talentsearch301

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My opinions mini batteries are... they are garbage!

I have a few month old Genesis mini battery... I never had any problems until I disconected it to install my turbo kit...

turbo kit install is now complete... battery is deader than dead

had it tested, came back with a code

F03 internal open cell/ sulfated condition

KawRider

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You lose weight in the front, and they make room for a better IC pipe setup. Your Battery should be under warranty?

purevibez

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+1

chaotichoax

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I had one for a little while...it was perfectly fine...I only opted to put the stocker back in because I sit my car a lot in between classes and I don't want to kill my battery or have to worry about it when it gets too cold

I had the AMS mini battery kit

Boost Addict

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Relocate to the trunk. Thats what im going to do. Shift a little weight to the rear and gain a whole lot of room in the engine bay. It's Win Freakin' Win Baby! haha

talentsearch301

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Install the stock battery in the trunk, will give you the same effect ... yes?

Battery is under warranty... so I will go that route

but the fear of going through this every (x) amount of months is a problem...

What will happen in the winter, when the car is parked?

Will probably have to go through this again...

I forgot to add...this is my second battery in a time of 9 months... everytime this happens is when the battery is disconected for a period for about 30 days or more.

evolvedmb

Also agree with the weight reduction and space provided for other mods in the engine bay.

TwoMix9900

Well the way I put things into perspective is that most, if not all the time, you have to sacrifice something to gain something...especially if you want to make your car go faster, then you do have to sacrifice luxury of not having to worry about battery problems

fullboost

If it's frequent that you don't use your car for extended periods, it'd probably do you good to invest in a battery tender. It'll save you loads of aggrivation.

Frenchy4g63

Not exactly, your accually going to increase the weight by adding more length to the wires. Not the best idea, plus you have to vent your trunk.

Mini batteries are a great idea, they save weight and free up a lot of under hood room. If your having issues with them dying get a battery tender. If you want to run a larger stereo, easily removable of course, get an aftermarket alternator.
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MitsuJoe

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I used an Odyessey PC-680 in the winter in Michigan for 2 years in a DSM with 0 problems. I think you need a new brand.

Warrtalon

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Yes, please don't relocate to the trunk unless you plan to install a trunk kill switch that sticks out of the trunk. I doubt most of you want to do that...

talentsearch301

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Dont know what it is (battery tender)... I'll google it and check it out
thanx

MitsuJoe

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AKA trickle charger. It will keep your battery charged when not in use. It is like a battery charger but I think it only pushes in 1amp.

Rutt

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Why would this be needed on a street car ? Just run a circuit breaker in the engine bay and a fuse or additional circuit breaker near the battery. This dual protection setup will protect the car in case of a shortcircuit. Unless the car is being raced in some league that has outside of the car kill switch regulations a secured battery box and circuit breaker protection should be suffucient when relocating a battery to the trunk. Accessing the trunk area is easier than opening the hood. Pop the latch ond push the trunk up