what size battery do people run in a 1275 mini

Most people will run the biggest CCA battery that will fit in the hole. I used to look at the Ford Falcon/Fairlane V8 in the battery book.

You need NS50P. Male sure it is Positive to the left.

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oh ive changed it to negative earth like in a new car

You want + to the left (with a neg earth car) so the 2 terminals are away from the RH tank (if you have one)?

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No hijack here

What size is the standard battery cable.... Ive found some cable i want to use for earth from work that is a bit larger. Can I still use it?

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I run an Exide X56D 550 CCA in my 1310 , i also run the same battery in my Rodeo 4WD ute, and the same battery in my ski boat which runs a 351 Ford Windsor engine .
I can swap the batteries around if need be , ie; i will sometimes put the boat battery in my ute to charge it up if it has sat for an extended time without use .
So far i have not had any trouble with them and they are all now about 3 yr old .

They have a 3 yr warranty , and from memory i think i paid $ 168.00 for each of them
from Big W .

I had an Exide 550CCA but it started to die from old age then got a leak under the lid.
So I'm now running a Lion 580CCA. 2 year warranty & I got a 20% seniors discount.

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

I'm running the same in my 998, recently put it in after the old supercrap battery from the PO would give up after just a couple of days parked

it's a snug fit but it could pull the car up the hill

huh mine has done that leak thing too.



hmm, i'll have to get my dad to buy the next one then. Where did you get it from?

cheers
michael

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ginormous optima dry cell battery... my car sits in the garage for weeks and fires up straight away! and i also get about 8 hours out of my stereo before you may have to jump start it.. cos im awesome bro

depends if you use it every day or not but for something irregular go for something like that