Hey- great idea on the yellotop Optima. Just a couple of juicy questions:
1. Where in the rear did you re-locate the battery? 2. Are 4-gauge wires sufficient for the resistance and/or current requirements? 3. Also, how did you handle the potential for hydrogen fumes?? George '89 DX-Hybrid-D16Z6, 122k miles "Baby's FAST" > I've got a yellowtop Optima - a little cheaper than > red, and a little less overkill. > > To get it to fit into the stock location, I really had > to jam it in there, and stretch the cables. Only had > to drive it 3 miles to the shop, though, where they > did the relocation. If you do put it in the stock > location, you'd probably want to modify the tray some > by flattening the lip, and would probably have to > MacGuyver a hold-down, but I'd give serious thought to > relocating it to the rear. BTW: go to the gym for a > couple of weeks before buying one - those things are > damn heavy! > --- Nicholas Crego <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I don't have one in the Rex, but I did have one in > > my old Pathfinder > > with my stereo setup that I went to shows with. I > > was very happy with > > it, I had it for 7 years, and it still cranked nice > > and strong when I > > sold the car. It was a little expensive compared > > with your old cheap-o, > > but it was worth it. When the battery in my Rex > > goes, I'm going to > > replace it with a red top. > > > > ------------------ > > Nicholas Crego > > Yellow 88 CRX Si > > Commercial Instrument, Single and Multiengine Rated > > Pilot, Certificated > > Flight Instructor. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On > > Behalf Of Chad Sullivan > > Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 12:02 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: CRX: Battery > > > > > > I need a new battery. Anyone using an optima? > > Which one are you using? > > Does it fit ok? My old battery was rubbing the > > clutch cable, I think it > > was too wide. Let me know if you have the Red Top, > > that's really the > > one I was looking at. Thanks. > > > > > > -Chad Sullivan > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > HotJobs - Search Thousands of New Jobs > http://www.hotjobs.com
