[DeTomaso] Optima battery

[Mark Tumbarello]

Exide sells an orbital cell  through Kragen

> Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2008 12:25:32 -0500> From: msm at portata.com> To: panteratime at aol.com; detomaso at realbig.com> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Optima battery> > My Pantera came with a blue top (marine deep cycle) Optima battery when> I bought the car seven years ago. It is still going strong and can> withstand long periods of slacking.> > I run gel batteries in my other vehicles. The last two I bought were> Orbital brand. One started smoking after a year which Napa replaced for> free without any hassles.> > Pretty much any reasonable size battery will crank your Cleveland. You> probably do not have a whole lot of electronic gadgets to put demands on> the battery. > > The Pantera's battery tie down "box" will accommodate a wide variety of> sizes. The only issue is the clearance with the hood.> > Just head down to your local Costco, Napa, or other decent parts store> and pick up a battery that is not any taller than your current battery> and you should be fine.> > > > > -----Original Message-----> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]> On Behalf Of panteratime at aol.com> Sent: Monday, August 04, 2008 2:09 PM> To: detomaso at realbig.com> Subject: [DeTomaso] Optima battery> > Folks,> Which Optima Red Top Battery?do you recomend for a stock Pantera with> original 351 Cleveland??? Any recomendations on place to purchase???> Thanks > > Cliff NY> _______________________________________________> > Detomaso Forum Managed by POCA> > Archive Search Engine Now Available at http://www.realbig.com/detomaso/> > DeTomaso mailing list> DeTomaso at list.realbig.com> http://list.realbig.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso> _______________________________________________> > Detomaso Forum Managed by POCA> > Archive Search Engine Now Available at http://www.realbig.com/detomaso/> > DeTomaso mailing list> DeTomaso at list.realbig.com> http://list.realbig.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso