Battery advice attention KALSPL!

[muckrunner30Participant VZ SSZ Crewman AU XR8 ute View build HERE Member since: April 6, 2015 Posts: 13]

What’s the better battery out of optima or odyssey? And which colour, a bloke I used to work with said lately one is better than the other but I can’t remember niw

[ImmortalityParticipant 97 HSV Senator 185i 02 VX L67 Calais View build HERE Member since: August 31, 2015 Posts: 535]

It would depends on what the application is.

[cava454Moderator 93 VR BT1 View build HERE Member since: February 20, 2015 Posts: 2 390]

Pretty sure yellow top is the top of the range one. But nothing wrong with the red tops either.

[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

i have a red top in mine, no issues at all.

[exec24Participant 2004 VY S2 Berlina 1996 VS 5L Sedan View build HERE Member since: April 8, 2015 Posts: 435]

i’ve got Optima yellow tops in both my cars,  the one in my VY is about 5 years old and the car is used Daily.

the one in my VS is about 4 years old, i have a feeling that one on it’s way out though, probably as the car has been parked up for a while

• This reply was modified 9 years, 1 month ago by  exec24.

[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

exec24 wrote:

…probably as the car has been parked up for a while

Speaking of which, I use one of these.  I actually have it screwed to the wall of the shed, when I park the car in there I just open the boot and plug it in.  Very clever little bit of kit that keeps the battery in tip top condition all the time no matter how long it sits

[exec24Participant 2004 VY S2 Berlina 1996 VS 5L Sedan View build HERE Member since: April 8, 2015 Posts: 435]

yeah problem i had there is the vs was all but a rolling shell for the last 12 month, hasnt had a running motor in it since the start of last year

a mate of mine as a similar device for his bike and HR, as he kept getting flat batteries in both i’ll probably get something like that when i have the VS running……one day

[Piston 304Participant SAVN 5L, VP Inter. View build HERE Member since: April 29, 2015 Posts: 52]

I Have a D34 yellowtop. Around 4 years old now. Never had a trouble. My alternator on the other hand is on the way out.

[Heron SSVParticipant Central Coast NSW2009 Pajero Exceed 84 VK SL LS3 View build HERE Member since: May 5, 2015 Posts: 585]

Any changes in battery tech in recent years? I’ll need one in the next month or so, how do I work out what I need? Just go off the recommended CCA needed for my LS3?

[cava454Moderator 93 VR BT1 View build HERE Member since: February 20, 2015 Posts: 2 390]

Yellow or red top will do the job

[Anonymous View build HERE Member since: January 1, 1970 Posts: 0]

Had a yellow top do 14+ years, replaced it with a blue top and expect much the same life, I’m using an oddesey pc950 in the race car, had my doubts if it would cope starting the stroker motor, unfounded does it easily.

[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

I reckon that’s because modern injected cars start so easily.  Mine fires first hit pretty much every time.  So bugger all cranking.

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