2 batteries

The cranking amps do not put any extra load on your wiring, they give you more reserve for cranking. This reserve is storage.

Grant

Actually, if you have the typical factory stock Mopar ammeter/ bulkhead connector wiring, it CAN strain the wiring, because two big "high cranking amp" batteries can behave with a lower charge impedance that a single, smaller battery.

If you try and compensate with a larger alternator and the factory wiring, you are inviting trouble. Time to read the MAD article on the subject:

http://www.madelectrical.com/electricaltech/amp-gauges.shtml

But you MIGHT want to read the race rules now that we know what you are after. I believe NHRA only allows ONE battery in some classes, but I could be wrong.

From the 2011 rulebook:

"A
maximum of two automobile batteries, or 150 pounds combined
maximum weight (unless otherwise specified in Class
Requirements), is permitted"