[Supras] Dry Cell Batteries for MK3

[Dave Henry]

I ran one in my mkiv.  As long as you drive the car frequently (car doesn't 
sit for a long time) the car started up fine and you couldn't tell the car 
didn't have a full size battery.  If the car sat for a while then it could 
be iffy whether the car would start.  If you sat with the stereo on and car 
shut off, it would take the battery down very quickly.  Overall I was happy 
with it, and it saved a lot of weight.

DaveH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <khalida1 at aol.com>
To: <Supras at supras.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2007 10:35 AM
Subject: [Supras] Dry Cell Batteries for MK3


> Hi all,
> I am considering using a dry cell battery, such as the Odyssey PC680, to 
> save weight and make space for my oil catch can (right now it sets next to 
> the charcoal canister). I have stock computers (ECU, ABS, stock ignition, 
> etc), but no radio (the 4" tipped magnaflow provides all the music I need 
> to hear ).
> So I was hoping that perhaps someone with a similar electrical setup has 
> installed a dry cell battery in their MK3 and would be kind enough to 
> share their experience with the group. I am trying to find out if this 
> type of battery has introduced any problems, like ignition, or not enough 
> oomph to crank the 7MGTE, or ECU resetting frequently?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> /Khalid 90T
>
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