For ages I have had a battery that dies on me after a few days or even less, this has not really bothered me because it's kinda handy not being able to start it as I'm away all the time so thieves would have about as hard a time as me getting it started!!



I decided to buy a new white flat top battery that I saw on eBay and stick a sticker kit on.



I was convinced that the car wouldn't start very well when you turned it over due to a weak battery even when charged so went for the bigger battery and put new acid in and charged it. First throw and it seemed perfect, fired first time. Usually it has to be cranked over for ages, I was told this was due to the big injectors but that didn't seem right? Anyway, new battery does the bloody same. Dead after one day! I must have a drain somewhere, driving me nuts.

Also decided to make the engine bay more stock looking so whipped out the cone filter and tried to fit a panel filter.



Stock filter sitting in place.



It wouldn't fit! I need to remove my turbo heatshield and hopefully it will fit, easier said than done, I also have the problem that my engine bay is slightly narrower than a sierra so I'm still not sure that will be enough. I have an old crappy stock heatshield here to try too so that might get in the way... oh the joys..