Lightest Battery w/o Tender in CA - Page 2 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

NoHaveMSG · 06-05-2019, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by SmartedPanda

Can I ask how you personally did it? I might just pull the trigger cuz there's a sale at Jeg's right now.

I will try to get a picture for you. I am mistaken, I have the PC925 but going to be the same idea.

86TOYO2k17 · 06-06-2019, 12:13 AM

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Originally Posted by SmartedPanda

Can I ask how you personally did it? I might just pull the trigger cuz there's a sale at Jeg's right now.

About 20minutes, and 20$
Make your own bracket.

Probably way overkill but it’s 10times more secure then OEM, can remove battery/bracket with one hand it’s so small and light.

Tristor · 06-06-2019, 01:11 AM

I have never attached a tender on my car, max is about 1 week without driving though. I have a Shorai LFX36L3-BS12 which weighs 4.8 pounds, plus the PTuning billet battery tray which weighs 30oz. Total weight is 6.8 pounds vs 31.5 pounds for factory battery and tray. That's a weight savings of over 24 pounds and I never once had to put a tender on it or worry about it failing to crank here in Texas.

An Odyssey PC680 weighs 15.4 pounds and then you need a tray still. Just get the Shorai. Don't jump it though, you can't jump any Lithium batteries, they'll catch fire.

SmartedPanda · 06-07-2019, 12:44 AM

Forgot i got a blackvue dashcam too.

I narrowed it down to the Optima or a Braille.

Found my mounting solution: https://www.jegs.com/i/Braille-Batte.../6188/10002/-1

Tristor · 06-07-2019, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by SmartedPanda

I narrowed it down to the Optima or a Braille.

What made you choose that route?

NoHaveMSG · 06-07-2019, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by SmartedPanda

Forgot i got a blackvue dashcam too.

I narrowed it down to the Optima or a Braille.

Found my mounting solution: https://www.jegs.com/i/Braille-Batte.../6188/10002/-1

I would stick with Odyssey over Optima. Much better quality, I see a lot of dead cells with Optima over a short period of time.

SmartedPanda · 06-07-2019, 01:14 PM

I'm sorry was half asleep,

Odyssey or Braille.

Braille seems like a better choice since I run a dashcam + parking mode.
Unfortunately I've seen better reviews for Odyssey, and inconsistencies with Braille/Deka batteries.

Jdmjunkie · 06-08-2019, 04:25 PM

Depending on how much money you are looking to spend, this is what I would get. It is in the stock case size, so no modification necessary. And it is extremely lightweight. It also should not need a tender.

https://shop.antigravitybatteries.co...tive/ag-35-rs/

Vracer111 · 06-08-2019, 05:43 PM

If you run a Shorai you MUST have a tender and be diligent in keeping it at over 13.1 volts. Had the biggest, most powerful Shorai and it became a paperweight in about 6 months of daily driving. Not recommended at all for daily driving unless you ALWAYS keep it on a battery tender. I've run Odyssey batteries on every one of my vehicles and never had any issues with them (other than stupid Nissan dealer killing the nearly brand new one in my Frontier from extreme negligence). Have run the PC680 with metal jacket in my FR-S for years... don't tend it and have zero issues. The PC680 would be the smallest battery I would ever use in a car for daily duty without a tender...

Tristor · 06-08-2019, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Jdmjunkie

Depending on how much money you are looking to spend, this is what I would get. It is in the stock case size, so no modification necessary. And it is extremely lightweight. It also should not need a tender.

https://shop.antigravitybatteries.co...tive/ag-35-rs/

Wow that's absurdly expensive considering it weighs more than double what a Shorai weighs.

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SmartedPanda Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: SWP BRZ Limited Manual. 2014 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 647 Thanks: 155 Thanked 155 Times in 115 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I'm sorry was half asleep, Odyssey or Braille. Braille seems like a better choice since I run a dashcam + parking mode. Unfortunately I've seen better reviews for Odyssey, and inconsistencies with Braille/Deka batteries. __________________ [\| Blox 490 Knob \| Mishimoto Silicon Intake \| K&N Filter \| DD Always-On DRL \| Tomei 60S \| Weather Tech \| RED USDM TOM's Tail Lights \| OEM Underbody Panels \| Intec High Mount Brake \| RexSpeed Heated Wide Mirrors \| TC105N 17x9 \| Super Sport 245/40R17 \|TRD Quickshifter \| Porsche Brake Air Duct \| TRD Sliding Armrest\| OEM Knee Pads \| MTEC Shifter Springs\| WRX OEM Oil Cooler\| Generic PVC Catch Can\|]

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