# miata battery? **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Automotive\ **Created:** [April 23, 2005, 5:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/miata-battery/85247 "2005-04-23T17:46:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Alex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/db5fbb/32.png) [@Alex](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alex)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2005, 5:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/miata-battery/85247/1 "2005-04-23T17:46:01Z")
i hear you can use a miata battery mounted sideways in the stock battery tray and it fits perfect. this is so you dont have to relocate your battery when you put a fmic in. does anyone know what year miata battery to use or does it matter? ---
**Author:** ![SHIFT\_KA24DET](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b9bd4f/32.png) [@SHIFT\_KA24DET](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SHIFT_KA24DET)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2005, 7:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/miata-battery/85247/2 "2005-04-23T19:46:58Z")
miatia battery is the same as a civic’s battery… Take a look at your civic’s battery and see if it will work. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2005, 8:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/miata-battery/85247/3 "2005-04-23T20:04:11Z")
I think it would alex. its a 551R battery, its only about 4" thick. but iuno about the length. Civics the same, or at least 92-99 AFAIK ---
**Author:** ![AppleSauce](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/applesauce/32/5521_2.png) [@AppleSauce](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AppleSauce)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2005, 8:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/miata-battery/85247/4 "2005-04-23T20:07:10Z")
civic battery is too long, i tried… ---
**Author:** ![Alex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/db5fbb/32.png) [@Alex](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alex)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2005, 9:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/miata-battery/85247/5 "2005-04-24T09:38:13Z")
> [@AppleSauce](#): > > civic battery is too long, i tried… does that mean the miata battery wont work either? ---
**Author:** ![AppleSauce](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/applesauce/32/5521_2.png) [@AppleSauce](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AppleSauce)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2005, 11:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/miata-battery/85247/6 "2005-04-24T11:25:37Z")
> [@Alex](#): > > [quote=AppleSauce]civic battery is too long, i tried… does that mean the miata battery wont work either?[/quote] If it’s the same size as a civics it wont, but I never checked, give fresh alloy a search, there are a lot of posts about running a smaller battery. ---
**Author:** ![Alex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/db5fbb/32.png) [@Alex](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alex)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2005, 11:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/miata-battery/85247/7 "2005-04-24T11:54:45Z")
i did. according to them you can use a miata battery. but if adam says its the same as a civic then theres a little conflict of information. ---
**Author:** ![SHIFT\_KA24DET](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b9bd4f/32.png) [@SHIFT\_KA24DET](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SHIFT_KA24DET)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2005, 2:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/miata-battery/85247/8 "2005-04-24T14:43:53Z")
Ed go pop your neighbours hood for a second and check how big the battery is… No but Alex go to CTC and ask to to see a Miata Battery and a Civic one from 1992 - 2000… WestCo. Makes a nice sealed Miata Battery if it fits. ![http://www.batteryweb.com/miatabat.jpg](http://www.batteryweb.com/miatabat.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![SHIFT\_KA24DET](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b9bd4f/32.png) [@SHIFT\_KA24DET](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SHIFT_KA24DET)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2005, 2:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/miata-battery/85247/9 "2005-04-24T14:45:30Z")
I stand corrected… Miata Battery Vs. Civic Battery ![http://www.festivegarage.com/store/images/miata_comp_800.jpg](http://www.festivegarage.com/store/images/miata_comp_800.jpg) That Miata battey looks like one from a Snowmobile or My Old Dirtbike… ---
**Author:** ![Axlerod](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8edcca/32.png) [@Axlerod](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Axlerod)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2005, 3:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/miata-battery/85247/10 "2005-04-24T15:25:55Z")
Yep they are pretty tiny. First time I went to jump a miata at work I was looking for the battery for two mins in the eingine bay… then I realised it’s in the trunk, kinda inside the 1/4 panel. ---
**Author:** ![Alex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/db5fbb/32.png) [@Alex](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alex)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2005, 5:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/miata-battery/85247/11 "2005-04-24T17:49:05Z")
damn thanks adam. im gonna go pick one up. i hope the battery gives enough juice. i should be ok. car wont be drivin in the winter or anything