Lightweight batteries

[Iain]

Is it possible to get any lightweight batteries that are suited to use on a road car? I quite fancy losing some weight from my battery and possibly relocating it inside the car (so a compact size would also be good too so it could maybe go under a seat).

I enquired about an Odyssey battery and was told they are not suited to slow drains (alarms, radios etc) and so are not suited to a road car. I assume this is the case with Red Top batteries also?

So is anything suited to a road car that can shed a few kg?

[MyNovaSr]

Just go to a motor factors and ask for the smallest battery they have :p

Edit: AA and AAA dont count ;)

[L14MNP]

^ Wouldn't get those at the motorfactors unless it's like mine and sells alcohol too lol

Iain you fcuking mincing cretin, I told you my mate ran an Odyssey on his S14a, blower motor, alarm, immob. the lot. Stop listening to the man :(

[Southie]

Try here. :thumb:

http://www.varleyredtop.com/products_30.htm

[Iain]

Iain you fcuking mincing cretin, I told you my mate ran an Odyssey on his S14a, blower motor, alarm, immob. the lot. Stop listening to the man :(
Find out what model for me. I can't find much info on the net about light batteries and even less about using them in road cars.

[L14MNP]

OK seeing as it's you my good friend :)

[NovaLad]

My mate has a red top battery and if you want a light battery don't get one of them mate.

[Mike]

Varley Red Top 60 or 80 Iain :thumb:

Gel Filled batt with M8 terminals for diddy clamps ;)

[Adam]

Novalad-It depends which one you get tho

[L14MNP]

My mate has a red top battery and if you want a light battery don't get one of them mate.

Is it not a marine type ICE battery dude? Apologies if it's not :thumb:

[MK999]

Varley Red Top 60 or 80 Iain :thumb:

Gel Filled batt with M8 terminals for diddy clamps ;)

The 60 weighs in at nearly 18kg though according to the site posted above, pretty sure your average halfords/oem etc battery isn't that heavy? And i'm guessing the 80 is even bigger since that seems to be the trend with their numbering system :confused:

[Iain]

18kg lol I was enticed at the thought of a ~6kg battery

Just want to make sure it won't die every night from the alarm etc.

[Mike]

The 60 weighs in at nearly 18kg though according to the site posted above, pretty sure your average halfords/oem etc battery isn't that heavy? And i'm guessing the 80 is even bigger since that seems to be the trend with their numbering system :confused:

Shouldnt do? Im sure my old one (in old rally car) weight about 8!

[Mike]

Try a Braille Auto battery then. They weight ITRO 15lbs (**** knows how many kg?) uber expensive but then again, no many make Carbon Fibre batterys ;)

Edit: Varley Red Top 30 = 9kg BUT its only 850a.

[R1CH]

I was using a REDTOP 30 in my LET, never had any probs with it, weighs in at 9kg and has M6 terminals.

[Iain]

Was that with alarm/headunit or similar slow drains on the battery while it's not used for a few days?

[R1CH]

Aye with an alarm and headunit, although if it was gonna sit for a while without being used (over a week) i'd disconnect it.
There will have a been more than a few times it'll have sat connected for a couple of week without being used tho.

[Iain]

Fair enough, a week's fine. Just looked and the Red Top 30 is about £180 though :eek:lol Was looking at ones around £100, oh well.

[R1CH]

Aye there a fair price like, i only paid £30 (used one from work) for mine tho so i can't complain !!

[CP]

Just to give you some idea what you can get away with I could easily start my old 1.4 16V which had a higher than std compression ratio with a motorbike battery. Don't how many starts it would manage tho