in his wisdom to try and save weight the previous owner has fitted a bike battery ??? cant see why didnt do trackdays really
can one of you kind gents tell me what spec ie amperage size etc the standard one is
cheers mike
My exige has been running for a year and a half with a red top 80 that weighs five kilos - no problem!
fitted a new standard 063 and can leave car for a week now without battery going flat
think main problem was the fact that the battery fitted was flat pole like a bike battery and the positive teminal was hardly on lol
Bosch Silver Plus…keeps its charge for ever, well nearly!
just went for fast option will replace soon few trackdays booked so money tight
My exige has been running for a year and a half with a red top 80 that weighs five kilos - no problem!
As of today I’m in the unfortunate situation that I need a new battery and wanted to go lighter.
Checked the Red Tops here and the only 5 Kg one is the 15, is that the one you have?
And for anybody out there:
-any idea how much the std one weighs?
-what size is the std one?
-what is the recommended cranking current?
Mike the battery in your car (my old car) is a Banner battery - standard fit for all Caterhams, so it shouldn’t give any problems unless you are leaving it for a long time. It is not a bike battery / Red Top and saves about 5 Kgs over the standard battery.
Cheers
Adrian
good to hear from you adrian
battery kept going flat after 4>5 days kept having to jump start it
did you get the car you wanted
still loving the exiges specialy on the track
mike
Uldis - I’ll look tomorrow - too cold tonight!!
Don’t worry Mike, I already bought the Bosch.
The red top, although much lighter and enough cranking amps, has less than half continuous amps output. I also needed to wait, few people handle those.
Makes definite sense on a track car, but on the roads, I use both sets of lights and the stereo.
Went for the Bosh silver LN5, lots of cold cranking amps (540!).
Besides it was available immediately.
BTW, you must have the Red Top 15, the only 5kg one.
Fair enough - most of my running is daylight, and on track, and I have no stereo - no speakers - no speaker trims etc
You’d be amazed at how much the speakers weigh !!!
At the track I always have my yellow carry battery pack as a back up, though it has only ever been used to help other people
My exige has been running for a year and a half with a red top 80 that weighs five kilos - no problem!
OK there are at least 2 different “red tops” - I actually thought that you meant the Optima ones - very well thought of in offroad circles and I have one in my Supacat. Its left outside and used only about every 6 or 8 weeks and always cranks 1st time.
Just read this:
“Do not over tighten terminal bolts, the following values are recommended:SAE automotive terminal:50-70 inch-lb.Side terminal (3/8” nut):70 inch-lb.Threaded stud terminal:120-180 inch-lb. "
Anyone know what the conversion factor is to ft/lbs or N/Mtrs or is this a typo?
Hi Mike - didn’t get a Noble in the end - was going to be the best part of 40k for the one I wanted. Instead I bought another Lotus - a 340r which is pretty mental. Still really miss the Exige though - would love one with a Honda engine conversion so may come back to the fold eventually. Glad it is still going well and you are making good use out of it .
Cheers
Adrian
Anyone know what the conversion factor is to ft/lbs or N/Mtrs or is this a typo?
59/63 Ft Lbs = 80/85 Nm
I offer this from the elise / exige workshop manual, where these figures are given for the correct tightening of wheel nuts.
I am sure you can calculate the ratio
Uldis
It is a red top 25 at 6.1 Kgs - I checked the invoice !!
I chose it because it was pretty light, but had good ‘numbers’
Here are the VARLEY RED TOP STATS
I am sure you can calculate the ratio
Mike - I was looking for a conversion from inch/lbs to either ft/lbs or N/m
I am sure you can calculate the ratio
Mike - I was looking for a conversion from inch/lbs to either ft/lbs or N/m
Steve your figures above have to be typos… ?? no ?
divide by 12 to get foot.pounds from inch.pounds, but i’m sure you knew that eh…
1 foot.pound is 1.356 Nm
1Nm = 0.737 foot.pound