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Picked up a gently used Russ Wiles battery box for BMW E36 and Odyssey PC680 battery at a great price.
http://www.apexhyperformance.com/partners/wiles.html

thought you were gonna say you had a baby, lol.

this works, too

Quoc-Viet Dang wrote:thought you were gonna say you had a baby, lol.

this works, too

In this economy I'll drive my car into on coming traffic if that happens

Nice, Theo! That's one of the slickest hold-downs I've seen, and that's a significant weight savings.
A while back, I bought a Deka ETX14 battery for about $60 online through Amazon.com.



The post conversion kit is from Braille, as is the hold-down (a glass-filled nylon piece that I cut down to the width of the battery). I put double-sided foam tape on the underside of the battery to keep it from sliding around on the tray.

Battery's about 11.5 lb., stocker's about 26, so the way I figure it, I can gain 15 lb. eating cheeseburgers and it'll be a wash!

--Doug

Doug Kott wrote:Nice, Theo! That's one of the slickest hold-downs I've seen, and that's a significant weight savings.
A while back, I bought a Deka ETX14 battery for about $60 online through Amazon.com.



The post conversion kit is from Braille, as is the hold-down (a glass-filled nylon piece that I cut down to the width of the battery). I put double-sided foam tape on the underside of the battery to keep it from sliding around on the tray.

Battery's about 11.5 lb., stocker's about 26, so the way I figure it, I can gain 15 lb. eating cheeseburgers and it'll be a wash!

--Doug

Cool. Wow, even your stock battery weighs only 26lbs. MR2's are light

Yes, they're pretty light...surprisingly, even lighter than the 1st-gen MR2s, even though they're larger dimensionally. I weighed mine a while ago with a 1/4 tank of fuel, and it came in at 2170 lb.
I hear those '89 Civics weigh under 2000 lb!

I wish I had a better pic of my battery...I got in too close, and as a result the pic doesn't show its smallness!

--Doug

Doug Kott wrote:.
I hear those '89 Civics weigh under 2000 lb!
--Doug

SHHH dont go spreading rumors!!

mr2's weigh just under 2200lbs?

jesus, I weighed my convertible when it was stock @ just over 3100... I think I've put more stuff on it than I've taken off since then, haha.

Quoc-Viet Dang wrote:mr2's weigh just under 2200lbs?

jesus, I weighed my convertible when it was stock @ just over 3100... I think I've put more stuff on it than I've taken off since then, haha.

Geez, are you sure someone didn't fill your rocker panels with lead shot when you weren't looking? And remember, if you tie several stuffed monkeys to your rear wing, the weight adds up...

The car sure didn't feel 25lbs lighter when we were push starting it on Sunday. }:)

Mike Kazmierczak wrote:The car sure didn't feel 25lbs lighter when we were push starting it on Sunday. }:)

Lol. I've been waiting for this Thanks for your help bro.

I'm still not sure what drainined the battery, but whatever it is has happened once before with my old battery, David Klenk helped me push the 3000lbs of German beauty the last time.

Doug Kott wrote:Yes, they're pretty light...surprisingly, even lighter than the 1st-gen MR2s, even though they're larger dimensionally. I weighed mine a while ago with a 1/4 tank of fuel, and it came in at 2170 lb.
I hear those '89 Civics weigh under 2000 lb!

I wish I had a better pic of my battery...I got in too close, and as a result the pic doesn't show its smallness!

--Doug

You are right Doug, the picture makes the battery look way bigger than it is. It is actually about half the size of my Odyse whcih I thought was super small.

Jason Flores wrote:

Doug Kott wrote:.
I hear those '89 Civics weigh under 2000 lb!
--Doug

SHHH dont go spreading rumors!!

Not close in stock class, but a very well-prepped '89 will be under 2000 in ST. Not WAY under though. I don't think my '91 can get there. Its very well-prepped and sits at 2023. It has 3-4 extra lbs in seats. Two aluminum strut bars add a couple of pounds. The front HF bar is like 2.5lbs. About 10 easy lbs to lose. But beyond that??? I have light wheels, light tires, light springs, aluminum-bodied threaded shocks, super lightweight exhaust, super lightweight battery. Not real sure how to get close to Andy Hollis and Tim Smith (the two lightest cars in the class). That's the difference between an 89 Japanese made civic Si and a 91 Canadian made civic Si.