What battery should I run?

[MrChow 10+ year member]

I've been running the AMP with just has my car was. This is the amp I'm running.

Hifonics Zeus 5 channel car amplifier ZXi 8006 ZXi 8006 740-Watts 5 Channel A/B-ClassMAX Power (4 ohms) 110 watts x 4 front/rear channels + 400 watts x 1 sub channel

MAX Power (2 ohms) 220 watts x 4 front/rear channels + 600 watts x 1 sub channel

RMS Power (4 ohms) 55 watts x 4 front/rear channels + 200 watts x 1 sub channel

RMS Power (2 ohms) 110 watts x 4 front/rear channels + 300 watts x 1 sub channel

Bridged RMS Power 220 watts x 2 front/rear channels + 200 watts x 1 sub channel

Okay I just got a free HC800 Kinetik battery from a friend and I have a Optima Redtop 25 in my car. I also just got my 1.5 cap in the mail.

What should I run?? I've also done 2 of the Big 3. The 3rd will be soon.

Also the kinetik is dead dead. With no terminals and I don't have a good charger.

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[RAM_Designs 5,000+ posts]

If you don't have any voltage problems, there's no need in upgrading with a new batt/cap.

 

[MkKin420 10+ year member]

Caps are BS, You could use the Hc800 in the back, but, if you are not having any issues at the moment then you should be fine without adding another battery. From what I have comprehended from various threads on here, the extra battery sort of cushions the load when the alternator cannot provide the extra bit of power needed during high demand. The hc800 will work for up to 800w rms. The main thing is that no matter what, extra batteries do not give/make more power, higher output alternators provide more power (amps). More batteries just increase the load the alternator has to provide to maintain the batteries charge on top of what is being drawn by the car and your stereo.

 

[MrChow 10+ year member]

Caps are BS, You could use the Hc800 in the back, but, if you are not having any issues at the moment then you should be fine without adding another battery. From what I have comprehended from various threads on here, the extra battery sort of cushions the load when the alternator cannot provide the extra bit of power needed during high demand. The hc800 will work for up to 800w rms. The main thing is that no matter what, extra batteries do not give/make more power, higher output alternators provide more power (amps). More batteries just increase the load the alternator has to provide to maintain the batteries charge on top of what is being drawn by the car and your stereo.

Yeah I was running about caps and that there just quick fixes. But that's after I bought mine.

I don't wanna run a 2nd battery. I'm more of a tuner type (light weight, drifting blah blah...). Only reason I thought of running it was to start charge it.

I am getting a newer amp down the road. My stock is 80amp the one that upgrading is a Nissan Quest with 110amp.

Weight wise on the batteries. Redtop is 33lb and the HC800 is 26lb. But which one has a better Reserve power?

So how should I go about charging the HC800??

 

[MkKin420 10+ year member]

I hope you aren't talking about using the Hc800 as your main start/charge battery, The red top would be the best for your starting battery. For the hc800 you would have to run a positive and negative cable to the back. You could probably get away grounding to the frame but make sure you got the big 3 done for sure.

 

[MkKin420 10+ year member]

To charge it you either install it in the car or you use an intelligent charger meant for those type of batteries (absorbed glass mat). The optima is an AGM type as well. The optima is probably your best choice, low internal resistance, low self discharge, decent reserve capacity can sustain about 25 amps for 90 minutes I believe before it drops below 10.5 volts.

 

[MrChow 10+ year member]

I hope you aren't talking about using the Hc800 as your main start/charge battery, The red top would be the best for your starting battery. For the hc800 you would have to run a positive and negative cable to the back. You could probably get away grounding to the frame but make sure you got the big 3 done for sure.

In the end I only want One battery in my car.

To charge it you either install it in the car or you use an intelligent charger meant for those type of batteries (absorbed glass mat).

So just do has you said ^^ there? If I were to install it in my car.

Would autozone be able to charge it?

 

[MkKin420 10+ year member]

I am not sure if autozone would recharge it. I had though about that because I too have an Hc800 laying around that I would like to do something with but don't have a charger or any real need for it at the moment in the car. Never hurts to ask, but, make sure they have the right equipment to charge it.