battery chose

[pretty_ricky302]

ok i was told by a buddy that u cant put any car battery in ur car, is this true , i have an optima red top thats from a 98' civic , works fine , even thought my alternator went out after i put the battery in, he said something bout the crank

[Otto]

WTF? As long as its for 12 volt systems and has enough cranking power, virtually any battery can be put in and work perfectly. They're pretty much universal. Although the altenator may not apreciate being connected to a bunch of batterys or absolutely giant batterys.

[crewfish13]

Any 12V battery should be able to operate any 12V system without voltage problems. When running, your car should always pull under 80 amps, so battery amperage ratings are not important when the alternator's powering the car.

However, cranking amps and cold-cranking amps (CCA's) are important for the starting system. Depending on your car and the climate, more or less CCA's will be required to start the car.

Batteries are rated to be able to put out a certain number of amps for 30 seconds @ 0 degrees F while keeping the output voltage over 7.2V (hence the term cold-cranking apms). If your starter requires more amperage than the battery can put out, you may not be able to crank/start your car.

I think I read that the Honda factory spec for CB7 batteries is 550 CCA's, although you can probably get away with fewer in a warm climate. I believe the PC680, a popular dry-cell battery, is rated for 375 CCAs.

[Accord13&BA4]

Cranking amps are what's important as stated above ^^^

I'm sure on your Optima red top battery, the Cranking amps are way higher than my stock battery which is i believe is 500ish cranking amps...(some Autozone battery)

take a look at your Optima red top...it should clearly state the CA's...I'm thinking what? 800CA's +?

Teh reason you shouldn't mix and match batteries is the size of the battery. The Civic battery(b/c i used to own a Civic) is very, very small. Compare that with an Accord battery which is very big...the battery tray is not sufficient to hold the smaller battery, or perhaps the bigger battery...a sliding, moving, jumping battery is not a good thing...

[pretty_ricky302]

o ok nah the battery doesnt move i have a battery tie down bar