Raj, go with the Braille battery. I have used them on several projects and had great luck with them. When Jason ordered his Baer brakes we got to talking about batteries and I told him about braille. They are only 21lbs vs. over 40lbs and have just as much power.
I do appreciate what Optima does for our hobby I just have had terrible luck with their batteries.
sorry but i dont really see how much they do for this hobby.great marketing on there part with there challenge is about it.mabey i missed there huge contribution .
I was looking at the Braille stuff and looks like you went with the Carbon option for WAR any particular reason for going that way over the no-weight, since they are both 21 pounds?
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I was looking at the Braille stuff and looks like you went with the Carbon option for WAR any particular reason for going that way over the no-weight, since they are both 21 pounds?
Raj I just always use the B3121 no weight battery. I didnt even know til you stated it that Jason ordered the carbon one for his car War. I dont really see a need to order the carbon one for a "pro-touring" application since it is just more money and the benefits of it only really are seen in extreme temp situations. But it cool looking.
You might want to do some additional research on that 21lb Braille battery before purchasing. I was about to purchase one myself in an attempt to replace my Optima Red Top, but I found a few threads on the net where people had purchased that 21lb Braille and it wasn't living up to their expectations. Specifically, it would start the car just fine, but if you're running electrical accessories like cooling fans, fuel pumps, or medium to high-watt stereo systems, the battery+alternator will have a difficult time keeping up and will cause a heavy load on your alternator which might cause it to fail. Braille makes great stuff and being able to save 17lbs over the Optima was very enticing to me, but I just wouldn't want to run into a situation where my electrical system can't keep up and end up with a very expensive battery and battery mount that I can't use. Again, the Braille 21lb model has worked fine for some people, but it has NOT worked for others, so it's necessary to consider your setup and how you use your car. I ended up just going with another Optima Red Top specifically because Optima does a great job of sponsoring events that allow us to legally run our cars hard and I appreciate that. Otherwise, I would have probably picked a different battery like an Interstate or a standard weight Braille.
If you do go with the 21lb Braille, please feel free to report your results. I found a number of threads on the net where a person had posted that they had bought one but then never reported back to the thread about how it was performing even after people asked for feedback. That's usually not a good sign.
sorry but i dont really see how much they do for this hobby.great marketing on there part with there challenge is about it.mabey i missed there huge contribution .
@ the faceoff they gave everyone batteries, t shirts, duffle bags and put on the event, and they put on the ousci every year which is televised. I dont see any other companies putting on hour long programs with our cars in them. Sorry you missed it!
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