Re: running without a battery
 

i need a fullsize one how much do those weigh

Re: running without a battery
 

dive
im not sure, i weighed a 24v one today wich felt about the same as a car battery and it was 25lbs. the 12v ones are probably 20lbs

i dont know, i will have to check on the legalities of shipping a battery

Re: running without a battery
 

I've been running this battery for almost 2 years on the street day and night. I even have 1000watts of sterio and I've never had a problem with it. Best battery I've ever bought. I just installed one in a kit car and my moms escort yesterday thats how much I trust them.

Re: running without a battery
 

Push start that ----.

Re: running without a battery
 

The battery is a storage cell for cranking the car, and the alternator is what supplies power to the system. I wouldn't run without a battery, though.

I have little love for those Odyssey batteries. They are a lot heavier than an equivalent-power lead-acid lawn mower battery, and about the same size. And they drain really fast, hook up a laptop and a wideband to the system and leave the engine/alternator off for 5 minutes, the car won't crank. Add in the $$$ pricetag and ---- those things. Even $50-something for the exact same thing in generic brand is a premium.


MISTER PHILL.... what is the amp rating of those 5lb units, and might I obtain one? :)

Re: running without a battery
 

i wont be able to find out anything about them till tuesday. i am getting married tomorrow and my life is a huge mess till monday night when everyone goes home. the batteries are at work and i am off today-monday.

i will see what the deal is with shipping batteries along with any info i can find on them

edit, they are exactly the same thing as this battery, but without the label
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXL370&P=M

Re: running without a battery
 

Quoted for truth. :P

Re: running without a battery
 

7 Amps per hour isn't going to turn over a car engine. With a good starter (no worn/binding bushings) and good power/ground system you will need a minimum of 180 amp battery to crank the car, and then the battery has to be fully charged and it can't be cold out. I have a 225 amp lawnmower battery in my drag car, FYI.

If you put external battery terminals on your chassis, like you see drag cars do, and connect them to a jump box everytime you need to crank... that battery might work to preheat your wideband before you crank the engine over. :P

Re: running without a battery
 

JD, reading seems to own you lately.

i also dont plan to run a wideband once the car is tuned and i can tune it with a full size battery in it. do i even need to run a battery at all? thats another 5lbs i can save. this race really has no rules

Re: running without a battery
 

Like I told Leroy yesterday, I'm running a bit of a fever and dropping the ball on simple ----.