Who has Optima RedTop Battery?

[TGPilot]

Anyone have an Optima Redtop in their car? What is the model number if you have it?

Or is there a chart somewhere for cross-reference other than Optima's site? Does nto show a battery for our 3.1 89-90 GP's. :roll:

[TGPilot]

Never mind. Guy at Advance looked it up for me. It is a 75/35 RedTop. :roll:

Shows for the 89 GP, and 88 GP. They have the same location right? 8)

[GangstGP]

you have to cut the battery box to install one just so you know.

I had one and now use AC Delco because they are better.IMHO.

But if you get AGM cell batteries (absorbed glass mat)you should check out Stinger and Lifeline batteries first. not so run of the mill.

[tyroelite]

i have an optima red top in my TGP and didn't have to cut anything...   I had lost the battery tiedown thingie and just got a generic one at A&A auto and it worked great.

Also, just confirmed it is the 75/35 that I have.

[TGPilot]

I picked one up on my way home today...will be putting it in tonight. :wink:  8)

[TGPilot]

Well I put in the 75/35 RedTop. I had to open the holes in the battery box cover. Needed to raise the holes about 1.5" to get the right location. Other than that it fit in the hold down bracket perfectly...side to side fitment had more then enough room for adjustment.

She is starting on command now...when cool. Need a new starter for my warm start issues.

That and a larger alternator and electrical will be mint! ;)

[Invasion1]

Sound good Kenny

I have a 160 amp Alternator on mine due to all the gadgets and such......

i have the ebay link if ya want it ?

lemme know

Dave

[TGPilot]

It will be a couple of weeks before I pick one up. ;)

[Invasion1]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/89-94-REGAL-LUMINA-CUTLASS-GRAND-PRIX-2-8-3-1L-160-AMP_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33573QQitemZ7933450141QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

thats the one i have on two 3.1's

very happy with them

[TGPilot]

Positive Battery Cable to Alternator must be Upgraded to Heavier Gauge Wire(4 Gauge Recommended)

Did you do this? I always thought the stock wire was too small even for a lesser output.

4 gauge seems rather large though. We have what 6 or 8 from the manufacturer?

160 Amp though...that is a powerful alternator...will have to ad steps to the IAC to keep the motor from stalling!! :o ;D ;D

[Invasion1]

No i never upgraded the wires as they said..... :P

spoke to the techs at work and tht said the stock size was good enough.


no problems running mine in both cars....

[dbtk2]

Had a redtop in my STE for about a year, and when it was sitting with the bad tranny we pulled it out and put it in my dads TGP.  It fit in both cars with no modification at all, and it is a very nice battery.  Car starts everytime with no problem, and lights don't dim when accumulator pump runs like it used to.

Shawn

[GangstGP]

you wont notice the difference unless you really put the battery to the test and then it will take a major shit and put out like 2 or 3 volts. they are total turds like that. went thru like 5 in 1 year same with those cs-130s ....garbage.

[TGPilot]

I think alot of your stuff is an acception to what is normal. I have had 4 Optima batteries in car over the last 4 or 5 years. They all worked perfectly. Now if you are plugging in 10,000,000 watts of bass banging stereo equipment and do not properly create load circuits to take the strain off of your battery and alternator then yes all of a sudden things will say "piss off I am not working anymore!" :icon_wink:

It makes me laugh at some of the car stereos that are out there...if it was in a house you would have to have a third phase added to your house and hook it into it's own 440Volt power source! :icon_lol:

I have heard of plenty of guys using the higher amp alternators without issue as well as the Optima series of batteries. If I went through more than 3 batteries and 3 alternators in one year I would have to use common sense and realize SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH MY CAR! :deal:

[GangstGP]

there is nothing wrong with my car now. and yes I could weld at over 100 MPH on a race track if I wanted. although I do NOT believe it is excessive, just better than a factory new 2005 GM has to offer. which is just right for what I am doing. no 10 k watt system like team toxic bass with their soundstream tarantulas. But enough for some hair tricks and makes the whole dash board flex. thats with 1 little speaker in the trunk ;) and yes the amp is capable of sucking every ounce of life from a red top or any battery the market has to offer but the alt must be capable of outputting current before during and after the w-7 drinks the battery, and do it without overheating. thats where the new alternater with the internal cooling fan really has the chance to shine.