Best battery, dollar for dollar...?

[Ali1 10+ year member]

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[scottiej 10+ year member]

Anybody know if or when the Powermaster D3400 is due out?

The D3400 is now shipping... all related IBAR accessories will be shipping in a few weeks. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[scottiej 10+ year member]

"I would put the new XS Power Group 34/78 D3400 with iBars under the hood. It will fit, as Powermaster adheres to group sizes in their larger batteries. The D3400 is good for 2500 watts as a primary battery and 4000 watts as a supplemental battery near the amps. ( given proper install, of course )
The Kinetik HC2400 is only good for 1700 watts primary, and 2600 watts supplemental and costs more than XS Power. The construction is all the difference.

Both XS Power and Kinetik will be easier to charge and keep charged. . so factory alt or not .. they are better than yellowtops.

If you still need more juice, the D925 is a great small supplemental battery near your amps. It's good for 2400 amp bursts / 2000 watts supplement.

http://www.xspowerbatteries.com

Notice Alan Dante, Scottie Johnson, Steve Meade, and Tommy Mckinnie among many other win using Powermaster" quoted by AudioMediaPro

All powermasters can be used as the primary battery.

Great Info! Keep us updated on your test results!

 

[bose301s 5,000+ posts]

I may be getting a D3400 and 220A Alt from Scottie later this summer, if I can swing the cash.

 

[donpisto 5,000+ posts]

I personally like Odyssey. I had a Kinetik HC 1400 and swapped it for an Odyssey PC 1200. Smaller battery in size and it seemed to be better on voltage (direct swap).

 

[pawn man 10+ year member]

the people running optimas probably never ran any other battery to contrast between the two. Personally, I've dealt with the hc2400 along with r-t optima and y-t optima. For the dollar, i'd go with the kinetik. Obviously, the hc2400 is superior to the y-t optima because its almost twice its ratings in every aspect(also bringing up my score .8). My next battery i will be testing is the powermaster d3100. Seems people swear by it, so i will put it up against the hc2400 along with the two yellowtops.....
if you can expand your budget, look into deka along with powermaster. I agree with 350z on the order of batteries.

2x

 

[topbass155]

"I would put the new XS Power Group 34/78 D3400 with iBars under the hood. It will fit, as Powermaster adheres to group sizes in their larger batteries. The D3400 is good for 2500 watts as a primary battery and 4000 watts as a supplemental battery near the amps. ( given proper install, of course )
The Kinetik HC2400 is only good for 1700 watts primary, and 2600 watts supplemental and costs more than XS Power. The construction is all the difference.

Both XS Power and Kinetik will be easier to charge and keep charged. . so factory alt or not .. they are better than yellowtops.

If you still need more juice, the D925 is a great small supplemental battery near your amps. It's good for 2400 amp bursts / 2000 watts supplement.

http://www.xspowerbatteries.com

Notice Alan Dante, Scottie Johnson, Steve Meade, and Tommy Mckinnie among many other win using Powermaster" quoted by AudioMediaPro

All powermasters can be used as the primary battery.

quotes from a Powermaster sales rep?....most every battery mentioned here wins. go with what you like.

 

[Blackcharger06 10+ year member]

quotes from a Powermaster sales rep?....most every battery mentioned here wins. go with what you like.

Scottie is a great guy to deal with. Sumitt has amazing prices on these things now. I just picked up a d3100 for 311 including shipping. It will fit right in the trunk of my charger, the kinetik has raised terminals so my trunk matt won't shut unless I modify it.

 

[topbass155]

Scottie is a great guy to deal with. Sumitt has amazing prices on these things now. I just picked up a d3100 for 311 including shipping. It will fit right in the trunk of my charger, the kinetik has raised terminals so my trunk matt won't shut unless I modify it.

I was talking about Auto media. Many batteries have screw on terminals you could even use a bolt and terminal rings. Stinger, kinetik, bat cap, spl cell, DC, Odyssey and many others have many terminal options.