i would like to keep the battery in the engine bay if possible. im using just a 51r battery i purchased at a local advanced auto parts store. what are you guys using, how strong is it and where can i get it. thanks yall

eugene

 

may I ask WHY you want to keep the battery in the engine bay? It really does look a lot less cluttered with it moved.

 

Because some of us have no desire to hack up one of our storage bins for the dubious benefit of relocating the battery. The 51R is much smaller and lighter than stock and still provides good power/reliability.

 

i have the Hawker odyssey battery its available through rx7trix

 

hey, ive got the battery that comes with the n-tech mini battery kit. . . dont have it in front of me. just wondering if it was the hawker odyssey. if so. . . that battery sucks. 3 days w/o starting and you have to charge it!!!!

paul

 

Stock battery and I put it in the trunk....

 

ODYSSEY PC680

 

Me too.

 

pc680 for me too

 

Optima red top to the storage bin

 

PC680 for me too...just did the relocation two days ago into the driver side bin.

 

where can i get the pc680. also does it have any having to recharge problems

 

batteries plus carries the hawker oddysey( I guess that is a national company)

 

sweet thanks. does anyone make a battery case that goes with the greddy front mount in either carbon fiber or aluminum??

 

I'm using a Miata battery

 

I started with a Miata battery and wasn't happy with its grunt after a few months in the cold weather so I switched to an Optima Yellow which I mounted in a rear bin.

 

soooooooo, how are you guys getting the red/yellow tops in the bins? youd have to take the whole thing out. . . put the battery in. . . then put the bin back over the top. am i missing something?

paul

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2458226868

That's where I bought mine...also bought clean looking metal case in black. As far as charge problems, I can't really say, I just installed it last weekend. I think a lot guys here are saying it's fine for a daily driver...

 

where did you buy the metel case?

 

51-r also

 

Hawker Oddyssey PC680........doesn't like cold weather, but winter is on its way out. Never had a problem with it in warmer weather.

 

Same seller from that Ebay link I posted earlier. They don't have it on the page anymore as an extra item so ask them about it. They have/had it in aluminum and gloss black. $25

Here I found another link on the net.

http://www.odysseybatteries.com/pc680hd.htm

 

pc680 for me with Chuck from Rotary Extreme polished kit in my fd

 

I have the pc680 right now here in a new england winter.. i dont leave home without jumper cables.

 

the pc680 gave me no problems yet. I started the car up after 3 weeks without it being started (snow sucks) up here in new york in 9 degree temps. It gave me no problems and started right up. I was pretty surprised. I think its a great batter, it small and doesnt weighs less then half the stock battery.