Battery installation?
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Melting Slicks
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Battery installation?
Need a new battery and want a Optima Yellow top. Places like Advanced auto won't install one because they say it needs venting etc. Any tricks on changing batteries on a 2015 Stingray. Thanks, Mike
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Very good tutorial. The OEM battery does have a vent and perhaps the Yellow Top does too.
Burning Brakes
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I did the same. Fits perfect and is vented. Save the tube and connector from the old one. AGM is well worth the extra $. My last one lasted 9 years and was still going strong.
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I used the original Optimas for years with excellent results. After the company was sold things changed dramatically (except for pricing), including having two faulty new ones. No more, thank you. 
