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by ryboto » Sat Jul 05, 2008 10:10 am

cargodz wrote:My suggestion then would be to bust out the measuring tape and see if you can get the Deka to fit... Measurements on the Intimidator 34 and 34/78 are 10 3/4" L x 6 7/8" W x 8" T
Well, I just checked. The battery tray is right behind the wheel well. It's as big as it can be for the space it has, and it's ~5x9.5''. So, I don't think I have many choices unless I want to make my own battery tray somewhere else under the hood(which I obviously wont attempt). So, I'm going to look at the Yellow Top D51R and the Die Hard more closely.

by cargodz » Sat Jul 05, 2008 5:18 am

My suggestion then would be to bust out the measuring tape and see if you can get the Deka to fit... Measurements on the Intimidator 34 and 34/78 are 10 3/4" L x 6 7/8" W x 8" T

by ryboto » Fri Jul 04, 2008 12:07 pm

JeremyC wrote:It depends on what red or yellow top you get. They have different sizes.

Hey Micheal how does the DEKA do when left setting for months at a time? Thats the main reason I'm afraid to go with something other than an optima. I KNOW I can abuse the crap out of an optima, and then leave it setting for 2 months and it will start right up.
does it really matter if I get a red top over a yellow? The prices I saw had the costing about the same. And again, the group size for my vehicle is 51R, at least that's what Sears and Optima tell me. They look thinner than most batteries, and the dimensions are different compared to all the others. Deka sounds interesting, but I'd want to know the battery would fit before I spent the money.

by cargodz » Fri Jul 04, 2008 11:18 am

They work great... We had the one that Bill used in his blazer sitting for months before using it in the Buick as an under the hood battery.

Keep in mind I am Not a Deka dealer, but I am an Optima/ Kinetic/ Shuriken/ Powermaster dealer... So if I recommend the Deka for a starter, you know it's gotta be good ;)

by JeremyC » Fri Jul 04, 2008 11:10 am

It depends on what red or yellow top you get. They have different sizes.

Hey Micheal how does the DEKA do when left setting for months at a time? Thats the main reason I'm afraid to go with something other than an optima. I KNOW I can abuse the crap out of an optima, and then leave it setting for 2 months and it will start right up.

by cargodz » Fri Jul 04, 2008 10:49 am

By the way, if you don't have a place nearby that sells Deka Intimidators... Check your local CarQuest parts house... The CarQuest NGT is the same exact battery made by East Penn ;)

by cargodz » Fri Jul 04, 2008 10:45 am

ryboto wrote:So, what is the consensus on batteries?
Deka above both Optima and Diehard... More expensive than the Sears, but less than the Optima and better than both :thumbsup

by ryboto » Fri Jul 04, 2008 7:06 am

JeremyC wrote:Yellow is a deep cycle battery, red is a starting battery.
If it says the yellow will fit, then so will the red.
Well, I'm confused then, why would their battery finder only point be to the Yellow top? D51R is the battery it shows me.

edit: I looked, and the D51R is more than an inch smaller in width. I remember seeing that my current battery was unusually thin, so, I think that's why it's only showing me the yellow top.

by JeremyC » Fri Jul 04, 2008 3:23 am

Yellow is a deep cycle battery, red is a starting battery.

If it says the yellow will fit, then so will the red.

by ryboto » Thu Jul 03, 2008 8:30 pm

So, what is the consensus on batteries? Optima red top is their least expensive line? Are there other brands that are trusted? Die Hard/Duralast, are they decent? Are there others?

Edit: as for the Optima series, their battery finder says only a Yellow Top will fit in my Civic. It's about the same price as a red top, so not much difference. The Die Hard that would fit my vehicle would be ~$60 less.

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