Miks15
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| posted on 19/8/10 at 09:55 AM |
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reccomend a battery
I need a battery for my car. Going in a 1.6 CEC. Cant be as big as normal tintop batteries. But dont want it running flat on me.
anyone any recomendations?
Cheers
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deezee
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| posted on 19/8/10 at 09:58 AM |
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Whats your car running? Does it have wipers, fan heater, stereo, running lights, fuel injection etc etc. Or is it just a carbed engine in a basic
car?
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franky
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| posted on 19/8/10 at 10:05 AM |
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odyssey(sp?) pc680, has no problem at all with my 3.0 engine, turned it over for about 3 days when I was trying to get my oil pressure up!
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Miks15
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| posted on 19/8/10 at 10:21 AM |
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carbed engine basic car with just the essentials.
Where did you get your odyssey franky?
and how much?
Cheers
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britishtrident
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| posted on 19/8/10 at 10:26 AM |
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Small japanese car battery --- standard UK type ref number is type 054 or type 055
spec varies a bit
size is 180 x 127 x 223
36 to 43 amp hours
280 to 330 amps cold cranking.
I would recommend buying a Varta battery
For this and other battery specs Google Tanya Batteries --- they do a good mail order deal
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franky
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| posted on 19/8/10 at 10:29 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Miks15
carbed engine basic car with just the essentials.
Where did you get your odyssey franky?
and how much?
Cheers
It was £70 off ebay new, it was a bargin price but normally about £90ish. Have a google of power vamp racing, they sell them rebranded but for less
cash.
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deezee
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| posted on 19/8/10 at 10:33 AM |
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I have an Odyssey 545 that I got for £50 off eBay. It runs my Carbed 2.0 RS2000 engine. Its 135 x 180 x 80 dinky little thing, but does the job.
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bimbleuk
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| posted on 19/8/10 at 11:33 AM |
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I used BMW/Hayabusa 19Ah batteries (YUASA brand) on my CEC Striker. Actually only two in the 6+ years I owned the car.
I'm using a PC680 on a LS1 5.7 V8 and it's fine for my car as it's not used daily or left outside. Otherwise I would have fitted a
900+ rated one.
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coozer
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| posted on 19/8/10 at 11:37 AM |
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Redtop 25 on my zetec, has run no problem now for nearly 4 years.
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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Bluemoon
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| posted on 19/8/10 at 12:21 PM |
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I'd second britishtrident... Depends if you want light weight if so go for a smaller non-standard one, personally I'd go for a normal car
battery.. This has already saved my bacon when the alternator packed up (mounting broke on the M40, didn't hear it nor could I see the battery
warning light in the sunshine. Must have done around 30miles (on M40) like it with the dipped beam headlights on as well!)....
Dan
[Edited on 19/8/10 by Bluemoon]
[Edited on 19/8/10 by Bluemoon]
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RazMan
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| posted on 19/8/10 at 07:38 PM |
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The Odyssey Battery would be my choice - really light, good value for money, you can mount it any side up and it cranks over V8s with ease 
 
Tiny Odyssey battery
[Edited on 19-8-10 by RazMan]
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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perksy
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| posted on 19/8/10 at 08:01 PM |
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odyssey PC 680
Plenty of cranking Amps and very light aswell
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 19/8/10 at 08:07 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by RazMan
The Odyssey Battery would be my choice - really light, good value for money, you can mount it any side up and it cranks over V8s with ease
Tiny Odyssey battery
[Edited on 19-8-10 by RazMan]
Batteries go upright and that's that......
Dont believe the sales c**p as thy just want to sell you more battery's....
We changed about 1200 (yes 1200) that were on their sides....lasting 3 years max...install changed to upright position and 7 years on they are in
better condition siemens wise than when I installed them. At a hundred quid a pop do the maths 
The guy in charge had the sales manger of a large battery supply firm as his adviser... go figure.
[Edited on 19-8-10 by mangogrooveworkshop]
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bimbleuk
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| posted on 20/8/10 at 07:51 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Bluemoon
I'd second britishtrident... Depends if you want light weight if so go for a smaller non-standard one, personally I'd go for a normal car
battery.. This has already saved my bacon when the alternator packed up (mounting broke on the M40, didn't hear it nor could I see the battery
warning light in the sunshine. Must have done around 30miles (on M40) like it with the dipped beam headlights on as well!)....
Dan
I drove from Cirencester to Shakespear County Raceway and back on my 19Ah bike battery when I forgot to connect the charge cable! That was just under
100 miles and it ran out of charge just as I neared my house. Probably would have made it too but the OMEX ECU turns off at a low voltage.
[Edited on 20-8-10 by bimbleuk]
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Bluemoon
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| posted on 20/8/10 at 08:13 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by bimbleuk
quote:
Originally posted by Bluemoon
I'd second britishtrident... Depends if you want light weight if so go for a smaller non-standard one, personally I'd go for a normal car
battery.. This has already saved my bacon when the alternator packed up (mounting broke on the M40, didn't hear it nor could I see the battery
warning light in the sunshine. Must have done around 30miles (on M40) like it with the dipped beam headlights on as well!)....
Dan
I drove from Cirencester to Shakespear County Raceway and back on my 19Ah bike battery when I forgot to connect the charge cable! That was just under
100 miles and it ran out of charge just as I neared my house. Probably would have made it too but the OMEX ECU turns off at a low voltage.
[Edited on 20-8-10 by bimbleuk]
Bet you didn't have the headlamps on 
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