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82 GT · 11-02-2003, 10:26 PM

The time finally came today to fire up the engine I put together over the summer(see signature below).
The engine barely turned at all with a 700 cca battery. I thought maybe the battery was low or bad so I borrowed the one out of the "88GT which is a 750 cca and got the same thing.

Is it because a new engine is a little tighter or am I going to need a bigger battery?

When I put the battery out of the '88 in it.....it acted like it was low on power but I know it wasn''t.
Any ideas?

11-02-2003, 10:26 PM	#1
82 GT Import Slayer Join Date: May 1999 Posts: 2,241	Battery not strong enough for new engine The time finally came today to fire up the engine I put together over the summer(see signature below). The engine barely turned at all with a 700 cca battery. I thought maybe the battery was low or bad so I borrowed the one out of the "88GT which is a 750 cca and got the same thing. Is it because a new engine is a little tighter or am I going to need a bigger battery? When I put the battery out of the '88 in it.....it acted like it was low on power but I know it wasn''t. Any ideas? __________________ '82 GT 351W (.060)Comp Cams 274* Extreme Energy cam, ported & polished heads w/ 1.94/1.60 valves 10.3:1 flat top pistons,stealth intake, Mallory dizzy,Holley 750dp carb, BBK shorties,Flowmaster exhaust,C-4 with 3700 stall converter, B&M pro shifter,8.8 rear, 4:10's, subframes, electric fan, powermaster alternator, 4 core radiator.