{"id":1005,"date":"2016-03-12T00:10:23","date_gmt":"2016-03-11T22:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wardiz.org\/blog\/?p=1005"},"modified":"2016-03-12T16:22:30","modified_gmt":"2016-03-12T14:22:30","slug":"changing-the-battery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wardiz.org\/blog\/2016\/03\/12\/changing-the-battery\/","title":{"rendered":"Changing the battery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The R34 GT-R is a great car and every details were optimized by Nissan including the battery : it&rsquo;s small and lightweight : only 6.5kg ! Overall dimensions are (LxWxH) 186x126x168mm.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wardiz.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/FT-LA19LT_weight.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1006 aligncenter\" alt=\"FT-LA19LT weight\" src=\"https:\/\/wardiz.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/FT-LA19LT_weight-500x500.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wardiz.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/FT-LA19LT_weight-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/wardiz.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/FT-LA19LT_weight-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/wardiz.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/FT-LA19LT_weight-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wardiz.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/FT-LA19LT_weight.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The downsize is the battery life : small. And at some point you will be looking for a replacement battery. Then you will discover quickly that your battery is unique to your car : yes, that battery was made specifically for the R34 GT-R and it&rsquo;s only available in Japan.<\/p>\n<p>You need to know that the space for a new battery is limited and the battery has japanese terminals (JIS). I worked it out\u00a0 for hours and you are basically down with two options beside ordering an OEM battery :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>change the wire connectors to standard connectors and you can fit a battery like the Bosch S4 001(207x175x175) : it&rsquo;s a little bigger than the original battery but will fit easily and it&rsquo;s more powerfull and it will last longer. Beware that to change wire connectors special tools will be required &#8230;. it&rsquo;s not advised to cut wires because they&rsquo;re short<\/li>\n<li>get a battery with JIS terminals. Unfortunately the standard height of japenese batteries is little too big for the wires : 22cm versus 16cm for the original battery. You will struggle to tighten and to stretch the positive wire on the battery.\u00a0 I have never seen such a battery fitted either by myself or on google. The Bosch S4 018 is that kind of battery. It will last longer BUT it isn&rsquo;t more powerfull &#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wardiz.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/battery-adapters.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" alt=\"JIS to SAE terminals\" src=\"https:\/\/wardiz.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/battery-adapters-500x375.jpg\" width=\"350\" height=\"263\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I said there were two options. That was until I discover some terminal adapters from JIS terminals to standard terminals ! These adapters allow you to keep the actual JIS terminals and a battery with standard terminals can be plugged in.<\/p>\n<p>Strangely Nissan anticipated a larger battery could be fitted : holes for a larger battery are already done ! You will need to make a battery retainer as the original one is too small (must be 18cm between holes). So far that&rsquo;s the best solution I found out regarding ease of maintenance, performance and cost.<\/p>\n<p>The Bosch S4 001 weights 10kg. That&rsquo;s an extra 4kg but they worth it !<\/p>\n<p>To remove the battery you need to remove the black metal plate and the rear strut brace. Easy job but a lot for a single battery change.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0original and the Bosch batteries :<\/p>\n<div class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wardiz.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/P1060267_1600.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1015\" alt=\"SLA-A19LT vs. Bosch S4001\" src=\"https:\/\/wardiz.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/P1060267_1600-500x375.jpg\" width=\"330\" height=\"246\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/wardiz.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/P1060268_1600.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1016\" title=\"SLA-A19LT vs. Bosch S4001\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/wardiz.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/P1060268_1600-500x375.jpg\" width=\"330\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wardiz.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/P1060268_1600-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/wardiz.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/P1060268_1600-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wardiz.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/P1060268_1600.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>The Bosch S4001 fits easily but you will need to trim the rear bottom of it because of the strut brace :<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wardiz.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/P1060269_1600.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1027 aligncenter\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/wardiz.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/P1060269_1600-500x375.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wardiz.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/P1060269_1600-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/wardiz.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/P1060269_1600-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wardiz.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/P1060269_1600.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Bosch S4 001 installed with the terminal adapters. Needless to say the car starts easier than with the original battery !<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wardiz.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/P1060283_1600.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1029 aligncenter\" alt=\"S4 001 installed in BNR34\" src=\"https:\/\/wardiz.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/P1060283_1600-500x375.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wardiz.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/P1060283_1600-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/wardiz.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/P1060283_1600-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wardiz.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/P1060283_1600.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The R34 GT-R is a great car and every details were optimized by Nissan including the battery : it&rsquo;s small and lightweight : only 6.5kg ! Overall dimensions are (LxWxH) 186x126x168mm. The downsize is the battery life : small. And at some point you will be looking for a replacement battery. Then you will discover [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[132,133,131],"class_list":["post-1005","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nissan-r34-gtr-en","tag-battery","tag-fl-la19lt","tag-r34-gt-r"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wardiz.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1005","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wardiz.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wardiz.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wardiz.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wardiz.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1005"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/wardiz.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1005\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1033,"href":"https:\/\/wardiz.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1005\/revisions\/1033"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wardiz.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1005"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wardiz.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1005"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wardiz.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1005"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}