Originally posted by Speed Demons:
Optima Red-Top 75/35 will fit nicely sideways with stock tie down.



I did have it upright to begin with, but it was pretty close to the hood, and didnt want to deal with it anymore.




Wow! Ok, cool...that is great news, because I just went to Costco and all they had was the 75/35 model and I got kind of worried.

All you had to do was fit the battery sideways, attach the terminals, and use the stock tie down? ... The poles aren't reversed on the 75/35 model (the 34R model is reversed), did you have to make any accomodations for this?

Thanks for the help.

P.S. I see you have a more remote intake location. I am going from the stock air intake box to a maf adapter + K&N ru-3530 intake setup, and although this move will net me some considerable space in that area of the engine bay, I do not believe I will have quite as much space as you; do you think that I would be able to fit the Optima battery sideways with a ru-3530 filter in place?

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