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MG TD TF 1500 - Smallest battery

I've heard the Westco Miata battery would do fine for the MG and is quite small (7.5x5x7).
Does anyone know of even smaller gel batteries that have enough power for an MGTD? I'm mulling over a project in my head and would want the smallest battery I could get away with (and still have decent power, life etc etc).

Geoffrey M Baker

Your engine compartment will look pretty weird with anything less than a 24F case...

Tom Lange
MGT Repair
t lange

Tom, it will have a tartop fake case..
Geoffrey M Baker

Goef,
If you want to eliminate the battery from the engine bay completely, go to the Roll Bar revisited thread,,,,,,, about half way down, see where Jim put his battery !!!!!!!!!!! kind of like a "B"

SPW
STEVE WINCZE

Geoffrey,
Seeing as how you're in a warmer climate, not like where we are in Michigan, you'd probably get years of good service out of a single lawn mower battery! Don't laugh. I picked up 350CCA batteries new from Walmart for basically $25 each. I recall the TD originals were like 400CCA. I put 2 down in that slot in back, because I wound up with 700CCA for a lot less $ than the smallest Honda battery I normally go with. We can stand to have that second one for starting in frigid temps.
For that price, you can toss a new one in every couple of years.
Hey! You asked!
JIM
JRN JIM

Westco Miata battery is the way to go. Great battery and plenty of power. I run them in most of my cars. You can get motorcycle batteries that are smaller, but you begin to run the risk of not having the amps when you need them, should the charging system not do its job when the lights, etc are on.
Steve S

This thread was discussed between 03/05/2014 and 04/05/2014

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