Trying to consider my battery / intake options

[sssstew]

So i have a problem whereby the small Harley size battery in the Pog doesnt hold enough charge to not be used all week then start at the weekend, here is my engine bay :-



The small battery was put in so that the CAI can be installed, its intake hose goes down to the front fog light (which has been removed), now i dont really want to remove this intake as i am aware of the benefits it gives but i need to sort out a larger battery. So i went to Marshall who couldnt help then Battery World which said they have a special one and could mod the base plate to accept it, shame it was $380 for the battery alone! so near $450 once installed. A bit more than i wanted to pay.

Really i want to someone keep the CAI but also have a large OEM size battery... what does everyone think? possible?

[jasn78]

mate i'd be checking your terminals or some sort of issue, myself and anthony run the dekka battery which has lasted for me a good 6 months already

[sssstew]

really? you can leave yours a week and it starts ok?

Not looking forward to trying to find out where the issue is if the Dekka should be ok....

[vwthunder]

What about something like these if your going to change it, or relocate it to the boot

FULLRIVER SPORTS BATTERY PC680 RACE/AUDIO HC20 680AMPS DRY CELL | eBay

ODYSSEY PC535 HIGH PERFORMANCE DRY CELL BATTERY AGM MOTORBIKE ATV QUAD CAR | eBay

[clicht]

I have the same issue. If I dont use the car for a few days, the battery cannot start the car !
Let me know how you progress please

[VWindahouse]

mate i'd be checking your terminals or some sort of issue, myself and anthony run the dekka battery which has lasted for me a good 6 months already

I'm not sure why you guys are having issues with the DEKA's as my first one lasted almost 3 years and don't have any drama's when left for a week or so??

What's the model number of the ones giving troubles?

[jasn78]

really? you can leave yours a week and it starts ok?

Not looking forward to trying to find out where the issue is if the Dekka should be ok....

Yeah man not a problem.

[clicht]

I'm not sure why you guys are having issues with the DEKA's as my first one lasted almost 3 years and don't have any drama's when left for a week or so??

What's the model number of the ones giving troubles?

Mines not a DEKA. It is a fullriver HC28

[vwthunder]

Mines not a DEKA. It is a fullriver HC28

Did you take it back, i had a problem with my first one, the 2nd one has been great

[clicht]

Did you take it back, i had a problem with my first one, the 2nd one has been great

No....just thought it was related to the smaller size
Let me contact bateries direct...thanks for this

[sssstew]

Hmm interesting then that it might be able to last, mine is this one :-

ETX16

The EXT16, what do others have?

[VWindahouse]

I have the smaller ETX14 and all good

[sssstew]

Hmmm ok, maybe its just cause mine is dead (after only being a year old). I watched its voltage drop over 2 days in my car park from 12.2v to start down to 11.9 from just being parked up, so next step is to drop the negative lead off and watch to see if drops still....

[sssstew]

Took off the neg lead last week and the battery held stable, no drop in voltage, so its gotta be a power drain somewhere, anyone know how to find it?

[vwthunder]

Took off the neg lead last week and the battery held stable, no drop in voltage, so its gotta be a power drain somewhere, anyone know how to find it?

I was using a Connects2 Canbus module on my Pioneer deck. Drained the battery a few times untill i decided to get rid of it