Well, time to get a new battery. I wanna get something for my Wagon that will have enough guts to run 8 lights, my CB, my stereo and still accept charge from the alternator.

 

What should I do? I want to do the chevy alternator swap, but until someone does it and gets pix, and a write-up, i'll stick with the stock alt.

 

So, what should I look for? Im stupid when it comes to electricty, expecially automotive elctronix.

 

-Brian

Optima. I run them in my car and truck and they are phenominal and will suck up a great deal of load without a problem. Plus they will outlast several changes of normal batteries.

I'm running an optima, and just last week i had all four of the stock headlights on along with the 100 watt KC and the 55 watt Ciebie for well over an hour and i had no problem starting, i don't really know if this is spectacular for a battery but i didn't complain when it started right up, with the lights still on.

Minimum standards for the CCA (Cold Cranking Amps) of your battery hunt is 625amps *** IF your wanting to make sure you can start it with all that stuff eatin' up the juice.

make space in the back and route an rv battery!

if your gonna do that buy the RV "battery isolator" for like 30-40 at any auto parts place that sells snowplow parts or RV shops or (pepboys as i resently ran across one down here.) :>)

 

that way you can have your crank and eat it too!

Optima all the way. No maintenance, nothing to spill if you roll over, much better performance.