[V8] Battery question

[Dave Saad]

I always go for the biggest one that fits in the box.  About the only  
issue I can come up with is the alternator rating, but the alternator  
in this car is plenty beefy I think.

Dave


On Jul 19, 2010, at 4:53 PM, Bryan Kamerer wrote:

> Yet more advice I could use.  This seems like a no-brainer to me but  
> maybe
> I'm missing something.
>
> Last time I needed a battery on this car (2000 or 2001), the local  
> vendor
> recommended the Interstate MTP-93, 850CCA.  Slightly larger than the  
> spec'd
> battery, a Group 91 which delivered 700cca, but the larger one could  
> fit in
> the well.  I was living at the time in northern VT and having the  
> extra
> juice made sense.
>
> Any reason NOT to use the larger capacity battery?  I see they are  
> both on
> sale at Firestone this month for the same price, so that's not an  
> issue.
> Only thing I can think of is the larger one does not allow you to  
> clamp it
> down, so it might vibrate and be damaged more easily.
>
> Bryan
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