Pics of the installed battery

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Here you see the bracket that Sunset made (I added the L-shaped backing brace).





At the bottom of the battery you see the small tray -- it is screwed directly to the stock tray.

My goal was to install the battery such that it was virtually impossible to budge. I track the car and the last thing I want is a battery sliding around. With these brackets -- the battery won't budge at all, in fact I was able to rock the car back forth as I cranked on the battery trying to see if it would come loose.

 

Did the 680 come w/ the posts?
Where did you pick those up at?
Ive got the 545 and I need posts.

 

thats a very clean install.....does this thing put out the juice as say a stock size battery.....or is this just for racing?

 

Mine came w/ posts -- but I think you can get them from gotbatteries.com or something like that.

The battery puts out 680 (thus PC680) cold cranking amps -- plenty to start the car. If you left the car undriven for 10 days or more, I would suspect the battery would be dead. This car is not my daily -- but it get's driven about 2-3 times a week. If I were leaving town long term -- I would just disconnect the battery. Eventually I will get a trickle charger do I don't have to worry about it. If you have a bling stereo or ICE -- this battery would not be for you.


I would not go smaller than the PC680. The 545 is only 4lbs lighter, and I don't think that is enough to justify that lower cranking amps.

 

I've had my PC680 in the car for about 6 months with no problems. When I go out of town for 4 or more days, I usually disconnect the battery just to be safe. It's never let me down though.

 

where's the cheapest place to buy such a low-wt battery, and how much do they cost?

 

if by posts, u mean auto terminals, the pc680mjt comes with terminals; hence the "t". i got mine off good ol' ebay.