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[sanmarcosZfreak 10+ year member]

ok so because im on a budget and cannot afford to get a kinetic

will i be able to run 2000+watts with 2 optima redtops? i can get 2 for $100 and since i'm not looking for a huge system anymore

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[Chevyaudio 5,000+ posts]

Yellow Top>Red Top....For audio use

also depends on your alt...im running right at 2K watts, and My alternator tooka shit on me this week (stock 105 amp)

 

[sanmarcosZfreak 10+ year member]

why? the redtop has higher amperage numbers

anyways would 2 redtops work?

 

[BigManFred3251 10+ year member]

i would say you will be fine with 2 red tops, but as far as the altenator goes is it stock or not. im not sure how well the altenator will hold out if its stock. i would think of a better altenator and maybe just one red top that is what i went with and i have one 1600 watt amp and a 200 watt amp and im doing just fine. not to mention the 1600 watt is class A/B and they are known for taking more power than usual to push them.

 

[bamaboy 5,000+ posts]

yellow tops are deep cycle and hold a solid current longer than reds, also can killed and recharged lots of times where the red will start loosing power after it dies a couple times

if it was me a red and a yellow would do the best

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

If you are only running the system with the car running, then a Red top will serve you better. Lower ESR, higher surface voltage, better transient numbers and you don't need the deep cycle capability of the yellow top.

 

[lilmaniac2 5,000+ posts]

blue tops are the best..

2 group 31 blue tops = 2 kinetik 2000s //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[lilmaniac2 5,000+ posts]

in performance that is

 

[azbass 5,000+ posts]

red tops are a Starting batt!?

 

[sanmarcosZfreak 10+ year member]

why would i bump when im not in the car? i dont compete nor do i plan to my car will be running whenever im bumping

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

Yeah, they're a starting batt. So what? Like I said, if you are not running the system with the car off (which you shouldn't do unless you have to anyway) you don't need the deep cycle capability of the Yellow top. The lower ESR and better transient response to current demand are better suited to helping out an alt with the car running. Since you aren't deep discharging, why pay the extra for the deep cycle battery which isn't needed, and why not get a battery better suited for the task asked of it?

 

[audiolife 5,000+ posts]

red tops arent that great for running systems if going optima yellow or blue works better

 

[azbass 5,000+ posts]

red tops arent that great for running systems if going optima yellow or blue works better

because the red top . is for under the hood as a starting bat.

yellow!

 

[audiolife 5,000+ posts]

i cooked 3 red tops in my days (better than a reg battery) but if you are goning to be spending 100+ get a yellow for 20 more dollars at autozone still starts the car...optima isnt my first choice (lol) but it isnt a bad choice

 

[hcoronado 10+ year member]

I have a red under the hood and a yellow in the back and no problems here