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Old Nov 11, 2011 | 03:09 PM
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YEP. I went as far as ripping out all of my aftermarket electronics, I was very surprised at the draw with the car off. I did automotive electronics for about 8 years and I don't recall seeing a car with this much drain.. I did some basic troubleshooting and didn't come up the culprit but this winter I'm going to decide if I want to get a mini up front, or keep my full size heavy battery in the trunk (I can't run at NHRA rule stickler tracks since I didn't want to put a power shut off switch on the outside of my daily driver ) So I will be re-visiting the wiring and I'll track it down to where the main draw is.. I don't remember the amperage reading but I did take one. I'll add a post when I get to it.
I would be very interested in knowing more about this. Sometimes my Evo has problems starting up with my stock heavy battery!!! So I know there's some truth to the energy draining in the wiring. Please let me know how that goes when you discover it.
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Old Nov 11, 2011 | 06:32 PM
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I have a Buschur kit in my car and it hasn't let me down yet with the cold temps. Then again my car never sits for more then a day or 2.
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Old Nov 12, 2011 | 03:37 PM
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Like said above, you should run a relocation kit (summit racing sells them) to the trunk. My mini battery lasted only 2 months.
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Old Nov 12, 2011 | 03:43 PM
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Been running the ETS for 5 months, no problems. No start for an entire week sometimes, still no problems.
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Old Nov 13, 2011 | 04:01 AM
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Maybe it's a hit and miss thing. Relocation to be safe. It take approx 440 to power an evo. Mini battery is approx 250. I don't know the exact numbers off hand.
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Old Nov 13, 2011 | 06:00 PM
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I currently have an oddysey pc680 mounted in the trunk. I had it for about 2 years and never had issues. I am currently converting to a bigger battery like a miata or honda type battery mounted in the trunk-- something that has a little more CCAs than what the pc680 has. One thing I got tired of was the slow cranking with my mini battery.
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Old Nov 13, 2011 | 07:07 PM
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Originally Posted by TommiM
I currently have an oddysey pc680 mounted in the trunk. I had it for about 2 years and never had issues. I am currently converting to a bigger battery like a miata or honda type battery mounted in the trunk-- something that has a little more CCAs than what the pc680 has. One thing I got tired of was the slow cranking with my mini battery.
I'm gonna get one from an F150
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Old Nov 14, 2011 | 12:55 AM
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ETS, Nisei, Buschur ftw
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Old Nov 14, 2011 | 01:11 AM
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^ ^ ^ all those kits are great. But if your in a pinch with money just buy the oddesy and modify a stock tray by cutting it in half and bam. mini battery holder. I am having my trans rebuilt rite now and my mini batt. is going to be left on the shelf, crossing my fingers it doesnt fully drain.
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Old Nov 14, 2011 | 01:48 AM
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Where can you buy just the batteries themselves?
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Old Nov 14, 2011 | 02:16 AM
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The same place where you'd buy the kit.

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Where can you buy just the batteries themselves?
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Old Nov 14, 2011 | 02:31 AM
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^^ what he said
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Old Nov 14, 2011 | 03:09 AM
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Odyssey, 3 years, searing heat, day in, day out......still going strong. and yes, after the first year, every time I put in the key, I'm like: "is it dead today?" Like I said: still going.....must be an unreleased Energizer batt
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Old Nov 14, 2011 | 05:38 PM
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I want to get a mini battery to lighten the car (versus relocating to trunk) and I was wondering, which mini battery is best IN THE SNOW? I go up in the mountains and will want to use it up in the snow without the fear of it dying/not starting. Thanks!
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Old Nov 14, 2011 | 05:49 PM
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Originally Posted by David Buschur
I think they are all about the same. I also think that there is a problem with the EVO's in particular and I am about to verify it......

I have one of the batteries we sell in my 5.0 Mustang, 2011. It has sat for months at a time, 11:1 V8 engine and fires up directly when I finally go out to get in it. I have a '32 Ford I built with a 4g63 in it, Daniel, my brother, built the wiring harness for it, it also sits for weeks at a time and fires right up. My EVO on the other hand seems to drain the battery after no more than a week, even a brand new one. I notice this quite a bit on EVO's. My belief is there is a drain in the EVO's that cause all the problems.

I am going to replace my wiring harness in my car with a stripped down version, I bet money after doing so the car never has another problem.

In other words, I don't think any of the batteries are better than the rest.
Agreed. My car only sees weekend, nice weather use, so I just simply disconnect the negative battery terminal when I put the car up for several days at a time.
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