. And if it goes bad,no one will warranty them. here's a page on the H.A.M.B where people were asked or their feedback to otmima, it's not pretty,be warned. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/s...hlight=odysseyOriginally Posted by Bass Man
Ok thanks guys cause my shit dird today while I changed the headlights I might have left some on for a bit cause the battery had a lil bit of power in it and when I tried to turn it on nothing not even a turn over and I knew this day would come but didn't think this soon well any good batterys you guys think that has good voltage? And that could be used in cold weathers without fail?
i just bought the red top optima on yesterday for my car...yes it is made in mex...i got a deal on it and only paid like 130for it
1989 Honda Accord LX-i
B18c1 swap since 7/2011
175whp and 132tq
Redzone tuned
good luck, the ones made within the last couple of years are lasting on average of a year or so, someone on the hamb weighed some of them, and the new ones weigh about 15 pounds less, a good battery has good lead in it, it doesn't take a genius to figure out what happened to the quality. They were bought out by Johnson controls, and moved production to Mexico, after that the quality went to total shit. Whats interesting is, the person who designed the original optima, is the same guy who designed the odyssey. he doesn't work for Optima anymore. There's an interesting post in there, they screwed up on thousands and thousands of batteries, they decided it would cost too much to junk those batteries, so they were sold at a discount to distributors, they are all out there somewhere.
i would not expect a batt to last more than 3 years...expecially if you run lots of electronics...sucks that the new optimas dont last long but i took a tester and out of the store it still had 12 volts even after being in the shelf since 8/09....i was trying to the old napa ones one that was made in 1/09 and it was dead....like i said it for 130 bucks its not a bad deal if it lasts me 3 years....at least its sealed...so now i can relocate it to my trunk
1989 Honda Accord LX-i
B18c1 swap since 7/2011
175whp and 132tq
Redzone tuned
how about duralast gold? it has a 8 yr warrenty?? is that good enough and i might relocate the battery to the trunk next year
so like autozone, napa, pep boys and discounts auto??
Dunno about the duralast gold, but my duralast red has been in my car for 2 years. 0 problems. If you are looking to relocate to your trunk, though, you absolutely MUST use a sealed battery.
oh ok thanks bro might relocate in march or April and whats the amp range on the red duralast?
no they were sold as optimas but damaged so they were sold at a discount, i'm sure not everyone revealed they were.
duralast gold and duralast are johnson controls. They're basically a rebranded interstate. I work at autozone, and we rarely get back any duralast, or duralast gold that are still in the warranty period. Good batteries. Only difference between the two is that the gold has higher CCA and a year extra on the warranty.
Lostforawhile:we have to pick on him he's CAH he spray painted himself into this corner with the accord.
They make a sealed box with a vent tube for trunk batteries.
Bass like Base... Not fish.
alright thanks turabaka i think i might get the duralast gold for now and then do the relocation later and thanks for the info learning alot of things
One extra thing to add for anyone reading this thread.
Do not buy the valucraft line of batteries. They suck ass. They barely last the year out of their free replacement period, and they tend to leak acid like crazy. I've got a picture somewhere on my phone where the whole top half of one is blown clean off.
same goes for everstart. Which is wallmart's brand of batteries.
So, stay away from valuecrap and neverstart. Just spend the extra on a decent battery.
Lostforawhile:we have to pick on him he's CAH he spray painted himself into this corner with the accord.
strange, we have a walmart brand in the civic, haven't had any problems with it, the old one was five years old and it heated up and started smoking.
no clue on the amperage honestly. have NEVER had a problem starting the car, even in the dead of winter (although i will also tell u oklahoma winter doesnt get below 0 usually.) the duralast batteries wont be any good for relocating unless you get a box with the aformentioned vent tubes.
I bought a Optima red top in early 2000 It's made it through FL, CT, TX and now CA. It's a good battery if you take care of it. I'd buy another one no problem with no worries.
A battery is only as good as the care you give it. And thats any battery.
Phil
So who makes a good sealed battery,I plan on doing a relocate to the trunk in the spring.Can't find a sealed box around here.Can i make my own.
odyssey, you can buy them online, and they can be shipped as a regular package,because they are considered a dry cell.
Optima now is crap. My energizer battery from costco is better than my old optima.
Ah, Johnson Controls is BAD.
Ah, Johnson Controls is GOOD.
...wait...
When I went in to Autozone to buy a new battery, the guys at the counter steered me away from the Duralast, saying they saw a lot of returns on those. This was about a year ago, so maybe they've changed. I bought an Optima. It weighs about a million pounds, so it must be one of the good ones. From what I've seen, the Odysseys are very small (ie: low form factor, not wimpy). They'll take up a lot less space in the trunk.
Dr_Snooz
"I like to take hammers, and just break stuff, just break stuff." - Beavis
1989 Honda Accord LX-i Coupe, 240k miles, MT swap, rear disc swap
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I've heard a TON of very conflicting arguments about odyssey batteries.
eg: Great deep cycle, meaning TONS of cranking amps, vs
They deep cycle, which means they cant crank in the cold
They aren't fully charged until 15v, unlike normal batteries, which means they wont last as long because they are constantly undercharged, vs
My odyssey battery lasts forever!
I dunno, hard to wade through all of the different crap i've heard.
odyssey batteries are awesome from what I heard. Almost bought one, but the price is what steered me away and toward the optima.
I've worked at autozone for a little over a year now, and from what I've seen our duralast batteries are good. Thinking about it the most common batteries we tend to get back as cores are neverstarts and motorcraft. I think that's mostly due to how many people here drive fords and/or crappy cars.
Lostforawhile:we have to pick on him he's CAH he spray painted himself into this corner with the accord.
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