Battery Dilema....

Hey Guys, i have a 90 Civic Si, and i want to put in a new Battery, one that will clear my AEM CAI with no problem, and one that is good for my 1000 Watt RMS of BASS ALONE! I heard Optima is good, but which one? and do i need dimentions? Please give me some feedback. Thanks!

I'm no expert on this, but I'm pretty sure that the optima batteries wont fit under the hood, I think you will need to put it in your trunk. This will acutally work out better tho, cause then it wont block you CAI, unless its HELLA big :D . Oh yeah, go with the Optima Yellowtops, they are the best. Of course, you should also get a couple of Monster Cable 1 Farad Capacitors, they will do nicely to keep your battery from draining in a month. Just a little something something I thought I'd throw in. :frog:

your original batter should clear perfectly.. i put a porsche battery in my civic, (i used to have a porsche then my civic battery died so i exchanged them) and that fit kinda tight but it still fit. the Porsche battery was a yellow top optima sized battery.. so i shouldn't see a problem with that

I know they fit under the hood, i've seen many RED TOP under a 4G, but i wanted to know if they come in diff sizes to fit my car.

I have a big Optima Yellow top and it fits no problem...drop right in

Nah, skip the optima, go for the Exide "Orbital". Best battery out ther hands-down.

Originally posted by ci5ic
Nah, skip the optima, go for the Exide "Orbital". Best battery out ther hands-down.

Why is it better than an Optima battery? I think i am gonna get a Yellow Top Battery. If i shouldn't tell me soon. Thanks!

i have an orbital. it didn't quite fit..the terminals hit my intake & hood. jer took out the shelf the battery sits on and pounded it out. now the battery sits lower and you can see, i actually have enough room now for a CAI.
http://www.4thgenerationcivic.com/Staff/LadynredSi/pics/new_pics_004.jpg

if anyone is interested...i can take more pics. it's kinda hard to see, but it really sits down in there.

the alternator died in my car and i didn't know it for a day and a half. i'm don't think the battery ever fully died either :eek: now that's a battery! :)

ami

The yellow top is a great battery too and it will drop right in...both are good batteries though...yellow top looks better IMO

i have the optima red top... i did have to take out the plastic dish that it sat in and I dont have it tied down either, it just sits there.

http://home.bendcable.com/travis118/zcintake.jpg

get a Hoppecke battery. Dunno if they r too common in the US, but i no they r available. and they are known as the best by ppl in the trade (in Europe at least)



Hoppecke Batteries site (http://www.hoppecke-us.com/)

the yellow tops and shit should all fit fine.

Ami seems to have a good battery that wasnt even getting charged and still worked, id get that one.

How do i take out the bottom Tray? Is it hard?

Originally posted by MyFirst4G
How do i take out the bottom Tray? Is it hard?

like 2 or 3 screws. if you start to take it apart and have questions..feel free to ask :)

Yeah, on the tray, there's some (17mm I think) bolts holding it on. If you take out the battery, you can see the ones on the topside. There should be a square hole in the tray, and you can see a bolt down there that runs into the side, just stick your ratchet down in there. then it just lifts out. easy easy easy.