Capacitors. Go big?

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Feb 13, 2011 | 06:15 PM

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ryls

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The strain on the alternator is put there by the demand for power not the extra storage of current a second battery adds. Also just adding a second battery isnt going to do anything in regards to keeping your voltage above 12.4 as thats the voltage of the batterys and from there to 14.4 is alternator based. I went with 2 kinetic 1400's and then also decided to upgrade my alternator. I only got a locally built 180a but saw a noticable improvement. I still see periods of high 11's but thats mostly at idle or some heavy bass.

Feb 13, 2011 | 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Killer_klown187

batcaps, enough said....its best of both worlds

Feb 13, 2011 | 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by SID0001

I heard putting in an extra(kinetik) battery and not upgrading the alternator creates too much "strain" on the stock alt....eventually leading to alt failure...is this bullsh!t?

I've got 3 kinetiks(1engine-2trunk) off my Honda FIT 60+ amp alt and I'm doing just fine.