Lightweight battery

[GregBouz 2]

Fellow Lotus owners, I was wondering if anyone went down the road of installing a lightweight (race?) battery and if yes, which one and what modifications to hold it in place? I am specifically asking for an s2 1ZZ version. Any recommendations or comments on this topic? I couldn't find anything through search, I hope I am not reopening something already discussed here.

Regards, Greg

[Peapod 54]

Is this of any help?

[GregBouz 2]

@Peapod thanks for this, but what is it? I was basically looking for opinions and maybe a suggestion?

[Bibs 8,107 4 Vehicles]

That's the Lightweight battery which is fitted to the Elise Cup cars. It's all Lotus parts so stays OEM and works well enough on the Cup cars so is a good option for you. 

[GregBouz 2]

@Bibs this sounds great indeed. Thanks a lot. Any idea if anyone used this in an S2?

[Bibs 8,107 4 Vehicles]

This is the lithium battery from the S2.

https://deroure.com/diagrams.asp?TBL=11721&MAK=1&MDL=22&SMA=0&SMO=0&ST=&SC=0

[Seriouslylotus 355]

On ‎27‎/‎11‎/‎2018 at 20:47, Peapod said:

Is this of any help?

That battery is a PC680 Odyssey, search online ... Think they are between £80-100 delivered, Well the last one I bought was, I used it on an S2

Here is one at £89.99+ vat   https://raceandrally.com/odyssey-extreme-racing-25-battery-pc680?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI3MGk88753gIV1ed3Ch3Lqgl7EAQYAyABEgKK-PD_BwE

[GregBouz 2]

@Seriouslylotus thanks for your input. Are there any modifications needed to plug this is battery in or is it a simple plug and play? And by the way, how did you fix it in the S2? My S2 is 2007 btw.