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Z2880 · 07-12-2020, 11:56 AM

well original battery in my 2011 SS

What is the best option?

Thanks

ChasperL99 · 07-12-2020, 12:22 PM

Just replaced mine also, still good, but I thought it was time. 10 years. IMO replace with the exact same battery. Why not?

Moto-Mojo · 07-12-2020, 01:23 PM

You guys with still-working 10 year old batteries are killing me. I have lived through the winters in Ohio and the moderate climate of CA and have NEVER had a battery last 10 years. Over the course of 46 years and dozens of vehicles.

And my OE battery in my Camaro - in CA, lasted two!

steakmaker · 07-12-2020, 01:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Z2880

well original battery in my 2011 SS

What is the best option?

Thanks

My battery was in my car 9 yrs with no problem,still strong,I always put the car away for the winter w/a trickle charger on the battery.I went with an orginal equipment battery because I had such good luck with it.

Moto-Mojo · 07-12-2020, 01:30 PM

Come to think of it, I just spent a fortune on a brand new pontoon boat That battery? Lasted 3 DAYS!’Much better on the 2nd one. I must be doing it wrong.

Z2880 · 07-12-2020, 01:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Moto-Mojo

You guys with still-working 10 year old batteries are killing me. I have lived through the winters in Ohio and the moderate climate of CA and have NEVER had a battery last 10 years. Over the course of 46 years and dozens of vehicles.

And my OE battery in my Camaro - in CA, lasted two!

I live in Massachusetts with cold winters but the car sits in the garage with the battery on a tender,
Longest lasting Battery I have ever had!

Plastamasta · 07-12-2020, 02:25 PM

Mines still going strong too

Rock-It Man · 07-12-2020, 04:41 PM

I replaced my OEM battery with an OEM battery. Why not?

It was still starting the car, but I began having occasion stabiliti-trak warnings, and the charging voltage never went down, even on long trips.

New battery, problem solved.

BTW, like Z2880, I live in Massachusetts so my car is hibernating on a tender 6 months out of the year.

FasNuf · 07-12-2020, 05:13 PM

The fact my battery is in the trunk and not under the hood helps with longevity. No freezing temps.

redcoats1976 · 07-12-2020, 05:13 PM

replaced mine after 3 years and 6 months.dealer said it was going bad so i bought one at a parts store and put it in,saved about 100 bucks.

Dizzy82 · 07-12-2020, 05:31 PM

Still rocking the OEM battery.

witenite · 07-12-2020, 07:04 PM

Yep, replaced my OEM with an OEM last November.

Cristjw · 07-12-2020, 07:28 PM

For years I would go through a battery per year on my motorcycle. Finally bought a Tender, and batteries lasted 5+ years even with winter storage. Easy lesson to learn. Now I will be looking for a Tender for the Camaro, and an easy way to connect in between permagrin drives.

drew peacock · 07-12-2020, 09:19 PM

myoriginal is 100% perfect...inteligent charger says so..

when mine goes out it'll be replaced with the stock battery

07-12-2020, 11:56 AM	#1
Z2880 Drives: 2011 Camaro SS ls3 Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Ma Posts: 42	Battery time!!! well original battery in my 2011 SS What is the best option? Thanks

07-12-2020, 01:23 PM	#3
Moto-Mojo Fast Cars and Old Guitars Drives: 2015 2SS RS (L99, baby!) Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: N. CA Posts: 4,168	You guys with still-working 10 year old batteries are killing me. I have lived through the winters in Ohio and the moderate climate of CA and have NEVER had a battery last 10 years. Over the course of 46 years and dozens of vehicles. And my OE battery in my Camaro - in CA, lasted two! __________________ “I don’t want to belong to any club that would have me as a member.” - Groucho Marx

07-12-2020, 01:30 PM	#5
Moto-Mojo Fast Cars and Old Guitars Drives: 2015 2SS RS (L99, baby!) Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: N. CA Posts: 4,168	Come to think of it, I just spent a fortune on a brand new pontoon boat That battery? Lasted 3 DAYS!’Much better on the 2nd one. I must be doing it wrong. __________________ “I don’t want to belong to any club that would have me as a member.” - Groucho Marx

07-12-2020, 04:41 PM	#8
Rock-It Man 376 cubic inches of fun Drives: 2023 Camaro ZL1 A10 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: MA Posts: 4,039 View My Garage	I replaced my OEM battery with an OEM battery. Why not? It was still starting the car, but I began having occasion stabiliti-trak warnings, and the charging voltage never went down, even on long trips. New battery, problem solved. BTW, like Z2880, I live in Massachusetts so my car is hibernating on a tender 6 months out of the year. Last edited by Rock-It Man; 07-12-2020 at 09:37 PM.

07-12-2020, 05:13 PM	#9
FasNuf Drives: 2014 Camaro ZL1 Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,697 View My Garage	The fact my battery is in the trunk and not under the hood helps with longevity. No freezing temps. __________________ . . . . https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgN...etl17hA/videos

07-12-2020, 12:22 PM	#2
ChasperL99 Drives: SW 2010 2SS RS Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: North Carolina Posts: 55 View My Garage	Just replaced mine also, still good, but I thought it was time. 10 years. IMO replace with the exact same battery. Why not?

07-12-2020, 02:25 PM	#7
Plastamasta Drives: 2011 Synergy Green 2SS/RS Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Dartmouth, MA Posts: 57 View My Garage	Mines still going strong too

07-12-2020, 05:13 PM	#10
redcoats1976 Drives: LT W/2LT,blue metallic Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: central florida Posts: 5,004	replaced mine after 3 years and 6 months.dealer said it was going bad so i bought one at a parts store and put it in,saved about 100 bucks.

07-12-2020, 05:31 PM	#11
Dizzy82 Drives: 2011 1LT/RS A6 RJT SuperCharged Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: 87114 Posts: 3,501 View My Garage	Still rocking the OEM battery. __________________ Power is worthless without control. *The 2nd* protects the 1st.** BMR sub frame brace, BMR tunnel brace, LSR sways, LSR CM ca & tl, Sphon ExD el, GM tower brace, Megan EZ Streets, Goodridge Stainless Steel Braided brake lines, PowerStop D/S rotors & pads, Doug Thorty Ceramic Shorties, Magnaflow x-pipe, MRT V2.0, KICKER PowerStage sub & amp, Infinity speakers & tweeters, Viteese Throttle Controller, Viteese Paddle Shifters, ACS T2 Splitter, ACS T2 Ports/Quad LED lights, VDI kit, Havoc diffuser, IPF ECU/TRANS tuned, IPF/KPE Supercharged. 364RWHP/297RWTQ

07-12-2020, 07:04 PM	#12
witenite Drives: 2010 2SS non RS Join Date: May 2014 Location: Virginia Posts: 3,361 View My Garage	Yep, replaced my OEM with an OEM last November. __________________

07-12-2020, 07:28 PM	#13
Cristjw Drives: 2014 Camaro RS 2LT convertible Join Date: Jul 2020 Location: Fort Wayne, IN Posts: 47 View My Garage	For years I would go through a battery per year on my motorcycle. Finally bought a Tender, and batteries lasted 5+ years even with winter storage. Easy lesson to learn. Now I will be looking for a Tender for the Camaro, and an easy way to connect in between permagrin drives.

07-12-2020, 09:19 PM	#14
drew peacock Banned Drives: 2012 2SS INFERNO ORANGE Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: sweden Posts: 1,841	myoriginal is 100% perfect...inteligent charger says so.. when mine goes out it'll be replaced with the stock battery