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Old 09-03-2017, 10:55 PM   #1
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I have picked up a 1996 Maxum SCL and was wondering what size battery would be the best? I purchased a group 24 which has 550 CCA and wondering if that is sufficient? The engine is a 5.7L GMC with under a hundred hours on it.
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Old 09-03-2017, 11:30 PM   #2
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I would get the largest battery in the group 24 however thus means more plates in the battery and staying in the same group size means thinner plates which have a high probability to break from pounding. The 550 is adequate but a 650 or one in the 700 range has more reserve but I don't recommend the 1000 CCA.
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Get the biggest one that will fit in your tray.Is this battery just for the engine or is there 12c accessories that need juice? Do you have a frig ? That would be the biggest consumption of power other than your radio. If you have said yes to these questions I would look into a deep cycle group 27 or 29. Another scenario is two batteries. One for the engine, a starting battery and the other, the house battery, for your 12v accessories which would be a deep cycle battery. Lots of options for different needs. So yeah what you have now is the very minimum for starting your engine and that's about it!

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