S550 Lithium Ion Battery

[NightmareMoon]

I just put in a Braille G30 today. We'll see how it charges for this daily driver car. So far I've only driven it a couple of miles.

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[mustanghini50]

Thanks for the photo. And do let us know. How it goes. What was the weight savings? Do you know?

 

[NightmareMoon]

Thanks for the photo. And do let us know. How it goes. What was the weight savings? Do you know?

-27lbs difference in weight according to my cheap scale (inclusive of hardware bits).

 

[mustanghini50]

Excellent! I was thinking around -25lbs saving. 27 even better.

 

[mustanghini50]

Excellent! I was thinking around -25lbs saving. 27 even better.

Selling my car. Is there a thread here for that sort of thing?
https://www.tred.com/buy/ford/musta...tm_source=cars.com&utm_campaign=search_result

 

[NightmareMoon]

Selling my car. Is there a thread here for that sort of thing?
https://www.tred.com/buy/ford/musta...tm_source=cars.com&utm_campaign=search_result

post it in the forum’s member classifieds. Thats the place for it, not here

 

[elkwood]

I just put in a Braille G30 today. We'll see how it charges for this daily driver car. So far I've only driven it a couple of miles.

How the battery been working out for u ?? Thinking about giving this a go in the near future.

 

[NightmareMoon]

How the battery been working out for u ?? Thinking about giving this a go in the near future.

Still workin’. Been to a track day and a handful of autocross events.

Cranks harder/faster than any normal battery I can remember.

Voltage might be dropping a little, hard to say with the smart charging system, but so far seems fine

 

[MrDude_1]

Still workin’. Been to a track day and a handful of autocross events.

Cranks harder/faster than any normal battery I can remember.

Voltage might be dropping a little, hard to say with the smart charging system, but so far seems fine

Been 4 years now... Has it worked successfully for you this whole time?


(And yes I'm replying to an old thread purposely. Looking for long-term results not new purchases. )

 

[NightmareMoon]

Been 4 years now... Has it worked successfully for you this whole time?


(And yes I'm replying to an old thread purposely. Looking for long-term results not new purchases. )

I worked until last summer and then a cell failed and I've yet to repair or replace it. (so I got 3+ years)

It was working until April 2024 when I parked the car for basically 8 months where it sat in the sun outside while we waited to do an engine swap on the car. By the time we got a new motor in it the lithium ion wasn't charging right. Sitting outside in Texas with no maintenance or consideration at all is probably outside the scope of what I expect any battery to do, so I'm not mad.

Braille recommended I upgrade to a newer more capable charger to try to right it, but I haven't spent the money yet. My mechanic recommended cracking it open and replacing the bad cells myself. It was easiest just to throw a cheaper conventional battery in there while we troubleshot the new motor, new trans, new tune, new fuel system, etc etc etc.

Its on my list to get another (with a newer charger) when the time is right.

 

[MrDude_1]

I worked until last summer and then a cell failed and I've yet to repair or replace it. (so I got 3+ years)

It was working until April 2024 when I parked the car for basically 8 months where it sat in the sun outside while we waited to do an engine swap on the car. By the time we got a new motor in it the lithium ion wasn't charging right. Sitting outside in Texas with no maintenance or consideration at all is probably outside the scope of what I expect any battery to do, so I'm not mad.

Braille recommended I upgrade to a newer more capable charger to try to right it, but I haven't spent the money yet. My mechanic recommended cracking it open and replacing the bad cells myself. It was easiest just to throw a cheaper conventional battery in there while we troubleshot the new motor, new trans, new tune, new fuel system, etc etc etc.

Its on my list to get another (with a newer charger) when the time is right.

That's fair. Thank you for the update.

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