New Optima battery (My Review)

[ClassySolaraGuy]

Just got a new battery for the Lara. Kinda funny really. The stock toyota battery was fine but I was working on a project and left the damn key in the ignition twisted to "on" position & left it that way all night then found out in the morning it was almost drained. After getting my a$$ beat by my GF...lol, I thought might as well upgrade. The battery is a Optima red top. Just for people that don't know or are considering one, It Rocks! Don't have to worry about acid or anything cause its completely sealed! Its about 35lbs compared to the stock one thats like 60lbs & it has a hell of a lot more power than the stock one. I'm in the process of making a battery holder for it. Just thought I share with you all. Here are some pics:

[funboy102]

It Rocks! Don't have to worry about acid or anything cause its completely sealed! Its about 35lbs compared to the stock one thats like 60lbs & it has a hell of a lot more power than the stock one.

haha, this is the review??? Sealed, we already know that. Light, that's useful to know, thanks. Has a hell of a lot more power? How do you know that? It still gives out 14 volt like any other battery right? I mean... do you have a lot of amps, subwoofers, electronic components that must be powered? Hey, i'm not hear to hate, i just wanna say, when I read "Review!" I was ready to get some nice info...

But in any matter... congrats on your new purchase!

[kingkakyle]

is it so much smaller that u cant use the stock battery holder for it?

[scLara626]

actually doesn't it weigh about the same and triple the price? i was gonna get one a while ago, glad i didn't i got a duralast yellow top. It does its job and does it some more for 75 bux cant beat that! Those are waaaay over rated. who really needs one? Ill b having my system thumping for 20 minutes and it turns on fine with the duralast. Anyone who bumps parked, jus to bumped parked for a long ass time deserves a dead battery. And anyways ive been in the car for 3 hours with the radio on( sub off ) and it turns on fine.

[ClassySolaraGuy]

It Rocks! Don't have to worry about acid or anything cause its completely sealed! Its about 35lbs compared to the stock one thats like 60lbs & it has a hell of a lot more power than the stock one.

LoL...O well! That's my short review.

haha, this is the review??? Sealed, we already know that. Light, that's useful to know, thanks.

I didn't feel like writing a paragraph about the specs. I'm sure people here have used the: function. If so they know a sh!t load about it already.

Has a hell of a lot more power? How do you know that? It still gives out 14 volt like any other battery right?

The stock Toyota battery had like 580CCA (Cold Cranking Amps) the Optima has 720CCA's. There are battery's like Interstate that have more CCA's but I decided to shell out a little more for something different.

I mean... do you have a lot of amps, subwoofers, electronic components that must be powered?

No. The red top isn't a deep cycle battery like the yellow top which would be better for those types of applications. Why buy another stock battery when you could upgrade to something better?

Hey, i'm not hear to hate, i just wanna say, when I read "Review!" I was ready to get some nice info...

It's "My" review....lol!

But in any matter... congrats on your new purchase!

Its all good...Hope that helped a little bit.

actually doesn't it weigh about the same and triple the price? i was gonna get one a while ago, glad i didn't i got a duralast yellow top. It does its job and does it some more for 75 bux cant beat that! Those are waaaay over rated. who really needs one? Ill b having my system thumping for 20 minutes and it turns on fine with the duralast. Anyone who bumps parked, jus to bumped parked for a long donkey time deserves a dead battery. And anyways ive been in the car for 3 hours with the radio on( sub off ) and it turns on fine.

Weight is different & I got it at a good price so why not?

[**PoshPepper**]

Cool, looks like the Gen2 is getting lots of love lately (and so it should be )

[Jai_Jai_Binks]

Nice purchase

I got it at a good price so why not?

^^ what would that be??

[funboy102]

awesome reply ClassySolaraGuy, haha

but one last question...

The stock Toyota battery had like 580CCA (Cold Cranking Amps) the Optima has 720CCA's.

How exactly does one notice this though? I guess that's what I was expecting in the review.

[woa_its_j3ff]

thats the orange top basicaly right? reversed pols?

[ClassySolaraGuy]

awesome reply ClassySolaraGuy, haha

but one last question...

The stock Toyota battery had like 580CCA (Cold Cranking Amps) the Optima has 720CCA's.

How exactly does one notice this though? I guess that's what I was expecting in the review.

lol..its on the battery label.

[PXLpainter]

Uh... looks like the Orange top - or is that just your camera?

[ClassySolaraGuy]

Its the red top. The camera angle does make it look orange. Here is a picture of the orange one tho I thought they were discontinued?

[kingkakyle]

Uh... looks like the Orange top - or is that just your camera?

or maybe cuz ur an old man!! haha just messing
i think it says red top on it, but the writing is kind of blurred

[funboy102]

awesome reply ClassySolaraGuy, haha

but one last question...

The stock Toyota battery had like 580CCA (Cold Cranking Amps) the Optima has 720CCA's.

How exactly does one notice this though? I guess that's what I was expecting in the review.

lol..its on the battery label.

man, you're funny. So I guess the reason of getting one... 1. Can mount in any direction, will not ever spill due to the sealed desisn. 2. Works in a wider range of temperature. 3. IT LOOKS COOL.

right? haha, i was trying to ask, what's the extra 240CCA good for? Starting in colder weather I guess?

and hey, in your avatar... is that a Solara on ice?!? what's the 411 on that?

[ClassySolaraGuy]

awesome reply ClassySolaraGuy, haha

but one last question...

The stock Toyota battery had like 580CCA (Cold Cranking Amps) the Optima has 720CCA's.

How exactly does one notice this though? I guess that's what I was expecting in the review.

lol..its on the battery label.

man, you're funny. So I guess the reason of getting one... 1. Can mount in any direction, will not ever spill due to the sealed desisn. 2. Works in a wider range of temperature. 3. IT LOOKS COOL.

right? haha, i was trying to ask, what's the extra 240CCA good for? Starting in colder weather I guess?

and hey, in your avatar... is that a Solara on ice?!? what's the 411 on that?

Its all in good humor. Yes the extra cca's are for better starts in the cold weather. The Lara in my avatar is one of the pace cars on the ice floor of an hockey setup arena.