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Hey fellow skyliners, I'm in the need of some help with understanding whats going on with my battery. I'm still trying to get my head around this.

So I had a guy from the NRMA come and have a look at the battery in my car. The car is a 1993 r33 gts3 and the battery is in the boot. He was pretty knowledgeable and sent for someone to come and replace the battery.

2 guys from the NRMA came along (a while after the previous guy had concluded his work) some of the main confusions I got from a conversation with them:

They were confused as to why the car didn't have 2 batteries - one in the boot and one in the bonnet. Apparently some skylines have 2?

They said the battery wasn't the right model - A guy from the NRMA replaced it last and that was the battery that I was given. I think the battery the NRMA give to silvias fit my car and the official r33 battery didn't fit. I can't quite remember. My main problem is that this is the battery that fits the car, why are they saying it's the wrong one.

And lastly, I was told the boot has to have some kind of vent when a battery is present in the boot - this really didn't make much sense to me.

I was told that the guy who previously changed the battery is going to come and give me a refund, I told them that I wanted a battery and they said something along the lines of "if its your choice to have the wrong battery"

Does anyone have any insight into this?

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93' R34? :O

I had a battery problem - however, my alarm wasn't connected which wouldn't allow for anything else to work.

I have not heard of 2x batteries. I know that R34's are in the front and R33's in the boot?

Goodluck

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93' R34? :O

I had a battery problem - however, my alarm wasn't connected which wouldn't allow for anything else to work.

I have not heard of 2x batteries. I know that R34's are in the front and R33's in the boot?

Goodluck

R33, Fixed

I couldn't find any info on dual batteries on the web

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that moron from NRMA should be shot.

R33 Coupes GTS/GTS-t/GT-R ALL have their batteries in the boot

R33 Sedans GTS/GTS-t ALL have their batteries in the engine bay

Thanks for the clarification. I might make a complaint about this depending on the outcome.

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32 and 34 the battery is in the engine bay from factory

Sometimes they're moved to the rear to create additional room for things like oil catch cans.

Where you see 2 batteries. They are generally used 1 to crank the car the other to support the Stereo (extra electricals)

the 33's I have seen have them in the boot. They are a thin looking battery

If you relocate a battery to the boot it must be in a Marine battery box and vented to the atmosphere (Generally via tube)

In the ACT this includes sealed batteries like the Optima series.

Any general battery will do the job.

Sometimes the restriction is what side the -/+ terminals are on as the cables wont stretch far enough and/or

the space the battery has to sit.

Edit: Too late again :(

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32 and 34 the battery is in the engine bay from factory

Sometimes they're moved to the rear to create additional room for things like oil catch cans.

2 batteries are generally used 1 to crank the car the other to support the Stereo (extra electricals)

the 33's I have seen have them in the boot. They are a thin looking battery

If you relocate a battery to the boot it must be in a Marine battery box and vented to the atmosphere (Generally via tube)

In the ACT this includes sealed batteries like the Optima series.

Any general battery will do the job.

Sometimes the restriction is what side the -/+ terminals are on as the cables wont stretch far enough and/or

the space the battery has to sit.

Edit: Too late again :(

Ok, but if the battery came in the boot factory, then shouldn't it also be vented factory? I'm not sure what to look for.

I really don't understand this since no one has mentioned this problem before

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there's a factory grommet which allows a hose to be connected from the battery to be vented to the ground, it is to the LHS of the battery tray of you're looking straight up from the rear of the car.

The correct battery will have a vent port and a hose coming out of it.. the brand you often see used with that configuration to pass compliance and other shit is "DELKOR"

However, just go for a full sealed AGM battery such as an Optima D51RT1 which is a direct fit with the small reversed terminals and does not require any venting of any sort.

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Update:

New guy came out and changed the battery no problems. Then after he asked me about the people who came before.

So he said: the battery doesn't need to be vented because of its size, then showed me some models that had the holes to fix a hose to. Also said he's unsure of why the other guys didn't just changed the battery and said they've made a mistake saying the battery is the wrong model and not an NRMA battery.

I don't know whether or not I should write to the NRMA about this episode of incompetency, if the 2 guys hadn't requested that the person who changed my battery last to come and deal with this, I would have been refunded the money and left without a battery.

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Just some info about batteries. For our modern enough skyline cars our alternators output it sufficient enough generally 70A+ to choose essentually the biggest battery you can fit (length and width)with correct terminals, venting requirement, orientation in a pre-detemined space from generic retailers(lead acid). Height should be equivalent of OEM to prevent fouling or non-conformance to ventilation requirements.

Best battery to buy for r33 cheap is a 67ef or equavalent (EF falcon) that will bolt in. I usually change to large terminals as there is a bigger variety and generally cheaper pricing. I also connected a second earth.

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I have a 32 and i put the battery in the boot.

I got a nice big 650 cca battery.

Got a box, a vent line, and 0 gauge cable to the engine bay. Good solid earths all over the place. And gold plated terminals help deliver good current.

Often the factory cable isnt really big enough.

Mines never had a problem since.

Jaycar has a real cheap voltmeter, it helps you see whats going on.

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