Battery Recommendations

[usdmej]

What’s the significance behind getting the Mini Cooper battery?

bmw pulled the R53 battery from their parts bin and put it on the CSL, you get a slight drop in weight in exchange for a slight drop in capacity. Some argue that the tradeoff isn't worth it but it's popular because it was specd by bmw

[K-Dawg]

Mini battery is about $200,@ nearest auto parts store

...for AGM. You can also get a Duracell (East Penn) AGM H5 at Sam's for $170.

If you don't want AGM, you can get a normal wet cell H5 for $109 at Sam's (Duracell) or Home Depot (Exide), or $120 at Wal-Mart.

The original H6 size is about the same price as the H5.

Optima is a waste of money and time.

[Mattn1192]

...for AGM. You can also get a Duracell (East Penn) AGM H5 at Sam's for $170.

If you don't want AGM, you can get a normal wet cell H5 for $109 at Sam's (Duracell) or Home Depot (Exide), or $120 at Wal-Mart.

The original H6 size is about the same price as the H5.

Optima is a waste of money and time.

Diehard Gold H5 in south Florida is $180

[K-Dawg]

Diehard Gold H5 in south Florida is $180

Which would have been fine when you could use a 25% off coupon on batteries at Advance. The exact same battery is available at WalMart for less, with different stickers. They're both made by Johnson Controls, same specs, same warranty.

[simon_c]

Anybody running the Interstate H5 battery from Costco? Almost $50 less than the Diehard equivalent. Only drawback is that interstate is a little heavier at 39lbs vs 32lbs

[PSUEng]

I'm running the Duracell Ultra Gold SLI94RH7M, Group 94. Batteries Plus with discount!

[zivagolee]

antigravity

[K-Dawg]

Anybody running the Interstate H5 battery from Costco? Almost $50 less than the Diehard equivalent. Only drawback is that interstate is a little heavier at 39lbs vs 32lbs

It will be fine. I'd bet there's almost no weight difference.

[mrgizmo04]

I've been running the Shorai 36ah battery for over a year now. Lifepo4, 4.5lbs. If you don't have a huge sound system that you listen to for hours without car on, it works great. Can sit for a month without charger and starts right up. Can be found $250-300. Doesn't have antigravity circuitry to shut off to preserve charge, but I hook it up to a charger when I know car will sit.

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[strummr]

I had a Champion H7 battery in for only 2 years, then ran into the issue (possible?) with power drain with the BlueBus module (there was a firmware fix), but with capacity and power being higher on my priority than weight savings, I picked up a Interstate H7 AGM from Costco - no issues for the past couple of months.

[RainaCochran]

Hey, thanks for sharing your battery experience! It's always helpful to hear about others' choices. I had a power drain scare too, and it turned out to be a firmware issue. It's great to hear the Interstate H7 AGM from Costco has been working well for you. Have you looked into a battery group size chart? I found it super useful when picking out a replacement.

[PSUEng]

I'm running a Duracell SLI94RH7M; Batteries Plus.