Antigravity battery for FF - anyone have one?

I just ordered one, expensive but if it saves the hassle of using the tender after every drive and no dead battery issues I think it’s worth it. Has anyone used one for a V12 car? Most of what I found searching was on the 458/488 forum.

 

You might need some other sort of charging tender for that to work...

 

No tender needed but I bought one anyway. The battery uses Bluetooth to monitor battery health and tells you when to recharge. It can also be jump started with a remote. Pretty cool tech.

 

Which battery did you get? Interested in swapping mine over as it feels like it's on the way out anyway.

 

Have one in my FF.

First month of use it has been perfect!

SV

 

I got the 60Ah one, didn't think I need the 80Ah since I live in the desert.

That's good to hear. Have you been using the charger/tender or just letting the car sit?

 

I would hope ANY battery would hold up for a month! Interested to hear how it's working out 3-5 years from now.

 

will it be same as F12
my F12 got hot start issue when the battery got hot.. I just wonder if the lithium battery will fix the issue..


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Neither car on charger.

SV

 

Awesome, that's what I was hoping for. Worth it just for the convenience.

 

I picked up an Antigravity AG-H8-80-RS after my 2nd battery on the FF wouldn't hold charge. It was by far the best thing I did for the car, cured all the electrical gremlins. With a new interstate battery I would still get odd errors if I didn't drive the car for more than 2 weeks plugged on a tender. I can leave the car for weeks at a time now without a tender and the car has no issues at all. I even got the Ctek lithium charger they recommend but I've never needed to use it.

 

One in the Lusso and one in the GT4. One rule! Always go for max amps. The FF is hungry. Get the 80 Ah.

Works a treat. Yet to use a charger.

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The battery was already shipped so hopefully the 60Ah is up to snuff. It still has double the CCA of a regular battery so I’d have to think it will do the job. From what I understand the 80Ah is designed for people that live in cold climates since lithium batteries are known for degraded performance in cold weather but I could be wrong. The battery does have a warranty so should be covered if any issues.

 

It will be. The GT4 has the 60Ah I got for the Lusso. Then I got an 80Ah for the Lusso as the GT4 needed a new battery.

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I’ve had one in my 2012 FF for about 18months. So worth it. The thing never dies even unplugged and not driven for weeks (maybe months)

I do have a Ctek lithium charger that I occasionally plug in to top it off. Although, the gentleman I spoke to at Antogravity says do not keep the battery charged fully. Lithium batteries do not like to be fully charged, which I know is actually correct

 

Sold, ordered the 80Ah. Thanks everyone for the advice.

 

After you've done swearing you really gonna like it. Don't forget to charge it prior to install.

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I doubt longevity with any battery type due to the heat at that location.

 

Been interested in Lithium batteries for weight saving reasons mostly, I had no idea this was a (massive) plus point on them as well! And the bluetooth battery monitoring is worth it's weight in gold...messing around with (multiple) tenders would do my head in.

 

Just put the new antigravity battery in. Huge weight difference! Admittedly, I haven't driven the FF in nearly a month and it was stone dead, but it fired right up. Had a few gremlins before it finally died, and they're all gone so far. Very pleased with it, thanks all for the recommendation.

 

Well I had the battery put in last week and after a week where I drove the car 4 times, the battery died. So that's not good. I haven't tried using the jump start feature yet since I didn't want to screw anything up. Will contact AG to see what they say.

 

Something else is wrong…

SV

 

There’s no power at all( doors won’t even unlock with key fob so I’m pretty sure it’s the battery but will see if AG can suggest anything.

 

The battery fob should briNg it back enough to start the car. Mine worked. However something else is causing you grief I suspect.

Do you have anything not factory installed, installed on your car??

SV

 

Just exhaust, tune, Novitec springs. Don't think any of those would impact battery life though. Going to call AG tomorrow and see what they say. I hadn't even set up the app yet because I didn't think I'd have to worry about it this quickly lol.