It will work fine. the only benefit, though, of a red top is that you can mount it any which way you want. it doesnt have anything better than a regular battery. the yellow tops are where the benefit is. they are a combined deep cycle and starting battery. normal deep cycle batteries will wear out quicker than this one because of the heavy draw at starting. optima has designed this deep cycle to do both. if youre going to get an optima, dont waste your money on a red top. get the good one, a yellow top.