ok, it is a new battery- a few months old- 6 at most.

I wanted to upgrade it and get some more CCA- I went and bought a new battery figuring ill just use this one in one of my other projects.

Start the car up with the new bigger battery and i have 14.4 volts at idle.

with the other battery i was seeing in mid 13's.... so maybe i dont use this "old" battery and just return it?