solution for light weight battery and 1/2 the cost

[dato]

so i needed to buy a small lightweight battery and was looking for the best bang for my buck and i found this, thought this might help some people looking to buy a battery
VWvortex Forums: lightweight battery install..... and some information (http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=2353060&page=1)

[miravete]

stupid site is down for maintenance lol

and yes, i do need to buy a battery :)

[hotlavaflow]

^^^ just try again it'll come up.

$60 versus $175 big price difference. Damn even my Miata battery was more than $60.

[dato]

thats what i said i found out about the battery.

this site seems to be the lowest cost
Tri State Battery Online Catalog (http://www.tristatebattery.com/index.php?cPath=36_96_235)

[negrosx13]

i run a civic battery..lol..smaller and weights less..

[roboticnissan]

they have some garden equip batteries that work too and are really small

[Ceepo]

I have a lawn mower battery in my car, never had a problem, it has 360cca and it has never let me down all winter...

[Carbomb]

walmart lawn and garden... Ive used 100 of them in 100 diff cars...
the post suck just nut n bolt it and your good....


$28 plus core...

[drift freaq]

Ah guys were have you been all these years. You can buy a sealed Miata battery at Autozone $85 and its a 450cca battery and it weighs 12lbs.. Its like the battery you listed above is worse not better. Seriously do your research here this topic has been covered.

[TurboSE]

Good read, good info...wonder if the 15 pounder will spin an RB from the trunk, any ideas?

[Chrischeezer]

Autozone Duralast Gold, FTW
$84 miata battery,
460cca !!!!!
8 year warranty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
starts a rb26 effortlessly.
sealed!
its about the size of 3 oil filters. and 10 lbs.
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k141/ChrisCheezer/fullcleanbay-2.jpg

[dued]

^ What did you use to bolt the battery down & keep it in place?

[Chrischeezer]

^ What did you use to bolt the battery down & keep it in place?

stock mounting parts but, had to cut and weld the hooks and tie-down since the battery is 10x smaller.

you can get pretty creative with battery mounting.. i kept is simple.

[TurboSE]

stock mounting parts but, had to cut and weld the hooks and tie-down since the battery is 10x smaller.

you can get pretty creative with battery mounting.. i kept is simple.

So yours is underhood, think it would work in the trunk? Is it gel cell? If it's not too much trouble could you get the dimensions?

[Chrischeezer]

its about 8" long,
6.5" high
5" wide

NOT a gel cell..

go to autozone.. ask for a mazda mx5 miata battery. i think i ask for a 1995 idk

[dato]

Any pics??

[drift freaq]

Any pics??

you really don't need pics. Just go to Autozone and ask about it, they will show it to you. Seriously I ran the same battery in my RB25 powered hatch.

I had a front mount setup and the battery was mounted parallel to the pipe. wedged in perfectly.

[buentellomma]

im using the small battery than enjukuracing sales, i paid around 130 shipped and its small and lite with 850 cranking amps

[Matej]

this site seems to be the lowest cost
Tri State Battery Online Catalog (http://www.tristatebattery.com/index.php?cPath=36_96_235)
Which of those would you guys recommend for a 240SX?
I am trying to decide what the smallest one is that I could get away with using for daily driving.

Also, does 'dry, non-spillable' mean the same thing as dry cell?

[Chrischeezer]

Any pics??


yes^^^ look at my post!

[tinys s14]

mazda miada or honda odyssey batteries