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Old May 12, 2012 | 08:36 AM
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I use D.U.I. (Davis Unified Ignition) battery and works good..#~13
http://www.performancedistributors.com
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Old May 12, 2012 | 05:14 PM
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RB Batteries

talked to them at a recent local event. They mostly do motorcycle batt's.

will be trying one soon in a car. weights under 4 pounds.
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Old May 12, 2012 | 05:29 PM
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I run a Deka powersports battery, been in the car for a few years and no problems whatsoever.
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Old May 12, 2012 | 08:18 PM
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car started right up this year with the oddesy PC680. Put a jumper box on it to crank it to prime oil for a while, but hooked the coils up. fired right up. And it was sitting all winter with the battery installed. No idea why some guys stay they didnt last long?
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Old May 12, 2012 | 09:53 PM
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I also run the oddesy with no problems,bought from http://www.batteriesplus.com/product...ery-PC680.aspx
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Old Nov 20, 2012 | 05:14 AM
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I'm guessing none of these can be used in a daily driver correct?
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Old Nov 20, 2012 | 10:03 PM
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I'm thinking about a 17 or 21 lb Braille for my 4170 raceweight 5th gen.
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Old Nov 20, 2012 | 10:15 PM
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I use this one. Deka etx18l you can get it from advanced auto parts for under $100. Can be daily driven.

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I was thinking on that one, this concerned me:

CCA: 300
Braille, CCA 475: http://www.tirerack.com/accessories/detail.jsp?ID=32
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Old Nov 21, 2012 | 03:07 PM
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I plan to one of theirs. They do a lot of nike stuff.

Weights like 1.5 pounds.

http://www.rbbatteries.com/car-batteries.html


I talked to him at the last kots about testing one on one of our high comp cars.


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Specs i seen show 340 cca. Either way it starts up everytime and handles all my nitrous ****. Buddy runs the same one on procharged c5 and another on a c6 never any issues.
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Old Nov 21, 2012 | 03:22 PM
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I ised to have a danabatt?? The one with a bat on it. Left me hanging more then once. That was when i was daily driving it.

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Old Dec 6, 2012 | 07:55 PM
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Originally Posted by NHRAFORMULA00
You need an adapter for the odessey
what kind of adapter do u need?
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Old Dec 8, 2012 | 09:51 AM
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I use a BRAILLE MICRO-LITE LITHIUM BATTERY ML14C.
Starts my 15:1 468ci engine no worries and only weighs 4 lb.
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