red top or orange top?

[dswalterwi at gmail.com (Don Walter)]

I just remenbered check with Scott Williams he sells super-lightweight
street/race
batteries.

I would have got one from him but I had already bought my Optima.

Check out his response not to long ago.

Yes, I must confirm this vicious rumor. It's entirely true. I do sell very
lightweight (11.5lb) batteries for use in street and racecars. They're
drycells and can be mounted in any position. Dimensionally, they're
amusingly *tiny* at only 5.80" x 3.32" x 5.88".

They crank at 360CCA which is enough to spin over even an R32 with ease. As
for capacity, they're rated at 15Ah. And, since they're deepcycle types,
they can be drained to a low charge and then recharged again and again
without damage. In other words, a street-driven Scirocco is a piece of cake.

In regular daily driving, you won't notice any difference at all. However,
the handling balance is improved nicely. Holding a neutral line through a
corner is made noticeably easier. And, the reduction in weight overall makes
for better acceleration and braking. Installation requires some cheap
j-hooks from NAPA or Poop Boys, but it's *much* easier (and ultimately far
lighter) than relocating to the trunk.

For comparison's sake, here is a shot of my battery compared to a stock VW
32lb unit: http://clam.rutgers.edu/~dreadsct/resell/battery/VWcompare.jpg

And, here's the heavy VW lump on a scale:
http://clam.rutgers.edu/~dreadsct/resell/battery/VWstockweight.jpg

Finally, here's how my batteries compare to the competition:
http://clam.rutgers.edu/~dreadsct/resell/battery/braille_comparison.jpg

I think Tony Pelletier is the only Scirocco-l member with one installed in
his 'rocco. Maybe he'll chime in with his thoughts. Anyway, I'm willing to
do a group buy for you guys if 5 or more folks are interested.

Word,
--
Scott F. Williams
Team Director
Usually Sideways Rally Team

"Ask me about fuel injector upgrades, fuel pressure regulators, fuel pumps,
boost controllers, intercoolers, smart intercooler spray kits, water/alcohol
injection, ARP fasteners, Spec clutches, and super-lightweight street/race
batteries."



On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 07:29:20 -0500, Patrick Bureau
<patrick.bureau@gmail.com> wrote:
> Red top...
> 
> I use an Bettle 2001 battery in my car, half the size of the scirocco
> model and only 20 amps less in cranking power.. fits nice thiough.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 06:51:09 -0500, Don Walter <dswalterwi@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I have a Red Top mounted in the rear for about 4 Months and have had
> > no trouble.  The only other one I would consider is the Blue Marine
> > style as it could handle being completly discharged without harm.  I
> > went with the Red top beacause it had better cranking statistics.
> >
> > Don
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 05:06:41 -0500, Robert Piwonka <t.piwonka@ttu.edu> wrote:
> > > I have had a redtop in my 16v for about 5 years, its on its second car and
> > > survived a wreck.  Love em.
> > >
> > > Rob
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Tonee Northam" <pb3vr6@yahoo.com>
> > > To: "Kevin Collins" <kcollins@type53.net>; "Scirocco List"
> > > <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> > > Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2004 12:14 AM
> > > Subject: Re: red top or orange top?
> > >
> > > >I put an Interstate in my gti, half the weight of the normal, and still
> > > >cranks a VR.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Kevin Collins <kcollins@type53.net> wrote:
> > > > Which is the correct Optima battery for the 16v? I need a new battery
> > > > and I'm going with an Optima to help battle the 140f temps in my garage
> > > > all summmer.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Kevin Collins
> > > > Chandler, AZ
> > > > '86.5 16v 2.0
> > > > '04 Golf R32
> > > >
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> > --
> > Don Walter - Waukesha, WI
> > 1986 1.8 16V Black Scirocco
> > 1986 2L 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (under repair)
> > 1988 1.8 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (sold on 3/29/04)
> > 1984 1.8 8V Pewter Scirocco (sold years ago)
> > 1971 Karman Ghia (sold)
> > 1969 Karman Ghia (sold)
> > 1969 Beetle (sold)
> >
> >
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-- 
Don Walter - Waukesha, WI
1986 1.8 16V Black Scirocco
1986 2L 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (under repair)
1988 1.8 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (sold on 3/29/04)
1984 1.8 8V Pewter Scirocco (sold years ago)
1971 Karman Ghia (sold)
1969 Karman Ghia (sold)
1969 Beetle (sold)