Anyone else go with a lighter battery setup

[c0op3r]

I had see this years ago on a friend of mines track MINI he had one of the Braille batteries in his car, at the time he told me it was much lighter but they did not last.

Then recently I was turned onto the Odyssey AGM batteries, I am using the PC925 (not the smallest) in my daily driver MINI Cooper. I did the math with the weight and I was able to shave 18lbs out of the rear of the car (battery is in the rear of the MINI R53).

So I decided 18 lbs would not be terrible to remove from the mustang also.

Cost is about 135 for the RennLine battery mounting kit (there are quite a few others out there they are just the ones I like as they have treated me well) and the battery is about another 187 from Amazon. Yes its a lot for a battery swap out, but the batteries are good for up to 10 years, where I am getting about 3 out of the ones from VatoZone and those are about ~125$.

 

[stkjock]

https://www.s197forum.com/posts/486514

https://www.s197forum.com/posts/1192438

https://www.s197forum.com/posts/2356184

 

[08MustangDude]

Those batteries are good for all warm climate, but with 330CCA,
you won't fair too well up here in the northeast. Also, that's
330CCA at 32 degrees, it drops as temps go lower. Moving
your existing battery to the rear will be a start in balancing weight.

Service life is 3 to 10 years, they don't guarantee 10 full years.
They have a 4-year direct replacement warranty.
27aH with 48 minute reserve.

The 950 would be a better option if fitable, it's 4lbs lighter than the 925,
and has better specs as far as CCA, aH, and reserve. I know it's different
terminals, but there should be adapters for those too.

 

[c0op3r]

https://www.s197forum.com/posts/486514

https://www.s197forum.com/posts/1192438

https://www.s197forum.com/posts/2356184

Those were excellent post the first one, he really went the distance, I am trying to keep the car as close to returnable to stock in theory as possible.

My intention is to keep the car for a very long time, and I dont mind mods but want them to be period correct and close as OEM options as possible. This is not always possible but, I am trying.

Thanks for looking those up and posting them to the thread.

 

[c0op3r]

Those batteries are good for all warm climate, but with 330CCA,
you won't fair too well up here in the northeast. Also, that's
330CCA at 32 degrees, it drops as temps go lower. Moving
your existing battery to the rear will be a start in balancing weight.

Service life is 3 to 10 years, they don't guarantee 10 full years.
They have a 4-year direct replacement warranty.
27aH with 48 minute reserve.

The 950 would be a better option if fitable, it's 4lbs lighter than the 925,
and has better specs as far as CCA, aH, and reserve. I know it's different
terminals, but there should be adapters for those too.

Luckily (or unlucky you choose) I live in Florida, so cold never happens (if it get to 30 degrees here people lose their minds). If I get the 4 years I will be happy, and anything over that is a bonus.

I will look at that 950 model. thanx

 

[08MustangDude]

Moving it to the trunk will also help. Batteries don't like the heat,
so moving it to the trunk will also help it last a lot longer. You also
get some improved weight distribution. This is a deciding factor in
high-performance rear wheel drive or all wheel drive. Most cars naturally
have more weight on the front wheels than on the rear wheels, and
moving the battery into the trunk is a way to combat uneven weight
distribution.

Moving the battery to the trunk also frees up space for mods in the
engine compartment.

In your case, being in FL, heat will be the main factor for moving it.