New battery advice, recommendations

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Originally Posted by aaronng

THat is asking too much of any battery. Except the Odyssey and Optima Yellowtop. But are you willing to pay $300+ for that? Even the Optima in 51R still has problems after being revised.

For the money, I'd just get a AC Delco or Supercharge Gold. Both are about $120. Just don't deep cycle them.

You have to use the regular size ones. The location in your EK can't support a larger battery, unless you do a battery relocation into the boot.

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wats "deep cycle them" mean ? lol cos at Honda (where i work) they sell Supercharge etc aswell so i mite get that since cheaper and easy to get.

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Originally Posted by andiiso

wats "deep cycle them" mean ? lol cos at Honda (where i work) they sell Supercharge etc aswell so i mite get that since cheaper and easy to get.

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Deep cycle means to use them til there is no more capacity. Lead acid batteries tend to shorten their lifespan once you drain them past 60% (if I remember the number correctly). You are meant to always keep a lead acid battery FULLY charged.

ohkz man, my battery is like under 50% from when i checked last time .. lol i gotta change it and im thinking of reco my alternator

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Originally Posted by andiiso

ohkz man, my battery is like under 50% from when i checked last time .. lol i gotta change it and im thinking of reco my alternator

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Doubt your alternator has a problem. Your battery wear comes from playing the stereo for more than 20 minutes with the engine off. Shorter if you have an aftermarket system with an amp.

best batt ive found and i punish them in a highly modded 4x4 ( 3 fitted )...also use same type in my ek ive got over 1200w of ice and i can play for near an hour and still kick it over no probs they are deep cycle too get your self a "calcium battery" they are a lot better than lead acid and only about 20-30 more

ive used these batterys for years and in both huge ice and hard core off road
(( avalible from most autopro shops also autobarn ))

definately get an optima. got one for my car about 6 weeks ago best battery on the market. i paid 330 from http://www.performancecaraudio.com.au/

Imo Ive had the optima battery and you pay 3x more but do not get 3x more life out of them so I think its a waste of extra money. Just Stick with your normal battery but try to get the calcium calcium battery as they work well in the hondas and make sure that the CCA rating meets or exceeds what is required for the ek.

I've had an Odyssey up until recently that cost $399 and only lasted 3 years..
Biggest waste of money.
Definitely just stick to a normal one with a decent cca rating..

don't ppl use full stops in their sentences anymore? :confused: lol

anyway, i wasn't intentionally planning to drain the battery... just forgot about it while doing some garage work :o

ok prob just call around tomorrow. called Autobarn other day, said they got Century batteries for about $150... i'll try Honda as well, c what types they got... guess i'll just grab another Century if i can't find anything else, since my current one has lasted me for quite a few years.

anybody know what a "decent" cca rating is for the EK?

vin,
get supercharge from http://www.moorabbinbatteries.com.au/
mostly it'll just cost you $120.

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Originally Posted by EKVTIR-T

I've had an Odyssey up until recently that cost $399 and only lasted 3 years..
Biggest waste of money.
Definitely just stick to a normal one with a decent cca rating..

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my odyssey battery has lasted 5 years and still going with its new owner

Ok.
Did you have an audio system?Any amps?