Battery In Boot Conversion

[s13eater]

[paulsilv]

005L Battery, has to beat the hell out of wiring it all into the boot for easiness.

My hunt is now on for a battery.


Cheers Guys

[ScoupeS12]

Lol....S13eater....always one who know's better :P

And I went for the smaller battery option in the S13, purely becasue it was easier. But it is cheaper aswell, which is always a bonus.

I think pretty much all parts places can translate the 005L battery number into their own part numbers. It's commonly recognised.

I can't remember off of the top of my head whether the battery terminals are the same way round in the S12, and S13. If they are not (or at any-rate) make sure that the battery you get has the terminals the correct way around. If it's not 005L for the S12, then it'll be 005R

[paulsilv]

005L Battery


005R Battery

[ScoupeS12]

Yeah, same idea, but the terminals are the opposite way around.

I am pretty damn sure that the number was a 005, but it's been ages since I bought it, but I think it was the same as a mk1 MX5.

[paulsilv]

Read around a few forums, This battery was recommended from a guy who cut a hole in the S13 battery tray for intercooler piping. It is 12V 40ah 330 CCA. Has this battery got enough Grunt for a DET and what would be recommended.
Length: 187 mm
Width: 127 mm
Height: 227 mm

054 Battery


This is the MX5 Battery I found, It is 12V 45ah 350 CCA
Length: 234 mm
Width: 128 mm
Height: 220 mm

048 Battery


Also some batteries quote CCA with (SAE) what is this???

And some are GEL and others ACID,,, Whats the Difference???

This is becoming a minefield LOL


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[paulsilv]

Found a small race battery on eBay with this spec:
PERFORMANCE @ 25°C:

Voltage - 12v

Capacity - 20Ah

Cranking current* - approx 680Amps(5 secs)

Will this be ok for the DET?

Pricing the wire up etc to put it in the boot is a fortune, unless someone knows anywhere cheap for this kind of stuff