Originally Posted by
stevieturbo
There is no way ever a YB should need a battery that large.
Hell even my V8 doesnt need one anywhere near that size ! Even my other 940 6cyl diesel didnt have a battery that size !
That's you choosing a very extreme battery to overcome problems elsewhere where one half its size/weight will do the same job.. A smaller battery installed correctly and all other aspects being good, would have no problems at all starting the engine
Totally agree
My cossie came with that battery which clearly was too big and heavy, so I looked for a smaller and lighter option. If you can see the benefit in a smaller battery then why not take the smallest option?
My car has always needed a lot of cranking from cold, it went to Mark Shead for a new loom and vipec ecu, it came back with about 300bhp more but still seems to need a long crank to get it started which explains why the previous owner went so big. I suspect being a bespoke car there is something odd happening in the fuel supply such as draining fuel back.