Will one extra battery in my trunk handle this?

[scottyk 10+ year member]

Here's my question. I'm gonna be running 2 DD 1508's on an AQ 2200D. I currently have a stock battery under my hood and an optima redtop in the trunk. I know this alone won't cause much need for electrical upgrades (will do the big 3 but not looking to buy a HO alt) but I also want to invest in some nice speakers for up front and run them off a decent size amp. Would the stress of the amp for my speakers plus the 2200D on just the stock battery up front and the optima be a little too much?

If so, would you guys suggest me taking the optima and throwing it under my hood and getting something like a Kinetik hc600 to put in the trunk so I still have two batteries but both are after stock?

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[anj46907 10+ year member]

just slap a hc2400 back there and you will be fine, a 600 may be to small

 

[dafobbishon3 10+ year member]

yeah, with the 2200 going back there, id at least got to an hc1800 or more preferably the hc2400.

600 is weakzauce.

 

[BeAlLsTaR13 10+ year member]

i dont think a 600 will cut it..

 

[DonH 5,000+ posts]

i have a ranger with big 3 done in 1/0 with two rhino 800 batts in the back with 2k rms and i drop to 13.8 full titlt at idle. yes u will need a batt but something bigger than the 600..... go big now that way when u upgrade u wont have to upgrade ur batts that much

 

[ThatChevyGuy 5,000+ posts]

I'm gonna be running 2 DD 1508's on an AQ 2200D.

OVERKILL

 

[13bret]

you should go with a batcap 2000 or the 4000

 

[DB-Audio 10+ year member]

I'm gonna be running 2 DD 1508's on an AQ 2200D.

OVERKILL

nah they can handle it

 

[hornedfrog1985 5,000+ posts]

Wonder how long though.

 

[scottyk 10+ year member]

I'm gonna be running 2 DD 1508's on an AQ 2200D.

OVERKILL

There are plenty of people running 1508's on 1k each. And I do have such a thing as a gain knob, never said I was going to crank it.

So will my stock alternator be ok with charging up a big battery like the hc1800 then? I don't want to invest in somethin as big as the 2400, but an 1800 and the optima up front will be ok?

 

[WOT]

For insight, I have 2 batteries ONLY, a blue top optima as my main, and a large REGULAR g34 battery, biggest one I could buy at the local auto place, 105ah 160min reserve, just a regular $110 battery on sale though, running my ~4000rms stereo, I dont drop below 12 volts on full tilt.

BEFORE I added the g34 and was just running the optima, I was hitting high 10's, just to show you how much a second bigger reserve battery makes a difference, and Im running quite a bit of power

I have no experience with Kinetiks and such though

 

[scottyk 10+ year member]

For insight, I have 2 batteries ONLY, a blue top optima as my main, and a large REGULAR g34 battery, biggest one I could buy at the local auto place, 105ah 160min reserve, just a regular $110 battery on sale though, running my ~4000rms stereo, I dont drop below 12 volts on full tilt.
BEFORE I added the g34 and was just running the optima, I was hitting high 10's, just to show you how much a second bigger reserve battery makes a difference, and Im running quite a bit of power

I have no experience with Kinetiks and such though

Interesting. I was investgating the Kinetik's. The HC1800 I found for $200. I may try to get a used one on here. Anyone got any other suggestions for a battery? assuming the redtop goes under the hood?

 

[7ender 10+ year member]

red top underhood, hc1800 in trunk and you'll be good.

You dont' want the redtop in the trunk, it's a not a good deep cycle battery.

I run 1800 off a hc1800 underhood, and hc600 in the trunk. Drop to about 12.6 w/stock 80amp alt.