lightweight battery recommendation (non lipo/life)
 

Looking for a lighter battery option but not interested in lipo/life type.. Any recomendations?

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not worth the $ nor effort, nothing to be gained on the time slip.

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Wow.

I bought a battery that was almost 30 pounds lighter.Amazingly,the car picked up almost .03.

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Not really worried about et gain.. I just know adding 40lbs on the front of my car effected how my car works.. (still works good) just taking that 40 from rear and putting it up front was the effect I was trying to overcome.. and no I dont want to just add more weight to the rear to make the balance what it was before

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been there done that and gained NOTHING in 2 cars.

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Go Lithium has some nice lightweight batteries. 8 lbs. if your car is at it?s minimum weight already and has a good consistent 60 Ft times then changing batteries might no net and improvements in the ET. If you need to get 30 lbs off of the scale weight then it will be a good way to loose the weight. And probably pick up .02-.03

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I ran an Odyssey PC925 for several years in my 68 Camaro, and it cranked a 13:1 SBC with no issue.

27 lbs. 900 Cranking Amps for 5 Seconds

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Assuming this isn’t a bracket car like 1320 and has limitations, lighter batteries and other legal weight conscious decisions can help. Especially if track conditions are not ideal.

We used to run a light weight 12 volt Braille battery and it was less than 10 lbs. we didn?t use it for eliminator, but it was part of our prep for Indy and class runs. It worked well and was a standard AGM.

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Total Power has both Lithium 16 volt batteries and lightweight 12 volt AGM batteries and are a Contingency sponsor as well as made in the USA.

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I ran Total Power’s small 12volt battery which is an aircraft battery made by Concorde and its junk as longevity is concerned.

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Every car that I've raced for the last 30+ years (except the FWD stuff) has had a Deka 850/1000 CCA battery. They're made in Pa. they last a long time and they'll start almost anything. I can live with the weight penalty.

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Before switching to 16volts in 2022, I ran AC Delco batteries in my door cars for 30 years, same spec as Billy’s Deka and I never had a bad one, failure or missed round due to a slow cranking or dead battery.

The fact is the small, lightweight 12volt batteries just do not have the cranking amps that the full size batteries do nor do the last as long.

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I've been running the 11 lb Braille batteries for about 10 years now and they've been great. I do have two, one in stock location and one in the trunk. Not sure I'd trust just one at only 360 cranking amps, but they have a 21 pounder with 550.
I've left the fan and water pump on for a couple hours (twice in one weekend lol) dragging them down to 20-30% and they charge right back up. The ones in the car now are from 2020 so I'll replace over the winter.

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Had a 17 pound braille in the nova, even fully charged up it would struggle. So I can see where 2 11lbs plus a alternator would be about as low as you could safely go with AGM. I swapped out the Braille for a 12V Lithium(with BMS) and it likes it 100% more, and dropped over 11 pounds, but its a lithium so not for everyone.

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In my bracket car I ran 1 optima and 1 motorcycle battery (11lb) with alternator. Didn't know if it would work. 2 seasons later motorcycle battery gave up.
But be a stocker is the correct size battery need to be in stock location?

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Iv'e been running a single 11 lb. Braille 12v lithium with an alternator for years. No issues .

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I've been using 2 of the Odyssey batteries with no issues. They are 2 years old now. Keep a maintainer on them and only charge at low amps. Not crazy about lithium ion batteries.

Tom Flowers
E/SA 3860

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My XS battery works great, use it in two different cars, and never put a battery charger on all weekend of racing. weight is about 23lbs

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The OP said, Looking for a lighter battery option but not interested in lipo/life type.. Any recomendations?

Yet, your response is, not worth the $ nor effort, nothing to be gained on the time slip.

So, that's some irony if I've ever seen it.

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so you reply to this thread NOT to offer your opinion to the OP, rather comment about my reply, my opinion.

Feel better now?:rolleyes:

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He asked for recommendations for a light weight battery. Not if it was "worth" it.

You happy now?

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I'm always happy helping racers get the most out of their cars without wasting $ and time.

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Thanks everyone for the input! last thing i wanted was to start an argument..

Can close this thread if you like..

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no reason to close the thread, we may still get a few more like Tony that only want to reply to my advice rather than offer their opinion about your question.:rolleyes:

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Did you make a decision based on the inputs? A simple yes or no; or no answer is fine as to not start "argument"(s).

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1320, do me a favor and go back and read post #7. If someone else gives their opinion on a topic, you feel the need to correct them. But, when you give your opinion, you're just trying to help out a racer. Do you see the hypocrisy? That is what I'm trying to point out.