Mini Battery Question
i want to use the small battery for a few reasons. The short rote piping i am using is from PPI, second for weight wise. Since i am gona race the car ( auto x or drag) its nice to have some weigh off the engine bay, let alone it make it a lot easier working in the engine bay with that huge battery out of there. It depends on the persons goal, so i am not downgrading.
Did you guys know that the manufacturer of the Deka battery (East Penn) makes the Braille battery, right? Anybody who buys the over-priced Braille battery is just wasting your money.
For about $75 (and $10 for the SAE battery posts) you can get the Deka...together with about $5 for a universal battery hold down kit at Advance Auto, and you got yourself a great weight savings mod. My ETX20L weighs about 15 lbs and is on it's second Winter here in New England with no issues.
17.5 Ah @ 10hr rate
270 CCA
For about $75 (and $10 for the SAE battery posts) you can get the Deka...together with about $5 for a universal battery hold down kit at Advance Auto, and you got yourself a great weight savings mod. My ETX20L weighs about 15 lbs and is on it's second Winter here in New England with no issues.
17.5 Ah @ 10hr rate
270 CCA
Here are some specifications for various batteries, from small to stock replacement size, ranked by weight:
Deka ETX-14
- 220 CCA, (12 Ah @ 10hr rate)
- 5.63" L x 3.44" W x 5.75" H
- 12 lbs
Odyssey PC680 (without metal jacket)
- 220 CCA, (16 Ah @ 10hr rate)
- 7.00 L x 3.06" W x 6.63" H
- 15.4 lbs
Deka ETX20L Specification:
- 310 CCA, (17.5 Ah @ 10hr rate)
- 6.88" L x 3.44" W x 6.13" H
- 15.5 lbs
Deka ETX16L Specification:
- 275 CCA, (19 Ah @ 10hr rate)
- 6.88" L x 4.00" W x 6.13" H
- 17 lb
Odyssey PC925
- 380 CCA, (27 Ah @ 10hr rate)
- 6.64" L x 7.05" W x 5.04" H
- 26.0 lbs
RedTop Group 75/25
- 720 CCA
- 9.38" L x 6.81" W x 7.75" H
- 33.1 lbs
Interstate MT-35
- 550 CCA
- 9.00" L x 6.88" W x 8.75" H
- 35.7 lbs
Stock battery
- 37 lbs
Duralast 35-DLG
- 640 CCA
- 9.06" L x 6.94" W x 8.88" H
- 38.2 lbs
Optima Red Top 35 (8020-164)
- 720 CCA
- 10.31" L x 8.87" W x 7.63" H
- 39.5 lbs
Deka ETX-14
- 220 CCA, (12 Ah @ 10hr rate)
- 5.63" L x 3.44" W x 5.75" H
- 12 lbs
Odyssey PC680 (without metal jacket)
- 220 CCA, (16 Ah @ 10hr rate)
- 7.00 L x 3.06" W x 6.63" H
- 15.4 lbs
Deka ETX20L Specification:
- 310 CCA, (17.5 Ah @ 10hr rate)
- 6.88" L x 3.44" W x 6.13" H
- 15.5 lbs
Deka ETX16L Specification:
- 275 CCA, (19 Ah @ 10hr rate)
- 6.88" L x 4.00" W x 6.13" H
- 17 lb
Odyssey PC925
- 380 CCA, (27 Ah @ 10hr rate)
- 6.64" L x 7.05" W x 5.04" H
- 26.0 lbs
RedTop Group 75/25
- 720 CCA
- 9.38" L x 6.81" W x 7.75" H
- 33.1 lbs
Interstate MT-35
- 550 CCA
- 9.00" L x 6.88" W x 8.75" H
- 35.7 lbs
Stock battery
- 37 lbs
Duralast 35-DLG
- 640 CCA
- 9.06" L x 6.94" W x 8.88" H
- 38.2 lbs
Optima Red Top 35 (8020-164)
- 720 CCA
- 10.31" L x 8.87" W x 7.63" H
- 39.5 lbs
Last edited by ixmrgg; Jan 8, 2011 at 01:49 AM.
you dont have to reroute your original size bat to use it with the short route pipes.im using the original size battery with the buschur short route pipes.and whoever says that the mini bat s will give you the same performance as the original bats is full of it..ive worked with sound guys, ands just people that work on the mechanical side and they all told me for the performance too stick work the original size.all im waiting for is a custom mounting bracket for it.i dont get why you would wanna downgrade on something....instead of keeping it equal or better....
Get a Braille Lithium, keeps a solid 13.3-13.4 while sitting promoting a much better start up, only weighs 4.5#'s, charges 3 times quicker and last ten years. My EVO set out last night at 19 degrees on E85, started up instantly this morning, kick *** battery.
I had the Odyssey PC680 on my STI for 2yrs never had a problem with it. Until Christmas day last year when it left me stranded at Panda express. Guess it was too cold outside and the 220 CCA was not enough to turn the engine over. I replaced it with a Red Top 800 CCA. Only thing that sucks now is the extra 30lbs that comes with the Red Top.. 
Our Evo came with one when we bought it used a year and a half ago. We have cold winters here in Upstate NY (especially this year,
). Had reservations about the mini battery, but it has never let us down. Very impressed by it.Thought we would have had to replace it, but haven't needed to. I believe its the Odyssey PC680.
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