Is 310 CCA enough to start a 117 CI in cold weather?

[No H2O]

Battery is 2 years old.
Registers a full 12 V on the multimeter.
At 25 degrees the starting process chugs along but doesn't turn over the 117 CI until I hook up a portable mini jumpbox.
Do I need a battery with more CCA?

 

[HMAN]

As colder temps zap a batteries power, the more CCA's the better in cold weather.

 

[No H2O]

That's what the symptoms point towards,
maybe Curtis has a heavy duty battery that can get this done not just in the recent 25° but even another 20 degrees below that

 

[Jwooky]

If its only 12V that is a problem. 12V is very low. Should be ~12.8 fully charged.

If it was in good shape 310 CCA in cold should not be a problem.

Note the ratting is in cold. CCA=Cold Cranking Amps.

Could always look at one of these-

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[Jersey Big Mike]

Battery is 2 years old.
Registers a full 12 V on the multimeter.
At 25 degrees the starting process chugs along but doesn't turn over the 117 CI until I hook up a portable mini jumpbox.
Do I need a battery with more CCA?

If the battery is 2 yrs old, you may not still be getting a true 310 CCA
Have the battery load tested.
CCA is a "standard" test but is misunderstood by most people and not even just 1 standard for it.

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Load testers as used at battery shops are doing best guess, not truly testing CCA, but using some math to estimate.

Make sure when trying to start in cold that you do not hold the start switch very long (3 sec at most)

Any lead acid battery that claims over 350CCA for a battery that fits our bikes is BS imho. The ones that claim that certainly are not truly testing it according to spec. If that capacaity were possible, why wouldn't the real manufacturers (East Penn, Yusua etc) advertised it directly. The ones you see are made by them in reality but marketed and labeled by someone else.

Lately I have been using the Duracell from Batteries + Bulbs. If you buy online and pick up in store it 10% off, plus they offer a 2 yr warranty (an they are all over the place).

 

[Mickeetwo]

310cca is plenty, I've had pretty good luck out of Big Crank batteries from Batterymart

 

[john sachs]

310cca is plenty, I've had pretty good luck out of Big Crank batteries from Batterymart

Big crank Deka is as good as they come.
John

 

[KaptinAmerika]

If your using lead acid the Deka ETX20L is as good as lead acid comes:

"Deka ETX20L"

And for $88.95 with free shipping you just can't hardly beat it.

But nothing beats the AntiGravity lineup for BD:

AntiGravity

And with their "Battery Tracker" all you have to do is pop open your phone and you can check your current, no pun intended, voltage as well as a historical chart of how your system has been working. In addition you can do crank and voltage testing. They also have one for lead acid:
"Lead Acid Battery Tracker"

 

[No H2O]

The Deka ETX20L is what I have in there and it isn't getting the job done, possibly due to age.
I treated myself to an early Christmas present, the Antigravity lithium ion and the Compufire charging system.

Only concern now is, until it gets here, am I ruining my engine by all those pre-start-twists and cracking the throttle open? When it does fire up it goes whoosh at nearly max rpms for several seconds, then I have to keep the throttle cracked for like a minute or it dies. Those immediate high rpms for that long from a bone cold temperature can't be good, I'm almost thinking of not riding until the new setup gets here...

 

[Jersey Big Mike]

I'd wait. It'll only be a couple of days right...

 

[No H2O]

when I placed the order I think it was the battery that was on 5 day backorder but if I'm ruining my engine I'll wait 5 days however that is how I started my 2004 Ridgeback for an entire winter with no adverse effects.

 

[Lorenzo]

Check your starter also if it’s the OEM starter. The solenoid is known for internally weakening. Also they are prone to developing a case crack near the mounting bolts.

 

[No H2O]

I think the starter is fine, today it was low/mid 40's and it fired right up. If it was the starter I feel it would struggle regardless of temperature. Definitely pointing to the battery.