Odyssey Battery

[cullenmin]

Hello scooby drivers,

Has anyone got & fitted one of these odyssey batteries? Are they any good?

I thought about getting one. For the weight benefit and also just to replace the crappy battery I have.

I tried a search on here but couldnt find any posts on them. There are many different versions of the battery's too so I wouldnt know which one would suit. Any ideas?

Cheers

Rich

[JohnSt]

Hello scooby drivers,

Has anyone got & fitted one of these odyssey batteries? Are they any good?

I thought about getting one. For the weight benefit and also just to replace the crappy battery I have.

I tried a search on here but couldnt find any posts on them. There are many different versions of the battery's too so I wouldnt know which one would suit. Any ideas?

Cheers

Rich

I have an Icle wee one in the race car

[cullenmin]

I have an Icle wee one in the race car

Are these any good for a normal car then?

Do they come in different sizes for the impreza?

Smaller and lighter the better of course, as long as it starts the car when you want it to!

[JohnSt]

Are these any good for a normal car then?

Do they come in different sizes for the impreza?

Smaller and lighter the better of course, as long as it starts the car when you want it to!

I have a PC680 and it starts the car just fine.

---john---

[cullenmin]

I have a PC680 and it starts the car just fine.

---john---

Ok so do you need anything along with it?

fittings, charger?

Rich

[RA Dunk]

Ok so do you need anything along with it?

fittings, charger?

Rich

car maybe?

would one of these batteries hold enough juice to sit for two or three weeks without the car being started

[cullenmin]

car maybe?

cheeky bugger

AC!D if your keen for one I could look into getting a group buy, have it run til feb or something like that. (I'm in no rush for one, just looking into it just now)

Rich

[scoobzie]

if it would last 2 or 3 weeks without being started then i would buy 1 get the group buy started

[20kendo]

Have a PC680 on a yamaha v-max works fine, don't know if it be up to the job on a scoob ?

[Robertio]

I have an Icle wee one in the race car

A PC680 is not an icle wee one John - I have a 545 in the RX I do only get 3 shots at starting the 5.7l V8 on it before the battery is dead

Personally I wouldn't recommend anything less than a redtop 35, or equivalent on a genuine road car. With a track/race car you are generally going to be starting it within walking distance of a car with a proper battery and jump leads, not a luxury you always have in a road car. The 545 has upset me more than once this year with it's (lack of) cranking power, am giving serious consideration to wiring in a second battery for next year that I can use on the road (and remove leaving just the 545 on track).

No one can make a guarantee about being able to start a particular after 2-3 weeks as it depends on the car in question. I had an EnerSys in my old RX that would start the car after it had been sitting for 6 months as there was no alarm/tracker causing a constant drain (really rated that battery, possibly my best mod on the car). Like wise my current RX can start off the 545 after 3 weeks of sitting as there is no drain/bad earthing. On the other hand both my scoobs have had Clifford alarms with Trackers and have wiped out full size batteries inside 2 weeks, the Williams gets about 3 months before the factory power sapping features drain the factory battery.

Pretty much all of the race orientated batteries have tiny screw fittings, rather than full sized lumps to clip your wiring onto. As such you have to trim the factory wiring back and put on new fittings. It is possible to get adapters that screw into the small batteries allowing you to use the factory connectors, but I can't remember where I saw these (have a vague recollection they were not cheap and, at the time, only available from the US).

[arch]

A PC680 is not an icle wee one John - I have a 545 in the RX I do only get 3 shots at starting the 5.7l V8 on it before the battery is dead

Personally I wouldn't recommend anything less than a redtop 35, or equivalent on a genuine road car. With a track/race car you are generally going to be starting it within walking distance of a car with a proper battery and jump leads, not a luxury you always have in a road car. The 545 has upset me more than once this year with it's (lack of) cranking power, am giving serious consideration to wiring in a second battery for next year that I can use on the road (and remove leaving just the 545 on track).

No one can make a guarantee about being able to start a particular after 2-3 weeks as it depends on the car in question. I had an EnerSys in my old RX that would start the car after it had been sitting for 6 months as there was no alarm/tracker causing a constant drain (really rated that battery, possibly my best mod on the car). Like wise my current RX can start off the 545 after 3 weeks of sitting as there is no drain/bad earthing. On the other hand both my scoobs have had Clifford alarms with Trackers and have wiped out full size batteries inside 2 weeks, the Williams gets about 3 months before the factory power sapping features drain the factory battery.

Pretty much all of the race orientated batteries have tiny screw fittings, rather than full sized lumps to clip your wiring onto. As such you have to trim the factory wiring back and put on new fittings. It is possible to get adapters that screw into the small batteries allowing you to use the factory connectors, but I can't remember where I saw these (have a vague recollection they were not cheap and, at the time, only available from the US).

I have one fitted to my RA and it was used on the road for 6 months with periods of 1 -2 weeks of inactivity and had no issues at all with it. It has held charge well and I have never had to recharge it off the car or jump start it. That said I disconnect the battery when not in use to ensure there is no current drain on the battery. If you have a tracker or after market alarm fitted you may have issues if the car is left standing for a prolonged period. The odyssey batteries come with an optional set of round posts which screw straight to the battery using the fittings provided which are all pretty good quality. This allows direct fitment of the standard battery cables and connectors so there is no need at all to mess with the wiring if you dont want to. From memory I think the extra posts were about £5. I got mine through a scoobynet groupbuy run by Bob5.

Edited December 12, 2008 by Arch

[cullenmin]

if it would last 2 or 3 weeks without being started then i would buy 1 get the group buy started

Ok mate, keep your eyes peeled for this coming up after a period of time.

January isnt the best time of the year for people splashing out on goodies so if I do get one started then it'll run into february.

Rich

[scooby222]

the integra had a lightweight battery and after 6 weeks of minimal starting it was beyond charging so make sure you know the spec of the one your getting- though you do need a working engine to start in the first place