Best small/lightweight battery for a XM

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Looking for the smallest battery I can find to relocate it on a 800 XM . Any suggestions would be great . Also what is the lowest cold cranking amps I can go ? Stock I believe is 310 CCA . Thinking Lithium is the way too go but not interested in a 500 dollars battery.
 

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These ones are decently small, weigh in around 2.5 lbs.
 
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Thanks guys, will look at those, don’t seem to put cca on lithium batteries so just want to be sure I got enough to spin er over. 🍺👌🏻👍
 
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Thx. X it , goodeal there as far as cca and price, unfortunately it takes 8 weeks to get it . Might order one for a spare, 105 bucks for a lithium battery with 290 cca is a good deal
 

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That MagnaSport I run will start the sidewinder in -30 temps, takes a few tries to get the battery warm but always goes.

This year I have the Noco lithium in the sidewinder, has more CCA than the magnasport.

Magnasport is in the missus XM, turns that fuker over instantly...👌
 

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I have this one in mine. Very small and low weight.
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Been working good. A little slow turning for cold starts so i usually just pull it by hand the first time, but it will start it
 
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Well I did a bit of research and went with Alberta Lithium Batteries out of Lac La Biche , they have a small one with 220 cca and it’s pretty cheap , don’t . Don’t care if I have too pull it over for cold starts , kind of like a shot start . Warm I’m sure 220 cca will spin er over. And support local business as well. Should make for some extra room !
 

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They also carry a 400 cold cranking amp lithium battery pretty much exactly the same size as stock for 180 , which is the next one for my spare sled.
 

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On another note, the battery in my truck was frozen solid on Tues morning! It was just over a year old, so it was replaced under warranty. When I installed the replacement, I added one of them battery blanket heaters. Good times!
 

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On another note, the battery in my truck was frozen solid on Tues morning! It was just over a year old, so it was replaced under warranty. When I installed the replacement, I added one of them battery blanket heaters. Good times!

I put those on the Ram 2500 diesel & half ton this fall. Took a temperature reading a couple days ago. At -23 daytime high it was about 20 c warmer at the top of battery than surrounding metal & plastic. Worth it in my opinion
 
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Got my new starter motor, waiting for the lithium battery, will put it on my other sled too see if the little fella will fire up my other sled before I I start cutting and retro fitting somewhere under my turboski! Fingers crossed
 
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Tested out my lithium battery on my sled, spins it over cold in my garage no problem. Battery is a little less than half the size of stock and 1/3 the weight .A buddy is modifying up a basket for the battery for its new location. This is going to work great. Will add pics when it gets installed.
 
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Got my estart back, Got this little lithium battery and it spins er over every bit as good as the Brp battery. Thanks to my budd for a clean install. Pic of the Doo battery beside the new one. It weighs 1.8 pounds . And the finished product!
 

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Got my estart back, Got this little lithium battery and it spins er over every bit as good as the Brp battery. Thanks to my budd for a clean install. Pic of the Doo battery beside the new one. It weighs 1.8 pounds . And the finished product!
Thanks catmando for the review. Just ordered the same one. I could not get an antigravity to last 2 years. Went through 2 of them. 700 bucks worth.

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