Kinetik HC1400 or the Optima Yellow Top D34 ??

[95Prober 10+ year member]

hi guys. i know a lot of people run the Optimas but i heard nothin but great things about the Kinetiks. a few questions if i may:

1. which would you prefer and why?

2. price is not an issue coz they are almost equal, yet space is. the kinetik is slimmer but not sure on the height. in this pic, the Kinetik has strange looking terminal posts.



can i put regular pos./neg. terminals onto the Kinetik top posts?

3. are the Optimas 750-850 CCA compared to the Kinetiks 1400CCA ? if so, thats i big difference

thx

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[dleccord 5,000+ posts]

#3 is wrong somewhere along the line.

i also hear that the hc1800 was more comparable to the d34.

 

[cd6551 10+ year member]

I do know that my HC1400 was quite a bit taller than the Optima red top I previously had in my truck. It was too the point that I could barely latch my hood with the battery in the factory location. Switching from the Optima to the Kinetik killed what little bit of dimming I had. Not the same comparison, but thought Id share //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/idea.gif.5acb6a39a9b92425414c316dda202bad.gif

 

[cd6551 10+ year member]

Oh and the posts on the Kinetik kinda **** if you have side terminals

 

[95Prober 10+ year member]

#3 is wrong somewhere along the line.
i also hear that the hc1800 was more comparable to the d34.

well, i got the Optima spec on their site and i assume 1400 in the Kinetik model mean 1400CCA, but of course, not sure. anyone verify?

 

[95Prober 10+ year member]

Oh and the posts on the Kinetik kinda **** if you have side terminals

i dont so thats good. but those posts in the pic just look like bolts. is it possible to put pos./neg. terminals on the posts?

 

[cd6551 10+ year member]

Yea they come with screw in posts that you can put normal battery terminals on.

 

[dleccord 5,000+ posts]

I do know that my HC1400 was quite a bit taller than the Optima red top I previously had in my truck. It was too the point that I could barely latch my hood with the battery in the factory location. Switching from the Optima to the Kinetik killed what little bit of dimming I had. Not the same comparison, but thought Id share //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/idea.gif.5acb6a39a9b92425414c316dda202bad.gif

how old was the redtop?

 

[cd6551 10+ year member]

It was about 6 months old or so at the time. I already had a 240 amp alt and big 3 in 1/0, the kinetik just helped out with what little voltage drop I was having. I still have the red top and it rests at 12.6ish, so from my experience the Kinetik was the better battery.

 

[95Prober 10+ year member]

so the HC1800 is more comparable to an Optima 34 than an HC1400 ??

its weird, on ebay the 1800 can be had at the same price almost as the HC1400

 

[snoopdan 5,000+ posts]

i have the hc1400 running my jeep's engine / electrial system and I hate the top posts. They occasionally come loose on me, and I probably tighten them up every month. But I had to mount my HC1400 sideways in my jeep since it was waaay too tall to fit under the hood - which is why there is slightly more strain on the cables which probably doesnt help with the automatic loosening situation on the top posts. Now ive tried a ton of batteries in the last few years, and I really didnt find any difference between my Optima, my AlphaCell, or my HC1400....other than the Optima having way better connections solutions on it.

take that for what its worth I guess.

 

[CJL 10+ year member]

i have the hc1400 running my jeep's engine / electrial system and I hate the top posts. They occasionally come loose on me, and I probably tighten them up every month. But I had to mount my HC1400 sideways in my jeep since it was waaay too tall to fit under the hood - which is why there is slightly more strain on the cables which probably doesnt help with the automatic loosening situation on the top posts. Now ive tried a ton of batteries in the last few years, and I really didnt find any difference between my Optima, my AlphaCell, or my HC1400....other than the Optima having way better connections solutions on it.
take that for what its worth I guess.

Do you think a Yellotop would be just as good as a HC2000 or 2400?

 

[iagrdshaka 5,000+ posts]

Do you think a Yellotop would be just as good as a HC2000 or 2400?

not a D34....but the Optima Group 31's are beasts! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/up2something.gif.dd110ecf3ae4b76050d87598f2f8de7c.gif