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Originally Posted by RRnold
The Brailles are overpriced. You can get the Deka/Magnapower batteries for a lot less and are essentially the equivalent. I remember seeing a thread on the VW and Honda forum about guys using lawnmower/ATV/motorcycle batteries as long as the CC amps were the same and putting them on tenders when parked.
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Originally Posted by tripjammer
I guess it is a personal preference. For me I will eat some extra romin noodles and get the $242 3 pound lithium ion battery. The stock battery is going to weigh around 35 to 45 pounds...so you are going to save a lot off the 2711 pounds on a high-spec FRS...and you can say you have a battery better than the one in the cayman r...and you car is deep into the 2600 pound range.
Got to love technology!
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Man, that's some serious poser shit!
My point was based on what the 3 criterias the OP mentioned; lighter, reliabity and reasonable cost. An $80 Deka @ 11lbs seems to fit the bill.