AGM battery help please
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Optima Batteries OPT8022-091 8022-091 75/25 RedTop Starting Battery
This is the one you want. An Optima "Red Top" AGM. I have this exact battery in my car- no compromises or complaints.
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I’ve been very pleased with it.
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In 2017 I bought a 26AH Mighty Max battery, Sealed Lead Acid about 1/4 the size and weight of a typical car battery, lay any position sideways
Back then they were like $28 but the price went up since then
Still have it, works like new, cranks over 5.3L from the trunk
Back then they were like $28 but the price went up since then
Still have it, works like new, cranks over 5.3L from the trunk
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This is the one I have… It is slightly larger than your original/stock battery, but fits perfectly in the tray (like the stock one should have). I did have to grind the little rubber hold down a bit, but I got it to fit just right.
https://shop.advanceautoparts.com/we...0051&langId=-1
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Last battery I purchased for a C5 was a Diehard Platinum AGM - excellent battery.
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