Battery weight

[Huffer]

Anyone know how much a stock battery weighs?
30lbs?

When winter comes to an end I'm thinking about upgrading to this battery and shaving nearly half the weight:
http://braillebattery.com/index.php/batteries/b2317/#
17lbs. Woo!

[xXGTBspecXx]

why not get the 6.6 pound one? its cheaper.

[Huffer]

why not get the 6.6 pound one? its cheaper.
Not suitable for daily driving.

I have a 6mile round trip at under 50mph as my commute.

[Grafton]

?????? wut

why is that not enough?

[decke48]

because most 6.6lb batterys only have a rating of ~250 amp

[Grafton]

and it wont recharge on an approx 15-20 min drive?

[Huffer]

and it wont recharge on an approx 15-20 min drive?

I have a 10min drive. Barely any load on the engine.

It'd just be stupid to end up stuck at work, 4miles from home because my super-lightweight battery couldn't charge up on my morning commute.
Although a 7lb battery would be easier to push start the car. ;)

[Grafton]

ah i forget where your located, i quoted how long it would take me to make that drive

[xXGTBspecXx]

that just goes to show i dont know that much bout teh batteries

[AussieDan]

Just an fyi, the braille batteries are just rebadged deka power sports batteries, marked up by ~90%. You do get the SAE post terminals included, but they're ~$16.

I have a Deka ETX30L I got through bigcrank (http://www.bigcrank.com/bigcrank_batteries.php) in the legacy.

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2008/10/DSCF2575JPG-1.jpg (http://photos.phpwerx.net/cars/Legacy/Swap/2008-10-30_Mostly_Done/800x600/DSCF2575.JPG.html) https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2008/10/DSCF2576JPG-1.jpg (http://photos.phpwerx.net/cars/Legacy/Swap/2008-10-30_Mostly_Done/800x600/DSCF2576.JPG.html)

[Huffer]

Once again Dan comes to my rescue. Yeah!

[decke48]

no you dont want a ~295 amp battery because it couldnt handle up the load all the accesorys a cars comes with. there for stripped bare race cars that only need them to start the car, power the ecu, and turn on the fuel pump