Do i need a new battery with a swap

[angels7113]

Since i did my b16a swap the battery connections wont tighten down enough to stay securely. every 5 starts or so i have to pop my hood and reconect the battery. Is it because my battery was for my hatch and not integra? Does anyone have any quick fixes or the right way to solve it. thanks

[honduhcivic]

A quick fix would to jam some wire between the terminal and the post. The right way would be to go to the auto parts store and get new terminals that will tighten down better. They are cheap and come in neato colors! Red/black of course! lol.

[slammedcivicsi]

you need to replace your terminals......cheep fix....like $5

[1PhatCX]

Originally Posted by slammedcivicsi

you need to replace your terminals......cheep fix....like $5

ditto, also, if i remember correctly, integra and civic batterys are the same, or same shape just different crank amps

a good idea would be to upgrade to a gel battery like an optima yellow top

[anthony90si]

blue tops are great too.. they have marine terminals witch are great for adding accesories. like amps and other high power stuff.

[SiZ]

Regular battery here!

[1PhatCX]

yea but ur not running a big stereo , just a sissy b16....... (runs and hides before SiZ hunts me down) hehehe j/k bud

what do u have? a motomaster 72?

never mind, answered my own question and looked at the pic i took at n10 hehe

there good batterys, i had one in mine untill i came across a free yellow top

[slammedcivicsi]

Originally Posted by 1PhatCX

ditto, also, if i remember correctly, integra and civic batterys are the same, or same shape just different crank amps

a good idea would be to upgrade to a gel battery like an optima yellow top

Actually the integra battery ....smaller length than the Civics ...but its wider.....now infact you can cram a 800-900cca battery into an integra....whereas the largest into a civic would be 550-650.....now if you remove the plastic battery tray in your civic then you can run a large Group 24 battery (4th gen only)....I have a optima blue top in my Sedan....and I have custom 6v Gel Deep cycle golf cart batteries in my hatch.

....Yes I work for a battery company.

-Brad

[BigBearWest]

I the six volt turns your car over no prob?

[amy@af]

Originally Posted by slammedcivicsi

.....now if you remove the plastic battery tray in your civic then you can run a large Group 24 battery (4th gen only)....I have a optima blue top in my Sedan

or you could take your tray out. pound the shape out of it and reform it so that your battery now sits down really low like this:

[slammedcivicsi]

Originally Posted by LadyNRedSi

or you could take your tray out. pound the shape out of it and reform it so that your battery now sits down really low like this:

you've got a group 58r.....its a good size battery nice and low profile

[slammedcivicsi]

Originally Posted by BigBearWest

I the six volt turns your car over no prob?

I have dual 6v's.....to make the 12v required....they only have about 550 cca....so its still plenty to crank the 150amp integra starter in my B18.....but I needed them for bigger reserve with my Subwall.

[amy@af]

i had an orbital in it's place. long story short, it was a bad battery and i got screwed by the place i got it from. so for now i have that other battery in it's place.

the orbital used to rub on my intake. so he reformed the battery tray and now i can stick any battery in there without it hitting the intake

[slammedcivicsi]

since we are postin batteries I will post mine tonight....I'll snap some pics when I get to my shop after work, and I'll show y'all some batteries.