Hey,
a littl ebit of background.... I have a 89 hatch that im building up quite extensively, or in the progress of building.... and i wondered what you guys were running for batteries? size, weight of the battery and 12/16volts?

-Matt

 

AAA's

i took one of my dads old aftermarket motorcycle batteries and use that its like 900 or 1100 cca worked great, was in my room for 1/2 a year and i used it the other day started the car right up

 

i have an 89 drag hatch. i relocated the battery in the back and i run an autozone battery. 12v, no problem. its the same battery that is actually for the car.

 

i have a braille race battery for sale. IM me if interested

http://www.brailleauto.com/Pro...uct=1

 

awsome... anyone else running non oem batteries?

i was wondering if you could get away with running a high power alternator and no battery at all.... just jump start it with cables all the time?

i still need to get the NHRA rulebook to find out what i can and can't do, so i just want to see what other people are running

-Matt

 

I am running a no name gel cell. It is tiny as hell. If i leave the car set for 3 days it will not start. Pain in the ***, I bought it used so it could be shot.

 

I run an NRG cell in my daily driver. It's around 11.5 lbs. It's gotten down to around 40 so far this fall and the car starts right up without a problem

 

i run basically the no-name version of the nrg/odessy/etc battery.

just thought that i'd mention that running a smaller battery is an easy, cheap form weight reduction that is extremely overlooked by MANY people. anyone thinking about it, go for it!

 

I have a Baker Racing Battery in my Car and the Del Sol I built for SFWD has a Odessy.


Edit: Found a pic of the car in progress, sorry it is dark but you can see the battery.

 

I use the Odyssey battery....Car can sit for a month and start up with no problem!!

 

turbostart 16v, don't think there in production anymore, though


POWERLINE 407-707

 

16volt with no alternator is the only way to go for a race car

 

in my 92 hatch i use a pepboys battery.
in my 91 hatch i use a baker precision battery.

The baker one is lightweight and is a huge space saver especially for the ED/EF engine bay. Here is a link to the baker precision battery page with details about their batteries:
http://www.bakerprecision.com/battery.htm

i have the all black one.