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Old Jun 12, 2010 | 09:52 AM
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Hello Z's

I have a Stock 350z no mods. Battery is dead so im gonna have to buy a new one.

The reason for my posting was to see if there was a battery that was worth investing more money Vs. buying a plain any batttery.

If it's worth investing more money into a good battery what brand and what type, i just need some basic info.

Because if nothing else im just gonna get a car battery from anywhere. But i would like to invest some money into a nice battery...because dead battery is a pain in the ***.

Had to borrow a friend's car to get to work today.

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Old Jun 12, 2010 | 10:06 AM
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Optima yellow top, well worth the $$$, this is the investment you speak of.
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Old Jun 12, 2010 | 10:12 AM
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my man, thank you sir
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Old Jun 12, 2010 | 10:16 AM
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Try the red top if you have a serious audio system or are planning to put in something in the future.
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Old Jun 12, 2010 | 11:01 AM
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Have you seen the ad on TV for Optima batteries? It shows the car with the Optima battery LOSING the drag race.
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Old Jun 12, 2010 | 11:01 AM
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Old Jun 12, 2010 | 11:06 AM
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Originally Posted by 350ZTheStandard
Try the red top if you have a serious audio system or are planning to put in something in the future.

I thought the yellow top is more powerful then the Red.


isnt it Red then yellow?
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Old Jun 12, 2010 | 11:54 AM
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If you have a stock Z with no mods, then get the Duralast from Autozone. Low price, highly rated by CR for the last couple of years, why spend double that for an Optima.
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Old Jun 12, 2010 | 12:11 PM
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i planning on doing stuff to my car so i figured i'll shell out the money for a nice battery now then later down the road. but i'll look into that as well

thank you guys, once again thanks to this forum and the members im able to make a educated move.
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Old Jun 12, 2010 | 01:15 PM
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If you have a Harbor Freight in your area, then go there buy the battery tender for around $20. you can hook it up to your dead battery and it will be full in couple days. When you store your Z...you can hook it up to your battery and it will keep your battery charged all the time.
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Old Jun 13, 2010 | 02:31 PM
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Originally Posted by 350ZTheStandard
Optima yellow top, well worth the $$$, this is the investment you speak of.
not really. it was worth the money before, but not anymore. i have an old yellow top that is still hanging in there (BARELY)...lol..

but ive seen brand new yellow tops drain too fast, and its not worh it imo


Originally Posted by 350ZTheStandard
Try the red top if you have a serious audio system or are planning to put in something in the future.
i think you mean yellow for audio?

Originally Posted by winchman
Have you seen the ad on TV for Optima batteries? It shows the car with the Optima battery LOSING the drag race.


if your seriously looking for a audio battery look into stinger/odessy and kenetix , there is alot of other options than optima,

in the end its up to you OP.... YOUR MONEY

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