Deka 9A78, KHC1800, SK-BT8 Under the hood

[DarkScorpion 10+ year member]

Looking at new batteries right now since I have a feeling my stock battery will die out soon. My biggest options are the Deka 9A78DT, Kinetik KHC1800, and the Shuriken SK-BT8. All three of these batts have similar ratings and are the biggest size that will fit in my stock location. Of the three, which would you choose?

The Deka is easily the cheapest and it seems everyone has had a great experience with them. I don't care about how the battery looks, but I'm more concerned with how the battery will perform as a starting battery and powering my system. All opinions are welcomed.

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[ltr450racer690 10+ year member]

i really liked my 1800 under the hood of my truck. its a very nice batterie

 

[DarkScorpion 10+ year member]

How long did you have it?

 

[jdawg 5,000+ posts]

I have a 9a78dt and its in its third car, have had it a lil over 2 years, still will play my stereo all day while working on cars (8 hours subs off) and fire a car right up

 

[DarkScorpion 10+ year member]

That's good to hear. The more I read about them, the better value Deka seems to be compared to other brands.

 

[audiolife 5,000+ posts]

I have had my 1400 5 years and use it to power my system start my truck and use it as a charge source to charge rc car race batteries from. I also know a couple people who have HC power (before they were named kinetik) under the hood and those date back 8 plus years.