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<blockquote data-quote="neo_styles" data-source="post: 8174428" data-attributes="member: 644168"><p>[quote name='UsAmpsFreak']Thanks for the info guys. I see Mechman mentioned on here a lot, are they one of the better companies to get alternators from these days? Are the XS batts still one of the better ones?</p></blockquote><p></p><p>Alternators and batteries are such a saturated market that you&#39;re going to get differing opinons.</p><p></p><p>Are XS batteries good? Yes, but they&#39;re definitely not the best value option for most. A lot of forum users actually get the Duracell branded batteries from Sam&#39;s Club which are made by a more reputable OEM. I have a friend on another forum who makes Stormcell batteries which are supposed to give XS a good run for their money, especially on the newer line they&#39;re working. You also have Odyssey, Shuriken, and DieHard Platinum as solid AGM options (the DieHard being the best value option IMO, even if capacity is a little lacking).</p><p></p><p>Alternators get even more worked up in the mix. [USER=618111]@TaylorFade[/USER] ; just received an Ohio Gen model that he&#39;s extremely pleased with. I&#39;m personally leaning towards Mechman as they make a 370A alternator for the Tahoe I&#39;ll be outfitting next year and that mitigates a battery bank for applications&#39; sake. Those who use DC swear by it, but you have to pay to play with them. Mike Singer makes bada<span style="color: black">ss</span> alts to order and [USER=614593]@mylows10[/USER] ; can help you out with an order there.</p><p></p><p>Just a feeeeeeew options there. And there are more.</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="neo_styles, post: 8174428, member: 644168"] [quote name='UsAmpsFreak']Thanks for the info guys. I see Mechman mentioned on here a lot, are they one of the better companies to get alternators from these days? Are the XS batts still one of the better ones?[/QUOTE] Alternators and batteries are such a saturated market that you're going to get differing opinons. Are XS batteries good? Yes, but they're definitely not the best value option for most. A lot of forum users actually get the Duracell branded batteries from Sam's Club which are made by a more reputable OEM. I have a friend on another forum who makes Stormcell batteries which are supposed to give XS a good run for their money, especially on the newer line they're working. You also have Odyssey, Shuriken, and DieHard Platinum as solid AGM options (the DieHard being the best value option IMO, even if capacity is a little lacking). Alternators get even more worked up in the mix. [USER=618111]@TaylorFade[/USER] ; just received an Ohio Gen model that he's extremely pleased with. I'm personally leaning towards Mechman as they make a 370A alternator for the Tahoe I'll be outfitting next year and that mitigates a battery bank for applications' sake. Those who use DC swear by it, but you have to pay to play with them. Mike Singer makes bada[COLOR="black"]ss[/COLOR] alts to order and [USER=614593]@mylows10[/USER] ; can help you out with an order there. Just a feeeeeeew options there. And there are more. [/QUOTE]
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