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Old Nov 22, 2004 | 11:29 AM
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i have a question.. will the optima battery fit on 4th gen civic hatchbacks? w/o doing the "battery in the trunk" conversion?

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Old Nov 22, 2004 | 11:30 AM
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it would be really tight..
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Old Nov 22, 2004 | 11:37 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by HatchBox &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">it would be really tight.. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Won't fit if you got a b-series unless you put the filter on the tb.
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Old Nov 22, 2004 | 11:38 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by leohj &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i have a question.. will the optima battery fit on 4th gen civic hatchbacks? w/o doing the "battery in the trunk" conversion?

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have you considered......http://www.odysseybatteries.com/?
you may be able to fit a smaller (lighter) battery in as a replacement
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Old Nov 22, 2004 | 01:01 PM
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If you want a good, powerful small battery here ya go.

http://brailleauto.com/braille...y.htm
This runs his WRX STi, and AWD/FWD/RWD integra. That car is soooo fun to ride in. Donuts in a GSR..... need I say more?

great for relocation.
The Optima is pretty hefty, but can fit up front.
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Old Nov 22, 2004 | 01:02 PM
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Optima makes a 51R in their yellow top line; fits like stock.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Bgladfelter &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">If you want a good, powerful small battery here ya go.

http://brailleauto.com/braille...y.htm
This runs his WRX STi, and AWD/FWD/RWD integra. That car is soooo fun to ride in. Donuts in a GSR..... need I say more?

great for relocation.
The Optima is pretty hefty, but can fit up front. </TD></TR></TABLE>

11 lbs? holy crap that's light!
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Old Nov 23, 2004 | 10:49 AM
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o wel.. the reason why i asked, because the optima battery looks to big to fit in my 4th gen hatchback's battery tray..

maybe i should do some research on it.. thanks guys!
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Old Nov 23, 2004 | 11:04 AM
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i need new battery too and was thiking the red top (cheapst) plz share ur research with us
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Old Nov 23, 2004 | 11:07 AM
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im an oddessy owner. i have the pc680 and i love it... the thing weighs 15lbs and is less then half the size of a regular battery. Been using it for close to 6 months now with no problems. read the specs on it. Worth every $.
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Old Nov 23, 2004 | 11:17 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by manson &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">im an oddessy owner. i have the pc680 and i love it... the thing weighs 15lbs and is less then half the size of a regular battery. Been using it for close to 6 months now with no problems. read the specs on it. Worth every $.</TD></TR></TABLE>





Itty Bitty battery, and its 14lbs
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Old Nov 23, 2004 | 11:51 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by DieMaster &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i need new battery too and was thiking the red top (cheapst) plz share ur research with us </TD></TR></TABLE>

well the guy in autozone said.. the optima battery would fit in the 4th gen hatch, if you have a bigger battery tray
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Old Nov 23, 2004 | 12:43 PM
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The red top fits in my CRX w B18c just fine.... just a lil tight.

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Old Nov 23, 2004 | 02:17 PM
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holy ****!11!!!! BLING Manifold! they make a honda specfic size yellow top that murry's sells
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Old Nov 23, 2004 | 04:00 PM
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Just get the 51R. It's made to fit 88-91s. Weighs 26lbs if I remember right. I'm using this in my RX7 and it works great. I tried using an SVR audio battery(14lbs) but it didn't have the ***** to hold enough charge to start the car.
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Old Nov 23, 2004 | 04:11 PM
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They make an Optima that fits EF's. I had an Optima yellow-top in my B16 CRX for a little bit.
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Old Nov 23, 2004 | 05:05 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by dr_latino999 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">



Itty Bitty battery, and its 14lbs </TD></TR></TABLE>

I just sold that very same thing for 50$
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Old Nov 24, 2004 | 12:57 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SiRex91 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">They make an Optima that fits EF's. I had an Optima yellow-top in my B16 CRX for a little bit.</TD></TR></TABLE>

i hope they do.. the reason why i wanted optima batteries is because they last long! and they look cool too haha
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