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desmo4 · 10-13-2007, 10:31 PM

None of those low capacity batteries are practical for cars that have any drain when turned off and are not plugged into a charger all the time when they are parked. The batteries sulphinate and fail in short order. The only batteries which can take that treatment are Optima Yellow tops and sadly Optima no longer makes a D51 which fits the S. I tried one and it failed in warranty, and they gave me a full refund. They told me recently they will not make another small Optima battery. I also tried an Odyssey PC925 and it could handle the S either.

Jonathan

10-13-2007, 10:31 PM	#4 (permalink)
desmo4 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 523	None of those low capacity batteries are practical for cars that have any drain when turned off and are not plugged into a charger all the time when they are parked. The batteries sulphinate and fail in short order. The only batteries which can take that treatment are Optima Yellow tops and sadly Optima no longer makes a D51 which fits the S. I tried one and it failed in warranty, and they gave me a full refund. They told me recently they will not make another small Optima battery. I also tried an Odyssey PC925 and it could handle the S either. Jonathan __________________ MY 2000 Mugen Air box, Headers, Exhaust, ECU, Pressure Plate,LSD, Radiator cap NZ Dampers, Thermo SW and Thermostat. 66 mm Throttle body, Sampco intake pipe and radiator hoses, Swift sway bars, Stillen rotors w/ M-tech extreme pads. BBS JDM Forged Wheels.w/ Potensa Re=01R's Nextgear Intake manifold gasket, SPA gauges, Alpine IDA-X001,KCE-300Bt BT Adapter, Focal 165 K2P speakers, Boston 10.5LF Subwoofer, Phoenix Gold ZX475Ti & Xenon X600.1 Sub Amp, Recaro Profi SPG w/Sparco 6 pt