1 or 2 Batteries

[prototype561 10+ year member]

Ok im thinking about getting one of those c&d batteries or a deka, but i have a question, would u go with one big battery under the hood to power everything, or one small battery under and one bigger battery in back? B/c if can i can i will want to do just one big battery and save on all the extra wiring etc.

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[mccanng 10+ year member]

How much RMS wattage are you planning to run?

 

[prototype561 10+ year member]

i planning on running between 1500 and 1800 wrms

 

[jbizzle 5,000+ posts]

I'd do one under the hood, AND another one in the back.

 

[RAM_Designs 5,000+ posts]

I'd do one under the hood, AND another one in the back.

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[-Leister- 10+ year member]

Try the big 3 and a battery under the hood and see what your voltage drops down to.

 

[prototype561 10+ year member]

Try the big 3 and a battery under the hood and see what your voltage drops down to.

ok the big 3, oh gosh, i have one the cars where stuff is everywhere under the hood, i think i might have to get someone to do it, my old car was a buick lesabre and everything was visible, now i have a montero limited i think the alt. is like up under the car of something, its a very complicated engine bay //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

 

[4OZGLOVES 10+ year member]

You should be fine with just one c&d under the hood. I'm running 1800 rms right now off the the small front battery,an spv70 inthe trunk, big three in 1/0 all running of the stock 75 amp alternator with no drop or dimming.

 

[basscort2009 5,000+ posts]

my 98 escort was hard as shit like that, but i buckled down and did it in about 2 hours lol. how big of a battery can you fit under the hood? if you can fit a big deka i would do that. if not just get a small kinetik or optima and one of my c&ds in the back

 

[prototype561 10+ year member]

my 98 escort was hard as shit like that, but i buckled down and did it in about 2 hours lol. how big of a battery can you fit under the hood? if you can fit a big deka i would do that. if not just get a small kinetik or optima and one of my c&ds in the back

im not sure what size i can fit under my hood, i will probably do a 34 series deka in the front and the c&d beast in the back. First i will attempt the big 3 //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crying.gif.ec0ebefe590df0251476573bc49e46d8.gif

 

[18inchjeepin 10+ year member]

keep a stock under the hood, and put a big one in back

 

[crx11 10+ year member]

If the montero you have is not the sport, you can put under hood a group 31, I use to have the diesel version of that (Montero DID), The Diesel version has another space for a second battery under the hood, so I have 2 optima yellow top Group 31 under there.

Look for something similar in dimensions to the group 31 on another brand...

Hope this help.

ok the big 3, oh gosh, i have one the cars where stuff is everywhere under the hood, i think i might have to get someone to do it, my old car was a buick lesabre and everything was visible, now i have a montero limited i think the alt. is like up under the car of something, its a very complicated engine bay //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

 

[prototype561 10+ year member]

If the montero you have is not the sport, you can put under hood a group 31, I use to have the diesel version of that (Montero DID), The Diesel version has another space for a second battery under the hood, so I have 2 optima yellow top Group 31 under there.Look for something similar in dimensions to the group 31 on another brand...

Hope this help.

ok thanks, ima just get two big batteries one for under the hood and the other for the back just to be on the safe side