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lincolnuT
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Check out these Odyssey Dry Cells.
I have one in both of my buckets and They take up very little room and work GREAT. I have had one in the Yellow T for three years now and never have had to jump start this car once. The Chrome T has had its Qdyssey now for a year and I have cranked on this 302 a bunch and I have only charged when I did not have an Alt working. Try them you will like them. 3 inches deep 6 inches wide and 7 inches long will go in a lot of small places. Mount any way, both of mine lay down flat.
Mike
deckofficer
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Yep, that is what I use 680 cranking in a 15 lb. battery. Another great feature of the AGM (absorbed glass mat) battery is its very low self discharge rate. A regular lead acid will completly self discharge over the winter but these will start your rod after a year of sitting. I also use 4 of the 680's in series for 48 volts for my hot rod electric scooter that will beat my 'Vette to 40 mph. I can not say enough good things about using AGM batteries.
adrenalinejunkie
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That battery box was originally designed for a group 42 battery.
-Wintec Jim
benT
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Gerry: I did not had good luck with the two Optima's that I had. I finally gave up on them and bought a cheap $50 standard battery that fit my battery box and it has performed flawlessly. I thought I'd have to charge it this spring when I finally got it started for the year, but it just cranked over with no help. I'll probably try one of the Odyssey batteries when this one gives up.
I've had my Yellow Top Optima for 10 years and it still starts the T after sitting for 3-4 months during the winter and still holds 12.5 -13.5 volts consistently.
deckofficer
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IMHO, yes the Odyssey batteries are that good. No more corroded terminals or any other mess. If your looking to keep weight down, this battery will save you a least 40 lbs. The (4) Hawker Odyssey PC680's AGMs I have in my hot rod scooter have over 1800 miles on them and still act as new. Remember this isn't 1800 miles of starting a engine but instead powering the vehcle. Check it out..................
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LarryH
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From what i read on another site the quality has really fallen every since they moved the factory to Mexico.
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=408671&highlight=optima+battery
Gerry
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I am getting a big NO on this so i will stick to a stock battery and see how it goes.
Gerry
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