Wicked Whitey

What is the best non GM battery for replacement in a C5?

Wicked Whitey :flag

Thanx to all who responded.

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[Modified by Wicked Whitey, 3:35 PM 12/3/2001]

Viprklr

I went with an Optima Red Top battery that I got at Pep Boys. You can get them here on the forum for $110 shipped. There may be better batteries out there, but I have had no problems with mine and it looks pretty cool under the hood. :D And it won't leak like my stock one did! :mad Install was easy.

Matt

Wicked C5

I agree optima red :)

XTrooper

I bought a Champion Vortex at the local Advance Auto store. It's an Optima Red Top in disguise. :)

See press release here: http://www.theautochannel.com/news/p...ess002194.html




[Modified by XTrooper, 11:43 AM 12/3/2001]

MYY2KVET

Optima. Without question... (or one of it's OEM flavors, i.e. Champion Vortex, Interstate)

skip89

Optima yellow top, recommended by LAPD because of my use pattern, of the car I mean, Call Shaun @ 877.843.5273. I got one day service...Skip :chevy

Shadow

Check out the Optima prices at Costco. They have the red top there for about $100.

Paradigm

Optima is a the best.

carpe dm

Because of the great design of the C5 which put the PCM below the battery, I would recommend that you get a AGM battery of some sort. I chose the Optima Red top and like it. No leaks.... :) BTW, welcome to the Forum!


[Modified by carpe dm, 10:30 AM 12/3/2001]

juser250

Optima Red Top battery

Arkay

What's wrong with good old Wall Mart? I am still running the Delco AGM
in my C5 but when it craps out, I will go with the Wall Mart. I had all kinds
of battery problems with my 1996 C4 until I replaced the Delco with a
Wall Mart. The Wall Mart (I think it is Excide) had better cranking amps,
warranty and price. You can't beat Wall Mart for service. Most are open
24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You never know when your battery is
going to die. When they die (and they all die), you need a replacement fast.

My next battery will be a Wall Mart at half the price of Delco or Optima

Vetteman Jack

Just put in an Optima Red Top from LAPD - $110 shipped free to my door.

Great service, great price and got it overnight.

BiggieBoy

Optima Red Top!!

99 Corvette

I ordered an Optima Yellow Top from LAPD on Friday afternoon and got it on Saturday morning for $130 total. You can't beat LAPD :cheers:

Jerry

Stevedore

I recently installed an Optima red top; $110 shipped overnight from LAPD, great service.

For my other cars, I don't mind conventional (= less $$) batteries. But take a look at what's right under the large opening in the C5 battery tray: wires, PCM, etc. Expensive to repair/replace if the battery cracks, leaks, or whatever. From many posts on the forum, it's happened.

Steve.

Dave H

Roger on the Red Top from LAPD. Shawn ROCKS! :D :D :D :flag

MikeK

Not really trusting the Delco AGM, I replaced my battery in August (1200 miles) with an Interstate Orbital AGM. :D

ace

What is the major difference in Optima Red Top and Yellow Top?

THamilton

Optima Red Top batteries are similar to normal batteries used in automotive applications. They are best suited for starting the car, running lights, etc. These batteries are not designed to be discharged completely and recharged, like you might experience if you don't use a trickle charger when your car is stored for more than a few weeks.

Optima Yellow Top batteries are more like batteries used for trolling motors. They are deep cycle batteries designed to deal with repetitive discharge/recharge cycles. The drawback is lower cranking amps.

Check out the Optima web site for more info.

What is mentioned above is paraphrased from their web site http://www.optimabatteries.com/produ...ycle/index.asp.

Based on what I learned and the sunny day driving my car experiences, I most likely to go with the Yellow Top.

RonWhite

Optima Redtop! Order from LAPD today and have it by the weekend :D