Which battery for primary?

[RCobra07 10+ year member]

So my factory battery is shot and I need to replace. I am running a BatCap 800 in the back with 1/0 runs on the positive and negative from front to back.

Kinetik HC2000, XS Powermaster D3400, Deka 9A34, Batcap 2000, Optima Red Top 34, or Optima Yellow Top 34.

Any recommendations? I can get the Optimas for the best price, but have not heard too great of things about them.

thanks!!

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[Supergumby5000 5,000+ posts]

any of them except the red top

 

[Sarthos 10+ year member]

I thought it was red top > yellow top?

 

[BeAlLsTaR13 10+ year member]

yellows tops are for high powered audio systems

if you could get the kinetik to fit in there, id go that route IMHO.. and i havnt heard too many greta things about yellow tops either..but who knows

 

[RCobra07 10+ year member]

I thought it was red top > yellow top?

According to their site, Yellow for stereo systems.

Also, Red has better CCA and CA while Yellow has better reserve and ampere hour.

 

[audiolife 5,000+ posts]

most yellow tops are dual purpose and have a wider range in their depth of discharge..hc2000's are a good battery as well as the deka

 

[CobraStang98 10+ year member]

Any of them except the Red top would be perfect...

 

If u can fit the kinetik or Powermaster i'd go that route.

 

[galacticmonkey 5,000+ posts]

Powermaster if you can afford it.

The Redtop is a cranking battery designed to output for a short time to start a car. It doesnt have the reserve of a Yellowtop, which is a deep-cycle battery that is designed to be drained and recharged over and over. It doesnt have the sheer cranking amps that a Redtop has, but for playing a system you need the reserve of a deep-cycle, not the extra few cranking amps of a starting battery.

If you do decide to go with Optima, I would go after the G31, not the 34/78. The G31 is much closer is performance to the big Powermasters, Kinetiks, Dekas, etc then the 34/78. Its just a bigger battery.

Either way I would take Powermaster if you can afford it, if not go after a big Yellowtop. Those are awesome batteries as well.

 

[audiolife 5,000+ posts]

is a d3400 better than a d2700?

 

[bunkerking09 10+ year member]

I've got a Power Master 2400 for sale...

 

[RCobra07 10+ year member]

Without redoing my battery tray, I don't have space for a 31 series. And I am not even sure I would if i got a custom tray. Also, FWIW, this is in an '06 Dodge Durango Limited with all options and a 5.7L. I'm really thinking a new, beefier alternator is next in line after the battery.

To audiolife, I think a D2700 is better then a D3400...I will have to check into fitment though...seems when I was looking into this a long time ago that the D2700 would not fit.

To bunkerking09, I have to get this handled this weekend, sorry.

 

[93dakota 10+ year member]

Power master FTMFW if you got the money

 

[audiolife 5,000+ posts]

Without redoing my battery tray, I don't have space for a 31 series. And I am not even sure I would if i got a custom tray. Also, FWIW, this is in an '06 Dodge Durango Limited with all options and a 5.7L. I'm really thinking a new, beefier alternator is next in line after the battery.
To audiolife, I think a D2700 is better then a D3400...I will have to check into fitment though...seems when I was looking into this a long time ago that the D2700 would not fit.

To bunkerking09, I have to get this handled this weekend, sorry.

one of my friends HAD a 2700 but still has a odyssey pc1750 and a hc 2000 and is going to be running 2 2400x's or there abouts for moving up to street c

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

I honestly believe the whole thing about red top is a myth......least in my experience. I have ran many redtops up front with batteries in the back with not one problem. Hell I had a redtop in my protge and when I lost that car, went into the cutty.......so 2 cars in 4 years as my starter battery and they both had huge systems in it and never had one problem ever.......without an isolator to boot.......

I currently run a group34 redtop in my Focus with a 5100 Powermaster in the back......again with no isolator without any issues.

I have always got mad discounts on Optimas......//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

And before anybody says, why didn't you get a blue or yellow for audio..........that was before I read up on them and the company stating use the red for only starter. Well it worked for me, so said what the hell and swapped them out as I had it already.

The one I have now I picked up used for 75 bucks and works like a gem!

I know what the company says, but it don't state you can not use it with any audio, just might not last as long.........well if I can get 4 years out of one, then that is good to me. Hell the car got stolen, so who knows if it is still working or not. Longest I owned 1 ride has been 5 years, lol!

 

[skmfkr 5,000+ posts]

id go with the powermaster thats what ive got under my hood