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fryedaddy

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Re: Best battery for 427 with alternator?
« Reply #15 on: October 03, 2022, 04:47:52 PM »
if you buy a battery from walmart you better keep the receipt.i took one back that went bad and they said they could not find it in the system so they could not exchange it.luckily i went home and found the receipt in my box of receipts with my comet build.
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Re: Best battery for 427 with alternator?
« Reply #16 on: October 03, 2022, 06:11:41 PM »
Great tips from old iron.FE!

Don’t know where the o.p. lives but 710 cca. is kinda of in the mid range. I usually try to find something with 850 cca. I like Interstate batteries. Best of luck to the o.p.
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Re: Best battery for 427 with alternator?
« Reply #17 on: October 04, 2022, 08:09:45 AM »
Walmart along with Duracell are made by Deka right here in PA. If you take a battery back to Walmart under warranty, they will put it on their tester and you'll probably have to wait an hour or so for the results, but I buy a lot of Walmart's and have good luck with them. For your app. I think you can't go wrong with a Napa gold.
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Re: Best battery for 427 with alternator?
« Reply #18 on: October 04, 2022, 01:44:28 PM »
on the walmart receipt it says not to worry if you lose your receipt,we can look it up buy the numbers on the battery,but when they looked up mine it was not even in the system so they would not exchange it.i went home and found the receipt and went back,they tried looking it up again and said im sorry there is nothing in the system that shows you even bought it.then i whipped out my receipt and showed it to them and i said is it in the system now.they gave me a new one and the price had changed and they gave me 21 dollars too. why was my battery purchase not in the system
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Re: Best battery for 427 with alternator?
« Reply #19 on: October 05, 2022, 08:18:26 AM »
if you paid cash for it and checked out at the automotive desk, more than likely the cashier probably went back in the system and voided it after you left and stuck the cash in his pocket.
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Re: Best battery for 427 with alternator?
« Reply #20 on: October 05, 2022, 09:13:02 AM »
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Re: Best battery for 427 with alternator?
« Reply #21 on: October 05, 2022, 12:47:03 PM »
Personally I recommend an AGM just to eliminate off gassing and rust issues on classics. Started using them in our welders years ago, old Lincoln SA200's or similar. The battery sits below the radiator, battery gasses and the fan throws it under the entire hood rusting them from the inside out.

Deka is good, I have seen Napa decals being stuck on here at Deka factory here in Iowa. That doesn't mean they make all Napa batteries tho.

I personally lean towards Interstate.

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Re: Best battery for 427 with alternator?
« Reply #22 on: October 06, 2022, 07:19:51 AM »
I have had great luck with Deka, and priced lower than most at least in my area.

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Re: Best battery for 427 with alternator?
« Reply #23 on: October 08, 2022, 12:26:17 AM »
I use Optima yellows in all my cars, they usually last between 13-15 years. The one in my daily driver is 16 years old !

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