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- 1990 Ford LTD Crown Victoria P72 - the street boat - 5.0 liter EFI - Ported HO intake/TB, 90 TC shroud/overflow, Aero airbox/zip tube, Cobra camshaft, 19lb injectors, dual exhaust w/ Magnaflows, Cat/Smog & AC delete, 3G alternator, MOOG chassis parts & KYB cop shocks, 215/70r/15s on 95-97 Merc rims
- 2007 Ford Escape XLT - soccer mom lifted station wagon - 3.0 Duratec, auto, rear converter delete w/ Magnaflow dual exhaust
- 2008 Mercury Grand Marquis Ultimate Edition - Daily driver - 4.6 2 valve Mod motor, 4R75E, 2.73s. Bone stock -
Right now I have three batteries that I really think of usable: a Die Hard Truck/SUV battery, a Interstate of some sort, and a Duralast that came with the Vic. The Die Hard cost $100 and had to be replaced under warranty after a pathetically short period of time, plus the idiots at Sears gave me hell about my warranty information and then wasted a bunch of my time by failing to inform me that they were testing someone else's battery before mine on their special "Die Hard Test" that takes like an hour to complete ... see if I buy another Die Hard in the future. The Interstate I just picked up at a random tire shop that happened to be within walking distance when a 4 or 5 year old Motorcraft I'd paid $85 for called it quits in a parking lot (holding voltage but not pushing current, go figure). For about $75, this ugly green thing seems to be performing pretty well. The Duralast was also working fine when I removed it in favor of one of the more expensive batteries; I plan on sending it to my mom in the '81 LTD when I send it down there, if only because that's the only brand she'll have any clue what to do with if something goes funky (i.e. drive to AutoZone and ask for help!).
I also have two tiny-bodied batteries that I keep around just sort of backups: an Everstart that came with the '81 LTD, and a generic dual-terminal battery that came with the '79 LTD that I left down at my mom's for her to have available for a spare even though she refuses to do something like attempt to change a battery at home.2012 Mazda5 Touring | Finally working on the LTD again!
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been using a deka marine/rv battery from work for the past 2 years.Give a man a fish and he will be fed for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will promptly forget that he once did not know, and proceed to call anyone who asks, a n00b and flame them on the boards for being stupid.Comment
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i use neverstart batteries from walmart, or deka blems (my neighbor gets them for me for btw 35 and 55 bucks)
run far away from optima if you dont drive your car every day
1986 lincoln towncar signature series. 5.0 HO with thumper performance ported e7 heads, 1.7 roller rockers, warm air intake, 65mm throttle body, 1/2" intake spacer, ported intakes, 3.73 rear with trac lock, 98-02 front brake conversion, 92-97 rear disc conversion, 1" rear swaybar, 1 3/16" front swaybar, 16" wheels and tires, loud ass stereo system, badass cb, best time to date 15.94 at 87 mph. lots of mods in the works 221.8 rwhp 278 rwt
2006 Lincoln Town Car Signature. Stock for now
1989 Ford F-250 4x4 much much more to come, sefi converted so far.
1986 Toyota pickup with LSC wheels and 225/60/16 tires.
2008 Hyundai Elantra future Revcon toad
1987 TriBurner and 1986 Alaska stokers keeping me warm. (and some pesky oil heat)
please be patient, rebuilding an empire!
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I am using Duralast batteries right now. I am not really happy with it. It does not hold up well in the winter at all and the battery is practically brand new. I believe it is a bit to small to turn my car over. I will be upgrading to a gold topped Duralast before this winter.~David~
My 1987 Crown Victoria Coupe: The Brown Blob
My 2004 Mercedes Benz E320:The Benz
Originally posted by ootdega
My life is a long series of "nevermind" and "I guess not."
Originally posted by DerekTheGreat
But, that's just coming from me, this site's biggest pessimist. Best of luck
Originally posted by gadget73
my car starts and it has AC. Yours doesn't start and it has no AC. Seems obvious to me.
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starter might be on its way out david......im me and i'll link you to a site that has the 90+ style 302 starters for 36 bucks plus shipping and no core charge
1986 lincoln towncar signature series. 5.0 HO with thumper performance ported e7 heads, 1.7 roller rockers, warm air intake, 65mm throttle body, 1/2" intake spacer, ported intakes, 3.73 rear with trac lock, 98-02 front brake conversion, 92-97 rear disc conversion, 1" rear swaybar, 1 3/16" front swaybar, 16" wheels and tires, loud ass stereo system, badass cb, best time to date 15.94 at 87 mph. lots of mods in the works 221.8 rwhp 278 rwt
2006 Lincoln Town Car Signature. Stock for now
1989 Ford F-250 4x4 much much more to come, sefi converted so far.
1986 Toyota pickup with LSC wheels and 225/60/16 tires.
2008 Hyundai Elantra future Revcon toad
1987 TriBurner and 1986 Alaska stokers keeping me warm. (and some pesky oil heat)
please be patient, rebuilding an empire!
