My battery has a Bluetooth app, so I will keep an eye on things and monitor what’s happening. I can top it up if necessary, but am quite curious to see if it’s charging during normal driving after hearing about these reported issues with Lithium batteries on the I4.
It's an i4. I have an i4 as well. Also, it's Kaz and he chimed in. Keep us posted. As he mentioned, his car was getting all kinds of errors related to low voltage. Also, he did confirm the weird AMG specific charging cycles at least for US cars. I do drive my car regularly. So, I'm curious to see if this works for you. I've run these batteries in all my cars. So, I was bummed when I heard about this AMG specific issue from Kaz.
an Emira owner friend waiting for his spare stock ECU, once it comes things should move faster
500 is more than enough for me.
He brought an uprated turbo when he took delivery of his Emira, which was like 2 years ago lol
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What's the brand of battery you went for and where did you get it from please
The battery is branded TET Lithium. I bought it locally in China. However, the charging from the alternator is not working well. I’m keeping an eye on it to try to understand what’s happening (there is a Bluetooth app so I can see the charge/discharge current and voltages when I’m driving) and see if there is anything that can be done to improve matters.
Is it just me or did anyone else think of a machined billet casing to replace the die cast ?
This is off topic but many posts you can find, basically the I4 Mercedes alternator will not properly charge a lithium battery because the voltage is too high for it to trigger the alternator logic, it is looking for low AGM voltage. It won't even charge the stock AGM battery till it dips below 70% to save on emissions - really stupid. I got a Braille AGM works great
Have a chat with @Kaz. He shared in one of his posts how the i4 alternator has some weird charging cycle for fuel efficiency reasons. Essentially, it was partially designed to work with the M139 hybrid version of our engine and only charges at cold start-up, in track mode and on decal/braking if I recall correctly. The whole thing was like too crazy to believe, but it does seem to be the case. That's why he got rid of his AntiGravity battery. I was bummed, because i've run this battery in all my cars, except this one for this reason. Oh, and you are correct. As long as you put the battery on a tender every night, you'll be fine.
that is the sexiest piece of metal I have seen in a long time...incredible how this small metal object can unlock so much happiness and joy in our lives (!!)
So basically any lithium battery will not work on the Emira correct?
Only for the i4. The V6 runs a nice standard operating alternator compliments of Toyota and can run a lithium battery like most cars with zero issues.
They will work just put on tender, but it won't work like standard battery that recharges when you drive, it will always be on the bare limit of having charge and cause some CEL eventually - but for a track car just keep it plugged in all fine. And yes any lithium since they are higher voltage and that is what causes issues.
V6 is perfectly fine. I have a li-ion on mine without issue.
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