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Old Apr 30, 2024 | 01:50 PM
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Battery

Needed to replace my factory sized battery. And planning to go single turbo etc.

not sure on the intercooler yet (any suggestions for 400-550hp max- Hks t51r?)

but battery wise, I got the (I believe that’s what it is) knight sport smaller batter tray in place of the stock tray. To use a smaller battery.

any recommendations with this? Mainly a weekend only car driven mainly on the streets

thank you
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Old May 2, 2024 | 06:00 PM
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I run a 51r size battery.

A smaller battery tray from 20 years ago, can't remember from who.
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Old May 2, 2024 | 08:27 PM
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Seems like it should make little difference which turbo or power. Pick an intercooler and then figure it out. If you end up relocating it’ll narrow things down.

Originally Posted by the_saint
I run a 51r size battery.

A smaller battery tray from 20 years ago, can't remember from who.
One of TurboJeff’s maybe?

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Old May 2, 2024 | 10:09 PM
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My vote is something AGM, to avoid acid leaks in the engine bay. I agree it makes sense to buy the intercooler first and find a battery that fits after that.
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Old May 9, 2024 | 06:15 PM
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How’s the yellow top 51r?
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Old May 10, 2024 | 08:21 AM
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From: https://www2.mazda.com/en/100th/
Fun fact just learned, the Odyssey Batteries are now made by a company called Ensys (i think they also make Optimas), but they used to be made by a company called Hawker
Hawkers other product was this:


apparently AGM batteries were developed for this thing, which is super cool.
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Old May 10, 2024 | 08:49 AM
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@JP3 Motorsports has several different battery/battery mounting solutions. Check them out. They are one of the best companies to deal with in the community.
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Old May 13, 2024 | 06:32 PM
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That does seem to sound vaguely familiar.



Went back through PMs and didn't find reference to it. But found lots of emails trying to follow up with scammers oh well. Hope karma bit them in the ***.


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Old May 14, 2024 | 07:58 AM
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We have a product blog dedicated to the battery related products we make for the FD in case you were curious!

https://jp3motorsports.com/blogs/new...ted-components
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Old May 14, 2024 | 12:53 PM
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Originally Posted by JP3 Motorsports
We have a product blog dedicated to the battery related products we make for the FD in case you were curious!

https://jp3motorsports.com/blogs/new...ted-components
What a great selection of options for the FD battery mounting.
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Old May 15, 2024 | 11:52 AM
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Thanks ... I hope the blog helps cover what we offer, but if there are any questions, let us know.
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Old May 16, 2024 | 12:22 AM
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I don’t see many fd’s running 51r yellow tops.

is the pc680 and the 51r battery sizes the same?
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Old May 16, 2024 | 08:23 AM
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From: https://www2.mazda.com/en/100th/
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is the pc680 and the 51r battery sizes the same?
nope!
PC680 is 7.27" x 3.11" x 7.55"
51R is 9.375" x 5.125" x 8.8125"
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Old May 18, 2024 | 02:22 AM
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Got a pc680.. very small! But cool! Now just need the jp3 battery tray for it… in anticipation of a future greddy vmount with it…

I thought I read somewhere the gauge cluster lights dimming when you depress the brake pedal? Due to some voltage issue?? I see it on my fd too
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