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WYT R1CE · 11-05-2006, 03:41 PM

(On my sr20 s13}

Does anyone else have power issuse with the miata battery? I just installed a brand new DE alternator and brand new miata battery. I seem to still have a slight electrical problem sometimes the car doesn't want to start, the pyrometer guage goes nuts if the slim fans or the brake is used. Is there something broken or is this just the usual experiences with the miata battery. I was thinking of going back to a rear mount battery with the 240sx battery.

drifter808 · 11-05-2006, 03:54 PM

i had problems with mine so i switched to a trunk mount optima and all my problems went away

WYT R1CE · 11-05-2006, 03:57 PM

Yea ill definatley be swapping it out. Isn't the miata battery like 370cca and the 240sx 650cca

aNskY · 11-05-2006, 04:04 PM

ive had no problems with mine at all. duralast miata

HalveBlue · 11-05-2006, 06:38 PM

Autozone Miata battery FTW!

Seriously, no problems (yet). *knock on wood*

My Westco battery on the other hand never held a charge, and it was brand new.

iampachino · 11-07-2006, 07:31 AM

Autozone rulez. My other one sucked too. My autozone one is perfect

Aaron

hellion240sx · 11-07-2006, 11:23 AM

never had a prob with mine. i even leave it parked for a week, like today, and it started up just fine!

Wei240 · 11-07-2006, 12:04 PM

i have westco, it was working, then one day it didn't, good thing i'm near their hq, 1 yr warranty, free replacement anytime...

turtl631 · 11-07-2006, 01:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WYT R1CE

the pyrometer guage goes nuts if the slim fans or the brake is used. .

What are you monitoring with a pyrometer?

brainfood · 11-07-2006, 01:39 PM

I have a westco, even when my alternator wasnt hooked up it ran fine for a couple of days. And the car sits for days at a time and always starts right up. S14 with s13 sr, trunk mounted battery.

SoSideways · 11-07-2006, 01:43 PM

I had an Autozone Miata battery for my swap 3 years ago, and I just had to retire that battery because I let the car sit for 4 months and the battery had about 6 volts left in it when I took a reading from it last.

That battery never gave me troubles. I would sit there and crank the car over for minutes just to get the oil pressure going at times, and it would be fine, all the time.

So I replaced it with another Autozone battery last month. Working perfect as ever.

Oh, and it's also placed where the stock battery would sit, just sideways, so it clears the FMIC piping and still sits in the battery tray.

blownoffvalve · 11-08-2006, 01:23 AM

maybe it's been getting old.. just needs replacement

11-05-2006, 03:41 PM	#1
WYT R1CE Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: global Posts: 441 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	miata battery sucks? (On my sr20 s13} Does anyone else have power issuse with the miata battery? I just installed a brand new DE alternator and brand new miata battery. I seem to still have a slight electrical problem sometimes the car doesn't want to start, the pyrometer guage goes nuts if the slim fans or the brake is used. Is there something broken or is this just the usual experiences with the miata battery. I was thinking of going back to a rear mount battery with the 240sx battery. __________________ Team Sumospeed

11-05-2006, 03:54 PM	#2
drifter808 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Big Island Age: 36 Posts: 829 Trader Rating: (4) Rides Gallery: drifter808 Feedback Score: 4 reviews	i had problems with mine so i switched to a trunk mount optima and all my problems went away __________________

11-05-2006, 03:57 PM	#3
WYT R1CE Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: global Posts: 441 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Yea ill definatley be swapping it out. Isn't the miata battery like 370cca and the 240sx 650cca __________________ Team Sumospeed

11-07-2006, 01:39 PM	#10
brainfood Post Whore! Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Eagle Rock, CA Age: 42 Posts: 2,957 Trader Rating: (18) Feedback Score: 18 reviews	I have a westco, even when my alternator wasnt hooked up it ran fine for a couple of days. And the car sits for days at a time and always starts right up. S14 with s13 sr, trunk mounted battery. __________________ Bryan Rogers http://www.seriousbadass.com

11-07-2006, 01:43 PM	#11
SoSideways Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: 你老母 Posts: 4,371 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	I had an Autozone Miata battery for my swap 3 years ago, and I just had to retire that battery because I let the car sit for 4 months and the battery had about 6 volts left in it when I took a reading from it last. That battery never gave me troubles. I would sit there and crank the car over for minutes just to get the oil pressure going at times, and it would be fine, all the time. So I replaced it with another Autozone battery last month. Working perfect as ever. Oh, and it's also placed where the stock battery would sit, just sideways, so it clears the FMIC piping and still sits in the battery tray. __________________ SoSideway's iTrader Rating!! *SoSideways' Review Thread!!* http://sosideways.wordpress.com/

11-05-2006, 04:04 PM	#4
aNskY Nissanaholic! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: NY Age: 41 Posts: 1,604 Trader Rating: (10) Feedback Score: 10 reviews	ive had no problems with mine at all. duralast miata

11-05-2006, 06:38 PM	#5
HalveBlue Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: I'm somewhere where I don't know where I am! Posts: 1,549 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Autozone Miata battery FTW! Seriously, no problems (yet). knock on wood My Westco battery on the other hand never held a charge, and it was brand new.

11-07-2006, 07:31 AM	#6
iampachino Leaky Injector Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Marshall, IL Age: 37 Posts: 134 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Autozone rulez. My other one sucked too. My autozone one is perfect Aaron

11-07-2006, 11:23 AM	#7
hellion240sx Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: NOLA Age: 43 Posts: 1,514 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	never had a prob with mine. i even leave it parked for a week, like today, and it started up just fine!

11-07-2006, 12:04 PM	#8
Wei240 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: socal Posts: 1,778 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i have westco, it was working, then one day it didn't, good thing i'm near their hq, 1 yr warranty, free replacement anytime...

11-08-2006, 01:23 AM	#12
blownoffvalve Leaky Injector Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: cali Posts: 108 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	maybe it's been getting old.. just needs replacement