Hi guys,
I know there is a probably 40 plus battery threads of... best battery, lightest battery, etc.
I recently just purchased a 95 cobra w/ hardtop and the battery was from 2014 so I wanted to get a newer battery in the car. My Terminator battery is much newer, but as fellow Terminator owners know, that at any time your Alternator can crap out on you and having a good battery is imperative if you want to be able to get the car home and it's not charging.
Anyhow I had seen online from you tube that a guy got the pc1230 in his mustang with out any special mods.
The odyssey website advertises the PC1200 to fit these cars but they need a top brace to fit as they have no lip to work with the ford battery tray hold down. Well the PC1230 (need the top post version though) has a lip and it is a direct replacement in my opinion as I can use the factory ford hold down and stock battery tray.
The PC1230 also has 220 more cca (760) than the PC1200 and also 32 more min of reserve capacity (110 min). So if you do find yourself with a bad alternator, you may feel a little more comfort in knowing you can get the car home safely.
The 1230 weighs in at 43 lbs vs the 1200 at 38 lbs so if your concerned on weight there is a drawback.
Anyhow I just wanted to share this data so if any one comes searching for this data (like I was) there is some info on it. I am not sure how long the PC1230 has been available, but I plan to email Odyssey and share this info with them as well as it would be a less expensive option rather than paying for the PC1200 and also having to buy the hold down kit.
See photos below (top photo is battery in the car with the hold down in place and bottom photo is group 58 lead acid side by side the odyssey pc1230)
I know there is a probably 40 plus battery threads of... best battery, lightest battery, etc.
I recently just purchased a 95 cobra w/ hardtop and the battery was from 2014 so I wanted to get a newer battery in the car. My Terminator battery is much newer, but as fellow Terminator owners know, that at any time your Alternator can crap out on you and having a good battery is imperative if you want to be able to get the car home and it's not charging.
Anyhow I had seen online from you tube that a guy got the pc1230 in his mustang with out any special mods.
The odyssey website advertises the PC1200 to fit these cars but they need a top brace to fit as they have no lip to work with the ford battery tray hold down. Well the PC1230 (need the top post version though) has a lip and it is a direct replacement in my opinion as I can use the factory ford hold down and stock battery tray.
The PC1230 also has 220 more cca (760) than the PC1200 and also 32 more min of reserve capacity (110 min). So if you do find yourself with a bad alternator, you may feel a little more comfort in knowing you can get the car home safely.
The 1230 weighs in at 43 lbs vs the 1200 at 38 lbs so if your concerned on weight there is a drawback.
Anyhow I just wanted to share this data so if any one comes searching for this data (like I was) there is some info on it. I am not sure how long the PC1230 has been available, but I plan to email Odyssey and share this info with them as well as it would be a less expensive option rather than paying for the PC1200 and also having to buy the hold down kit.
See photos below (top photo is battery in the car with the hold down in place and bottom photo is group 58 lead acid side by side the odyssey pc1230)
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