Do i have enough power?

[sisson16 10+ year member]

Im gonna be running a Warden 12" powered by a zx2500.1 thats pushing 2828rms. Ive got the big 3 done and have a 270A singer altenator (about 150-160A at idle). Under the hood i have a interstate batteries megatron or megatron 2 (i dont remember which one i got) and in the back i have a kinetik khc1800. Is the kinetik gonna be big enough for what im doing? Its a daily driver, not a comp car or anything. But after looking at kinetiks power calc im not sure if its gonna be big enough. Any input?

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[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

it will work but prolly not at full tilt

 

[sisson16 10+ year member]

So id need a bigger batt in the back?

One guys told me it would and now one saying it wont so any more opinions?

 

[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

put the 1800 under the hood and add a group 31 in the back

 

[sisson16 10+ year member]

I dont think that 1800 will fit where my stock batt goes

I had a stock alt and khc800 pushing a zx1500.1 that pushed 1686rms and i never had any problems. Thats my reasoning behind this question. Ive got a batt over twice the size in the back now and an alt more than double as well.

 

[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

i understand , but you are not supposed to mix the battery types and depending on your alt size is going to determine if you need an extra or bigger battery

 

[sisson16 10+ year member]

the wet cell up front isnt suppose to be connected to the glass mat in the rear? and my alternator is a Singer 270A alt.

 

[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

no not recommended to mix the batteries

 

[sisson16 10+ year member]

so if i got an optima under the hood and that kinetik in the back id be fine?

that wold fix the mixing issue but would it fix the full tilt issue?

and should i look at a red or yellow

 

[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

ask which one is an agm battery, i personally dont like the optima batteries

 

[sisson16 10+ year member]

ok but an agm under the hood and the kinetik ive got in the back would make everything work fine? or is the kinetik in the back still to small

 

[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

no you'll prolly be ok then,but bigger is better

 

[sisson16 10+ year member]

whats the problem with optimas? and what do you run?