Whats Best Battery For R33?

[noobcake]

hey whats the best battery to buy for my r33? mine just died today. =[

Just not to sure if theres a specific battery most skyline users use.

preferbly i dont care, aslong as theres like a 2-5 year warranty. lol

i wana spend about $150 ish

thx

Edited June 13, 2009 by noobcake

[(B1) MR_fanny]

make sure its a sealed unit. I got a heavy duty one off someone who was supplying them on the forum a while back. cant give you any brand names or model numbers....pretty usless post...ha

[kwl33]

I used a VT battery, bigger then standard, still fits in the metal tray in the boot, has large cca amp rating, about the biggest you will get and still fit in the boot, but you may need a bigger clamp as the battery is a bit to big for the old clamp.

[bozodos]

I bought a Delkor 520CCA Calcium battery for $135, works good, had one in my previous car too.

[DRD-00F]

Delkor are good. Other good brands to go with are Odyssey and Optima.

[joeyjoejoejuniorshabadoo]

i have an optima yellow top....

expensive but great.... it lies on its side quite happilty so my 6x9's can fit and i can watch 2-3 hours of tv / gamecube and the car will start first time every time

[DRD-00F]

agreed, I have an Optima on it's side too, but I'm sure i can watch more TV then you

[profaine]

I think technically the battery is supposed to have a vent valve sort of arrangement that plugs into a rubber hose that exits out the bottom of the boot. Problem is these are $300+ so I doubt you will see many 33's with them, for mine I grabbed one that was about $150 (got a good price) and its semi sealed ( better then your average cheapy but doesnt have the connection for the vent pipe).

I didnt realise the boot battery was vented but if you hunt around you should find the pipe/hose I am talking about.

Talk to a battery expert, I talked to an aquaintance and he filled me in on the legalities, etc

[Murry33]

My r33 had a Odessey 1100CCA Dry Cell in it, was awesome!!

But does cost like $300+, can't remember exactly how much

Good for when you leave the stereo on for a while

[DRD-00F]

Got any pics Murry?

[bozodos]

Haha I'm a paranoid bastard and don't ever have the stereo on with the car off, but I still went a 520 mainly because of the cheap price and the fact that I don't have to worry about my subs and amp draining too much juice.

Most of my mates just run a 330 or so CCA battery but they don't have fancy stereos either.

[DRD-00F]

I've got the third biggest battery Optima sell...

This is it on the rear shelf above the fuel pump. it doesn't stand up and it's pretty much the full depth to the back of the seat... massive overkill

[Murry33]

Don't have any pics, but it was about the only Odessey battery that would fit in the boot of the skyline, my other choice of course at the time was an Optima battery like above. Think it was this one though, http://www.odysseybatteries.com/battery/pc1200lmjt.htm

Edited June 15, 2009 by Murry33

[R31Nismoid]

Odyssey 1200 for me

Yes, i know its upside down in one pic

[KamikazeNinja34]

My r33 had a Odessey 1100CCA Dry Cell in it, was awesome!!

But does cost like $300+, can't remember exactly how much

Good for when you leave the stereo on for a while

How long do you leave it on for before worrying about the car not starting? =b

[Sparks]

Are there any issues having the battery on its side like that ??

[R31Nismoid]

Dry cell's? Nope, none that i know of

[SKYL1N]

im after a new battery too. my car isn't starting consistently anymore and with subs and a screen i get about 5 mins of play time before its drained the battery.

these optimas look good. can you buy one that will fit in the place normally?

[DRD-00F]

Don't have any pics, but it was about the only Odessey battery that would fit in the boot of the skyline, my other choice of course at the time was an Optima battery like above. Think it was this one though, http://www.odysseybatteries.com/battery/pc1200lmjt.htm

ahhh you got sold by the salesman I see... that's actually 630CCAs in the standard battery CCA format.

450080- Odyssey Battery - PC1200LMJT

$294.99

ODYSSEY DRYCELL BATTERY - PC1200LMJT, 12 Volts 630CCA, Reserve Capacity (Min.) 91, Hot CA @ 5 Sec. 1200, Left positive SAE universal brass terminal, with metal jacket for protection from heat, L-7.8125, W-6.5625, H-7.5625 (in.) - Automotive/Commercial – Heavy Duty Batteries – Three Year Warranty Add 0.75(in.) clearance for automotive terminals

no there's no problem with a sealed unit being on it's side.

yes you can get standard sized optimas.

[Mayuri Krab]

I just bought a standard battery off RAC battery service for $100ish when my old one died.

Works fine, although I don't have any fancy audio gear. Just a weak sub powered by a piss weak 80w RMS amp + stock speakers.