Can you recommend an Optima for the 350z?
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Can you recommend an Optima for the 350z?
Hi All,
Can you recommend what Optima I should go for on the 350z ?
Red or Yellow? and What model?
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do you guys really like the optima?..some customer's ask me about them and i've gotten them in the past but they come back with problems. .specially in the winter. .I deal with Interstate batts. .love em and i've had no problems with them EVER!!!. .they even sell GELL style if thats what you like. .
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Originally Posted by DraGonAlchemist
do you guys really like the optima?..some customer's ask me about them and i've gotten them in the past but they come back with problems. .specially in the winter. .I deal with Interstate batts. .love em and i've had no problems with them EVER!!!. .they even sell GELL style if thats what you like. .
I had to buy another one. I just like that fact that it's a deep cycle battery. I abuse the battery sometimes by draining it while the car is not running.
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Originally Posted by DraGonAlchemist
do you guys really like the optima?..some customer's ask me about them and i've gotten them in the past but they come back with problems. .specially in the winter. .I deal with Interstate batts. .love em and i've had no problems with them EVER!!!. .they even sell GELL style if thats what you like. .
I have an Optima Yellow Top on my Lexus its the best battery IF your running alot of electronics.. I have an indash navi and soundsystem installed and the battery performs flawless.
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my 1 year old Optima Yellow top just went bad, and has been iffy from the start... the car sits alot and during 6 months of winter, but I use a battery tender on it when it sits for more than a week at a time. Either way, the yellow topper I have has a bad cell in it already (about 10.2V after charging it), and if I let the battery sit for more than a couple days without any charge on it, it won't even crank... what a POS. I will be replacing it with something different, like a big Interstate Megatron. I am trying to find the largest battery that will fit in the stock opening without any mods now...
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Originally Posted by onecoolee
my 1 year old Optima Yellow top just went bad, and has been iffy from the start... the car sits alot and during 6 months of winter, but I use a battery tender on it when it sits for more than a week at a time. Either way, the yellow topper I have has a bad cell in it already (about 10.2V after charging it), and if I let the battery sit for more than a couple days without any charge on it, it won't even crank... what a POS. I will be replacing it with something different, like a big Interstate Megatron. I am trying to find the largest battery that will fit in the stock opening without any mods now...
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yeah, bought it new... but its a little over a year old, like 13-14 months according to the receipt, so I am screwed... the local 4x4 shop won't help me out, and said its up to Optima, and the customer service tech on the phone at Optima yesterday told me it would be prorated now, b/c its older than 1 year.
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Originally Posted by onecoolee
yeah, bought it new... but its a little over a year old, like 13-14 months according to the receipt, so I am screwed... the local 4x4 shop won't help me out, and said its up to Optima, and the customer service tech on the phone at Optima yesterday told me it would be prorated now, b/c its older than 1 year.
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Specifications
Internal resistance 3.1 mOhms
5 Second Cranking 1200A
Short circuit current 2600A
Weight 37.8 lbs
Temperature range -40 C to + 60 C
Deep Cycling Ability
Average capacity withdrawn Typical life cycles
100% 400
50% 800
30% 1450
10% 4000
The shallower the discharge the longer the life.
Never discharge battery below 10 volts
or let battery sit in a discharged state.
Dimensions
6-3/4” H x 7-3/4” W x 6-1/2” D
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I've always been a fan of the Exide Orbital battery. Cheaper that Optima. I've hava few and am deciding between the Orbital or a Braille (just to try something new) for the Z.
http://www.exide.com/products/automo...t_orbital.html
http://www.exide.com/products/automo...t_orbital.html
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Does the battery hold a good charge if car is standing for days or weeks?
Specifications
Internal resistance 3.1 mOhms
5 Second Cranking 1200A
Short circuit current 2600A
Weight 37.8 lbs
Temperature range -40 C to + 60 C
Deep Cycling Ability
Average capacity withdrawn Typical life cycles
100% 400
50% 800
30% 1450
10% 4000
The shallower the discharge the longer the life.
Never discharge battery below 10 volts
or let battery sit in a discharged state.
Dimensions
6-3/4” H x 7-3/4” W x 6-1/2” D
Originally Posted by 350zspl
Specifications
Internal resistance 3.1 mOhms
5 Second Cranking 1200A
Short circuit current 2600A
Weight 37.8 lbs
Temperature range -40 C to + 60 C
Deep Cycling Ability
Average capacity withdrawn Typical life cycles
100% 400
50% 800
30% 1450
10% 4000
The shallower the discharge the longer the life.
Never discharge battery below 10 volts
or let battery sit in a discharged state.
Dimensions
6-3/4” H x 7-3/4” W x 6-1/2” D
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I am giving up on my yellow top guys, its too unreliable... I don't know if I just got a bad one, but the local garages tell me the battery tests out fine. I had 2 places check it out... the thing jsut won't hold a charge. Everytime I get in my car, it won't even turn over, and I onl;y drive my Z like once a week... its very frustrating and I need soemthign more rleiable. I have had all I can take with this POS yellow top in there now. I may switch to an Interstate Megatron Plus... i have had great luck with those in the past.
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