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Old Dec 6, 2007 | 07:32 PM
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Ive been lookin around for a new battery for my turbo S but im not sure which one would be best to get I wasnt too concerned with weight of the batteries. i am leaning more toward the diehard battery because it puts out 100more CCA than the red top and stand by is longer they both are similar in price just wondering why i dont hear people using them on their performance cars....
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Old Dec 6, 2007 | 07:39 PM
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I got the Interstate because it had more CCA than even the die hard.
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Old Dec 6, 2007 | 07:53 PM
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are you sure because the interstate battery is only 500 CCA and the diehard platinum was 930CCA i found those diehard at the sears website
heres the link diehard batt
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Old Dec 6, 2007 | 08:13 PM
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Originally Posted by ShMooveS2k,Dec 6 2007, 08:53 PM
are you sure because the interstate battery is only 500 CCA and the diehard platinum was 930CCA i found those diehard at the sears website
heres the link diehard batt
I wasnt looking at a 180 dollar platinum battery.
Will that eve fit in the S?


Yeah I got the "megatron" which has 500 CCA and I really like it. 75 bucks!
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Old Dec 6, 2007 | 08:15 PM
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OK I just checked and the only one that will fit is the "Gold" die hard and it has 495 CCA.
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Old Dec 6, 2007 | 08:16 PM
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honestly i dont know i gotta go there personally to check it out i have my battery relocated to the trunk
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Old Dec 6, 2007 | 08:18 PM
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im not not battery guru but how much CCA is actually necessary for optimal performance?? naturally i was just lookin for the largest #'s
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Old Dec 6, 2007 | 08:30 PM
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what makes this a FI question?


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Old Dec 6, 2007 | 09:55 PM
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sorry bout that MOD wasnt too sure where to post this
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