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jesus i think 900CCA is a little extreme! and at 27.5kg its a tad heavy.

This is in my 32, but a 550CCA battery does the job fine. I would really say you would need anything more powerful than that.

No matter how big of battery u get make sure you alternator is big enought to charge it o/wise you'll burn it out and kill your new battery anyway

Anyone know quickly off the top of their heads the load rating of an r33 alternator?

I got one of these .......

http://allpurposebatteries.com.au/shop/pro...eafdb6795305e70

Its small and I needed the space

Its light - 8KG

Its powerful - 380 CCA - Starts the 2.6 without trouble and my alarm doesnt send it flat.

Its reasonably priced.

Tim.

All R33 GTST Coupes have them in the boot. R33 GTST S1 Sedan's are Boot, but R33 S2 Sedan's are under the bonnet I believe

All r33s are in the boot....Time for me to get a new battery as well!

No matter how big of battery u get make sure you alternator is big enought to charge it o/wise you'll burn it out and kill your new battery anyway

Anyone know quickly off the top of their heads the load rating of an r33 alternator?

Very good point!

I would also like to know the load rating for an r34 alternator?? I want to get the biggest battery the car can handle without the alternator burning out.

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270cca will start the car just fine!!! The battery weighs a lot less and costs a lot less too, cheap enough to replace from bigw if it does go bad. Also fits the spot with standard bracket too.

After I installed a $3500 stereo system and wanting to be able to play it for hours without charging the car led to the following experience with batteries...

I've been down the route of trying first 950cca 850 standard ca then yellow top then red top sealed 550cca and beack to a cheap 270cca.

It cost a fortune (almost $2000 for this experience) and in the end if you are having trouble starting it is probably corroding factory wiring.

The real reason batteries are in the boot is to keep the temperature down...They will all die in the end if its heat in the engine bay causing it (the temp under the bonnet with the turbo can easily cook batteries). I have a R33 sedan series2 with the battery in the front and I even installed vents on the bonnet to keep the battery cool (it worked or I'd have moved it to the boot already).

If you really want to spend big $$$$ get a lithium-ion version (special effort on your part) which will last longer - put it in the boot to keep the heat down to preserve battery life and it will last 10 years and be light weight.

If you are looking for performance do not forget lighter is better! Power to weight ratio is important, and save yourself a lot of money on batteries, just buy a nice light weight cheapie (try to keep it cool to preserve its life) and replace it with a new one if it breaks.

I hope this saves fellow skyline enthusiasts some money.

Another tip - batteries sulfate if they are allowed to go flat, so make sure it gets charges no less than once a fortnight. If you let a red top go flat 2 times it will only have 6 months of life left in it.

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