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Originally Posted by AshG

i have got an odyssey pc680 going spare if anyone wants it. i got it to put on my saab motor but it doesn't have enough grunt to hack over the saab motor as it needs 500 cold cranking amps and the odyssey only has around 300cca. should start a zetec, cvh, pinto etc

Is it new or an old one as they have a great reputation for starting most engines from cold and have been used successfully on v8 engined cars too

I always assumed (probably wrongly!) turbo charged cars turned over easier due to them having a low compression ratio

Im not too clued up on the difference between cold starting amps etc but apparently it can supply 680amps for the first 5 seconds, its got enough grunt to get my st engine into life as quick as my old mahoosive bosch battery anyway