Batteries??!

[Lincolnmania]

why no walmart batteries? hell they give free replacements! got a few of em in my rides.
one place not to get a battery is pep boys.....a shop i worked at stocked the prostart batteries.....half of them were no good right off the shelf

[monterey1962]

Interstate with 850 CCA in S.U. Paid too much for it.

I love my CarQuest 850 CCA batteries. CV and '91 have 'em. They never disappoint and are very affordable.

[Lincolnmania]

any of you guys hear of deka batteries? they make them about 45 miles from here

[86GmLsCoupe]

I have a Deka and I like it. I forget the size but it's definitely bigger than what came on the car.

[GoodSamaritan]

Sounds something like the old Exide SureStarts that had a built-in "spare" within the battery itself. How's your backup system work?

It's simple really. The main battery is hooked up just as it always has been. The second battery occupies the space where the coolant overflow/ washer fluid reservoir used to be. (Just add a battery tray and voila) I use a continuous duty solenoid to connect the two in parallel whenever the ign switch is turned on. While the car is running they both charge, but when the key is off, the auxillary battery is isolated. Works great.

The self jump start is just connecting 12v from the aux battery to the continuous duty solenoid, for a few seconds before turning on the key.
Works like a charm.

[LTDMan83]

I'm not gonna cheap out this time, and am gonna go for the Optima red top for $160. Which has both Top and Side Terminal connections.

[1987cp]

It's simple really. The main battery is hooked up just as it always has been. The second battery occupies the space where the coolant overflow/ washer fluid reservoir used to be. (Just add a battery tray and voila) I use a continuous duty solenoid to connect the two in parallel whenever the ign switch is turned on. While the car is running they both charge, but when the key is off, the auxillary battery is isolated. Works great.

The self jump start is just connecting 12v from the aux battery to the continuous duty solenoid, for a few seconds before turning on the key.
Works like a charm.

Sounds pretty nifty. Do you use small case batteries to save weight or just go straight for big deep-cycles?

[Lincolnmania]

and optima......no
the one in the superlincoln drops to 5v when you crank it.....10v if you just open the door
optima in the turd is the same way

[GoodSamaritan]

Weight savings wasn't the issue with this car, albeit I haven't just bolted crap to it haphazardly, but I have saved a few pounds where I could without compromise. As for the batteries, neither are deep cycles, just big car batteries. It would be nice to run something that will handle a deep discharge more like a deep cycle, but for now it does extremely well. I have a HEAVY set of jumper cables, and this thing is better at jump starting other vehicles, than my old wrecker was.

[Brown_Muscle]

Hmm I have another question for you guys now. Isn't the orginal equipment battery around 500 sumthing CCA? So why did you guys choose to go with such a heavy duty battery?

[Grandmarchris]

The Box's battery just died. It was a cheepo Vatozone unit, that was in the car when I bought it. I've been thinking of going ahead with the Side Terminal Swap, since I'm in the market for a new battery anyway.

Does anyone know of a good Side Terminal battery, which will work correctly in my EFI Box?

I have around $160 to spend, which puts me in Optima territory.

Side Terminal batteries= teh suck

[P72Ford]

Hmm I have another question for you guys now. Isn't the orginal equipment battery around 500 sumthing CCA? So why did you guys choose to go with such a heavy duty battery?

I get my Interstates for free, thats why I use them. But, they're also an excellent battery.

A company my Dad works for does alot of generator service. Every so often they change the battery with regular service. Quite often they'll remove a perfectly good battery, to recycle it. Sometimes they just need a charge. Other times they are no good, and we just file a warranty claim (via the company), and get a new one.

[DuceAnAHalf]

and optima......no
the one in the superlincoln drops to 5v when you crank it.....10v if you just open the door
optima in the turd is the same way

i have never had any trouble with mine. it has been sitting uncharged for 2-3 months. it will start either my car or my brothers carb'd 10.5:1 306 in under a second. when my dst. pickup went out i cranked it for a total of about two minutes with no noticable strain on the electrical system

[1987cp]

i have never had any trouble with mine. it has been sitting uncharged for 2-3 months. it will start either my car or my brothers carb'd 10.5:1 306 in under a second. when my dst. pickup went out i cranked it for a total of about two minutes with no noticable strain on the electrical system

Interesting! Is this with a stock starter or a high-torque unit?

[gabegt90]

I've got an Interstate megatron 2 540cca 675 ca