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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 12:47 PM
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hey dudes what's shakin'? Just want some opinions as to the best replacement battery for a stock chrysler 300m with a 1 kilowatt system. I don't want a 2nd battery and my original battery is due for a change. So, gimme some names and where I can get 'em in the GTA.
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 01:24 PM
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Low ESR deep cycles seem to be the way to go... but the stock battery is probably suficient IMO...

Increasing storage capacity usually gives greater stability at the cost of reduced average power available...
Old Jan 11, 2005 | 04:45 PM
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Yes Optima Yellow Top is the way to go
Old Jan 11, 2005 | 08:02 PM
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I'd worry about upgrading the charging system, not so much the battery.
Old Jan 11, 2005 | 08:17 PM
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I agree with Eli47,

A fresh factory battery or a red/yellow top with power & ground cables & alternator cables upgraded to 4AWG should do the job.

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Old Jan 13, 2005 | 04:32 PM
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Optima Yellow Top, I still haven't heard one dissatisified owner, they seem awesome, I cant wait to get one, to bad that they're $250 Cad though. (or at least where I live they are)
Old Jan 13, 2005 | 06:45 PM
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Originally posted by Graham:
Optima Yellow Top, I still haven't heard one dissatisified owner, they seem awesome, I cant wait to get one, to bad that they're $250 Cad though. (or at least where I live they are)
Yes lots of money. Bought mine a year ago for $290 from Parts Source
Old Jan 13, 2005 | 07:33 PM
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if you want a great battery for cheap just get a 1000ca battery from walmart. it will more than do the job you need. yellow tops are nice but they are alot more money and for you there would be no real differance unless you play your system with the car off alot in which case the battery would not die as fast since its a deep cycle
Old Jan 13, 2005 | 07:46 PM
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^^^ yeah, but whats the ESR rating? are they deep cycle?
Old Jan 14, 2005 | 11:34 PM
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what is an ESR rating? they aren't deep cycle but that doesn't matter one bit. if you are running the car with the battery all you need is a nice powerful battery especially since he doesn't have much power at all. no point in spending a ton on an optima.
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