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Ford Motorcraft batteries. 2 choices?

akiraproject24

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So looking at maybe grabbing an oem replacement battery. I run into two choices that appear to fit this car.

BXT-96R-500

BXT-96R-590

The 590 has an extra 90 CCA.

Prices are identical at least on TASCA. Now whether or not TASCA will ship it and not cancel the order is another thing entirely.

Anyone else grab this as a replacement?

The original battery (going on 6 yrs) has been fantastic ie no corrosion on terminals.
 


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More CCA is always preferred, but I'd guess the 590 is slightly heavier than the 500. If you live somewhere that gets nasty cold days the extra capacity would be nice, but if you're somewhere that stays warmer the weight saving may be the better move.
 


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I would get the more powerful one since I believe it only weighs about a pound and a half more than the less powerful one. That's not much weight, and you always want as much battery power as you can get without paying a big weight penalty, especially since you're in Pennsylvania where it can get pretty cold.
 


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