Relocating Battery to trunk - Page 2 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Simmons · 06-04-2013, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by BlueDubbinTDI

Link?

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Shorai-LFX14L2-BS12-Extreme-Lithium-Powersports/dp/B005FIUJ0S/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1370362993&sr=8-1&keywords=lfx14l2-bs12"]Amazon.com: Shorai LFX14L2-BS12 Extreme Rate Lithium Iron Powersports Battery: Automotive[/ame]

spitfire481 · 06-04-2013, 02:34 PM

i always ran 0 or 2 gauge when i do relocation's in VW's. anything smaller and i had slow cranking issues. granted i am also turning over 6 cylinder engines, and im sure the cable length is a bit longer than it would be on this car.

BlueDubbinTDI · 06-04-2013, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Simmons

Amazon.com: Shorai LFX14L2-BS12 Extreme Rate Lithium Iron Powersports Battery: Automotive

That little thing can crank this car? Lol

xwd · 06-04-2013, 02:51 PM

A lot of guys use these, they are super cheap (like $30).

http://www.apexbattery.com/deka-etx-...batteries.html

cf6mech · 06-04-2013, 03:00 PM

My battery relocate and why, planning on some wire re-routes and building a box for intake.http://www.summitracing.com/parts/TAY-48103/ . I'm not to concerned about trunk space, as I'm building a track car, but it does take up a lot of space if your concerned about that. Sorry about photo size.

infanterene · 06-04-2013, 03:36 PM

Do those motorcycle and lipo batteries really work for our cars? Do they offer enough cca?

BlueDubbinTDI · 06-04-2013, 03:49 PM

Im wondering the same thing. I'm waiting to remove my spare and tools until I can get a light weight battery. Shedding 55lbs for $40 seems too good to be true lol

pheoxs · 06-04-2013, 04:33 PM

Subbed as I want to run a WMI kit (reservoir where the stock battery is) but want to keep a full sized battery.

ML · 06-04-2013, 04:45 PM

correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't our stock batteries (and most new/modern batteries) already sealed type?

Xdragonxb0i · 06-04-2013, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by pheoxs

Subbed as I want to run a WMI kit (reservoir where the stock battery is) but want to keep a full sized battery.

The only reason to keep the full size battery is to save money. some of the small light weigth batterys have more cranking amps then the stock.

pheoxs · 06-04-2013, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Xdragonxb0i

The only reason to keep the full size battery is to save money. some of the small light weigth batterys have more cranking amps then the stock.

How are they in the winter though ...? I need my car to start perfectly everytime in -30C

StormTrooper · 06-04-2013, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by pheoxs

How are they in the winter though ...? I need my car to start perfectly everytime in -30C

The stock won't do that....

My wrx would slow crank and such at -15F

pheoxs · 06-04-2013, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by StormTrooper

The stock won't do that....

My wrx would slow crank and such at -15F

Every car I've had up until now is fine. Usually I plug it in at that temperature but sometimes you have no choice (outside at events or not near a plugin). Obviously they aren't happy about it and crank slowly, but it does start fine.

Captain Insano · 06-04-2013, 05:48 PM

You should at a minimum if you live in cold climates and plan to DD the car compare the CCA of the target battery to the CCA of the OEM battery. If it is comparable you should have no worries. Another thing to pay attention to with some of the smaller batteries in cold weather is they lose charge more quickly if they sit for long periods of time (multiple days or weeks). I'm not saying you cannot run a smaller batter (I have on four previous cars without issue), just saying if you DD try to get close to matching the CC and be wary of letting your car sit for weeks (not good anyway in cold weather even wiht the OEM battery).

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cf6mech Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Drives: FRS Silver LS1 swapped. Location: Texas Posts: 752 Thanks: 621 Thanked 766 Times in 302 Posts Mentioned: 39 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	My battery relocate and why, planning on some wire re-routes and building a box for intake.http://www.summitracing.com/parts/TAY-48103/ . I'm not to concerned about trunk space, as I'm building a track car, but it does take up a lot of space if your concerned about that. Sorry about photo size. Attached Images Last edited by cf6mech; 06-04-2013 at 03:16 PM.

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spitfire481 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: 2JZ FRS Location: Pure Automotive Performance Posts: 1,378 Thanks: 97 Thanked 1,354 Times in 621 Posts Mentioned: 27 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	i always ran 0 or 2 gauge when i do relocation's in VW's. anything smaller and i had slow cranking issues. granted i am also turning over 6 cylinder engines, and im sure the cable length is a bit longer than it would be on this car.

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xwd Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Drives: 2013 DGM Subaru BRZ (Subie #9) Location: ATL, US Posts: 2,667 Thanks: 123 Thanked 861 Times in 552 Posts Mentioned: 32 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	A lot of guys use these, they are super cheap (like $30). http://www.apexbattery.com/deka-etx-...batteries.html

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infanterene Member Join Date: May 2013 Drives: White BRZ Location: Coral Gables Posts: 26 Thanks: 1 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Do those motorcycle and lipo batteries really work for our cars? Do they offer enough cca?

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06-04-2013, 05:48 PM	#28
Captain Insano Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Drives: 2014 Jeep Wrangler RubiconX Location: Midwest, USA Posts: 1,282 Thanks: 110 Thanked 292 Times in 224 Posts Mentioned: 7 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	You should at a minimum if you live in cold climates and plan to DD the car compare the CCA of the target battery to the CCA of the OEM battery. If it is comparable you should have no worries. Another thing to pay attention to with some of the smaller batteries in cold weather is they lose charge more quickly if they sit for long periods of time (multiple days or weeks). I'm not saying you cannot run a smaller batter (I have on four previous cars without issue), just saying if you DD try to get close to matching the CC and be wary of letting your car sit for weeks (not good anyway in cold weather even wiht the OEM battery).

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