rumplitter
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| posted on 2/4/09 at 09:43 AM |
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which battery?
I am building a Mini basedSylva Mojo, with a Honda B18C4 Vti engine, (approx 200 BHP) I have no idea what battery spec to go for.
I'm not too worried about weight, don't fancy spending lots of dosh on a red top battery. Can anyone please give me advice?
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/upload/MiniMojoProject.JPG
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 2/4/09 at 09:47 AM |
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but surely your on here...linky
I'd just use what their using
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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rumplitter
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| posted on 2/4/09 at 09:54 AM |
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i get much more sense from Locost users!
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/upload/MiniMojoProject.JPG
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 2/4/09 at 10:16 AM |
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The starting loads on the battery aren’t really very high, I can easily start my JCB on a tiny car battery so long as its starts first time and since
modern fuel injection engines fire up very quickly if not instantly, you can get away with small capacity ones. You’re after a battery with a good
discharge rate but a low capacity. Doesn't matter what the lights need as the alternator is topping the battery up just as quick as it’s being
used, well till belt snaps...
imo the donor’s standard battery would be a total overkill and a waste of money
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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UncleFista
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| posted on 2/4/09 at 01:42 PM |
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I bought the smallest one they had in the motor factors, dunno what it's for but it's small. Has no problems starting our Zetec 
Tony Bond / UncleFista
Love is like a snowmobile, speeding across the frozen tundra.
Which suddenly flips, pinning you underneath.
At night the ice-weasels come...
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Canada EH!
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| posted on 2/4/09 at 02:00 PM |
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Run the battery that Honda put in the bike the engine came from. My race Datsun on Webers used a snowmobile battery for 500cc 2 stroke.
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