What size battery would you recommend

What vehicle is this engine in? What electrical accessories does it have? How is it used? How much is weight a factor?

Personally, I always go for the battery with the highest amp hour and cold cranking amp ratings that will fit in the space I am using, but I drive vans on the street (not A bodies on the track) so my use requirements might be different from yours.

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Casually looking for a Clifford hyperpak intake for cheap.

Not to different. Street driven. D150. msd ignition 4 bbl with electric choke

I bought the biggest battery Costco had that would fit my dart's battery tray:

1000 amps/850 cold cranking amps

Fitment code: 4

Group: 65

Item #: 12866

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REED is Right On!

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1964 Dart GT

I'm using a Lawn and Tractor battery (U1) and it starts up just fine............

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Ed
64 Valiant 225 / 904 / 42:1 manual steering / 9" drum brakes

Getting a battery with 985 amps/800 cold cranking amps but Would the voltage regulator have anything to do witit this issue

....not till it needs charging...

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Yeah....Im the one who destroyed this rare, vintage automobile.....

Yeah, make sure you have good connections for positive and negative. Also make sure of your ground strap at back of motor, is it there and has good connections at motor and firewall. Is the starter in good shape, if you plan on driving the car a lot you might want to get a mini starter it will spin your motor over faster than the old reduction starter.......if you look at the pictures below you can see the mini starter.....

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1964 Dodge Dart 270 four door. Three speed automatic 225 Slant with a Carter BBS carb.

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1964 Dodge Dart 270 four door. Three speed automatic 225 Slant with a Carter BBS carb.

Will do had one laying around so from your advice I'll use it will let you know how it goes

Reed is right- buy the biggest battery that will fit on the shelf for a daily driver. That way when you leave the lights on for 3 hours it will still start. (Ask my wife 'bout that!) ps.: We are a '74-76 Dart family, but that car sure looks classy in your photos!

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"Louise", a 1976 Dart Custom project, (now sadly reverted to being just an "organ donor" to our other project Darts.)

New battery same output. This morning I saw that the headers bolts were not on. Could this be why it's not starting? Exhaust mixing with my fuel/air mixture ?

If the manifolds are loose, like not touching the head loose, more likely it's not getting fuel to the cylinders...if it does start with the manifolds not connected it's gonna be a rude awakening...

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That doesn't explain the slow cranking....

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