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i_love_my_stang · Jun 24, 2009

does the optima red top fit in our cars 94gt, i went to my parts place and they couldnt find one that "works" with my car, if they do fit what part number so i can order it by number thanks

sbr420a · Jun 24, 2009

i tried sticking one in my car and the power wire didnt reach, so i said the hell with it because i am a lazy mechanic. maybe if you would extend the wires it could work? but i am not certain cause there are about 3 different kinds of red top optimas

i_love_my_stang · Jun 24, 2009

lol i im kinda lazy too but i might change the wires when i pull the engine so maybe it would work

CanaryGT · Jun 28, 2009

Yes they do fit.

i_love_my_stang · Jun 29, 2009

do you know which part number?

CanaryGT · Jun 29, 2009

Well if you do a battery relocation you can fit the large mamma jamma. But if you dont your current location will require a small modification. Ill try and find out which one I had when I had my batt under the hood.

i_love_my_stang · Jun 30, 2009

cool, how much of a pain in the ass is a bat. relocation?

CanaryGT · Jun 30, 2009

Just takes a while between the running of wires and the misc stuff. The problem is that you have to do a On/Off switch to run at tracks. So far Ive been lucky and no one has said anything about mine not having one.

D3VST8R96GT · Jun 30, 2009

canary what do you think of the red top ultima i have heard mixed reviews on it .....is the yellow really better?

CanaryGT · Jul 2, 2009

What are you running? In my car with my subwoofer and my sound stuff I figured that I would run deep cycle and all. However I have noticed something kinda crappy about the Yellow Top. Since It has less cranking amps, I find that my remote start now requires two "starts" and the car sometimes doesn't want to start up as quickly. I just replaced my starter and I know its not that. The red top never had a problem up until the day it just died.

AaRoN · Jul 2, 2009

Make sure you fully charge the optima before you install it. Those things usually sit on the shelves for awhile.

forcefed5pt0 · Jul 9, 2009

CanaryGT said:
What are you running? In my car with my subwoofer and my sound stuff I figured that I would run deep cycle and all. However I have noticed something kinda crappy about the Yellow Top. Since It has less cranking amps, I find that my remote start now requires two "starts" and the car sometimes doesn't want to start up as quickly. I just replaced my starter and I know its not that. The red top never had a problem up until the day it just died.

deep cycle batterys are made to drain down, not have a full charge like the red tops. i have a yellow in my trunk, and i dont drive 500 miles a year, can go months inbetween cranking up, and its close to 5 years old.

95DarkGreenGTS · Jul 30, 2009

HUH I got a red top thats brand new never installed and I was gana put it in. I had it give to me for free. Free is always the best. But I had a optima in my eclipse and that thing sucked. It seemed liek if it drained down 2 or 3 times the red top was pooped!