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Old Jan 29, 2016 | 11:25 AM
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Skip the brailles and go right to lithium. The lithium will last longer then the braille and be lighter.
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Old Jan 29, 2016 | 11:48 AM
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Skip the brailles and go right to lithium. The lithium will last longer then the braille and be lighter.
Which lithium should we be looking at? Aren't lithium batteries crazy expensive too?
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Old Jan 29, 2016 | 11:52 AM
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Originally Posted by HioSSilver
Skip the brailles and go right to lithium. The lithium will last longer then the braille and be lighter.
Pretty big price jump there! Comparable size lithium's I've seen are 3-4x the cost of an agm. Granted you get an 8lb weight savings for that price increase, not sure it's worth it.
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Old Jan 29, 2016 | 11:56 AM
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Which lithium should we be looking at? Aren't lithium batteries crazy expensive too?
Then add the cost of the required charger.
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Old Jan 29, 2016 | 12:23 PM
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Originally Posted by HioSSilver
Skip the brailles and go right to lithium. The lithium will last longer then the braille and be lighter.
I'll be running the shoai you have/had. I'll pick that up in the spring.
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Old Jan 29, 2016 | 01:10 PM
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Cool senical. they work well. As good as it gets for a small battery from my experience.


I paid 330 for my shorai LFX 36A3.....it weighs 5lb. But like I said they outlast the braille so cost is not as much of a factor. The charger is like another 120 I think. But if you drive your car often then you won't need it for awhile. If it sets then just unhook the battery. The lithium can set much longer than the braille and still start the car and maintain charge.

For those concerned about costs stay away from the braille for sure. Look up the DEKA equivalent and that will save some bucks.
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Old Jan 29, 2016 | 01:17 PM
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Originally Posted by HioSSilver
Cool senical. they work well. As good as it gets for a small battery from my experience.


I paid 330 for my shorai LFX 36A3.....it weighs 5lb. But like I said they outlast the braille so cost is not as much of a factor. The charger is like another 120 I think. But if you drive your car often then you won't need it for awhile. If it sets then just unhook the battery. The lithium can set much longer than the braille and still start the car and maintain charge.

For those concerned about costs stay away from the braille for sure. Look up the DEKA equivalent and that will save some bucks.
Looks like we can get them for 280 free shipping now. Did you use the shorai charger or?
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Old Jan 29, 2016 | 01:52 PM
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Originally Posted by HioSSilver
Cool senical. they work well. As good as it gets for a small battery from my experience.


I paid 330 for my shorai LFX 36A3.....it weighs 5lb. But like I said they outlast the braille so cost is not as much of a factor. The charger is like another 120 I think. But if you drive your car often then you won't need it for awhile. If it sets then just unhook the battery. The lithium can set much longer than the braille and still start the car and maintain charge.

For those concerned about costs stay away from the braille for sure. Look up the DEKA equivalent and that will save some bucks.

Hell if I pay $330 for a battery! I only paid $525 for my turbo! haha

I actually got the Braille cheaper through a vendor on sale then the Deka costs on amazon. Maybe the lithium's will come down in price after a couple years when the Braille dies.
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Old Jan 29, 2016 | 06:55 PM
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Looks like we can get them for 280 free shipping now. Did you use the shorai charger or?
That's cool...mine is over 2yrs old so maybe they dropped in price. Yea i bought the shorai charger.

Whrre did you find them for 280?

Edit....took a look and found them for $256. Much better
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Old Jan 29, 2016 | 09:22 PM
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Originally Posted by HioSSilver
That's cool...mine is over 2yrs old so maybe they dropped in price. Yea i bought the shorai charger.

Whrre did you find them for 280?

Edit....took a look and found them for $256. Much better
I found them 280 from good solid sellers on ebay.

Whered you find that? Free ship too?
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Old Jan 29, 2016 | 10:13 PM
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I just googled the battery and went through a few retailers at near the top....not sure on free shipping because I didn't add it to the cart.
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Old Jan 30, 2016 | 08:40 AM
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I just bought this... http://www.jegs.com/i/Lithium-Pros/4...10002/-1...and a charger for my GTO. We will see how it works out. Hopefully it lasts longer than the last few heavy *** yellow tops I've used.
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Old Jan 30, 2016 | 12:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Kingsize
I just bought this... http://www.jegs.com/i/Lithium-Pros/4...10002/-1...and a charger for my GTO. We will see how it works out. Hopefully it lasts longer than the last few heavy *** yellow tops I've used.
link not working for me.
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Old Jan 30, 2016 | 06:31 PM
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I hope that things pretty near bullet proof for $500+
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Old Jan 30, 2016 | 10:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Kingsize
I just bought this... http://www.jegs.com/i/Lithium-Pros/4...10002/-1...and a charger for my GTO. We will see how it works out. Hopefully it lasts longer than the last few heavy *** yellow tops I've used.
Why was you using yellow tops?
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Old Feb 25, 2016 | 11:54 AM
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XS Power on clearance. This is a fantastic deal.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-XS-Power-XP750-12V-Deep-Cycle-AGM-Power-Cell-Car-Battery-w-750-Max-Amps/301808545393?hash=item464530ee71&_trkparms=5374%3AFeatured%7C5373%3A0
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Old Feb 25, 2016 | 01:06 PM
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Damn, that's a good deal!
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Old Feb 25, 2016 | 01:55 PM
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Yeah it is. I wonder how powerful it is. Anyone ever ran this battery?
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Yeah it is. I wonder how powerful it is. Anyone ever ran this battery?
Im running the XS 680, the one under it, and lots of people run the odyssey the same size as mine with no issue. Should do great.
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Old Mar 2, 2016 | 01:55 PM
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According to XS Power, the XP series battery isn't meant to handle under hood temps. They recommend the S or D series. If your battery isn't under the hood, I guess you'd be good.
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