I have a 93 LS that I plan on turboing in the future and I am not letting go of my a/c. I was measuring space in the bumper to see how much was there for an intercooler. Because of the retarded design of our a/c system they have a high side line running in that space. The power steering line is no big b/c Im going to remove it. Anyway with that line and the line coming out of the condensor on the side take up a lot of room. I measured only enough room for like a 2" core intercooler with out cutting the bumper fins (which I dont want to do).
What did you do to get around the a/c lines that are in the way for an intercooler. I tried to search, but probly didnt search it right. Thanks for your help.
It can be done man, I used a drag intercooler for my setup and just used a rubber mallet to gently bend the hard line that connects to the condensor. I didn’t even have to cut any of my louvers out, i just grinded the bottom and the one above the bottom one.
Next time I have my bumper out (which will be soon like within the next week) I will snap some pics for you and post em in this thread. The drag intercooler seems like it was made for our cars.
Sure, you can re-route the A/C lines, but that would be a pain especially for those of us that still have R12 in the lines. Do a search on google for drag IC’s or on honda-tech…IIRC they go for around 225 used…
it seems to me that your looking for a kit that will fit our cars without modifying nothing. you might want to look up www.turbo-kits.com . they have kits specifically for our cars and will tell you if they are A/C compatible. it leaves all the guess work out.
well you can always bleed the system and refill it, there is a site that sells r12 to put in there, do a search on this site and you will find the link
True but to do that without committing a federal offense ($150,000 fine) you have to go evacuate the system . Plus r12 is soooo expensive-that is if you can even find it.
Thanks for all of your replys guys. Ill look into the info you have given me.
Just the other day I got a hole in my condensor so I have to get a new condensor now. I want to shoot the engineer that made our system take 3 cans or r-12. I dont want to convert to 134a b/c I dont want to risk it not being as cold as it used to be.
I thought about it some and I bet I could route the line behind the core support brace for the hood latch. That would free up room. Also use a tall and short enough (which is more efficient anyway) intercooler to not be in the way of the line that comes out of the condensor and only have to worry about the i/c piping to get around it. Guess Ill figure out the closer I get to doing it.