Mopar battery for 66 Satellite

[1963JAM]

I have always had great luck with Mopar batteries in my new cars and trucks these last 30+ years. Has anyone put a new Mopar battery (not the retros) in your classic? What size? Shopping for a new battery, and they're sized by group #, dealer batteries are listed with a jumble of letters and numbers giving no reference to group number.

 

[Jerry Hall]

I have always had great luck with Mopar batteries in my new cars and trucks these last 30+ years. Has anyone put a new Mopar battery (not the retros) in your classic? What size? Shopping for a new battery, and they're sized by group #, dealer batteries are listed with a jumble of letters and numbers giving no reference to group number.

Depending on engine size you either have a group 24 or a group 27. I don't know what new Mopar numbers would be, but I'm sure a dealer will tell you.

 

[Dave6T4]

Usually big blocks had group 27, small blocks had group 24. There used to be a tread on here about a company that makes push-in red or yellow caps for maintenance free batteries and repro group 24 or 27 Mopar battery labels. These make your modern battery look like an old one.

 

[Builderguy]

Yup, like this:

Their website is weskcar.com
This was a $125 Walmart group 24 battery

 

[Fran Blacker]

Here's a kit to make a black cased group 27 battery into a "Mopar battery". They probably have group 24 kits. Think NAPA has a black cased group 27 battery .
https://www.ebay.com/itm/313049758304 not mine.

 

[gtx6970]

My car has an 11 year old Mopar group 27 in it. When it dies I will buy another one of they are still avail.
I can pull the number off of it tomorrow if you wish

 

[HD539]

I have WESKCAR battery kits in my cars. They take a few weeks to get but I like the look. Group 24 for the 383 car, group 27 for the Hemi car. Lousy pic but all I had

 

[1963JAM]

My car has an 11 year old Mopar group 27 in it. When it dies I will buy another one of they are still avail.
I can pull the number off of it tomorrow if you wish

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I would appreciate that. Dealer battery number would be much easier when talking to parts counter person. Do you know if the group 27 battery needs a bigger battery tray than what might have come with a 318 car. My 66 Satellite was originally a 318, now has a 440.

 

[AR67GTX]

Far as I know the battery tray is the same. The group 24 battery just looks a bit undersized in it.

 

[gtx6970]

I would appreciate that. Dealer battery number would be much easier when talking to parts counter person. Do you know if the group 27 battery needs a bigger battery tray than what might have come with a 318 car. My 66 Satellite was originally a 318, now has a 440.

Tray and all associated hold down hardware is the same.
I will pull the cover off this afternoon and see if there is a pt number on it

 

[toolmanmike]

I would appreciate that. Dealer battery number would be much easier when talking to parts counter person. Do you know if the group 27 battery needs a bigger battery tray than what might have come with a 318 car. My 66 Satellite was originally a 318, now has a 440.

Probably a group 24 then. Best to measure. Here's the link to the thread about the dress up kits. https://www.forbbodiesonly.com/moparforum/threads/battery-topper-kit-and-cap-color-chart.195930/

 

[gtx6970]

Hopefully you can zoom in this.

 

[Fran Blacker]

part number BB027750AA

 

[1963JAM]

I have WESKCAR battery kits in my cars. They take a few weeks to get but I like the look. Group 24 for the 383 car, group 27 for the Hemi car. Lousy pic but all I had View attachment 1169440

Hopefully you can zoom in this.

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Excellent! Thank you for your time getting that for me.

 

[1963JAM]

part number BB027750AA

Thank you for the part number. I do like the Mopar batteries.