I dont like the idea of buying a battery just for the track as i am concerned that it wont last sitting in my house 360 days a year. I have done a bunch of reading on and off this site and havent found anything conclusive about how cold you can go with these things. I live in wisconsin so there is a week or 2 a year where its highs in the 0's. I know I want a light weight battery but it seems that the info is sketchy on what is going to work. I have been tring to figure out which way i want to go with this whole thing. Hope this helps someone! Have a good one! Note that if the rumors are true, that obviously Braille batteries are a good bit more expensive, but also come with terminals, whereas you can save money with a Deka, but will have to buy your own terminals. Just made this thread to help anyone considering picking up a lightweight battery in the future, hope it helps someone. Lastly, the weight of our stock batteries, according to The Lightweight Parts Thread is ~32 lbs, and according to AnorexicSTI's thread is 32.0 lbs, so there's definitely some weight to be saved there. If someone know the exact CCA rating of our OEM batteries, please let me know. The most common answer was anywhere from 330 CCA's to 400 CCA's, which apparently is well below what what most OEM batteries are rated at (between 500-800 CCA's). I also tried looking for what our OEM batteries are rated for as far as CCA's, and couldn't find a straight answer. Maybe I'm wrong, and the rumors are incorrect, but if not, please keep this in the back of your mind. some are pretty far apart, and if the rumors are correct, and Deka makes batteries for Braille, I would tend to believe Deka's CCA ratings over Braille's, as they actually make them/not just rebadge them. Please note the discrepancies in the CCA's. ^^^Note, these batteries are meant to be used as a set to replace 2 batteries/supply 24V power ect.īraille B2618 - 18 lbs - 472 CCA's - Recommended as a daily driver battery in both warm & cold conditions.īraille B3121 - 21 lbs - 550 CCA's - Recommended as a daily driver battery in both warm & cold conditions. ^^^Not sure which Deka battery the Braille is modeled after in the 15 lbs range?!?īraille B2317 & B2317R - 17 lbs - 475 CCA's - Recommended as a daily driver battery in both warm & cold conditions. Anyway, just figured I would make a few comparisons, note all Braille recommendations for 4 cylinder engines:īraille B106 - 6.6 lbs - 210 CCA's - Only recommend for warm weather racing/not recommending for a daily driver as per Braille.īraille B129 - 9.5 lbs - 323 CCA's - In warm & cold weather only recommend for racing or as a motorcycle/chopper battery/not recommended for daily driven car.īraille B14115 - 11.5 lbs - 360 CCA's - In warm & cold weather only recommend for racing or as a motorcycle/chopper battery/not recommended for dailyīraille B2015 - 15 lbs - 425 CCA's - Recommended as a daily driver battery in warm conditions (60-120 degrees), recommended as a race only battery for cold conditions (0-59 degrees). Which would lead me to believe that Braille in fact overrates their batteries as Deka is the company that actually makes them, or is believed to make them.Īs a person who runs E85 year round in Colorado, I was most concerned with CCA's (cold cranking amps) as my car will see near 0 temperatures in the winter, and I need it to start on E85 (tougher to start than gasoline in the cold). Those batteries just happen to have the exact same weights as the Braille batteries, although there are some differences in their specs. Which, if you look on Deka's website they have a series of batteries called Sports Power, and you can find a list of batteries that are made for ATV's, motorcycles, watercrafts & snowmobiles ect. Now, it's been rumored, and is widely believed that Braille batteries are actually made for them by Deka. Did a little bit of research about them, as I need a battery I can use throughout the winter here in Colorado on E85. So, not too long ago, I made a thread asking for a recommendation for a light weight battery, and obviously the first battery that usually comes up is Braille.
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