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I know you already picked up a battery, but Odyssey batteries get my vote... made mistake getting Shorai before it and ended up being a dead $300+ paperweight from daily driving within a few months. Voltage is critical on the lithium batteries and you can't let them get below 13.7 volts if you value your battery... so you have to watch your voltage like a hawk and have them constantly on a charger. If you start your car a few times within a short time/travel distance and no charging in-between would not recommend using for a daily driver. Would only use for coming and going to work and not running ANY short errands while at work. Charging while at work would be highly recommended if need to use the car for errands during the workday.
The Nissan dealership 'killed' the less than 1 year old Odyssey battery in my Frontier which they had for 3 months waiting on a replacement part for failed brake system because apparently they don't disconnect the battery and used it without recharging, first and last time I ever take a vehicle to them. They drained it down to ~3 volts then had the nerve to say I needed a new battery for $130. Told them I didn't want their junk OEM battery. OEM battery is why I bought the Odyssey when I got the truck in the first place - crazy ammount of corrosion on the main cable, connections, and battery bracket from it offgassing.
Contacted Battery Mart, where I purchase batteries from, and asked them to do the Odyssey recovery procedure, which they agreed to though saying no garantee since it was way outside the warranty drain specification, and that return shipping would be on me if it was a dead battery. So I shipped off the battery to them and they performed the recovery procedure, brought the battery back to life, and stress tested it with very healthy results.
Battery functions as new with no noticeable change in its performance. I'm sure some life was taken off it due to the Nissan dealerships negligence, but as long as I get useful service out of it for ~ 5 years it will be well worth it. I bought the when it was on sale and with an additional %15 off... so it was ~$80 less than normal price...normally ~$280, got it for just under $200. Odyssey batteries will last a good 7+ years of extreme use though, and are rated at up to 10 years useful life... and have a 5 year warranty.
I use the PC680MJ in my FR-S... metal jacket because higher heat rating and about 1/2 the weight of stock battery.
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Had a '13 FR-S Asphalt 6spd manual (bought new 5/25/12, sold 6/10/20) but needed to let her go... she will be missed.
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