Installed an Odyssey PC680 today
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Installed an Odyssey PC680 today
The main reason I got the lightweight battery, aside from weight savings, was because my stock battery hold down broke, and they didn't let me pass tech the last time I went to Maple Grove because of it. So, Today I made a secure mount and installed it, this thing will not move at all...
I don't see this one failing the tech. inspection...
http://www.1slowformula.com/images/pc680_mount.jpg
http://www.1slowformula.com/images/pc680_mount2.jpg
What do you guys think?
I don't see this one failing the tech. inspection...
http://www.1slowformula.com/images/pc680_mount.jpg
http://www.1slowformula.com/images/pc680_mount2.jpg
What do you guys think?
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Everything that I have read says it doesn't effect it at all...
BTW, be carefull you that you don't leave your bottle heater on with the car off and this battery though...
BTW, be carefull you that you don't leave your bottle heater on with the car off and this battery though...
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I have the same battery when I go to the track. If its your DD be sure to carry some jumper cables. The reserve on it is only 24 mins. So it drains pretty quick. -Mark
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I made a mount that's similar, but it's just a single strap without the ones you have wrapping it. I have a single big screw hlding it to the rad. support as well, and mine passed tech. It's a one inch wide strap, and I ground the end of the battery a little so it sits in between the ribs on the battery itself.
Yours is alot more sturdy looking then what I did, I don't see youhaveing any problems with that.
I keep a battery tender on mine too when it's in the garage, and I don't have any problems with the car starting, and when it's warmed up and gets parked at car shows etc it's been fine as well.
I won't hook my bottle heater to it though, when I go to the track this summer with the kit on I'm gonna hook the bottle heater up to a jump pack while I'm in the lanes.... I know there's no way that little battery will last if I'm trying to run a heater off it.
Yours is alot more sturdy looking then what I did, I don't see youhaveing any problems with that.
I keep a battery tender on mine too when it's in the garage, and I don't have any problems with the car starting, and when it's warmed up and gets parked at car shows etc it's been fine as well.
I won't hook my bottle heater to it though, when I go to the track this summer with the kit on I'm gonna hook the bottle heater up to a jump pack while I'm in the lanes.... I know there's no way that little battery will last if I'm trying to run a heater off it.
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Yeah it's in there pretty tight...
But I wanted to be sure of that since I was soo pissed to get all the way to the track just to have them turn me away for something that stupid...
But I wanted to be sure of that since I was soo pissed to get all the way to the track just to have them turn me away for something that stupid...
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Originally Posted by 1SlowFormula
Yeah it's in there pretty tight...
But I wanted to be sure of that since I was soo pissed to get all the way to the track just to have them turn me away for something that stupid...
But I wanted to be sure of that since I was soo pissed to get all the way to the track just to have them turn me away for something that stupid...
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Thanks guy's, I did this a while back, and if I recall the mounting bolts are at least 3/8, well the 2 in the front ar the rear is the stock mounting bolt since this still sits on top of the stock mount...
black_z - at least 20# weight reduction, but would need to weigh it again to be sure, it was a few months ago when I weighed them...
*** EDIT ***
I just looked it up what I used, and they are metric 10 X 25mm and that equates to roughly 3/8 X 1" bolts. So I'd say they were legal, and I have never had a tech inspector give it a second look...
black_z - at least 20# weight reduction, but would need to weigh it again to be sure, it was a few months ago when I weighed them...
*** EDIT ***
I just looked it up what I used, and they are metric 10 X 25mm and that equates to roughly 3/8 X 1" bolts. So I'd say they were legal, and I have never had a tech inspector give it a second look...
Last edited by 1SlowFormula; 08-23-2007 at 12:22 PM.
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We daily drove that same battery for 2 years and never had an issue and never even came close to it not starting.
I swapped to the battery in this link once we added the 408 stroker with 11.6:1 CR and it hits like a full size battery. We bracket race to so there is a lot of stopping/starting with just a few minutes between the starts/stops. This one is a bit pricey, but it's a keeper. The Odyessy is great for a HC car though.
http://www.brailleauto.com/ProductCa...=2&idproduct=1
I love the mount. My mount was no where near what you have, but I never had a serious tech inspection either. You did good!
I swapped to the battery in this link once we added the 408 stroker with 11.6:1 CR and it hits like a full size battery. We bracket race to so there is a lot of stopping/starting with just a few minutes between the starts/stops. This one is a bit pricey, but it's a keeper. The Odyessy is great for a HC car though.
http://www.brailleauto.com/ProductCa...=2&idproduct=1
I love the mount. My mount was no where near what you have, but I never had a serious tech inspection either. You did good!
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Originally Posted by James Montigny
Anyone up north using these in the cold ?
I'm not sure these will crank over a 11.2:1 motor in -30*
I'm not sure these will crank over a 11.2:1 motor in -30*