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| Literati914 |
 Jan 4 2025, 12:09 AM
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I'll be picking up a flooded cell lead acid battery soon (budget oriented battery for a rear trunk relocation) and have been leaning towards a group 51R battery. I like this size because they are small - think Mazda Miata, small Honda Civics, Nissan GT-R, IIRC. However, I think the original group 34 had around 700 CCA [is that correct?] and the 51R tends to have a little less (425-/+). The first engine will be a 1.7, but then I'll probably upgrade fairly quickly, possibly before the typical battery dies.
I sort of recall the CCA demand being dependent on the needs of the starter.. or something like that. Anyone know for sure what our starters require, amp wise? And/Or Will the 425 CCA work? |
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| Superhawk996 |
Jan 4 2025, 11:21 AM
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Typical starter draw is about 100-200A under load but you also want “reserve” since battery state of charge is rarely 100% after sitting for a while or when cold.
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Literati914 CCA Requirements? Jan 4 2025, 12:09 AM
technicalninja 51r will work fine (have to have good grounds/feed... Jan 4 2025, 12:16 PM
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51r will work fine (have to have good grounds/fee... Jan 4 2025, 02:30 PM mepstein
[quote name='technicalninja' post='3184926' date=... Jan 4 2025, 02:39 PM Superhawk996
Speaking of small batteries, I would like someon... Jan 4 2025, 03:04 PM mlindner Optima in the trunk but not small. Mark Jan 4 2025, 12:51 PM technicalninja
Speaking of small batteries, I would like someo... Jan 4 2025, 03:21 PM GregAmy I am using this:
https://www.batterywarehouseonlin... Jan 4 2025, 06:03 PM Literati914
51r will work fine (have to have good grounds/fee... Jan 5 2025, 12:02 PM Superhawk996 AGM without a doubt.
Can mount in any orientati... Jan 5 2025, 12:16 PM mepstein
AGM without a doubt.
Can mount in any orientat... Jan 5 2025, 12:27 PM porschetub
AGM without a doubt.
Can mount in any orientat... Jan 5 2025, 03:31 PM zoomCat
Will the 425 CCA work?
The factory battery was a... Jan 5 2025, 01:00 PM technicalninja I'm a HUGE believer in gear reduction drive st... Jan 5 2025, 03:53 PM porschetub
I'm a HUGE believer in gear reduction drive s... Jan 6 2025, 04:17 PM scallyk9 I've got Interstate AGM Group 5 batteries from... Jan 5 2025, 07:25 PM Literati914 Great info, thanks everyone! I'm probably ... Jan 5 2025, 11:19 PM technicalninja And here's a sign of the times...
I had to pu... Jan 8 2025, 02:04 PM |
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