X-Post: Official Group Buy: Gear Reduction Starter
06-04-2009, 08:27 AM
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06-04-2009, 08:45 AM
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UPDATED LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
- ideola: confirmed for 1 piece
- stevekat: confirmed for 1 piece
- evil 944t: confirmed for 1 piece
- schwank: confirmed for 1 piece
- Jakkq: confirmed for 1 piece
- tomcooper: confirmed for 1 piece
- Chris White: confirmed for 1 piece
- sj340: confirmed for 1 piece
- loftygoals: confirmed for 1 piece
- gegge: tentative for 1 piece
- CurtP: tentative for 1 piece
- theedge: tentative for 1 piece
- Anonymous1: tentative for 1 piece
- Anonymous2: tentative for 1 piece
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06-04-2009, 09:44 AM
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It really is a matter of the cold cranking amps you feel you need for your application. I don't know off hand what the recommendations are for a 944, but most of the 924 guys are running something in the range of 500-600 CCA in the northern climes. You can get away with less in warmer climates. It also depends on your intended use (track or street). For my track application, I am planning to install an Odyssey ER40 in the rear fender well. Small, compact, 85 minute reserve capacity at 25A load, it was the best package I could come up with in terms of size, capacity, and matching to the axle-driven alternator setup I'm developing.
If you're primarily interested in reducing weight, just go with an Optima or Odyssey battery and match the CCA to what you would normally buy in a conventional lead-acid battery. You'll save about 50% weight overall; the difference in weight between a 400CCA and 500CCA will be fairly negligible with one of those brands.
If you're primarily interested in reducing weight, just go with an Optima or Odyssey battery and match the CCA to what you would normally buy in a conventional lead-acid battery. You'll save about 50% weight overall; the difference in weight between a 400CCA and 500CCA will be fairly negligible with one of those brands.
06-04-2009, 10:06 AM
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06-04-2009, 10:17 AM
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It really is a matter of the cold cranking amps you feel you need for your application. I don't know off hand what the recommendations are for a 944, but most of the 924 guys are running something in the range of 500-600 CCA in the northern climes. You can get away with less in warmer climates. It also depends on your intended use (track or street). For my track application, I am planning to install an Odyssey ER40 in the rear fender well. Small, compact, 85 minute reserve capacity at 25A load, it was the best package I could come up with in terms of size, capacity, and matching to the axle-driven alternator setup I'm developing.
If you're primarily interested in reducing weight, just go with an Optima or Odyssey battery and match the CCA to what you would normally buy in a conventional lead-acid battery. You'll save about 50% weight overall; the difference in weight between a 400CCA and 500CCA will be fairly negligible with one of those brands.
If you're primarily interested in reducing weight, just go with an Optima or Odyssey battery and match the CCA to what you would normally buy in a conventional lead-acid battery. You'll save about 50% weight overall; the difference in weight between a 400CCA and 500CCA will be fairly negligible with one of those brands.
06-04-2009, 10:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Van
I was hoping to use a motorcycle battery.
06-04-2009, 02:57 PM
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We're up to 9 confirmations already. Wayne doesn't allow group buy posts on Pelican, and I can't get an ID at Clark's Garage, but if somebody other than me were to make mention of this on those two forums, I'm sure there'd be some interested parties... 