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Old Apr 5, 2013 | 04:17 PM
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Mini battery vs battery relocation?

Mini battery kit or relocate battery to trunk. Which do y'all think is more practical? Pros and cons?
Old Apr 5, 2013 | 04:41 PM
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depends, if you drive more than 2 days a week in your evo and dont live in super cold weather.. go mini battery and save the weight!

Otherwise relocate to the back and enjoy a less understeer =)
Old Apr 5, 2013 | 05:07 PM
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I have the odyssey mini battery, sucks in the cold though.
Old Apr 5, 2013 | 05:19 PM
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How does it hold up in the heat. Lets say, AZ type of heat?!
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Old Apr 5, 2013 | 07:44 PM
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Miata Battery and buy it from any autozone if it dies. Plus it has a warranty
Old Apr 5, 2013 | 08:07 PM
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I wanted my battery completely out of the bay, and I wanted to leave the thing in the garage for more than a day and have it start. Besides, the Trunk battery box from Taylor is around $100 and SCCA compliant if you want to start going that route. It is just overall a better idea for my uses. I think weight is negligible to the standard operator. Besides, you're moving some weight to the rear.
Old Apr 5, 2013 | 08:33 PM
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Old Apr 5, 2013 | 08:46 PM
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I relocated my battery to the trunk. Cheapest route and its VERY easy to do
Old Apr 5, 2013 | 09:41 PM
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Why would you have less understeer lol
Old Apr 5, 2013 | 10:12 PM
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I did both mini and its mounted in the trunk. The mini is a huge weight savings, and honestly i dont like having a battery clouding the engine bay.
Old Apr 5, 2013 | 10:16 PM
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Yeah I'm really not a fan of that big heavy battery taking up space either. It's already tight enough in there as it is.
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Originally Posted by silverevo05
Miata Battery and buy it from any autozone if it dies. Plus it has a warranty

I can relate lol. I did the same thing a while back on my old evo when my mini battery died or failed to start in cold weather. Was a great battery, just as small as the aftermarket ones and with warranty LMFAO.
Old Apr 5, 2013 | 10:38 PM
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I can relate lol. I did the same thing a while back on my old evo when my mini battery died or failed to start in cold weather. Was a great battery, just as small as the aftermarket ones and with warranty LMFAO.
Haha are they really that small?! I can't say that I have ever looked at one
Old Apr 5, 2013 | 10:44 PM
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Battery in trunk = required to have a shut-off switch mounted if you plan to race the car.
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Originally Posted by Craig King
Battery in trunk = required to have a shut-off switch mounted if you plan to race the car.
yeeeeeah It's my DD. unless I plan on racing soccer mom in her mini van to the grocery store to get the closest parking spot to the door.



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