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Old Feb 5, 2007 | 07:51 AM
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I have not had a single customer with any problems with our kits which use the premium Odyssey batteries.

These kits are a great way to save 20+lbs, free up usable space and add some shine under the hood
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Old Feb 5, 2007 | 08:00 AM
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Update for me too New 2006 Subaru TR with a 2.5 liter engine. Built a mini battery kit for these. -4 degrees F this morning, cranked right up no problem.
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Old Feb 5, 2007 | 08:23 AM
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everybody laughs at my 11lb Dekka battery, but it shaved over 20lbs off of my front end.



I recently had to send my turbo back for some warranty work and I forgot to disconnect my battery. After two weeks it was dead, but I put it on the charger overnight and it is as good as new now.
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Old Feb 5, 2007 | 09:58 AM
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Have the Buschur Mini battery kit 0 problems all winter!
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Old Feb 5, 2007 | 10:11 AM
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I used to have problems with my mini battery in my last car when I didn't use a tender. I started using a tender to keep the battery from discharging while it sat in the garage for long periods of time. Haven't had any problems since.

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Old Feb 5, 2007 | 10:16 AM
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I must have a bad/old battery as my car is hard to start when it is below 40 or so...
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Old Feb 5, 2007 | 10:46 AM
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what battery is used in the buschur kit, as I dont see the battery available seperatly on the site?
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Old Feb 5, 2007 | 12:30 PM
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It physically looks exactly like a genesys battery http://www.batterystore.com/Yuasa/G12V13AH.htm

My experience with the one I got with Buschur is it was great for almost 3 years, then this past fall it stopped holding a charge for more than a few days.. I replaced it with a Odyssey and it can sit for a week. So either the battery got deeply discharged and is sulfated and needs to be conditioned, or its just wearing out after almost 3 years. As far as I can tell their both made by the same manufacturer..

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Old Feb 5, 2007 | 03:37 PM
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Yup, 3 years is about how long I got out of my last battery. It was an Odessey PC-680.

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Old Feb 5, 2007 | 03:44 PM
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i use the Buddy Club Mini battery and i have no problems.. its also good if your using an aftermarket UICP because it doesnt get in the way..
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Old Feb 5, 2007 | 06:26 PM
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Originally Posted by CoreyR
Yup, 3 years is about how long I got out of my last battery. It was an Odessey PC-680.

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Odyessy FTW! This is the battery of choice in our battery kits.
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Old Mar 9, 2007 | 08:00 PM
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I'd like to weigh in...my 1.5 year old Odyssey PC-680 was sitting for ~5 weeks up until last week - and it started up on the first crank.

It started up in 5 degree weather today w/ no issues either.
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Old Mar 9, 2007 | 08:51 PM
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I've used a Braille 11lb for two years in two different STIs now I'm starting to use a 9lb Deka in my Evo. I never had a problem using small batteries year round- just don't plan on sitting in a parking lot with six 15" subs and NWA. I also use the Battery Tender when the car sits for more than a week.
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Old Mar 10, 2007 | 09:50 AM
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I have an Odyssey (sp?) for 6 months now in the cold New York winter and haven't had a problem yet in single digit weather with the wind child going negative.
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Old Mar 10, 2007 | 04:14 PM
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just installed my Nisei mini battery kit. Amazing piece of hardware and made space to fit my Nisei piping kit!


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