MikeRA87

I had the AMS small battery kit installed in mid june with the intake and i went to start my car the other day but got nothing...does anyone know what the problem might be?

hopper

Battery is dead?

ssg_petty_210

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this is why I am just relocating my stock battery to the trunk. I hear to many issues about small battery kits. Hope you get yours fixed man.

08Lancer89

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I havnt had any issues at all with my small battery kit and I had a 1000 watt system hooked up to it for awhile.

bwesley82

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how long was the car sitting. My mini battery dies if I let it sit for more than 3 days without hooking up a charger. Especially if you have an alarm, they won't last very long if the car sits. If you run the car everyday it shouldn't die on you.

MikeRA87

i drive the car everyday with no problems...then all of a sudden "ABS service required" pops up so i parked my car and when i went to start it again...got nothing! and my dash was lighting up and flickering.

ssg_petty_210

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Some people dont have problems with them. But I have heard more horror stories then good with these batteries. IMHO, you cant go wrong with the stock battery relocated to the trunk. I would not want to pay that much money to have it die on me when I dont start the car for a week.

Westbound&down

turn your lights off when you park? interior and exterior.

MikeRA87

yes i always make sure my lights are off..i think im gonna have to relocate my factory battery to the trunk..seems like what most ppl are doin

fugiwara

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again small batteries are not reliable compare to oem battery. If you want smaller battery I'd suggest go with Miata battery or Baker battery, they are not as small as ams ones but you still can save some weight and maintain reliability.

Kieffer87

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Just a heads up but you guys that are relocating your OEM batteries to the trunk do realize you need to put them in a sealed battery box and vent that outside the cabin right??

I havn't had any issues with my mini battery, it's made it through 1 winter so far and I also have a fairly large sub amp on mine without any issues.

ssg_petty_210

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Actually no, I did not know that. School me plz. My buddy has been running his stock battery in the trunk since 2006, no issues.

EvoOtto

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There is a very dangerous gas that is emitted from a standard car battery. If you put it in your car without a vented box to the outside you could get very sick or even die. You have a second choice if you don't want to get a vented box. You can get a gel cell. That is the type of battery that is used in the Evo's. They are completely sealed and are safe in your cars cabin.

RalliartMike15

What is the best kit to relocate the battery to the trunk? Does anyone have an opinion?

GPTourer

I do not use a small battery for this reason. Especially if this is a car you rely on for a daily basis and you live some place where it gets very hot or very cold. I consider them only viable for race cars that never get very far away from a garage full of tools and replacement parts.