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Battery Replacement
03-11-2010, 05:33 PM
#21
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odyssey 925 relocated to trunk works great. cranks the car easily at 10 degrees farhenheit, runs the 800 amp with no problems, half the size and weight of stock. Only downfall is a bit pricey. mine is 2 years old and going strong. car usually sets for 5 days to 2 weeks between drives no trickle charging needed yet.
03-12-2010, 07:13 AM
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you don't want to go to far out of the OEM spec for CCA since the alternator is cored to charge the battery with a specific CCA
So the Odyssey 925 will be overkill for your alternator and if you go for short drives will cause issues.
So the Odyssey 925 will be overkill for your alternator and if you go for short drives will cause issues.
03-12-2010, 10:38 PM
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It doesn't take a genius to realize that a Braille, like many other mini drycell batteries, is a rebadged Deka battery. It is simply amazing that a company, even with all of the savvy internet folks out there, can put a fancy logo and brass terminals on a battery and mark it up threefold.
There isn't a need to look for anything else beyond a Deka for the money and reputation. I've bought mine off Ebay for less than $60 shipped and they've never failed me. I actually started off years ago with an ETX14 and downsized to an ETX12.
There isn't a need to look for anything else beyond a Deka for the money and reputation. I've bought mine off Ebay for less than $60 shipped and they've never failed me. I actually started off years ago with an ETX14 and downsized to an ETX12.
03-18-2010, 05:41 AM
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i am on my 2nd optima in a year.....oem was much better; i've run optimas in the last 3 cars (red top) and for some reason this (yellow top) hates my s2k
03-18-2010, 07:56 AM
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Originally Posted by japhethwar,Mar 11 2010, 08:33 PM
odyssey 925 relocated to trunk works great. cranks the car easily at 10 degrees farhenheit, runs the 800 amp with no problems, half the size and weight of stock. Only downfall is a bit pricey. mine is 2 years old and going strong. car usually sets for 5 days to 2 weeks between drives no trickle charging needed yet.
03-18-2010, 08:00 AM
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Originally Posted by iDomN8U,Mar 12 2010, 10:13 AM
you don't want to go to far out of the OEM spec for CCA since the alternator is cored to charge the battery with a specific CCA
So the Odyssey 925 will be overkill for your alternator and if you go for short drives will cause issues.
So the Odyssey 925 will be overkill for your alternator and if you go for short drives will cause issues.