well last night here in st.louis temps got down to the low 20s. needless to say with all the rain, snow, sleet, and high winds, it made for a very cold day. and even colder night. my car has been running top notch ever since i have bought it. but this morning (after 20 minutes of trying to open the doors and hatch) i stick the key in, turn, and nothing, totally dead. is there a battery with enough cold cranking amps and **** to keep my integra starting everyday? it gets pretty damn cold here in the winter and i dont want to have to spend 15 minutes starting my brothers chevy pickup just to jumpstart mine. or is there any kind of "precaution" that i can take it preping my car for cold winter nights?

 

get an optima. ive worked for interstate batteries for 5 years and they do a great job in the cold. Since it is a glass mat battery they cant freeze...had the one in my truck down to -30 and it started right up

 

the optima is really nice, the 54r will fit in your car...

 

its the 51R you need...there isnt a 54R

 

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just incase you don't know what it looks like &gt;

 

who has the best price on this battery? and my computer shows a nice RED X. so i still cant see it.

*okay well i found out the real reason why my battery was dead. it wasnt the cold, oh no. earlier today i was at my parents house after i got my car started. my dad and i were walking to my car and i heard something from under the hood. i popped the hood and noticed that my fan was running. i dont know which fan is which. but when looking at the motor, it is the one on the right side. i can unplug it right there with the quick connect plug. but what is causing my fan to keep running? ive never seen this problem before.

 

does it run everytime? 24/7? or just few mins and turned off

 

well yesterday it would run constantly. but today i noticed it didnt run with the car off, but the car on. (like normal) and last night when i got home i didnt have to unplug the fan. but i dont ever know when the stupid thing will just up and kick on. what are possible problems?

 

there can be a cross wire somewhere..but i can be wrong

 

or one of ur sensor ...something to do with temp sensor i think...reason fan is on is to cool down engine temps...wait till some real answer..lol

 

bump, cause he needs more advice

 

well now another weird thing .... i had my heat up yesterday, turned the car off .... and the blower was still on. so i turned the heat off and the fan off. and then nothing else happened. well i mean it turned off, but it didnt cause any problems after i just turn it off. but even still my aux. fan is still unplugged. WTF is going on here?

 

i hate to bring up an old thread, but i hate to start a new one on the same subject. i got a lot of good info and advice. but im looking to cut weight of my car. and i know batteries weigh a good amount. whats the best lightweight battery? or is the optima fairly lightweight?

 

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1081916

Thats the batery you need. It weighs 10 lbs, and I have had no trouble starting my car up here in CT this winter (Its been about 5-15, degrees for the past few weeks)

 

very nice! thanks