24dodge
One of the Dodge brothers
I`m thinking about using one in my dodge because they are so small , anyone have any input on them ?
I can also add that with Optima batteries, you will experience long battery life. I put Reds in everything I own and have had them last 7 or 8 years.
They are very good batteries. I like them for several reasons, not the least of which is that they have no acid inside and do not create fumes, so they are safe in an enclosed cockpit of a car. They also charge up more quickly, and discharge slower than conventional wet batteries.
However, I have just switched to Odyssey Batteries. Same principle, but they are more compact and made differently. I had a space problem in the T I'm building, and needed a very small battery. I found an Odyssey that is only 3 inches wide, x 7 x 7, and it has 680 CCA. I had a very long phone conversation with the CEO of Odyssey, and he filled me in on them. They were the originators of the Optimas, but he said Optimas have a flaw, there is lots of dead air space between those round portions of the battery, and it contributes nothing to the battery output. To make the Odysseys, they first had to develop robot technology to build them, because for some reason humans can't handle the plates to build them. They aren't harmful, it is just that touching them destroys them, I think he said.
I paid $ 100 for mine, delivered, and you can run them upside down, on their side, etc.
But to get back to your original question, Optimas are very good themselves.
Here are some pictures of mine. You wouldn't think this little thing would start a car engine, but he told me they are using the same one to crank a blown big block Chevy !!
Don
is that the pc680 you are using ?
That is the one downside, not a lot of reserve capacity. But the initial kick is right up there.
In my Mustang drag car, I ran a 4 D marine battery. Weighs like 120 lbs, but it had lots of reserve.
Don
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