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    new battery?

    Finally got around to upgrading my battery, but theres so many choices out there and im a little stuck/unsure which one to invest in.

    Im looking at spending no more than $500, any help would be much appreciated

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    Not many options out there because of your car. I bought a new batt a few months back after alot of research.

    If you have that much cash to spend, go for a Stinger SPV35 - designed specifically for the DC/EG. If you can wait about 6 months, the new Optima 51R yellowtop replacement should be out by then.

    Goodluck

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    lol u'd spend $499 on a battery? LOLLLL
    Quote Originally Posted by riceball View Post
    ballers like barefootbonzai can afford to spend money on his car and save for a future...

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    $500 on a battery is easy, but you can get a lot more of a battery for that price. I have been running a SVR80-12 for 3 years now and it's still going strong. It would run you about $300AUD shipped. They have a lot more to select from too. http://www.svrbatteries.com/battery_search.php Just click the battery links at the bottom, the drop down menu only does motor cycles.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chronos
    Not many options out there because of your car. I bought a new batt a few months back after alot of research.

    If you have that much cash to spend, go for a Stinger SPV35 - designed specifically for the DC/EG. If you can wait about 6 months, the new Optima 51R yellowtop replacement should be out by then.

    Goodluck

    yer i know thers not many options cos of my car, i dont really wanna wait that long.

    im running a real decent set up in my car now & a battery upgrade is long overdue

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    SVR has no wait, same with Stinger if you order direct. Most on them also have international dealers that you can call and order from. There is no more wait on the Optima 51R yellow top, it's out now. Now whether or not you can get it there I don't know. Retail price, I think, is somwhere around $150USD.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Slow96GSR
    There is no more wait on the Optima 51R yellow top, it's out now. Now whether or not you can get it there I don't know. Retail price, I think, is somwhere around $150USD.
    really?
    is that the one for the civics too?
    ive been hanging off for my new battery and starting it every few days the last 4 months hahaha. I heard it was around $350ish though

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    The 51r is the import battery. Nothing too special. The price I said is USD, in AUD it's like $200.

    Specs here.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Slow96GSR
    $500 on a battery is easy.
    LOLLLLL thats funny, i dont know which world ur living in lol.
    Quote Originally Posted by riceball View Post
    ballers like barefootbonzai can afford to spend money on his car and save for a future...

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    SP2150 baby!


    Retail is $499.95USD!

    9.4” H x 13” W x 6.8” D
    5 Second Cranking: 2150 amps
    Short circuit current: 5000 amps

    And yes there are bigger batteries out there.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Slow96GSR
    SP2150 baby!


    Retail is $499.95USD!

    9.4” H x 13” W x 6.8” D
    5 Second Cranking: 2150 amps
    Short circuit current: 5000 amps

    And yes there are bigger batteries out there.
    Hell yeah, I just went out and bought on of these for my SPL car, a WHOLE lot of battery.

    Only paid $500 Aussie $$ too

    $500 is easy to justify, especially when u have spent a packet on the rest of the set up. Batteries like Odyssey/Optima etc are renowned for lasting as long as 10 years if looked after properly.

    Very quickly $500 becomes very cheap price for 10yrs worth of battery.

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    Stinger in my opinion is actually a cheap battery when compared to the Optimas and SVRs. We have had more go bad and even matching number sets come to us bad. But they have gotten better over the years. Still a good battery for stereos though.

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