Battery Choice

joules"Racing is Life, anything before or after is just waiting" - Steve McQueen

I need to replace my Optima 'Red Top' 720 cranking amps battery and wonder what everyone else is using.

Choices locally in the 10" length x 7" width for the drop battery box of the GT5 are;

AGM Types;
Optima Red top 9002-002 with 800 CA @ 0F $160
Powermaster D5100R with 685 CA @ 0F $176

Dry Cell;
Odyssey PC1500 with 825CA @ 0F $220

Anyone have experience of the dry cell batteries in general, advantages/disadvantages? I'm reluctant just to go out and get another Optima when the one I have crapped out and I know it is the battery as I have a battery disconnect. Do you guys use a battery tender/trickel charger? I always thought that shouldn't be necessary with a disconnect?

10/6/075:46 PM

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