Battery

I think it was "Ag '08" who stated:

Any place that sells car batteries has a book with all the information you're requesting. Put in the particulars of the car and it will show you which battery to put in it.

If you're asking which BRAND of battery, that's a different kettle o' fish!

-Don

All current automotive batteries (except for hybrid cars) are 12 volt lead-acid type. They are all essentially the same, but their volume is proportional to their instantaneous power. Your IP address indicates that you are in Missouri, where it gets pretty cold in the winter. You should be looking for the battery that gives you the most so-called cold-cranking amps (given as CCA on data sheets) and physically fits in your battery bay. Like the previous poster said, most battery manufacturers will have a lookup table where you can find which battery will fit.

Hee. I just checked the actual weather data for St. Louis, and it looks like it doesn't get cold at all by my Canadian standards. I think just about any battery will be fine for you. :-)

Thanks for the replies everyone. My ip address is decieving though, I'm actually in Texas so I don't need to worry about CCA's much. These are the specs of the battery I am looking to buy (Everstart):

Barr> Nobody Important wrote:

I think it was "Ag '08" who stated:

In Tejas?

If it fits, it's good.

I did a lot of research on this for my 98 Camry V6, and the only preminum battery that I could find that was exact fit is the GOLD-DURALAST 24F-DLG Battery at Autozone. Other brands that fit the Camry are either standard batteries (about 600 CGA), or are smaller than the 24F that fits the Camry. Be careful, because not all 24F's have the terminals on the correct side for the Camry, but the GOLD-DURALAST 24F-DLG does have the correct orientation.

There is a size (physical) like 24 and then you need to get +/- terminals on correct side or cables will be too short. An some cars take a top or a side connection (although some batteries have both now).

Why don't they make short (1') cables to adapt right hand batteries for left hand use and vice versa?