I am in the market for a good battery for my 91 Civic HB Si. So far checking out our local Autoparts like Checkers, they carry only 1 size and 1 type of battery for our car. What battery you guys put in your EF? The ones in Checker is kinda cheap looking and cheap too. I want a good battery, price is not an option. Like they say, you get what you pay for. Any suggestions?

 

i want to get the buddy club one. its super small and not crazy amounts of money imo. you can get one here at jhpusa.com for 150.00

http://www.jhpusa.com/catalog/...d=950

 

I have an odyssey pc680

 

I dare you to buy an OEM battery from the Honda dealership...

 

OEM. Spoon. Buddy Club... your price limit matters.

 

i have an optima yellowtop.

this battery hasn't been used for 6 months. as of yesterday....

 

Thanks guys,
eda6, will that optima fit the battery tray? It looks small enough, just want to make sure.

 

Having a battery laying around with open terminals makes me really nervous. Did you tape up the + terminal before you stored it?

 

the odyssey pc680 also comes in a generic non-automotive version (different terminals) for much much cheaper...i think i got it for $35...spent 4 bucks on hardware to connect it to my terminals and have been using it for 2 years like that...i'll try to find a link to it

 

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can u PM me that link when you find it?

i've been wanting one for a while, but my stock one just wont die and give me justification to buy the odyssey

 

http://www.apexbattery.com/haw....html

i believe that is the battery that i have....i just put ring terminals on the end of my battery cables to hook it up...

 

i got the odyssey hawker SBS J16 ..real small and started in 20 degrees last winter

 

http://www.odysseybatteries.co...t.htm

I have that one, and I -love- it.

 

Odyssey or Optima are your best choices, IMO.

 

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dimensions are 8" tall, 9.25" long, 5" wide and weighs 26 lb 12 oz.
it fit in the tray after making a custom tie down. had to mount my air filter directly to the tb because the tie down bolts rubbed on the intake arm. ended up relocating it to the rear.




Modified by eda6 at 11:14 AM 9/2/2006

 

AA duracell

 

Kirkland FTW

 

another vote for the Optima Yellowtop 51R. ("R" signifies a reverse terminal alignment from a standard group 51)

fits in the stock tray with the stock hold-down in mine.

most USDM EF's came with a group 51, btw. some non-A/C models got a 51R from the factory - but not all of them. nice thing about a 51R is that it moves the positive post away from any shiny metal intake piping you may have.

92-up got 51R batteries though, so they are actually more available - in my experience - than a "normal" group 51.

 

I think its the " RACING SPEC BATTERY" sticker that makes the buddy club one 150$