recommended batteries for 87 saltare 454

[Rusty]

I like sears brand- die hard. Any suggestions on size. There are two of them

[haugy]

I tend to stick to a minimum of 750 CCA (cold cranking amps).

That will give you enough power to move a 454 with ease.

[cadunkle]

I just bought two new batteries for my Saltare this week. Just went with what Advance had. One is a group 24 starting battery at 550/685 CCA/CA and the other is a group 27 deep cycle which is 750/600 CCA/CA. Came in under $150 and works fine. My old batteries were from 2007 and cranked slower, especially if I forgot to hit the switch to just the deep cycle and sat with the radio for an hour or two. I just have a plain jane head unit no amps or fancy stuff.

[Rusty]

Thnx fellas. I went to sears and got two platinum Pm-1 bad ass batteries. It's all I could think of.

[beast 496]

Minimum cranking amps recommended by PCM, Indmar, Mercruiser and Volvo is 1000 mca. Remember you have much longer battery cables than any automobile, which inturn allows for more voltage drop. The best connections are a crimped, clamp on lead post, second is crimp onto stud post with a hex nut. The old thumb screws are no longer Coast Gaurd appoved. The hex nuts also now have a torque ratting of 22 ft lbs. We sell and install DEKA batterys' with great success. Al

[haugy]

Rusty, mind if I ask what you paid for the PM-1's? I need two batts as well.

[Rusty]

Ya haugy. They were pricey- $250 (regular price $279- on sale now at sears) a pop. The die hard pm-1's, from what I learned, are made of solid glass plates with carbon fiber fused in between them (virtually dry battery). They both have 205 minutes of reserve capacity and 1150 cold cranking amps.