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I got my Firebird new three years ago. It stell has the OEM battery. How soon should i expect to replace the battery?
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I read somewhere that the mean time to failure (MTF)is three years. Of course that means that some won't last three years and some will last longer than three years. Time to failure depends upon a number of things: how well constructed the individual battery is, the stress (high temperatures, significant vibration, heavy drain)that the battery has been exposed to, the condition of the alternator and other components of the electrical system.2001 Camaro M5 Coupe(1 of 2,737), no options, Whisper Lid, K&N Air Filter, Free Ram Air, MAFS Screen removed, SLP Manual Fan Switch, 160 thermo, DEE\'s T/B Spacer, EGR Block-off plate, IAT resistor, CAI to EGR air feed, B&M Ripper Shifter, SLP Replacement Grill, T/A Exhaust, SLP five spoke take-off wheels, BMR strut-tower brace, BMR Tunnel Brace, BMR 32/21 front & rear sway bars with poly, BMR Poly/Combo Rear Control Arms, Clear front & rear corners, HPP3 modified 87 Octane program.<p><a href=\"http://www.cardomain.com/id/red2k1\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.cardomain.com/id/red2k1</a> -
Usually, when I've had a battery completely die out on me, it's been in the winter, the first one after the fourth year. They were all replacement batteries.
I'm starting the fifth year on my OEM '98 battery. But I'm not through the winter yet...\'98 A4 Camaro v6->v8 conversion, and STS kit next<br />v6: 13.6 Powerdyne, 13.2 150 shot, 13.8 120 shot, 14.3 85 shot, 15.7 stock<br />v8(na): 12.18@113, 392rwhp<br />Moderator on <a href=\"http://www.mtfba.org\" target=\"_blank\">www.mtfba.org</a> and <a href=\"http://www.frrax.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.frrax.com</a> (Road Race & Autocross)<br /><a href=\"http://community.webshots.com/user/johnduncan10\" target=\"_blank\">Car pics</a>, <a href=\"http://www.trscca.com\" target=\"_blank\">TN Region SCCA</a>Comment
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When I was working the counter @ AZ, we had a rash o dead batteries last winter. Majority were 95-97 luminas I wouldn/t trust any oem battery over 4.5 yrs old.1978 Formula 461 in progress of being built :rock:
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My OE battery lasted 5 years and 62000 miles.
Replaced it with an Optima red top, nice battery :DComment
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I just replaced mine this winter and my car is a 96 so you figure it was installed in the car in mid to late 95 or early 96 to 2002 not to shabby. [img]smile.gif[/img]Remember that sometimes, silence is the best answer.<br />Warren White<br />1996 PoloGreen Coup <a href=\"http://vampyr.settanni.net/\" target=\"_blank\">http://vampyr.settanni.net/</a> <br />\"Jealousy\"<br /> CTFBA member of the month Sept 03Comment
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