?light weight battery?
06-08-2006, 01:47 PM
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?light weight battery?
Will a motorcycle battery work on my '92 Si? Its a daily driver. No radio, AC, PS, sunroof...
Do they sell any light weight batt. for like $50?
Do they sell any light weight batt. for like $50?
06-08-2006, 01:50 PM
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Re: ?light weight battery? (sik94hatch)
lol motorcycle battery. im not sure. i kno for $90 you can probably get an optima one that should be light. also its not that much weight reduction. the best weight reduction you can do is go on a diet. 
06-08-2006, 01:58 PM
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Re: ?light weight battery? (Toyo Proxes RA-1 Rubber)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Toyo Proxes RA-1 Rubber »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">lol motorcycle battery. im not sure. i kno for $90 you can probably get an optima one that should be light. also its not that much weight reduction. the best weight reduction you can do is go on a diet. </TD></TR></TABLE>
A light weight battery is a very good weight reduction method. A lot of times it weighs less than a carbon fiber hood and is cheaper.
</TD></TR></TABLE>A light weight battery is a very good weight reduction method. A lot of times it weighs less than a carbon fiber hood and is cheaper.
06-08-2006, 03:48 PM
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Re: ?light weight battery? (GarageAlchemist)
is that everstart 550cca light weight?
I thought i read sumwhere that ppl used motorcycle batt., ANY HELP?
I thought i read sumwhere that ppl used motorcycle batt., ANY HELP?
06-08-2006, 03:51 PM
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I don't have as much track racing exp as most of the people on HT, but I can tell u for damn sure, I haven't seen a car race (and probably never will) that is determined by what kind of battery the person has in there...
06-08-2006, 04:08 PM
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Re: (Syndacate)
Why don't you save all your money and all the weight and just don't use a battery. Push start it every morning.
Why do you care about weight reduction when you said it was a daily driver?
Why do you care about weight reduction when you said it was a daily driver?
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ODYSSEY batt. sell cheap on ebay... Wich one should i get?
how bout this: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...wItem
Braille 11lb: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...wItem
how bout this: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...wItem
Braille 11lb: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...wItem
06-10-2006, 01:21 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by old man neri »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
Why do you care about weight reduction when you said it was a daily driver?</TD></TR></TABLE>
Why do you care about weight reduction when you said it was a daily driver?</TD></TR></TABLE>
06-10-2006, 02:42 PM
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Re: ?light weight battery? (JDM-EJ1)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JDM-EJ1 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">A light weight battery is a very good weight reduction method. A lot of times it weighs less than a carbon fiber hood and is cheaper.</TD></TR></TABLE>
06-10-2006, 03:56 PM
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Re: ?light weight battery? (sik94hatch)
I'm using a small light weight battery originally designed for a small CAT forklift.
SURPRISE, SURPRISE...
the cranking amps are high and compariable to your odessey and optimas
believe it or not, you may want to check out a john deer dealer too.
I've found some interesting battery facts there.
Some of the tracktors use small batteries.
I've compared them to both Buddy Club and Spoon batteries and they are the same size. small and light weight at fraction of the cost.
....just something to think about.
SURPRISE, SURPRISE...
the cranking amps are high and compariable to your odessey and optimas
believe it or not, you may want to check out a john deer dealer too.
I've found some interesting battery facts there.
Some of the tracktors use small batteries.
I've compared them to both Buddy Club and Spoon batteries and they are the same size. small and light weight at fraction of the cost.
....just something to think about.
06-10-2006, 04:03 PM
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Re: ?light weight battery? (sik94hatch)
Find out the CA that the car needs, and get something that would work from there Im sure a motorcycle battery would work tho. Most batteries are over sized for what they need to be so if there not fully charged they will start your car and so that if you leave the radio or something else on it has a reserve for normally an hr and will still start. From reading your post you obviously dont need that so check to see what your car needs to have to start and go from there.
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Re: ?light weight battery? (nocturnaldragon)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by nocturnaldragon »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> Most batteries are over sized for what they need to be so if there not fully charged they will start your car and so that if you leave the radio or something else on it has a reserve for normally an hr and will still start. </TD></TR></TABLE>
It's more than that. The battery needs to work in frigid cold conditions like I get up here or even further north. Something Cali people will never have to experiance or worry about, however Honda does. Also when you buy a car or a battery you want it to last a while. Batteries degrade over time. A bigger battery will thus work longer with the same degredation rate as a smaller battery. Say if you have a battery that is twice as big as it needs to be and looses 20% of it's capacity every year it should work for about 5 years. If you get a battery with the same degradation characteristics but that is barely the size it needs to be it might only last a year.
(I always have jumper cables in my trunk just in case. They are also a great way to meet dumb blondes that leave their headlights on
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Cheers!
It's more than that. The battery needs to work in frigid cold conditions like I get up here or even further north. Something Cali people will never have to experiance or worry about, however Honda does. Also when you buy a car or a battery you want it to last a while. Batteries degrade over time. A bigger battery will thus work longer with the same degredation rate as a smaller battery. Say if you have a battery that is twice as big as it needs to be and looses 20% of it's capacity every year it should work for about 5 years. If you get a battery with the same degradation characteristics but that is barely the size it needs to be it might only last a year.
(I always have jumper cables in my trunk just in case. They are also a great way to meet dumb blondes that leave their headlights on
)Cheers!
06-10-2006, 05:36 PM
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Re: ?light weight battery? (old man neri)
06-10-2006, 05:39 PM
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Re: ?light weight battery? (sik94hatch)
u still haven't stated why u want such a light weight battery... Is this a wal*mart weight reduction or is there some other motive?
06-10-2006, 05:41 PM
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Re: ?light weight battery? (old man neri)
I am running a Miata battery in my hatch. It's 3/4 the size, fits the tray, tie-down, and terminal clamps perfectly, and it's designed to go in the trunk so relocation is a bolt-on procedure. I've had it for three years and it's never given me an issue. You can probably get one at pepboys for ~$50-$60.
I don't know what mods you have done, but if you have the time, add up all of your electrical draws (amps), then find a battery that will suppport that draw minus what the alternator can provide. It's not a wise idea to engineer a race battery then use it for the street, too many unknowns.
I don't know what mods you have done, but if you have the time, add up all of your electrical draws (amps), then find a battery that will suppport that draw minus what the alternator can provide. It's not a wise idea to engineer a race battery then use it for the street, too many unknowns.
06-12-2006, 03:31 PM
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Re: ?light weight battery? (SGVridgerunner)
should i get this: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...wItem
or the ODYSSEY PC680: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...wItem
Will they work in MA COLD *** winters????
or the ODYSSEY PC680: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...wItem
Will they work in MA COLD *** winters????
06-12-2006, 03:51 PM
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Re: ?light weight battery? (sik94hatch)
the odyssey battery is recommended on the mustang forums too, so it should work great on a civic. seems a frequent complaint is it has barely any capacity (cant sit around listening to the radio on the battery) and that it might break faster than a normal battery
06-12-2006, 04:05 PM
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Re: ?light weight battery? (vt4kforlyfe)
I've got an odysee battery for sale. It's in the garage just sitting there. If your interested I'll get the specs of the battery and I'll do 75 shipped. LMK
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