Running a 16volt system...

[baseballer1100 5,000+ posts]

I am going to be running 4 turbostart 16v batteries i have a stock alt and want to keep it stock. Will this work? http://www.batteriesareus.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=245

If it would how would I install it? Thanks your help is much appreciated.

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[TooLowTooGo 10+ year member]

no

 

[lilmaniac2 5,000+ posts]

your gonna have to charge the batts with a charger

 

[baseballer1100 5,000+ posts]

your gonna have to charge the batts with a charger

Thats the only way? What about for daily?

 

[lilmaniac2 5,000+ posts]

if ur car wont run on 17 v ( 16v batts float in the 17 v range ) and most newer cars wont... ur gonna have to have 2 seaparate electrical systems...

u could use a step up transformer, but ur gonna need a beefy alt to charge those batts w/ a step up

 

[baseballer1100 5,000+ posts]

if ur car wont run on 17 v ( 16v batts float in the 17 v range ) and most newer cars wont... ur gonna have to have 2 seaparate electrical systems...
u could use a step up transformer, but ur gonna need a beefy alt to charge those batts w/ a step up

so either way it looks like im going to need a new alternator. Right now its 130 amps. running two i guess would be the best. Anyone ran/run dual alts in a 99 explorer/mountaineer

 

[lilmaniac2 5,000+ posts]

i know someone in a burban who had a 1600 amp alt(s)

 

[baseballer1100 5,000+ posts]

****...but yeah. So new alt the only way i guess.

 

[QtrHorse 10+ year member]

You might try something like this; 16V Step Up Regulator, its's from the same company you want to get the batteries from.

 

[baseballer1100 5,000+ posts]

I saw that. Will that work though?

 

[headless 10+ year member]

Make sure you keep the 16v electrical system separate from your cars main electrical or you will have some bad shit ™ happening. That 16v step-up should work fine. You'll definetely need a beefy alternator to charge a 17+v source off of a 14v source, especially when you start pulling 50, 60a off of it. Running 16v batteries in your daily is utterly pointless, imo, BTW. Massive waste of money.

 

[QtrHorse 10+ year member]

Yes, it will work. Is the only reason you want to run 16V, to get more power out of your amps? If that's the case, I would just invest in a good alternator, big wire and a bigger amp. Getting everything set up to run a 12V & 16V system together is going to cost some $$.

 

[baseballer1100 5,000+ posts]

yeah well im running two ia 20.1s and i really want to run this daily sooo. I figured i would need this. I might just go the route of running two alternators.

 

[baseballer1100 5,000+ posts]

Make sure you keep the 16v electrical system separate from your cars main electrical or you will have some bad shit ™ happening. That 16v step-up should work fine. You'll definetely need a beefy alternator to charge a 17+v source off of a 14v source, especially when you start pulling 50, 60a off of it. Running 16v batteries in your daily is utterly pointless, imo, BTW. Massive waste of money.

What else would i be able to do and run two ia 20.1s?

 

[djman37 5,000+ posts]

What else would i be able to do and run two ia 20.1s?

what load?

comp or daily?

I'D rather have AGM batteries...more flexible to install and allowed inside a vehicle.