red top or yellow top

[yo0123yo 10+ year member]

i got a stock battery now under the hood, i dont feel like adding one in the trunk, i got an orion 2500d and two 12" L7's, should i change the one under the hood to a yellow top or red top? also i am getting the big 3, 0 gauge wiring throughout the car, and a 2 farad cap. you guys think im going to notice my system puts out more power then it is now with 4 gauge wiring and stock battery also my lights dim a shitload

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[BrianT 10+ year member]

I have had an optima yellow top and red top and my lights still dim/flicker. I have clarion HU, infinity components, 2 zapco amps, 12" treo sub and lightning audio cap...i have no clue how to stop my lights from dimming

 

[matrxx dude 5,000+ posts]

Capacitors Are Worthless,and By The Way Id Go With The Yellow Top,and More Than Likley U Need Like 1 Kinetik 600 Small Battery.

 

[yo0123yo 10+ year member]

like 2 people told me to go with yellow top only if i needed a 2ns battery but for under the hood to get a red top

 

[iamamp3pimp 5,000+ posts]

other way around i thought.

Only real world advantge to me is that you can mount a red top in any direction...

 

[1loudmtherfuker 10+ year member]

IF you like to play your system with the car off for extended periods of time then go with the yellow top , if you only play while the engine is running a red top or any other decent lead acid battery will do . The ONLY cure for your dimming is a high output alternator , that 2500D pulls what , 200 to 250 amps of current at full tilt , thats just too much for a stock alt to keep up with .//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crazy.gif.c13912c32de98515d3142759a824dae7.gif

Only real world advantge to me is that you can mount a red top in any direction...

You can mount the yellow top any way too //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif

 

[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

first upgrade your big 3. next make sure you have good size wire going back to your amp. upgrade the alt. get a decent stock battery

 

[Megalomaniac 5,000+ posts]

i'd go with the yellow top like i have.its a deep cycle drycell batt. Red top is great if ur a racer. yellow top is meant for the accesory load. U should do the big 3 before u buy a new batt to see if that will solve ur prob.

 

[BrianT 10+ year member]

i'd go with the yellow top like i have.its a deep cycle drycell batt. Red top is great if ur a racer. yellow top is meant for the accesory load. U should do the big 3 before u buy a new batt to see if that will solve ur prob.

sorry for the ignorance...but by "big 3" you mean?

 

[forceofwill 10+ year member]

sorry for the ignorance...but by "big 3" you mean?

http://www.caraudio.com/forum/showthread.php?t=152355

 

[xpl0it 10+ year member]

A 2 farad cap on a 2500d? lol. You need at least 25 farads if your electrical system is very solid. If you have a great electrical system, get about 25-50 farads

 

[BrianT 10+ year member]

http://www.caraudio.com/forum/showthread.php?t=152355

thank you

 

[dleccord 5,000+ posts]

I have had an optima yellow top and red top and my lights still dim/flicker. I have clarion HU, infinity components, 2 zapco amps, 12" treo sub and lightning audio cap...i have no clue how to stop my lights from dimming

big 3 and lose the cap

 

[BrianT 10+ year member]

big 3 and lose the cap

why lose the cap? is this necessary...

 

[Ruffy 10+ year member]

Do you play your system while the car is off for extended periods of time?

Yellowtop.

Do you want good starting power and system is mostly on while the car is on?

RedTop

Case solved