battery time!
Team Owner
Joined: Sep 2002
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From: Bonita Springs, Florida
I recently bought an Autocraft Gold battery 1000 CA, 800 CCA, 115 RM from Advance Auto Parts for $66.99 with a $40 off online coupon. Their batteries are made by Johnson Controls who makes the batteries for Sears, Auto Zone, Walmart, Interstate, Kirkland and others.
Drifting
Joined: May 2010
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From: Somerset Kentucky
I was at O'Reilly's ealier this evening getting a dead battery replaced but not for my Vette. While waiting, a guy came in carrying a YellowTop Optima and he said it was the second one he'd had go bad on him in the last year. He uses it in his Ford pickup and does not drive it daily. Just for your information. Good luck.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Apr 2005
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Odyssey Batteries - http://www.odysseybattery.com/ AWESOME POWER - And can sit for a year w/o a charge! They are not cheap! 
Racer
Joined: Apr 2005
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From: Jackson CA.
No Lead Acid Batteries!
Any AGM battery would be OK. Do not get a acid battery. I was one of those people that said a leaky battery would never happen to me, I know what I am doing. Well guess what, my AC Delco leaked and corroded my vacuum hose. 8 hours of cleaning and repairing later, I learned my lesson the hard way. Bought a Optima, keep a tender on it in the winter. Be smart!
Instructor
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From: Dennis from Hesperia Ca
Odyssey Batteries - http://www.odysseybattery.com/ AWESOME POWER - And can sit for a year w/o a charge! They are not cheap!
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Team Owner
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From: Dear Karma, I have a list of people you missed.
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I talked the the owner of Odyssey Batteries at SEMA, and he said he used to own Optima. After he sold Optima he started Odyssey. They make a much smaller battery good for power sports and racing also, and just as powerful. I think after he sold Optima they went down hill.
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Safety Car
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From: Taildragers rule! USA1
Just to keep things in perspective, I had an expensive experience with Odyssey Batteries, and they would not honor their warranty even after less than a year.
OTOH, I might buy another.
OTOH, I might buy another.
