Optima Battery

I'm looking for Optima Battery to replace my original battery, any suggestion? group or model number that fit?

thanks in advance,
...shb

CALL JOHN AT JPS
HE PUT A RED TOP IN MY SPEEDSTER
HE CAN TELL U THE SIZE
A GREAT BATTERY I HAVE TWO IN MY BOAT

CALL JOHN AT JPS
HE PUT A RED TOP IN MY SPEEDSTER
HE CAN TELL U THE SIZE
A GREAT BATTERY I HAVE TWO IN MY BOAT

To play Devil's advocate, there is so little to power on a speedster, why drop the bucks on a high end battery?
Seems to be a waste of money as any standard 12v battery will suffice. Volkswagon made millions of Beetles that came with basic battery. ~Alan

Alan,
I'll see your devil and raise a couple points:
Most of these little cars see more time in the garage than on the road so the little battery tends to drain.
Add to this, most of us are running several more options than their distant cousins: high-quality sound systems, H4 headlights, driving lights, oil cooler fans, alarm systems, etc. These items draw power, easily over-taxing the OE batteries.
The Optima series, although expensive, solves the power problem. They can hold a charge for a year, start in sub-freezing weather and they're a dry-cell format.
We spend a ton on car covers, fog lights and custom wheels. An extra Franklin for a great battery is well worth it.
Kingbao, check them out at Summit Racing. They have good prices and they'll throw in a hat with your purchase. Get the red top unless you're running serious sounds.

I believe the Optima is a gel cell.

I have an Odyssey PC680 battery that is an actual dry cell. It is less than half the size of a conventional battery. It has held its charge for over a year. I used one to start a high compression Northstar V8 so I think it will work for the VW engine.

The small size leaves lots of room for a jack, tools, etc.

Got any pics of the battery, Mike? Since mine's in the rear, a smaller lighter one would make sense.

I'll take a picture and post it.

I tried a Dynabatt once, also a dry cell. Very small and would sometimes start but not always. Sold it then found my starter was really at fault.

The pale blue USAF uses a simular dry cell in the jet air craft A $300.oo battery But like you said they are truly hard to kill and are really bullet proof. I'd like to get 8 of them for 60 hp a electic trike project.

Here is a picture of my battery.

Wow, that's tiny! I like the way you have the cables hidden. Nice job. Do you have a part number on that battery?

You can see the number on the top PC680.

I used the box they sell to mount it.

The PC680 also weighs about 15lbs and is so small it can be mounted just about anywhere. I used one in my driver '72 911 for several years with no issues. I smoked one by welding on my car without unhooking it, but that was obviously my fault. I also lived in a warm climate where I didn't need a lot of cranking amps, but either way, it was plenty of battery for my 911. I bought mine from Chuck at Elephant Racing, but IIRC, they are cheaper at batterymart.com.

Here's a picture (not mine) of the battery next to a wristwatch for scale. You can fabricate a tie down bracket for it pretty easily out of a flat piece of aluminum from a hardware store.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploads4/P10100621107918382.jpg

Mike: that's a neat install! Have to keep that in mind.
If I used one of those, though, I'd have to add a bit of lead in the front for more weight.
I put in an Optima a few years ago. I like the leakfree parts of it as well as it looks clean in there.

~WB