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1QWIKBIRD · 05-18-2011, 03:30 PM

I had an odessy in my car when I first bought it. It did OK. I never really used the car as a DD, though. The few stretches of time when I did use it in that capacity, it performed well. One thing to watch out for is if you have an UD pulley, then things can get a little sketchy under high demand situations. Not a result of the battery, but the lightweight battery won't have the reserve capacity you may need.

My Odessy was mounted in the factory location in a special aluminum mount. When it died I switched to a red top Optima for piece of mind. No issues or worries.

Moving a lightweight battery to the rear in a 100% DD is counter-productive. The weight saved by the battery is almost negated by the added battery cables (assuming you run a good 0 or 00, fine strand welding cable) and battery mount. What little benefit is then offset by the cost (battery, mount and cable) and the work to install it properly.

In a pure 100% DD, I wouldn't do it. I'd just get a nice full size replacement by whatever brand makes you feel warm and fuzzy.

Chris

05-18-2011, 03:30 PM	#11
1QWIKBIRD 11 Second Club Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Hamilton Twp, NJ Posts: 855 iTrader: (5)	I had an odessy in my car when I first bought it. It did OK. I never really used the car as a DD, though. The few stretches of time when I did use it in that capacity, it performed well. One thing to watch out for is if you have an UD pulley, then things can get a little sketchy under high demand situations. Not a result of the battery, but the lightweight battery won't have the reserve capacity you may need. My Odessy was mounted in the factory location in a special aluminum mount. When it died I switched to a red top Optima for piece of mind. No issues or worries. Moving a lightweight battery to the rear in a 100% DD is counter-productive. The weight saved by the battery is almost negated by the added battery cables (assuming you run a good 0 or 00, fine strand welding cable) and battery mount. What little benefit is then offset by the cost (battery, mount and cable) and the work to install it properly. In a pure 100% DD, I wouldn't do it. I'd just get a nice full size replacement by whatever brand makes you feel warm and fuzzy. Chris __________________ 1999 Formula 6spd (The driver) 1997 2500 Ext. Cab Dodge 4x4 CTD 5spd (The Earth Mover) 1970 Nova 5spd (The toy)