Shorai Lithium battery review
#1
Shorai Lithium battery review
Had it about a month in my mostly street car. Seems great so far. The car sat for 8 days with no charger 3 different times and started up great.
Went to the strip a couple wks ago and the tech guy said "where's your battery?!" No **** lol. Shaved exactly 25lbs. I got some nice conversions to bolt up to stock bolts. Made my own hold down bracket. Sweet
Went to the strip a couple wks ago and the tech guy said "where's your battery?!" No **** lol. Shaved exactly 25lbs. I got some nice conversions to bolt up to stock bolts. Made my own hold down bracket. Sweet
#5
I thought so too except for the pads I had to put under the battery to raise it a little. Also I had to hacksaw about a 1/4" of those conversions to fit. Not bad though, its only plastic.
Shorai LFX36A3-BS12 Extreme Rate Lithium Iron Powersports Battery
Battery itself was $250. Charger $67. Conversions $26. Gotta pay to play
Shorai LFX36A3-BS12 Extreme Rate Lithium Iron Powersports Battery
Battery itself was $250. Charger $67. Conversions $26. Gotta pay to play
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I guess I dont follow. It's listed as a powersports battery. So they know its gonna be charged by a vehicle (of some sort) charging system. Why would you ever need a charger?
#9
My car sits all winter and the battery comes out. The car can sit for a couple wks at a time in summer too. I wanted to make sure and have the right charger/tender for the battery for those times. According to shorai the charger is specifically designed to charge, store, maintain, balance, and diagnose the battery. I don't think we all have lithium figured out totally yet. I thought it would be a good idea to use the dedicated equipment.
Here's some info....
https://www.batterystuff.com/blog/ca...y-shorai-.html
http://shoraipower.com/faq
http://shoraipower.com/chargers-c43
https://system.netsuite.com/core/med...a1c0c&_xt=.pdf
Here's some info....
https://www.batterystuff.com/blog/ca...y-shorai-.html
http://shoraipower.com/faq
http://shoraipower.com/chargers-c43
https://system.netsuite.com/core/med...a1c0c&_xt=.pdf
#11
According to them... "Shorai Batteries require a charging system output of 13.1 Volts or higher at idle, and must not exceed 15.2 volts at maximum output."
When I start my car the gauge says high 13v and maybe low 14v...I cant remember. After driving a while iv seen it dip 13.0v-13.1v so I hope that's not going to be a issue. I can say I'm surprised how well its doing. After 8 days of sitting, the car fires right up without a hiccup. My car probably doesn't have much power draw while sitting. So far so good at least.
When I start my car the gauge says high 13v and maybe low 14v...I cant remember. After driving a while iv seen it dip 13.0v-13.1v so I hope that's not going to be a issue. I can say I'm surprised how well its doing. After 8 days of sitting, the car fires right up without a hiccup. My car probably doesn't have much power draw while sitting. So far so good at least.
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Originally Posted by 01ssreda4
But obviously no beef with an alternator charging it? According to them I mean....
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Originally Posted by senicalj4579
According to them... "Shorai Batteries require a charging system output of 13.1 Volts or higher at idle, and must not exceed 15.2 volts at maximum output."
When I start my car the gauge says high 13v and maybe low 14v...I cant remember. After driving a while iv seen it dip 13.0v-13.1v so I hope that's not going to be a issue. I can say I'm surprised how well its doing. After 8 days of sitting, the car fires right up without a hiccup. My car probably doesn't have much power draw while sitting. So far so good at least.
When I start my car the gauge says high 13v and maybe low 14v...I cant remember. After driving a while iv seen it dip 13.0v-13.1v so I hope that's not going to be a issue. I can say I'm surprised how well its doing. After 8 days of sitting, the car fires right up without a hiccup. My car probably doesn't have much power draw while sitting. So far so good at least.
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Can you play your radio for a song or two or can you leave the door open with the interior lights on for a min or two without it affecting startup power? I'm interested in this battery also..
#19
I am still on the fence about these lithium batteries. I have been using them in RC cars for many years now and the ones made for full size cars are not much different. What I don't get still, is how they charge. In the RC car world, the charger setting are completely different from a lithium to a lead acid. If you try to charge a lithium on the lead acid setting, it will explode the battery. I will try to find out the differences in how they charge and post them up. The way I see it, a standard alternator is just not meant to charge a lithium. The other thing I don't like is if you go below something like 10.8 volts, it ruins the battery. Lithium is not forgiving at all! I do love the compact size and light weight...
#20
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I was asking because I had a Braille light weight before and it was real unreliable. One day I left my cables at home and it left me stranded in Walmart parking lot.. That's when I said screw it and bought a 26R-5S from out that same Walmart I was stranded in and never looked back.. The battery been in the car since 2013 problem free.. I would not want to be at a street race and the cops show up and you get busted because you couldn't get away from a dead battery lol..