Optima Battery:

[Captain D]

Hi all,

Curious about the Optima Battery - I've been running their RedTop for the past 6 years (great purchase). But, with my upgrading to EFI throttle body, electric fuel pump, some mild performance upgrades, & low resistance tune-up stuff (yet with still a lot of factory wiring still in place) I'm wondering if I should upgrade to the YellowTop for better / quicker start-up capabilities and to put less strain on the alternator. Any thoughts...?

And, as a side note while on the topic of electrical, do the park lamps secured to the front valance serve as a grounding component for the headlights? Just curious...

Thanks for any and all replies (for my 69' Charger 383).

[c00nhunterjoe]

Ive run red tops in the race car without an alternator and not had issues with years of track abuse and recharges between rounds.
  The screws ground the park lights.

[Captain D]

Thanks for the reply + info! Yeah, I heard that the Optima Battery can last up to 20 years (the key is to put it on a battery Tender while not in use) the rep from Optima headquarters informed me...

[b5blue]

I'm wanting one of these: https://www.qualitypowerauto.com/pages/ChryslerMegaAmp.php