[brent flynn]

1320... I have 2 Optima red top batteries...one has been in use since 2005, sits out in the garage every winter( im lazy apparently..hehe) , and still continues to fire up a 455 with 11:1...i charge them at the track, as well as at home, before i load car into the trailer. The other battery was purchased Christmas '05...It sat a couple years, then i got it...Its in my Bird and turns over a 12:1 455, with no problems. You must have gotten a bad one. I dont even have a mega amp alternator on either car. Just the standard Delco deal...i think they are 65 amps. I wouldnt hesitate to buy another one, and most likely will, this year, so i will have a back up. I run one battery in each car. Its a PITA to have to pull one out of a tow vehicle, if needed...hehe