Pretty! No issues starting it up daily?

 

There is a link to purchasing info. The list price of the Shorai is around $350 (can be purchased for around $260 on Amazon). The battery + tray package is $360.

There are many s2ki members that have used this battery for extended periods (over a year) with no issues. Zero issues starting up the car daily or after it has set for a few days. If you don't drive often, you can get the Shorai charger/conditioner as well.

 

A word of caution running these tiny batteries. My second alternator is now going bad due to running small batteries. I used to have a Braille battery that fried my original alternator - the dash starts flickering. I put in another alternator and went back to the oem battery. No problems for 2 years with the oem. I recently installed a 16 Cell Ballistic battery (3.5 lbs). My dash is starting to flicker again. I need to add ballast to the car anyway so I'm going to put my oem battery back in and relocate it to use as ballast.

 

I noticed my dash flickering today, ever so slightly ... you had to stare at it to see. I'm thinking taking the battery with me to events in the future and swapping there. Also, I'm no expert on alternators, but used the below link to test my alternator. Mine is staying <13v, there is a slight noise in the speakers but not excessive heat? Any other methods? I'm using the larger Shorai Lithium (4.1 lb)

http://www.wikihow.com/Check-an-Alternator

-Marc

 

If you're showing less than 13 volts when the engine is running, then you're alternator is not working properly. I do know that one of the warning signs that the voltage regulator on the alternator is failing is a flickering cluster at idle. You may need to replace the regulator.

 

A flickering dash for the first 5-10 minutes after startup is also an indicator of a bad/dying battery.

I've had that issue on my car and some friends as well

 

I'm talking about how much washer fluid does it hold.

 

My dash started flickering before I installed the new battery. Installed battery, dash still flickering, installed new reman. alternator with Shorai battery, flickering gone.

Why would the battery have an impact on the alternator? If anything a bad alternator might effect the battery but not really the other way around right? There have been quite a few people using the Shorai's for a few years with no reported issues.

 

Bump for a good read. Any new info?

 

Always a good read.

I recently removed the soft top and passenger seat at the same time, a good 100+ lbs. You can definitely feel the car response better with anything you do with your right foot.