I have a VR6 swap that Sal at S&P did for me and we used an Optima Red Top.
I've had an Optima battery for several years. Still cranks my G20 van as if were brand new.????
I run optimas because of the extreme temps here. Can be -40 outside and over 120 in the summers. They've been great for my old 454 powered truck.
I’ve had mine in for about 3 or four years. The only thing I’ve noticed is I don’t have to change my battery every year now.
I had an Optima battery in my 2006 WRX for about 7 or 8 years before deciding to replace it with another Opitima battery. I ran that second Optima battery for about 5 or 6 years before trading in the vehicle towards a 2021 WRX. The OEM battery may end up turning over just fine when the temperature is -20F'ish, but Optima batteries have never let me down in the past.
Bought the Optima, not yet installed. Have had good luck with them, 5 yrs or more each,
While I did that I went ahead and grabbed a Red Top Optima Battery. Got everything back together, it turns over great but it doesn't spark.
I have definitely experienced said quality issues on multiple Optima batteries. They all lasted about a year for me.
Haven't been impressed with the quality of optima over the last 5ish years.
Have two red tops in my 05 GMC. Sneaky suspicion one is bad. They were new when I got the truck six years ago.
Went to start truck after sitting five days and it was dead. Meter showed 12.1 and it charged in an hour which is very fast. Truck would turn over but not run. Checked charge again, primary at 12.4 and secondary at 12.7. Swapped places and truck starts, runs, all accessories work now.
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