Soooo electrical. What battery?? eh eh?

[adulbrich 5,000+ posts]

I run duracell agms..they are great

You're the person I was thinking of. Thanks for chiming in on the thread.

Have you run XS too and can you compare them?

 

[blazian87 10+ year member]

So whats your question? Also. i get that its slightly related but dont threadjack.
ITs fine for now. Ill help you out.

From everyone else. Since alot of you are really active on here. Ive just got a regular 100$ walmart battery in it as of now. When i get an AGM battery. Should i put it in the back and wire the two together or just throw out the Battery i have now and just use the AGM.

Cuz of parasitic drain and the like.

Well if it's for temporary and you're not gonna upgrade alt yet, then put the AGM in the back.. if your front batt is not AGM, then swap it out.. it's not good to mix batteries. In the long run you need a h/o alt no matter how you look at it.. It just doesn't sense without one for the power you're gonna run.. and there's a possibility you might wanna upgrade in the future.. so save up and get the biggest alt you can.. Singer is your man. I know it's expensive but it's totally worth it.. He does great work and has phenomenal customer service... Lifetime warranty! Can't beat that..

 

[The Camry]

Oh ill get one. I just wanted to see what i could do with the bat i have now. Ill save up and get the alt and bat at the same time.

 

[The Camry]

I run duracell agms..they are great

YEa id love to hear as well

 

[adulbrich 5,000+ posts]

[quote name='blazian87']Well if it's for temporary and you're not gonna upgrade alt yet, then put the AGM in the back.. if your front batt is not AGM, then swap it out.. it's not good to mix batteries. In the long run you need a h/o alt no matter how you look at it.. It just doesn't sense without one for the power you're gonna run.. and there's a possibility you might wanna upgrade in the future.. so save up and get the biggest alt you can.. Singer is your man. I know it's expensive but it's totally worth it.. He does great work and has phenomenal customer service... Lifetime warranty for parts! Can't beat that..[/QUOTE]

I think its just a lifetime labor warranty, not parts, but I do agree that the customer service is well worth the price.

Maybe @mylows10; can offer some insight here

 

[The Camry]

[quote name='adulbrich']I think its just a lifetime labor warranty, not parts, but I do agree that the customer service is well worth the price.

Maybe @mylows10; can offer some insight here[/QUOTE]

Whats the diff between labor/parts warranty? if it breaks then you have to pay to fix it but they will fix it for you?

 

[blazian87 10+ year member]

have a new install running stock HU PDX-F4 and two MRV-500....I'm still breaking them in and havent touched any gains and I'm finding the typical story lights starting to dim with volume at around 30 of 60. Not much thumping in my opinion for them to start going but did have the install profesionally done and would assume grounding and wiring is up to par considering I saw the wire gauge at least. What I didnt consider at the time was a Cap due to all the buzz of power cells vs caps etc. I started researching hi performance alternators and optima batteries. I feel though with just a 4 channel amp pdx-f4 100 rms and two mrv-500 rms amps pushing the subs i wouldnt draw that much current for a 1400 watt system off a new 2014 camry. I guess I am wrong. My first real system upgrade in a real car and I think I still have a ways to go. Any opinions or suggestions will help.

A cap will do nothing but hurt your system more.. It may get rid of the dimming but you're ignoring the underlining cause. For the power you're running, it wouldn't be worth it to get a hi performance alternator. Get a good XS or Kinetik battery and you should be good.. Monitor your voltages while you are playing your music fult tilt.. Also, I would suggest you set your gains properly with a digital multi-meter.

 

[blazian87 10+ year member]

Whats the diff between labor/parts warranty? if it breaks then you have to pay to fix it but they will fix it for you?

If it breaks, you pay for the parts and the labor is free.. Sorry for the confusion.. I didn't mean free parts..

 

[adulbrich 5,000+ posts]

Whats the diff between labor/parts warranty? if it breaks then you have to pay to fix it but they will fix it for you?

Parts would be if something mechanical went wrong due to wear and tear or other things, you would not need to pay for the replacement part (whatever it may be).

With their labor warranty, I believe that you still have to pay for the replacement part(s), but not the man hours of actually fixing the alternator. Also, you would most likely have to pay shipping both ways, unless it was a manufacturer's defect

 

[NASTY08IMPALA 5,000+ posts]

You're the person I was thinking of. Thanks for chiming in on the thread.
Have you run XS too and can you compare them?

No ive only ran deka and duracell which are the same...the duracells are the same batts as the deka intimidator 9a31 and 9a34s ...batteries really only show true colors with car off and below 12.6..no way id spend xs or northstar oddysey money...i run a g34 under the hood and 2 g27s in the spare tire hole and i run abt 5k ...i charge at 15v and drop to 14.2 full tilt

 

[NASTY08IMPALA 5,000+ posts]

And as far as warranty on the duracells they have a 18month free replacement program .

 

[The Camry]

Intimidator 9A34 Group Size 34 AGM Battery - Remy Battery

So that correct? and we all agree that ^ with an HO alt would satisfy my need?

 

[NASTY08IMPALA 5,000+ posts]

Intimidator 9A34 Group Size 34 AGM Battery - Remy Battery
So that correct? and we all agree that ^ with an HO alt would satisfy my need?

Yes thats the same batts as duracell at sams except the duracell in that size is only 130bux

 

[The Camry]

I got no sams club near me. So uh im stuck to ordering online

Do i want the 31 or 34?

 

[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

[quote name='adulbrich']I think its just a lifetime labor warranty, not parts, but I do agree that the customer service is well worth the price.

Maybe @mylows10; can offer some insight here[/QUOTE]

Life time labor warranty 1 year parts warranty. If anything happens in 1 year fixed free. If after that year you pay parts and shipping