lets see size is 34/78 yellow top, and the battery was installed with the posts on the fender side of the vehicle, but still positive towards the rear. Yeah I have heard of one local shop that can rewind the alternator, but I haven't had a chance to see how hard it is to remove. It is my daily driver, so I can't let it sit. Maybe once it warms back up, and I can ride my bike again, I can think about that. And I was still on the factory battery, from 04. The price was 170 for the battery. If you do a web search for the SVR batteries, there is a long and detailed description, I believe it was in a pdf form. the battery is the same size as an optima, of the same group size, just barely taller, but other than it not facing the engine, fittment is snug. I can definately tell a difference in how the bass hits, consistant, and the headlights probably dim a little, when it is up loud, but before it was like a strobe light effect with the hid's. I just happened to get a very efficient amp, that draws a lot of current. I'll admit I kind of felt like a guinea pig with this battery, but all local shops recommended them, vs. an optima, I guess they are having enough of a problem with optima's, that they are using these around here. chris
I still need to upgrade the power to alternator wire, and engine to ground. They upgraded the battery ground during install, and ran the 4 gauge power wire for the amp directly off of the battery, instead of tapping into the distrbution block directly in front of the battery, but when asked about running the wire from there, two different shops told me that as long as it is only so many inches from the battery, it should be fine. I used my own judgment and had them change that.