Any experience with calculating these gains?

[StormTrooper]

Originally Posted by neurokinetik

Shorai is actually only $260. At least, that's what I paid from Amazon. Also does not absolutely require a special charger, either, according to the manual that comes with the battery. But if you do want to use the Shorai charger, it is a little over $75.

Best I could find was $300 shipped.....

Looks like the best option for someone daily driving.

[StormTrooper]

@SPCorBUST you'll find those gains don't add up in a linear fashion. But rather diminishing returns.

20+15 will net 30-35

2+3+3 will net ~5

And the drive train stuff won't show even that on a dyno. But you will get some of those returns back in total weight lost.


I haven't done much with this car but I had about 10k into my wrx and they weren't spent without lots of research.

I ended up with about 70whp gained after all that. If you added it all up from website claims I'd have a 400whp monster which is impossible on a stock turbo wrx.

[JRitt]

Oh man! I was just going off Shorai's website. Didn't realize the savings elsewhere. And are you implying the Super B one will or might need a special charger?

Maybe @JRitt can give some insight on living with a Super B battery.

I think I've had my Super B in my Miata for about a year now maybe. I drive the car occasionally. Much of the time it just sits covered in the back of my driveway. It starts on the first crank every time. It works perfectly. I've never had the battery drain, and I have never needed to recharge it. To be honest, I pretty much forgot I even changed it out!

[SPCorBUST]

Originally Posted by Shutter

Haha op, I knew your sn looked familiar...I was on srtforums with you! Morgantj13 on there, with flame red srt.

Sorry for being off topic lol

Ill probably see you one of these days, I'm no longer in OC, but I'm up there a lot for work/family.

ha, I know your sn there as well. nice to see another owner made the jump! i'm still cruising on that forum

if you're up on a tuesday we can stroll through the Irvine meet, if you're up on a Thursday some of the other OG's meet at the Sonics in Fullerton.

[SPCorBUST]

Originally Posted by Dustin

No panties in any bunch. I come off very direct at times I guess but was only trying to inform. I don't see how I proved your point though. Unless I read your statement incorrectly which is possible. When you said greater than (Carbon DS > Aluminum) I took that as you meaning the carbon was better than the aluminum. Did you mean that the weight of the carbon was greater than the aluminum? Meaning the carbon ds is heavier?

Well I posted this for context:

"Carbon DS > Aluminum as far as weight goes"

If a manufacturer makes both it looks like the CF ones are lighter... Granted I ignorantly made this comment about the DSS axle comparison only.

I just searched for an Axle Engineering thread and found one on the forum if anyone is interested.