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Old May 2, 2008 | 01:24 PM
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overpriced re-badged Deka batteries? yup, heard of them.

http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=2353060&page=1
Damn, I think you just saved me a ton of money! I almost bought a Braille battery a few weeks back, but now I know better. Thanks for the info!
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Old May 3, 2008 | 12:08 AM
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Damn, I think you just saved me a ton of money! I almost bought a Braille battery a few weeks back, but now I know better. Thanks for the info!
haha, glad to help.
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Old May 5, 2008 | 07:37 PM
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well i let the car sit for about 3 days and when i went to start it fired up just fine. it has been a little cool at night too, below 10 degrees celcius.
no problems with the battery so far, i'm liking it.
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Old May 6, 2008 | 10:32 AM
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I have this battery in my Cobra. It has enough cranking amps to start the car easily (V8), but if it ever dies on you, its toast. Mine has died a few times, and when its fully charged, its good for about 3 starts until it just doesnt have enough juice to start the car. Its CCA is rated for like 2 or 3 seconds, where the bigger optima battery would be around 10-15 seconds. So if your car has starting issues, be weary. Also, I found that even if the car sat for months on end, it kept whatever charge it did have. My car turned over after the winter of not starting for about 2 months...

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Old May 16, 2008 | 01:53 AM
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I just saw this thread and thought I would add a few pics of the Batt box I made when I had access to a TIG welder and a few other tools, but I failed to complete it with a nice battery tie down. Maybe I'll finish it in the future. I used a battery strap. My hood is cf so I'm not in a big hurry
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Old May 16, 2008 | 06:35 AM
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Here's my Odyssey battery...
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Old May 16, 2008 | 09:12 PM
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looks good guys. i guess these small batteries leave room for intercooler piping, in addition to being lightweight.
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