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Old 03-25-2022, 10:26 AM
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This 5lbs battery pump out 900crank amp ,no problem starting my car with it...
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4 lbs, or 40 lbs? What is it made out of that it's only 4 lbs?
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4 lbs, or 40 lbs? What is it made out of that it's only 4 lbs?

Lith-ion battery..

saves about the same weight as the weight difference between regular carrera and a carrera T
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How hard was the install? I was thinking about doing this upgrade.
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Originally Posted by ICU991812
4 lbs, or 40 lbs? What is it made out of that it's only 4 lbs?
Yes 5lbs only ,huge saving in weight
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How hard was the install? I was thinking about doing this upgrade.
Took me 30min let say 1 hour max ,have to buy new screws and washers to tight everything up
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Yes 4lbs only ,huge saving in weight

Photo courtesy of the shop while installing Stage 3 setup...
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Originally Posted by desmotesta
Lith-ion battery..

saves about the same weight as the weight difference between regular carrera and a carrera T
Only a T that has all the carbon bits and nothing extra. The way 90% of them were ordered, with a sunroof/18-ways/leather, they’ll weigh more than a base Carrera slick-top and 4-ways.
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Saw the website for these batteries. Very nice. Keep us updated on real world, long-term application and reliability of these. This is game changing stuff, not just in weight savings, but for ease on install also.
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Make sure you document how often you plug in your car. They recommend that you plug it in basically all the time since the battery is comically low capacity. It's some real race car stuff, terrible for a weekend warrior car.
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Make sure you document how often you plug in your car. They recommend that you plug it in basically all the time since the battery is comically low capacity. It's some real race car stuff, terrible for a weekend warrior car.
True ,I had this battery in my 996tt and yes if you dont use the car for 1 month you need a slow charger to maintain voltage
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True ,I had this battery in my 996tt and yes if you dont use the car for 1 month you need a slow charger to maintain voltage
and website says you need a specific charger for lithium batteries, not the regular chargers for lead batteries. How much of an investment is that?
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Originally Posted by ICU991812
and website says you need a specific charger for lithium batteries, not the regular chargers for lead batteries. How much of an investment is that?
I have a 1amp slow charger 20$ is all you need
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Originally Posted by ICU991812
and website says you need a specific charger for lithium batteries, not the regular chargers for lead batteries. How much of an investment is that?
I always found this to be odd, and probably snake oil.

Think about it. You're not changing the alternator in the car, are you?

The battery should have a management/balancer system built into it (this is where a lot of the cost comes from) so it can be compatible with "traditional" chargers.
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Originally Posted by asellus
I always found this to be odd, and probably snake oil.

Think about it. You're not changing the alternator in the car, are you?

The battery should have a management/balancer system built into it (this is where a lot of the cost comes from) so it can be compatible with "traditional" chargers.
That is correct if you can charge it with your alternator you can charge with any slow charger imo
Correction my battery weight 5lbs not 4

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