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BretM (Bretm)
| | Posted on Thursday, June 07, 2001 - 9:35 pm: | |
It fit right in my 85 308GTSqv, actually better than the battery I had before. It's worth the money to get a good battery, then at least you know it's never the battery when you start probing for electrical problems. And since it will last so much longer it will pay for itself eventually. |
Sam NYCFERRARIS (Sam)
| | Posted on Thursday, June 07, 2001 - 10:53 am: | |
how did the fit go, any modfications req'd for the 308? |
BretM (Bretm)
| | Posted on Thursday, June 07, 2001 - 7:36 am: | |
I picked up an Optima orange top yesterday. It's basically the same as the red top but the terminals are reversed and some other small stuff(it is their newest battery). The red matches with Ferrari though, but they were out of them. They are distributed by Interstate Batteries so you can come by them at many of their dealers. The battery is amazing. My old battery was going dead and starting became one of those will it start this time ordeals. Even when the old battery was new it never started up like the Optima, the thing has got balls, big time. It was a $130, and I highly recommend picking one up. Ferraris beat the hell out of batteries and they really need a battery that can keep up with them, Optima is probably the only battery that can. It can be discharged and recharged over 250 times. I feel like I'm writing propaganda for them, but I'm just so impressed with the difference and the ease of starting now. |
Sam NYCFERRARIS (Sam)
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 06, 2001 - 11:09 am: | |
thanks Peter, very helpful info -- just what i need. |
Peter Boray (Gts308qv)
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 06, 2001 - 7:06 am: | |
Sam. Optima batteries.
Red Top Starter Battery. If you use your car every couple of days:
Model No. D34-950
Part No. 8012 - 021
Yellow Top Deep Cycle Battery. If you leave your car unused for over 3 weeks at a time, or live in a neighbourhood with stray bullets flying around.
Model No. 34-1050
Part No. 8002-002 |
Sam NYCFERRARIS (Sam)
| | Posted on Monday, May 21, 2001 - 11:18 am: | |
congratulations and happy b-day...the 308 is a interesting time machine...it has the ability to keep you young with all exhiliration and freedom of spirit and felling of reckless abandon it provides but also age you quickly the interesting and challenging maintainence of a 20-some od old exotic sports car. But you should...every day of your young life thank yourself you never, ever bought that Alfa GTV-6 one of the worst enginered vehicles around. A OK car for urope but terrible for the US |
Adelina Vallese (Dina)
| | Posted on Saturday, May 19, 2001 - 10:44 pm: | |
I'm too tired to answer that one after pulling my GTB apart to change a heater hose; but my Ferrari was a mid life crisis gift to my self on making it to 40. (and proud of it !)It was the right choice. |
Sam NYCFERRARIS (Sam)
| | Posted on Saturday, May 19, 2001 - 1:02 am: | |
Uh Oh , you have no idea what you started... guys will be just burning up the wires in this chat room -- this will be fun, welcome! we needed you here - you are long overdue. |
Adelina Vallese (Dina)
| | Posted on Friday, May 18, 2001 - 11:43 pm: | |
You see, size does matter. |
Sam NYCFERRARIS (Sam)
| | Posted on Friday, May 18, 2001 - 12:20 pm: | |
WOW, a bullet hit, I need that in NYC! Seriously, does nyone have a part number that will be known to fit in the 308 and mondial wells. |
Erik Jonsson (Gamester)
| | Posted on Friday, May 18, 2001 - 1:44 am: | |
The optima is all I have been using for 4 years. I used to go to Costco and swap out my truck batt every 4 months or so because of the strain my liftgate creates. I run a red top optima now and never have problems. In fact I recently moved my 1996 red top to my jeep as its Cranking Amps had lessened from the long hard life I have given it. If you get one of these, I suggest getting an Interstate, they are from the same mfgr. and Interstate has a better warranty. You never need to maintain them, they don't leak or cause battery tray rot. The terminals don't corrode either. These are a sealed wet type battery, and the lead plates are wrapped between an insulator therefore cannot be ruined by vibration, and even after a bullet hit will still start the car. |
Mark (Mnmark)
| | Posted on Thursday, May 17, 2001 - 10:39 pm: | |
I hear those optimas are dry cell batteries. |
BretM (Bretm)
| | Posted on Thursday, May 17, 2001 - 9:42 pm: | |
They are the best you can buy, no doubt about it. Almost all emergency services use them because of the strain on the battery with all those strobes and because they are the most dependable battery around. When I switch batteries I will go with an optima. |
Peter Boray (Gts308qv)
| | Posted on Thursday, May 17, 2001 - 9:26 pm: | |
The previous owner put a new "Optima" battery
in the car just before I bought it. They never need checking and will hold charge for extended periods if car is not used often.
Has anyone else had any experience with these batteries ? Are they as good as the manufacturer says ? |
Christiank (Christiank)
| | Posted on Thursday, May 17, 2001 - 12:39 pm: | |
They are probably talking about the Mondial. The best way to remove it is from the right inner fender after you remove the wheel and the inner fender flap. No problem at all. I know people telling me that it took them 3 hours to change the spark plugs on a Mondial. It takes me 30 to 45 minutes to do it 100 % right and have the wires look nice too. |
Chuck Rine (Chuck348ts)
| | Posted on Thursday, May 17, 2001 - 12:36 pm: | |
It's in the left front wheel well on my '93 348ts, so I would need to remove the wheel to get at it. I saw a '91 348 where the battery was in the left rear corner of the engine bay behind the taillights and next to the exhaust system. It was hard to get at but at least you could see it after removing the heat shielding. |
Mark (Mnmark)
| | Posted on Thursday, May 17, 2001 - 12:31 pm: | |
Since I've had my '82 308, I've had several people ask if I've checked my battery, as it is "impossible" to get at. "It is in the wheel well, and the insert must be removed" they say. Well, MY battery is under the spare, and is very easy to get at, so what Ferrari are these people talking about? |
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