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#1518900 03/05/06 10:05 PM
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My battery is def. done..I hafta junp it each time to start it..however theres another problem, since I have the CAI, I need a small size battery so that it can fit..I need somthing along the lines of what I have at the moment, unfortunatly its a K-Mart batter (I didnt buy it, previous owner did )



if you guys know any batter that is that small, please let me know thanks


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i would just measure the dimentions of the battery and go to a parts store and get the battery that you want that is that size ... I know


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This is an Odyssey PC680. It weighs a hair over 15 lbs, has great cranking, and is supossed to last well. I just put it in this weekend, so I don't have anything to say except that at 10* F my car fires right up. It's tiny, as you can see. I fabbed those rails to hold my big battery, and this slips right down in on it's side! As you can see, it's only as tall as the stock is wide, since the stock retaining rail fits right over it.

This battery won't last as long if you're going to drain it by sitting with the radio/lights on. I also am holding on to my stock battery for winter, so I have a super-reliable battery in the cold weather up here.

So, you may want to think about putting a large battery in the trunk. I fabbed my mounts in a few minutes, and they are very solid. If you used angle aluminum without the holes, and some prettier screws, you could make it look really good. The bars that hold the stock battery slip right in those holes I enlarged on the side rails, so it's very tight. That way you keep the battery out of the heat of the engine bay, which helps life a LOT, and you get more room for the CAI. You also get better weight distribution!

Or, like Brapple says, you could just measure it and take your tape measure to the store, if you're happy with this setup.


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I really really wanted an optima but the smallest one they have in the yellow top is the D15R..






I think im gonna hafta hit up autozone, any other brands recomended? or other things I should do while puttin in a new battery?


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relocate it to the trunk


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Originally posted by striker2:
relocate it to the trunk




ughh its sucha pain..

or I hafta get rid of my CAI, although I remember "Pre98" has my CAI but also with the OEM FOrd battery fitting there perfectly..


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Just a heads up Goonz, a majority of auto parts stores will not warranty a battery that is not a replacement for the application. I would relocate it to the trunk and get the Optima.
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yep i would relocate it also


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Quite a few people get away with using the Motorcycle style batteries, esp those that drag/race and want weights controlled. 'Tparker' on the Focaljet (Dezert Focus) uses one in his car, he drag races a lot, he could tell you if the small battery works well or not....



Not sure if the Contour suffers as some cars do but there have been known to be issues with some cars electrics (modules, computers etc) when the battery is relocated. If people have been doing it successfully on Contours, then there's probably nothing to worry about. I have heard this before though where a perfectly good car starts developing electrical bugs (injection, ignition issues....) once the battery was relocated....Just FYI.


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what is that thing on top of the fuse box in the first pic? has 2 things pluged into it????


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