Hey everyone I have searched and found some information, but I still have a few questions. My stock battery is becoming corroded and it seams to be taking longer to start the car, its not like the 2 second delay bothers me, its just not suppose to happen.

So, I was looking for an Optima Red/Yellow top to replace the stock battery. When I was searching I found that there was a lot of problems installing the above battery in Lancers, but that there was a particular model that did work. Yet in the threads I read no one had mentioned the model number or anything of this special battery. So does anyone know the model number of the battery that will work?

And my second question. Like I had said the battery that I have now is corroded, and it looks like even the bracket that holds the battery in place is corroded. Is there any way to clean everything off and have the brackets still work of am I going to need to get a new set?

Sorry for the long questions and post, I like to try to explain everything when I ask a question.

 

I don't know about the Optima batteries, but everytime I see one, its always the yellow top(in any car, haven't seen either in an evo).

And with the cleaning, just get some baking soda and water, mix, and some clean water to rinse. Should take it right off, might need to get a wire brush to scrub it some.

 

Coca-cola works to remove corrosion as well. That's what we used in the army.

 

Question 2) Listen to the kid above ^^^ baking soda works great.

Question 1) If you are that worried about you baterry corroding and you wanting an optima....get a battery relocation kit and put it in the trunk so you can get the battery you want and also you don't have to worry about it getting all nasty. Why do people get the red or yellow optima batteries....are you serious? They having different cranking amps and some are deep charging cycles. There is a slight price difference too. Good luck man

 

I got the red and I didn't have all the problems that everyone else had... Maybe I just got lucky... I don't remember what size it was, but I'll get back to you on that. I was just going to say wire brush to clean the brackets, should be fine that way. The only real thing that I had the fitment problem with was that the positive cable wouldn't reach to the battery because of a zip tie that held it in place, so I just broke the zip tie and it worked fine.

 

I was looking for a lightweight battery for my previous car, and after a fair amount of research, I decided that the Hawker/Odyssey batteries are superior to the Optimas. For a given battery size, the Odyssey batteries seem to have longer reserve capacities and more deep cycles than the Optima batteries. You might be able to get away with using the Odyssey PC680 which is only 15 lbs, but if you are looking for a reasonably long reserve capacity and better winter cold start insurance, the PC925 would be a better choice. It weighs about 26 lbs, so its probably still 10 lbs lighter than the stock Evo battery.

http://www.odysseyfactory.com/specs.htm

Edit: I just looked at your profile, and you're in Palm Springs. Since you live in Palm Springs, you may want to think twice about a lead-acid mat battery (Optima, Odyssey). They do not hold up as well to high temperatures. Odyssey sells an insulation box for their batteries, so that they can better tolerate high temperatures, but the battery will still get hot after an hour or so of driving.

 

I really have do not HAVE to have an optima battery, I have just heard they were good batts....so I assumed it would be worth it. However if anyone has a better recomendation then thats good for me. I just didnt want to go with a mini batt because I dont need to concerve the weight that baddly I would rather have a more reliable battery.

Ill use the baking soda and water to clean everything off, ill have to see if the brackets are dammaged be I worry about them.

 

no no SPRITE or 7up

 

if you want a tray for an optima nisei has them. and if you want a different option like braille they make trays for those too!

http://www.nisei-evo.com/forum/viewf...fee5f4cd4c65e0

 

I was thinking batteries might respond better to JOLT soda

 

Dunno never tried either, but I know Coke works great and is normally more handy than baking soda. Don't ask me why it works though . I know baking soda works because it is basic and neutralizes the acidity of the corrosion, but Coke is also acidic so

 

I have a yellow top, its was a pain to install, ground terminal isnt long enough and battery tray doesnt fit quite right, I had to make some modifications to make it fit under the hood!

 

Coke is just so acidic it just eats through everything. Ha, like people that use it to clean their toilets or to rot their teeth out.

 

I work at O'Reilly auto parts and we sell a lot of coke to customers who are too cheap to purchase new cables. They pay $1.09 for the coke and poor it on their terminals and go on about their business.

 

That's funny...a Coke is a Coke is a Coke...why would they go to the auto store to buy a Coke for their car? It's not as if it is special automotive Coke...