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Old 03-25-2012, 07:09 PM   #18 (permalink)
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Not sure what your CCA requirement is, but if you plan to go from a starting battery to alternator delete and a deep cycle, plan to go at least 2, if not 3 times the weight to do it properly.
I have a group 24 which really isn't that much heavier than my stock battery. It can easily put out the amps to start my 1.5L engine in the Paseo. I have measured the amps required to start the engine and it spikes up to about 200 for a split second and quickly comes back around 90 before the engine starts. I wouldn't worry about cranking amps unless you truly have a massive engine or perhaps diesel.
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