Battery Suggestions And Hook Up ?'s

[2fnloud 10+ year member]

I am in the process of installing my next system. I have eveything figured out up to the batteries. Yes I have swapped out my front battery for a D34/78 YT(matches the car). Yes I have the big 3 done in 1/0 wire. I have also upgraded my alternator from 90A to 180A. I even have the wire gauges matched to the length of run so that I should only see a .5V drop at the trunk. I have been in a toss up between Batcaps and Kinetiks. Here is my amplifier list and the CEA rated RMS wattage at the given Ohm load per channel that the amplifiers are going to see:

Orion HCCA-D5000 (2500x1 Watts RMS)

Orion HCCA-D5000 (2500x1 Watts RMS)

Orion HP-4800 (65x2 & 100x2 Watts RMS)

Orion HP-4800 (65x2 & 100x2 Watts RMS)

Orion HP-2400 (100x2 Watts RMS)

Orion HP-4600 (bridged to 2 channels 150x2 Watts RMS)

TOTAL wattage: 6,160W RMS.

This car is a weekend driver and show car. Space is a mild factor here but more importantly weight. I know that IF I decided Kinetiks...it would be 4:HC2400's. But how do you hook them up? I mean I was going to use two Oron MBR-70's but was told that those actually drop the Voltage back to the batteries that they regulate. Would I just be adding a 200A relay? I have one of those also. Last I knew you just couldn't add batteries to the alternator to charge because 1. you can overload the alternator and 2. the batteries would never see a full charge. Then there is the Batcap, IF I choose them it would be 4:Batcap 2000's. But the same questions would apply...How you properly integrate them into the electrical system? So...WHAT should I use and how should they bee hooked up? "Hooked UP" meaning relays, isolators, regulators, ect.

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[audiolife 5,000+ posts]

you should be able to go 3 2400 or you could replace your underhood battery with a 1400 or 1800 and add 3 2400.... http://www.kinetikaudio.com/manuals/khccells.pdf page 8 shows how to install them..the batteries in back just hook up to the other back battery the same way. fusing between front to back is a must and if the other rear batteries are spread across your trunk/back you might consider fusing them within 18" like the other batteries.

 

[2fnloud 10+ year member]

Thanks for the reply. This is how I figured they would hook up, just wanted to make sure. Fuses are a given, that is why I didn't mention them. The only things I will be adding:

The 200A Stinger relay that I have lying around

Means to connect my battery charger to the rear batteries to charge them while the car is off.