When I buy batteries for my vehicles I just measure and put in the largest
size that will fit. Starting in Vermont winters the Cold Cranking Amps is
very important. Possibly cars in the hot climates need something
different.
Once I went into Sears to buy a battery for a Volvo. I looked at their
size chart and picked out the largest that would fit in the tray and under
the hood. The salesman told me he couldn't sell me that battery because it
wasn't the one for my car. I asked why that made a difference. He said
once they let someone put in the wrong battery and the car blew up. By now I
realized the guy wasn't too sharp and asked for the manager. The manager was
giving me basically the same answer and the story about the explosion.
I asked how a 12V battery could cause an explosion in a system designed for
12 V. The answer was that the replacement battery was too tall and when
the customer shut the hood it shorted out. That made sense. After I
explained that I had checked all measurements including the height, he let me
buy
the one that I wanted.
So, my theory is that if you have room and need a little more traction in
the rear, put in one those big honking, heavy truck batteries. When you
turn the key, you will almost feel the car jump;-)
Mark L
In a message dated 2/14/2013 4:48:16 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
tiger-65@sbcglobal.net writes:
How about the CCA for your battery?
I got 1,000 cca from O'Reiley....Since it's located in the trunk, you need
all
the power you can get!
--- On Thu, 2/14/13, Ron Fraser <rfraser@bluefrog.com> wrote:
From: Ron Fraser <rfraser@bluefrog.com>
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Correct battery sizing
To: "'Tiger Man'" <Tigerman67@hotmail.com>, tigers@autox.team.net
Date: Thursday, February 14, 2013, 1:27 PM
Steve
I have an Interstate MT-34 battery in my Tiger.
Seems to me there was also an optional battery listed that was a little
longer. You would have to look to see if that optional battery is still
available.
MT-34 case is 6 3/4"W x 10 1/4"L x 7"H
Tiger battery plastic tray is 6 15/16"W x 11 3/16"L
Ron Fraser
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On Behalf Of Tiger Man
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2013 3:59 PM
To: tigers@autox.team.net
Subject: [Tigers] Correct battery sizing
Was looking to pick up a new battery for the tiger. Current battery that
is
in it is an Interstate 24-50. I thought I remember that group 24 was the
original size, but I can't remember what reference I found that in.
Poking around, it looks like group 24 is available, it isn't very common
anymore except in marine batteries.
Looking at the optima site, they pulled up a size 34 battery for the
Sunbeam
tiger.
Since I'm not really worried about concourse, Is group 34 that what other
people are running as a practical matter? Or is there another size that
makes more sense?
Thanks,
Steve
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