if i get an h/o alt do i need another battery. or even 2?

[johnnyvolcom5 10+ year member]

sorry to hijack thread, but is the die hard platinum a deep cycle battery? Why not yellow top optimas, they are around the same price. I need to pick up a battery too.

 

[Mr.meyhem 10+ year member]

double post... fail

 

[Mr.meyhem 10+ year member]

sorry to hijack thread, but is the die hard platinum a deep cycle battery? Why not yellow top optimas, they are around the same price. I need to pick up a battery too.

its all good dude i have the same question in a sense

 

[Mr.meyhem 10+ year member]

sorry to hijack thread, but is the die hard platinum a deep cycle battery? Why not yellow top optimas, they are around the same price. I need to pick up a battery too.

its all good dude i have the same question in a sense

 

[MisterDeadeye 10+ year member]

its his car tho. and i want him to help me with college...

Ah. Well then maybe tell your dad that if you don't upgrade the battery, you could ruin his alternator. What harm could a better battery do, anyway? If I was your father, I'd rather have you spend $200 on a good battery than on other things. A battery is a good purchase.

What will your dad think if you spend $400 on a high output alternator?

 

[MisterDeadeye 10+ year member]

These double posts are getting ridiculous.

 

[Mr.meyhem 10+ year member]

ik and it would only be 250 to 300 for the h/o but i could prbly get another battery but that would be stretching it

 

[MANTI5 10+ year member]

If it's his car then you're just going to have to do what you can without killing it, which isn't much.

 

[Mr.meyhem 10+ year member]

yeah ik lol

 

[GAMEOVERCCA 10+ year member]

sorry to hijack thread, but is the die hard platinum a deep cycle battery? Why not yellow top optimas, they are around the same price. I need to pick up a battery too.

because optimas are POOP! and have a POOP warranty!

whats up with forum anyone else have bad delays and double posting? lol

 

[MisterDeadeye 10+ year member]

Where are you getting the alternator from?

 

[MANTI5 10+ year member]

I just got my H/O from maniacelectricmotors and will hopefully have it installed tomorrow.

 

[Mr.meyhem 10+ year member]

the 300 is a power bastard. and the others are an ebay one and another ebay one i think. manti5 got one of the ebay ones so i might see how his does.

 

[Mr.meyhem 10+ year member]

the power bastard one is 220a for 350 i guess. and the others are 140a and 160a. i think the 160 one is sketchy tho

 

[hispls 5,000+ posts]

sorry to hijack thread, but is the die hard platinum a deep cycle battery? Why not yellow top optimas, they are around the same price. I need to pick up a battery too.

Die Hard Platinum is the same as Odesey (sp?) brand battery. Very good AGM battery IMO and can't beat the warranty through sears.

IMO you shouldn't need an additional battery until you get up or over 2KW (somewhat dependant on other factors, but that's about where you really should start thinking about battery in trunk particularly if you have a HO alternator). Good reliable battery under the hood is never a bad investment even if you run only very modest aftermarket accessories.