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September 12, 2015 at 9:56 pm #9152
muckrunner30Participant- VZ SSZ Crewman AU XR8 ute
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Posts: 13What’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
September 13, 2015 at 1:53 pm #9162
ImmortalityParticipant- 97 HSV Senator 185i 02 VX L67 Calais
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Posts: 535It would depends on what the application is.
September 13, 2015 at 6:28 pm #9165Pretty sure yellow top is the top of the range one. But nothing wrong with the red tops either.
September 13, 2015 at 7:19 pm #9173
VRSenator065Participant- Adelaide SA
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Posts: 5 777i have a red top in mine, no issues at all.
September 24, 2015 at 10:48 am #9535
exec24Participant- 2004 VY S2 Berlina 1996 VS 5L Sedan
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Posts: 435i’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
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September 24, 2015 at 1:41 pm #9547
VRSenator065Participant- Adelaide SA
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Posts: 5 777…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
September 24, 2015 at 8:17 pm #9611
exec24Participant- 2004 VY S2 Berlina 1996 VS 5L Sedan
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Posts: 435yeah 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
July 2, 2016 at 5:35 pm #18083I Have a D34 yellowtop. Around 4 years old now. Never had a trouble. My alternator on the other hand is on the way out.
May 21, 2019 at 7:29 pm #28729
Heron SSVParticipant- Central Coast NSW
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Posts: 585Any 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?
May 21, 2019 at 8:22 pm #28730Yellow or red top will do the job
May 21, 2019 at 8:27 pm #28732Had 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.
May 21, 2019 at 9:32 pm #28734
VRSenator065Participant- Adelaide SA
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Posts: 5 777I 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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