optima batteries

Val

Does optima make a 6 volt battery? When I go into their web site type in my car info it says no battery to fit my vehicle. 

Jon B

Yes indeed, I think it's one of the red series.  There is just one 6-volt and it will be way smaller than the lead-acid battery you have now, so there is no problem with "fit".

Val

Thanks Jon

onerare39

There are battery cases available if you want to make it look somewhat original?  This one is from Quail.

Frankvintagefullflowcom

I swear by the Optima 6V batteries and carry an extra "Yellow-Top" (deep cycle version) with us pretty much all the time. Good insurance. They can be mounted in all positions........ok......, they're clean and will out-crank any battery I've ever had, and, they outlast an ordinary lead/acid type by about two to one.  My two bit's worth.

Frank

KustomKreeps

i like em. 
only issue i have ever had is that when they go flat on you they are a pain to recharge. 

Frankvintagefullflowcom

Right.....they don't like that at all. It's the nature of the beast and Optima (and others, I suppose) makes a charger to deal with that idiosyncrasy. Still time consuming, I'll guess.

F 

SuperDave

I ruined a good one in a 56 T bird by accidently leaving the "starting" 100+ amps on for about 10 minutes .

Hudson Grandpa

And theres nothing like two Optima Batteries.

Hudson Grandpa

Theres nothing like two Optimas

Hudson Grandpa

oops sorry bout that. But anyway when they go flat its time for a new one. The one on the right is 4  yrs old and still ginnin.

karl

I found a good .source for Optima batteries.Very good price as of last summer Streetside auto.1877 787 8989. Less than $100 and free shipping for red top 6v.

Frankvintagefullflowcom

Wow. At that price I wish I didn't already have some! Thanks for the tip.

Frank

bull_islander

Price is currently $112.59.  Still a lot cheaper than neighborhood O'Reillys or Advance.

http://www.streetsideauto.com/p/optima-8010-044/

UPDATE:  they're out of stock and the warehouse they pulled them from doesn't stock them anymore.  

vesaku

Hudson Grandpa said:

And theres nothing like two Optima Batteries.

Looking good, but cutoff switch set always negative wire, never positive wire.
That`s work but otherwise is better.

RichardD

 Lots of discussion on Positive or Negative disconnect; NHRA & racing rules or electron flow??

Disconnect both ??

>>>  http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/battery-disconnect-positive-or-negative.211450/

Frankvintagefullflowcom

Disconnect the ground regardless of whether it's positive or negative ground.

Polarity isn't a factor in that decision, grounding is. Of course, disconnecting both would accomplish the same thing since you'd be certain to get it right.

 Frank

Frankvintagefullflowcom

I'd guess that anything subject to NHRA rules is assumed to be Negative Earth. They probably didn't know there was anything else.

F