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Posted: March 02, 2006 at 4:28 PM / IP Logged

Another vote for the Kinetic or Exide Orbital battery, down with the Optima. (I've burned out 4 of them).

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Posted: March 03, 2006 at 5:48 AM / IP Logged

I can't seem to find any info on the Exide Orbital or Kinetic for a 93 Honda Civic??? Guess I will be stuck with the Optima then....

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Posted: March 03, 2006 at 1:41 PM / IP Logged

go to http://www.kinetikaudio.com/...and look in thier dealer section, if they do not have a dealer close enough to you they will sell to you direct.

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Posted: March 03, 2006 at 3:38 PM / IP Logged

Kinetic is twice that battery for what I've seen and installed. Check out the cap killers too.

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Posted: March 03, 2006 at 4:12 PM / IP Logged

i have used both the orbital and the yellow top.

i like the yellow top better.

if u have an ADVANCED AUTO PARTS near u the yellow top is only $149.99.

u can also find them in AUTOZONE and Pep Boys for $160

and in sears for about $170-$180.

sorry but i never used stinger.

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Posted: March 03, 2006 at 6:12 PM / IP Logged

For a single 5-channel, I'm not really sure if the differences between the batteries will really be particularly evident...

I imagine the Optima, as the cheaper battery, would prolly be far and away your best, easiest option.. nevermind minor difficulties you've already encountered in locating a high-current replacement battery for a car of that age..

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Posted: March 04, 2006 at 12:41 AM / IP Logged

Yeah, I decided to just get the Yellow Top Optima because its readily available and then I am not really building a competition system. Just using one 5 channel Directed Audio 450D5 amp to run everything. This amp is not insanely powerful, it makes a good clean, moderate system. So I guess I will be just fine with the Optima Yellow with the vehicle shut off and the music playing (like 50% Volume mostly)...

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Posted: March 04, 2006 at 6:05 AM / IP Logged

Yea like you say that amp is *not* insanely powerful; the Optima is, even if not compared to other, more esoteric car batteries.

I've had my Yellow Top in for pushing 18 months now, and it has never dropped below 12v, ever.. and I have a stock 80-amp alt and *three* amps.

Good choice sir, good choice.

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Posted: March 04, 2006 at 11:10 AM / IP Logged

just make sure u get the correct yellow top, there are a bunch of different versions with different CCA , CA , and RC 's .

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Posted: March 04, 2006 at 9:25 PM / IP Logged

just got done putting a Orbital full size battery in a civic that the battery warehouse guys said wouldnt fit. we sell the Orbital for $125.

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