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Old 01-16-2010, 12:39 PM
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My duralast battery is finally starting to give up after 6 years. I need one because i have a system. I have heard of the optimas but then heard of the problems with them failing. Also heard of the stingers and kinetics. Which one would be best to get?
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i have had optima and it works fine for me,
its a red top BTW.
never failed and i have a system.....
its been posted on this website.
take a look https://ls1tech.com/forums/stereo-el...tall-pics.html

Its a ok system, and it dosent drain out my optima.

its two amps
one is a 900 and another is a 500 for the sub.

the other battery ive herd very good things from it.

hope it helps.
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It also depends on how much power your system is using. No need to spend that kind of money if you truely dont need it (not that it can hurt).
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I have a mono amp pushing an Fi sub at 800 watts rms.
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Is there a specific model optima that I need to get? I have been thinking of doing the big 3 and then changing from the side posts to the top. I hate the sides becase you can't add a whole lot.
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Originally Posted by Choppers
I have a mono amp pushing an Fi sub at 800 watts rms.
You really shouldn't need anything too elaborate. I'm pushing 1400w on a regular battery and it handles just fine, no dimming or anything.
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I'm running a Kinetik HC1800. My car didn't like the red top optima after I added a sub.




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