Are more CCAs necessarily better?
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Blckshdw
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They can be, depending on your situation, but not always.
For example, CCAs would be much more important at your location, in the winter months, than mine. The bigger factor for me, would be reserve capacity since our temps don't normally reach the ones that you would see, and if we did, it would be brief and only overnight.
For example, CCAs would be much more important at your location, in the winter months, than mine. The bigger factor for me, would be reserve capacity since our temps don't normally reach the ones that you would see, and if we did, it would be brief and only overnight.
Tiggerr
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+1 only really helps in very cold weatherBlckshdw said:
I think the stock battery rating is 550CCA
oddessy 78-pc1500 abe electric $245.10 here in nw They fit the box too Yes there are cheaper.But I don't want to be twenty miles from pavement with a dead battery.(been there done that) Heat and cold can effect a battery mine got three chances,two to many. The money was worth it for one I can trust to work. Look it up
- Jul 24, 2012
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Here's what I bought.
NAPA Legend Premium. $130, switched it in the lot.
CCA 850 @ 0 degrees Fahrenheit
Reserve capacity 115 minutes
Battery Cold Cranking Amps @ 0 Degrees F : 850
Battery Cranking Amps @ 32 Degrees F : 1,020
Battery Posts Type : Side Post
Battery Reserve Capacity (Minutes) : 115
NAPA Legend Premium. $130, switched it in the lot.
CCA 850 @ 0 degrees Fahrenheit
Reserve capacity 115 minutes
Battery Cold Cranking Amps @ 0 Degrees F : 850
Battery Cranking Amps @ 32 Degrees F : 1,020
Battery Posts Type : Side Post
Battery Reserve Capacity (Minutes) : 115
As previously said, CCA is only relevant if you live in a really cold climate where the battery will be used in. With batteries, the more extreme the temperature (hot and cold) the less power they will output. I have an aftermarket sound system in my truck and have a 1000CA (3300 max amps) battery with a 135min reserve capacity and 65 amp hours rated. I had 960CCA when I had it tested for the hell of it at the auto store last winter. I also have 4 5000 max amps (1360 CA) batteries in the rear to support the amps. There is no way in hell my truck will ever have a dead battery unless I left the radio running for days on end. lol.
I myself believe in getting as big of a rating battery as you can fit and afford at the time. I personally love the AGM batteries like I run because they perform so much better than the traditional wet cell batteries but they come at a cost because wet cell's are super cheap. AGM batteries are not as sensitive to temperature extremes as wet cell's are so that's something to keep in mind.
I myself believe in getting as big of a rating battery as you can fit and afford at the time. I personally love the AGM batteries like I run because they perform so much better than the traditional wet cell batteries but they come at a cost because wet cell's are super cheap. AGM batteries are not as sensitive to temperature extremes as wet cell's are so that's something to keep in mind.
Tiggerr
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C-ya
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- Aug 24, 2012
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I use Duralast Golds from Auto Zone in all my vehicles. Right now I have one in my TB and one in the wife's Impala. Both are a couple of years old now. Our last two winters were brutally cold.
800 CCA, 1000 CA, 110 min reserve capacity, 5 year warranty (3 yrs free, 2 yrs prorated). 78-DLG for our platform. 10% off for vets/ public service if you ask for it (and can prove it).
I have been buying Duralast Gold batteries since 1998, when the AC Delco battery failed (positive post fell off the battery) 366 days after I bought my Isuzu Hombre. I learned that OEM batteries only have a 1 year warranty. That particular DLG started my 2.2L Isuzu until 2001 when I dropped a small block Chevy in it, then it started that engine until I pulled the battery in 2006 to drop in my sis-in-law's car when she sold it so the buyer could drive it home. It started in FL, moved to ME for a year, back to FL and then to MI in 2003. Damn good battery!
800 CCA, 1000 CA, 110 min reserve capacity, 5 year warranty (3 yrs free, 2 yrs prorated). 78-DLG for our platform. 10% off for vets/ public service if you ask for it (and can prove it).
I have been buying Duralast Gold batteries since 1998, when the AC Delco battery failed (positive post fell off the battery) 366 days after I bought my Isuzu Hombre. I learned that OEM batteries only have a 1 year warranty. That particular DLG started my 2.2L Isuzu until 2001 when I dropped a small block Chevy in it, then it started that engine until I pulled the battery in 2006 to drop in my sis-in-law's car when she sold it so the buyer could drive it home. It started in FL, moved to ME for a year, back to FL and then to MI in 2003. Damn good battery!