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California98Civic · 09-09-2011, 08:13 PM

EDIT: Installed and working wonderfully. On a test run I seemed to start up much more easily, operate more smoothly, and my UG-displayed average climbed from 67.5 to 67.9. That's not exactly reliable data, but I think this is probably a winner.

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The adapters arrived and I installed them. Here they are on the battery posts. They are not bolted in, but they have contact with the M6 posts all along their inside surface and they fit tightly enough that I can almost lift the 13lb battery using just the posts as a handle. I think I can rely on the contact to be more than adequate, no? Any concern re: the fact that the posts contact the plastic battery casing at the sides, wedging them into place?

09-09-2011, 08:13 PM	#6 (permalink)
California98Civic Cyborg ECU Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Coastal Southern California Posts: 6,299 Black and Green - '98 Honda Civic DX Coupe Team Honda 90 day: 66.42 mpg (US) Black and Red - '00 Nashbar Custom built eBike 90 day: 3671.43 mpg (US) Thanks: 2,373 Thanked 2,172 Times in 1,469 Posts	update: what do you think? EDIT: Installed and working wonderfully. On a test run I seemed to start up much more easily, operate more smoothly, and my UG-displayed average climbed from 67.5 to 67.9. That's not exactly reliable data, but I think this is probably a winner. Original post: The adapters arrived and I installed them. Here they are on the battery posts. They are not bolted in, but they have contact with the M6 posts all along their inside surface and they fit tightly enough that I can almost lift the 13lb battery using just the posts as a handle. I think I can rely on the contact to be more than adequate, no? Any concern re: the fact that the posts contact the plastic battery casing at the sides, wedging them into place? Attached Thumbnails __________________ See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread. Last edited by California98Civic; 09-10-2011 at 04:43 PM..