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yukon25008.1 Senior Enthusiast

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I remember a post a while back about batteries but cant find it, Im looking for 1 or possibly 2 high cold cranking amp batteries..'Ive used red top optima,s before.. And i tried kinetic batteries once but they didnt seem to put out what they said..

Im probably going to do the dual battery set-up and upgrade the wiring...I just want to have to good batteries that do the job.. For the stereo, Future plow, lights, etc... I remember yrs ago i put a 1100 cca battery in a mustang i had and you could tell the difference! when you hit the key the car started much faster then it did with the factory 650 ot 750 cca that it came with..

Let me know what you guys think.

Also ive seen 200,250,& 300 amp alternators, but do they actually put out the amps they say?

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And if you have a dual battery set-up say with two brand new 1000 cca qaulity batteries..Do you get 2000 amps at start-up??

Chris Senior Enthusiast

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Well the alternator I have puts out slightly more than 300 amps. And my optima red top was rated at 800 CCA. My yellow top is rated at 750 but during a test of put out over 1000

 

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yukon25008.1 Senior Enthusiast

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Chris what brand alternator is that? and did you see a difference when you switched from the oem 105/145 to the 300?

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So whats the real difference between the red and yellow top..Besides the yellow being deep cylcle? I just want to pwr my assecories without struggle and have a strong/fast start!

yukon25008.1 Senior Enthusiast

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Theres 2 red top models that have 800cca 1000ca

both are side mount for our trucks and also have top posts, not sure the difference between the two but they both state they have the best starting power.

Chris Senior Enthusiast

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I had/have the larger. And the alternator caused issues with my electrical system. I have to sent it back to the manufacturer to have a wire added to match my trucks electrical system. But I did see a power difference. And the yellow top is dual cycle. Starting and long life. Blue top is a straight deep cycle. Red is a heavy duty starting battery.

 

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