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Old Nov 18, 2011 | 09:55 AM
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Its been 4 years and my battery has tested poorly and now its time to replace it. What do you guys recomend? I have a serious sound system in my car and lights dim when the bass hits. I have a capacitor which will soon be replaced with a new one. you guys heard of this carquest Extreme battery? http://www.carquest.com/batteries/pdf/CQ_NGT.pdf $200.00

It claims to support sound systems.
I dont know much about batteries..
 
Old Nov 18, 2011 | 10:18 AM
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regardless of the ad hype and mfgr. its amp hours. they all support sound, according to amp hours. the bigger the better.
the cap? figger this; a one farad cap would run a 100 watt amp,,,for one second!! it fills the gaps and there really arent any since a good batt is thousands of farads. the cap MIGHT make up for a tiny instantaneous volt drop in your amps wires,,,might.

i buy the biggest batt that will fit. ive also listened to guys with more experience than me say the super batts are not really any better than a good new brand name.
bottom line ,walmart sells a lot of batts and therefore,always fresh,,someone said here.

you will hear different opinions!!
 

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Old Nov 18, 2011 | 11:44 AM
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I bought the Optima Red Top Battery for my H3 two years ago, did a little battery box top trimming and haven't touch it since. Purchased a Red Top 8 years ago for my Jeep Grand Cherokee and have never had problem with it.
 
Old Nov 18, 2011 | 02:03 PM
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I also have a red top. when my battery died the closest place had a limited supply for the H3 so the red top was about $20 more which i felt was worth it. Trimming on the battery box took about 15 mins
 
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