Has anyone tried these batteries?

[Adam]

Jamscal made some very good points and I agree with him 100%. I don't see anything wrong with making the car a little lighter.

[MNBoxster]

Originally Posted by Adam

Jamscal made some very good points and I agree with him 100%. I don't see anything wrong with making the car a little lighter.

@Adam & jamscal,

If you read my post, nowhere did I say there was anything wrong with Modding your Car. Just that you need to treat it as an intergrated Unit and that any/all Mods need to be made in that context.

Too often, we see people adding Springs, or upsizing Wheels and Tires, or an AfterMarket Intake only to find a shimmy occur, a MAF Sensor blow, a CEL come on, or some other, less than expected consequence. Often these people have $500 in hand, so they buy $500 worth of Mods, stopping short of seeing it through properly.

All I'm cautioning is to think it through and not to go Willy-Nilly about it. Despite what some may think, there really isn't a great number people here who know more than Porsche does (and a number of people go about a Mod just because it was touted here by someone who may, or may not, actually know what they're talking about), and that applies to a number of AfterMarket Suppliers too. Considering the Time and Expense involved, I think it's appropriate to occaisionally add a word of caution...

Happy Motoring!... Jim'99

[jamscal]

I did read the post, and have no disagreements with it, save this:

Change one thing (even something as innocuous as a lighter Battery), and it's effect on the Car overall could be detrimental. Emphasis mine.

You did qualify the statement with 'could', to be fair. It's just that a lighter battery is really a non-issue when you consider passenger/ luggage weight.

But that's neither here nor there. Your reply is a good general one, but would be better suited to a guy asking about some springs he found on ebay cheap than a guy looking to replace a standard part with a premium one.

-James