sa mode -40 Celsius? WOW!! and I thought that -40 Fahrenheit was cold!!
(do the math! LOL!!!) David /sa mode -----Original Message----- From: Joey R. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 12:55 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: CRX: Battery Below zero?? It gets down to -40 Celsius with the windchill where i live during those harsh winter months. You guys should be asking me what kind of battery im using. :) It's a eveready BTW Take care all J.R. '89 CRX Si D16Z6 >From: "Robert K. Kuhn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: "Robert K. Kuhn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: The Rex list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: CRX: Battery >Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 07:41:16 -0700 > >On 12:01 AM 08/20/02 -0400, Chad Sullivan said... > >>I need a new battery. Anyone using an optima? Which one are you using? >>Does it fit ok? My old battery was rubbing the clutch cable, I think it >>was >>too wide. Let me know if you have the Red Top, that's really the one I >>was >>looking at. Thanks. >> >> >> -Chad Sullivan > >I have used Optima's in the past and I need to get one in the Volvo. >They're a proven battery and generic versions of them are used as stock >batteries in some European vehicles. I've had them in just about all of my >past vehicles except for one where I used two large Champion batteries with >a battery isolator (I was going to replace them with two Optima's but the >car got stolen and so I never got around to it...). > >With respects with the CRX, I am using American Battery Corp's "Blue >Thunder" Gel battery which is a direct replacement for the stock battery so >it drops right in. Actually, I have one of the prototypes in my car which >I got back in early 1999. You can see it in this pic: > > http://www.crx.org/southcal/tech/igniter/page7.htm > >And once again here: > > http://www.crx.org/southcal/tech/aem/default.htm > >You'll have to scroll towards the bottom to see the battery. You will also >note that the terminals/posts are reversed. Keep in mind that it was a >prototype which is why the battery is also not Blue. They were selling for >just under $100 (USD) at the time and the final versions would come in >different colors and even different colored caps so you could have a white >bodied battery with a blue cap. > >I haven't dealt with American Battery Corp since 1999-2000. But their >phone number is (760) 746-8010 and the guy who I was dealing with was Glenn >Roberts. He was the manager. They're also located in my home town of >Escondido which made it nice. I was suppose to bring this battery back to >them when the final version came out so that I would have the proper >battery post locations and use the stock battery straps. But a lot >happened and I just never got around to it. I had to fabricate my own >straps which passed both an SCCA and NASA tech inspection. > >Over all, I am very pleased with the battery, It has not failed me when >the outside temps are in triple digits and it did not fail me when I was up >in Big Bear when it was nearly below zero one winter. > > >Robert K. Kuhn >CRX Owners Group President (http://www.crx.org/southcal) > >1990 Honda CRXsi (http://drive.to/jiggy) >ICQ # 3714283 (nickname: godzilla) > >Mount Laguna Cruise (San Diego County) - September 2, 2002 >http://www.crx.org/southcal/events.html > >To see who all is coming: ><http://www.crx.org/southcal/rsvp.htm>http://www.crx.org/southcal/rsvp.html > > Yes...there are stupid questions......stupid people ask them.... =) Straights are for fast cars... curves are for fast drivers _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com
