Ke36 Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 gotta get battery for lancer box etc all setup in boot allready is it worth the extra for dry cell/do i need it if im guna be fangning it round? plus racing rules etc can i do trackdays with lead acid in boot? all the lead acid ones etc are still sealed aint they so not guna spill over the place when mean sideways action is occuring? can get a sweet big lead acid for like a hundy but decent optima dry cells are like 300+ all this shit bout fumes etc but meh cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaMpylobacter Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 can get dry cell for cheaper. I reckon european 'DIN' batteries are where it's at. reasonably small for their cranking ability, and they're fully sealed except for a vent which you attach a tube to. me = still rockin that stz in the pug, which makes for best idea I reckon as the fumes from the battery breathing are all expelled out the tube which exits through a hole in the floor out to open air. mean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishtailfred Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 if you wanna go flash, i'd use agm type ones. piss all over all the other types for most stuff. you'd be hard pressed to make a lead acid leak even if it was an open type one. many/most of them are sealedish now anyway. the AA ones are quite good. particularly the 2113 i think, but not sure. dont have the info handy. its rated at less than it actually does! have one in my skyline and in my girls ae111. on our boat we have gel batteries, but agm is better than those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest vvega Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 dry cells are great for what your wantign to do...and really teh extra effort to put a vented or trayed cell in your car e far outways teh slighly more premum price you will pay for one + it will make your doodle bigger nuff said Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay GTi Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 you'd be hard pressed to make a lead acid leak even if it was an open type one. I found it pretty easy. The battery tray on my old Corolla rusted out where the strap hooked into it and it all tore out when I was fanging it around my favourite corner. Battery fell on it's side, started pouring it's contents onto the alternator, fan, fanbelt etc. and sprayed acid shit everywhere. Was a nasty mess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishtailfred Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 fell on its side = wasnt screwed down well enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eke_zetec_RWD Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 my drycell battery cost me $100 brand new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hemi Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 lead acid FTW!!! just cos its acid , i like the idea of gelcell for some reason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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eke_zetec_RWD Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 got it through work, i dnt knw the supplier, not sure on size in cca but its bwt half the size of a small acid battery. it cranks the zetec no sweat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ke36 Posted November 5, 2007 Author Share Posted November 5, 2007 yea keen for info on that have heard the cheaper ones are shit if you dont drive car regularly and have an alarm etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jay GTi Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 fell on its side = wasnt screwed down well enough. Yeah, just read my post again, see if anything clicks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishtailfred Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 Yeah, just read my post again, see if anything clicks gotcha, it must have been an open type then, not a semi sealed. the semi sealed ones only vent when they are overcharged. i'm not saying the vapours wont rust, just that you wont get liquids coming out whilst its still upright. least not on a well designed one thats not overfilled etc. gel batteries are great for longevity and upsidedownness, but they have to be charged at a lower rate and voltage or they pop seals and dry up. they last 10 - 20 years, thats why they are so good. ours in our boat were 2nd hand and about 8 years old, and only got replaced about a year ago after being in there for a decade. you dont really need that in a car ie, it wont kill you if it goes flat randomly and you need a jump/roll/replacement. in a boat at the wrong time it will. fred. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ke36 Posted November 7, 2007 Author Share Posted November 7, 2007 ended up getting a lead acid today no legalities over them in boot apparently, plus they fine for mototrsport the optima reds are $600 retail and like 400 trade so fuck that gotta a 550cca lead acid one with 90 rcm for $113 trade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My name is Russell Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 no legalities over them in boot apparently, plus they fine for mototrsport Thats good coss i just choped my battery tray out to re locate in the boot...where are you running your power supply under the car or through the engone bay etc? Do you need a fuse at the battery box? ... for if you have a crash and the cable gets pinched inturn causing fire risk etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishtailfred Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 Thats good coss i just choped my battery tray out to re locate in the boot...where are you running your power supply under the car or through the engone bay etc? Do you need a fuse at the battery box? ... for if you have a crash and the cable gets pinched inturn causing fire risk etc? i dont know about legally, but consider that you dont need to crash, just some chafing over a few months could burn you and your precious car. trouble is that depending on how efficient your starter is, and how big/small your engine is, you'll need 100 - 200 amp of breaker/fuse to stop it blowing/tripping while you are cranking. i used a marine circuit breaker at 100amps from the place next to supacheap in albany, but my starter is an efficient late jap one with gear reduction in it. from memory it was about 40 bucks or so. could be off with that though. http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f323/ ... 0_4168.jpg thats it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My name is Russell Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 Ok cool that sounds like a good solution cheers, will check out the marine shop next to repco in Petone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishtailfred Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 Ok cool that sounds like a good solution cheers, will check out the marine shop next to repco in Petone. woops, didnt see that you were down there. this is them, any of those at all close? the marine shop i usually go to on the shore didnt have anything like it. i dont know how common they are, this place is for flash yachts and stuff... : http://www.lustyandblundell.co.nz/index ... bgroup=102 there you go, theres the range : http://www.lusty-blundell.co.nz/index.c ... ku=7100CBS fred. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My name is Russell Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 Mean cheers i just emailed them re delivery of the product and cost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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