Dscustoms

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Kinetic. And it's the only choice. Optimas just don't provide the extra power you want. Might as well just get a stock battery. Kinetics are excellent, I've used them for years in spl vehicles without issues while other batteries have failed my friends. There is a reason almost every competitor is using them these days.

sakataj

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dont really notice anything but i didnt pay attention to how it felt before i put it on either

i guess that could be confusing.....

i was using the yellow top optima and it sat fairly low so i had figs make me the battery tray to raise the yellow tops height(my setup looked exactly like abel's even with the clear battery holder as i bought one from him)

anyways when i progressed into my audio build i wanted a bigger/better battery so i went with the kinetik hc2400 in the trunk. i debated for awhile putting a hc2400 underhood also but per the old post noone could tell me if it would fit so i bought the hc1800 to put under the hood. well i took it upon myself to find out....this should help clarify i think

the results

YES the hc1800 will fit underhood in the stock battery tray but you will have to either use different battery terminals like i have or it will hit the hood or remove the battery box and it fits with no issues.

YES the hc2400 will fit underhood nicely without the battery box

LuxuryGS3

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Haha thanks bro for the clarification. I was just like huh? When I was reading through that thread, lol. Much appreciated man and i'll be sure to pick that battery up in the next couple of months then.

Thanks for all your help man.

LexusK

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Im looking into getting a new battery, but these optimas are wayyyy too expensive. Any other suggestions? It seems like my system and viper alarm are draining my energizer battery and I have to replace it every year.

dejavu157

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Optima yellow top for me. Loved it. A lot of startup power!

rotorsownu

I've ran optimas for years, no problems. Especially red tops, just don't let them sit

lexybaby77

Where do you get them for cheap? If you don't mind me asking.

starfyrels

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I had two red tops and moved onto a yellow top all within a few months.

Those both went bad with me, and I got rid of them for a regular old advance auto premium battery -- with like 3 year warranty. Has worked flawless for me for more than a year.

I'm running (1) 13w7, a 500/1 and a cap. No light problems, two sets of hids and led tails, and double din nav.

Alternator was replaced b/c of the optimas.

Lexlthr

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Currently running a Yellow Top.

LexusK

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Any other suggestions besides optimas or kinetics? sSomething in between energizer and optimas? lol I prob wont be upgrading my audio later on so something that will just do the job.

newgsman

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I am running Costco batteries in all my cars including my GS4. The oldest battery is definitely over five years probably six or maybe seven years old and it's still doing great. Bang for the buck they are amazing. I think the one for my GS4 was around $70.

NVTHSLEX

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The lowest Kinetik to start our GS would be the HC1400.

I think they go for about 190 ish shipped (to the US, not Canada).
And they have a fair bit of power to handle small audio builds.

krazyGs3

I'm late on this one. As for me I use SVR. I have 5 batteries in my GS. 3000 platinum series. I had kinetic 1800's 5 of them. They were ok but after replacing my sub amp they couldn't keep up it would drop voltage to fast and the amp would cut out. Now with SVR no problem I also have 2 compressors for air ride. As a car audio competitor I gain 1 db from using 7 1800 kinetic batteries and changed to 6 3500 SVR. Another thing is not a good thing to mix battery sizes. Due to there difference in internal resistance They discharge and charge different. Not unless you use an isolate. In theory if you run the same size battires ie one front and one rear they should charge and dischage the same.

ErseOne

For the 2GS, I saw a Bosch at pepboys website with 675CCA/835CA - RESERVE MIN = 120 - OE CCA: 585 ..these numbers are shy of the yellow top Optima CCA/CA and this Bosch is only $90!

I opted for the yellow top for $199 from Advance Auto because of my small audio system.

SoloKaMGS

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Optima Blue top for me.