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the starter is only two years old. But that is a damn nice price 
Its funny, i leave the car alone for two days in the dead of winter and the battery just cant handle it. But in the warmer weather it is fine.~David~
My 1987 Crown Victoria Coupe: The Brown Blob
My 2004 Mercedes Benz E320:The Benz
Originally posted by ootdega
My life is a long series of "nevermind" and "I guess not."
Originally posted by DerekTheGreat
But, that's just coming from me, this site's biggest pessimist. Best of luck
Originally posted by gadget73
my car starts and it has AC. Yours doesn't start and it has no AC. Seems obvious to me.
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I like the sound of that too! Can't really do it right now, as I have plenty of old-style starters that are still working fine, but eventually it'd be nice to upgrade.2012 Mazda5 Touring | Finally working on the LTD again!
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Interstate... in EVERYTHING. Actually, the Ram has the OEM battery.**2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302: 5.0/ 6 spd/ 3.73s, 20K Cruiser
**2006 MGM,"Ultimate": 4.6/ 2.73/ Dark Tint, Magnaflows, 19s, 115K Daily Driver
**2012 Harley Davidson Wide Glide (FXDWG):103/ Cobra Speedsters/ Cosmetics, 9K Poseur HD Rider
**1976 Ford F-150 4WD: 360, 4 spd, 3.50s, factory A/C, 4" lift, Bilsteins, US Indy Mags, 35s Truck DutiesComment
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Kirkland Signature (Costco brand). Apparently it's made by interstate. 1000 CCA.91 Mercury CP, Lopo 302, AOD, 3.08LSD. 3g upgrade, Moog wagon coils up front, cc819s in the back. KYB GR-2 police shocks. Energy suspension control arm bushings. Smog deleted.Originally posted by gadget73
93 F-150 XLT, 302, ZF 5-spd from 1-ton, 4wd.
Daily--07 Civic Coupe. Bone stock with 25k miles
Wife--14 Subaru Outback. 6-speed.
95 Subaru Legacy Wagon--red--STOLEN 1/6/13Comment
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Just replaced the Motorcraft with another Motorcraft..Motorcraft seems to hold up best down here in jungle heat.[2] 05 C.V.L.X.
07 Grand Marquis LSComment
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Duralast in the truck, been there since around New Year, 2006. It was the closest store to me when the battery took a shit after having the trans done. I have never jumped the truck or had it fail to start since installing that thing, so I have no complaints about it.
Neverstart in the Towncar, another case of Walmart being open when my battery took a crap.
some "Best" brand thing I've never heard of in the Mark VII. Was in there when I got it, will stay till it dies.
Only battery I've had bad luck with was an AC Delco battery in my Towncar. It went dead regularly even shortly after initial purchase. Battery tested OK, so I couldn't do anything about it. 15-20 minutes with the door open and the interior lights on was enough to kill it to the point the car would not start. I couldn't vacuum the thing at the car wash because it was a crapshoot if it was gonna start to get me home.
Next time I'm due for batteries, it may be Interstate or Motorcraft. Both seem to hold up very well.86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley
91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry
1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal
Originally posted by phayzer5
I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousersComment
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ditto - Interstate in all three rides.Originally posted by P72Ford View PostPete ::::>>> resident LED addict and CFI defector LED bulb replacements
'LTD HPP' 85 Vic (my rusty baby) '06 Honda Reflex 250cc 'Baileys' 91 Vic (faded cream puff) ClifFord 'ODB' 88 P72 (SOLD) '77 LTDII (RIP)
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85HPP's most noteworthy mods: CFI to SEFI conversion w/HO upperstuff headers & flowmasters P71 airbox Towncar seats LED dash light-show center console w/5 gauge package LED 3rd brake light 3G alternator mini starter washer/coolant bottle upgrade Towncar power trunk pull underhood fuse/relay box 16" HPP wheels - police swaybars w/poly rubbers - budget Alpine driven 10 speaker stereoComment
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walmart 1000 amper89 townie, mild exhuast up grades, soon to have loud ass stereo....Comment
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Used to be Duralast, now it is Interstate.89 CV LX 225/60 x 16 tires, CC819 rear springs, Front & rear sway bar, trans & PS cooler from 90 cop car. KYB shocks, F-150 on rear. Dual Exhaust w/ H pipe. Dark brown door panels, carpet, steering wheel, trim parts from a 87 Mer GM. Power front buckets from 96 Jeep Cherokee. LED'S front & rear. 3G Alt from a 97 Taurus wagon 3.0. Electric fan. Rear axle from a 97 PI 3.27 with disk brakes. Headlight relays.Comment
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