New battery advice, recommendations

[andiiso]

they gave u wrong battery, in the same size EK battery like dimensions theres 2 different sizes of terminals, and also the terminals should be away from ur firewall, cos they gave me wrong one and i put it on still, the positive was like half a cm from body of car .. so u can imgaine wat coulda happened if it touched lol.

[EK9]

hmm... but my terminals are sitting in the correct postition, away from the firewall. i'll call them and find out. if not i'll just change the clamps, i think they're due for an upgrade anyway, lol.

[andiiso]

yer there are like 4 different ones,

1 big terminal wid positive on left n negative on right
1 big terminal wid opposite

1 small terminal wid positive on left n negative on right
and 1 small terminal wid opposite

so u must of got the right way of the terminals facing but wrong sized terminals ?

[EK9]

haha... i just ended up getting new connector/clamp thingy's... just chopped off the old crappy ones and installed the new. nice and clean looking now.

i fired up the car with the new battery and it's never started so quickly and easily! 1 crank and it was away... unlike before with the old battery, was cranking like 4 times before starting.

[EGB18CT]

good to hear. replacing the terminals should give you no drama, just make sure its all secure and away you go!

[misiu]

ac delco dry cell one of the best

[twing]

Hi Vin,

One more tip: put some battery terminal spray to prevent oxidation. I changed my terminal about a year ago. When I took my battery out, there is already a bit blue powdery stuff at the bottom of the terminal.
I don't have the spray, so I use grease instead

[Vlad D Impeller]

I often have my vehicle garaged for periods of anywhere between 1 and 2 months at a time.
What is the best way to preserve the battery?
I have thought of the possibility of using a Trickle-Charger of some sort, but i am not sure if a battery can remain on charge for such prolonged periods.
What are my pros and cons?

[Zdster]

I often have my vehicle garaged for periods of anywhere between 1 and 2 months at a time.
What is the best way to preserve the battery?
I have thought of the possibility of using a Trickle-Charger of some sort, but i am not sure if a battery can remain on charge for such prolonged periods.
What are my pros and cons?

Get a quick disconnect for the battery (its like a screw top fitting) and just disconnect the battery when you leave.

[AndyPandy]

hey. i just got a car battery call d & j batteries. yeah i know your prob thinking "ive never heard of it but one of my guys at work got it for me and its awesome. just a really good quality battery and its cheap. cost me like $66 and i got like 2?? 3 years warranty. the century at repco were gonna give me 6 months? good luck

[NightKids]

Does the Supercharge Gold fit in an EG Battery plate?

[Ero_Sennin]

hey. i just got a car battery call d & j batteries. yeah i know your prob thinking "ive never heard of it but one of my guys at work got it for me and its awesome. just a really good quality battery and its cheap. cost me like $66 and i got like 2?? 3 years warranty. the century at repco were gonna give me 6 months? good luck

if its relevant, i got a century battery in my pulsar for a bit over 3 years now, still going strong
so as long you get a battery which will do its job i guess