Using kinetiks for starters?

[Weeznur32 10+ year member]

Hey guys i havent heard of many people using kinetiks to start their cars i was just wondering if they will be reliable for doing so.

Also right now i have a wet cell batt with like 800 cold crank amps....is it safe for me to keep this and add a kinetik in the back b/c i heard wet cell and dry cell dont mix.....thanks.

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[Weeznur32 10+ year member]

Any Thoughts?

 

[J31Rob 5,000+ posts]

It works.

 

[rtillaree 10+ year member]

i hear it works just fine...i was getting ready to drop an 1800 under the hood...

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

Ran an HC2400 under my hood.

There are no problems whatsoever associated with it.

nG

 

[djman37 5,000+ posts]

i have an 1800 under my hood.

 

[theothermike 10+ year member]

I've been hearing mixed things about what i should do.

i have around 2700 watts, 2000 to subs and 700 total on frontstage.

right now, i have 1 gay autozone type batt under hood and 1 walmart batt in back that pretty small.

what should i do about my battery situation?

some people say i should drop 1 batt under the hood that is biggest that will fit in my car using a kinetik / optima yellow top under the hood and call it a day others say, replace the starting batt with like an everstart, duralast or decent name brand battery u find at walmart / autozone and the works, and add a kinetik 2400 in the back?

what should i do?

also the way i have my wiring now is fused pos. run between the batteries, and battery under hood has it ground to chassis when i did the big three, and the battery in back has a ground from the battery to the frame / unibody of my car in the back of my trunk. i think kinetik wants me to run another whole neg run between the batteries?

Which one do i do?

Mike-

 

[IgnoreMe 5,000+ posts]

starting battery: get what your car requires. end of story

battery that will be used for starting AND your system: get the biggest you can fit.

your thread title is misleading.

 

[trunks9_us 10+ year member]

i got a 2400 and it works fine.

 

[audiolife 5,000+ posts]

they work fine under the hood. there is more to selecting a battery than cranking amps. capacity and ability to deep cycle are also important things to consider

 

[Weeznur32 10+ year member]

K so it sounds liek they work good for starting my car but i would like to save money and just put like a 2400 in the back....CAn i mix a kintetik with a wet cell battery for the starter?

 

[audiolife 5,000+ posts]

best performance when you have both the same type batteries but as long as you dont leave it set unstarted for extended periods you will probably be fine

 

[csnut18 10+ year member]

Well there is a reason isolators were made. Two different batts will fight each other to death shortening their life drastically. Get a yellowtop or something like it under the hood with a high output alternator.If you dont have enough juice being produced another batt is not the answer.