battery relocation question

[drew@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca (Drew MacPherson)]

The Optima got top marks for power and longevity, which for me coupled 
with the fact that it can be installed any which way without a box makes 
it worth the extra coin.

Brian, I'd love to see pics of the install, but I'm going to pass on the 
cable thanks.  Being north of the border makes gettings things stateside 
such a pain, and I'm going to stick with CU cables I think.

Drew


On Fri, 14 Feb 2003, Haygood wrote:

> The Die Hard in my Scirocco weighed just over 40lbs.  The Optima is
> considerably smaller and weighs 32lbs.  I also got mine cheaply ($75)
> because it was a scratch-and-dent and my friend was the manager at that
> particular FLAPS.  Still, I'll buy them at full price in the future
> after it's spectacular performance this winter.  Started like a fully
> charged battery in 30° weather after the car sat for 4 months.  Of
> course, I have awesome cables, too, but the batt. gets a ton of credit.
> 
> Like I said, let me know if you want to buy some of my cable and/or want
> pic's of the install.
> 
> BH
> 
> PS:  Diesel fuel ignites due solely to the engine's compression.  It's the same compression ignition that leads to knock in gas engines.  Diesels run in the neighborhood of 15:1 compression to ignite the fuel this way.  The slow burn of the fuel and the high compression help it burn efficiently.
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