Lithium- Why isnt everyone convinced

[kalilac619]

I've done a comparison with just lipo in back,just agm and lipo and agm.... Front battery is a die hard platinum G34...alt is a DC 320amp...amp is a Ampere 8.0 TFE at .5....revving to about 1800-2k rpm full tilt voltage after about a 3 min song with just lipo was 12.3-12.4....same conditions with just 3 Northstar G31s in back was 11.6-11.8...with agms and lipo 12.8-12.9 full tilt after 3 songs....lipo is a juice box 40ah

[hdorre]

I've been summoned.

Nah. Bye bihh.

[SPL.Pantie.Soak]

I asked this question because I will soon be going the lithium route, I will be sure to do my best to document my experiences. And if I somehow manage to blow my car up I will try and atleast get it on video. (no juicebox or XS or whatever- I like my money)

[DubNDodge]

I'm going lithium in the spring with tax return. 100A of alt from my bullshit car. 138Ah of AGM isn't going to support ~4k clamped.

[WalledSonic]

I've done a comparison with just lipo in back,just agm and lipo and agm.... Front battery is a die hard platinum G34...alt is a DC 320amp...amp is a Ampere 8.0 TFE at .5....revving to about 1800-2k rpm full tilt voltage after about a 3 min song with just lipo was 12.3-12.4....same conditions with just 3 Northstar G31s in back was 11.6-11.8...with agms and lipo 12.8-12.9 full tilt after 3 songs....lipo is a juice box 40ah

MMM that data feels so good. Kali, youre running more alternator amperage than some of us are, but it seems you were fairly consistent with your test. So it seems that even though we wont be able to expect the same numbers on actual voltage values, the differential voltage between each setup is somewhat reliable info. Me rikey.

I have an empty spot under the hood since I relocated my batteries to the trunk. I may drop a Group 34-sized lithium in that spot and see how it goes. I'm also not planning on running half ohm at this point, either, so I'm now a bit more excited about lithium.

[SPL.Pantie.Soak]

I'm convinced i can't afford them. lol

We will all go eventually when the costs come down to levels where people can afford them, but it takes time for manufacturing to invent new processes that costs less to produce.

Edit nvm fam

[_paralyzed_]

I've been running lithium for 10 years. R/C or die fools.

[Broke_Audio_Addict]

I've done a comparison with just lipo in back,just agm and lipo and agm.... Front battery is a die hard platinum G34...alt is a DC 320amp...amp is a Ampere 8.0 TFE at .5....revving to about 1800-2k rpm full tilt voltage after about a 3 min song with just lipo was 12.3-12.4....same conditions with just 3 Northstar G31s in back was 11.6-11.8...with agms and lipo 12.8-12.9 full tilt after 3 songs....lipo is a juice box 40ah

MMM that data feels so good. Kali, youre running more alternator amperage than some of us are, but it seems you were fairly consistent with your test. So it seems that even though we wont be able to expect the same numbers on actual voltage values, the differential voltage between each setup is somewhat reliable info. Me rikey.

I have an empty spot under the hood since I relocated my batteries to the trunk. I may drop a Group 34-sized lithium in that spot and see how it goes. I'm also not planning on running half ohm at this point, either, so I'm now a bit more excited about lithium.

I wouldn't put a lithium batt under the hood,

They don't like heat.

[WalledSonic]

Good point Broke. 130degF limiting temp is certainly not conducive to being under the hood. Also, 28Ah out of a G34 sized battery isnt enough to even bother with, so i'd probably be better off stuffing an AGM in there. Im gonna need to make room in the back for a G31 sized lithium.

Does anyone have experience with varying lithium types such as Li-Ion, LiPo, and LiFePo4?

[Kyblack76]

Just dropped a bit of money for the new bank..... we looked into lipo,.... maybe well do it in the future, for now,...... just rolled with what we know.

Dont mean we wont change in the future. Or, maybe we wont. Time will tell.