[DeTomaso] Moving ac condenser to front of car., no, don't.
Boyd Casey
boyd411 at gmail.com
Wed Jun 4 11:03:41 EDT 2014
Rob brings up a very important point. The reason for my considering moving
my condenser is to accommodate the 180 degree headers. Last year I
installed a completely new ac system . An authentic Sandeen compressor (
if you ever are shopping for a new compressor to replace the antiquated
York comppressor you will notice most ads say"Sandeen type") or even worse
they are just Chinese knock offs manufactured without license! Mine was an
authentic Sandeen and was an SD7 vs an SD5. The SD7 is a rotary compressor
with 7 pistons vs 5 on the SD5 and has a larger displacement. The bottom
line is that it capable of compressing a larger volume of Freon then the
SD5. I also installed a Parallel flow condenser a new dryer, a new dual fan
set up and the new dryer had the correct connections to allow installation
of both an over pressure and low pressure cut off switch. ( something that
was missing from the original Pantera AC system). So my new AC works great.
It blows colder air then any other Pantera I have seen. So my motivation is
not in any way connected to an attempt to get a more effective or efficient
AC.
I am looking for the best way to keep my AC while installing 180 degree
exhaust. I already have the exhaust so reworking it to allow the pipes to
exit from the normal exhaust exit point would be expensive and would also
require a change to the cam grind ( which was designed using the 180
exhaust measurements.
What about thinking outside the box ? I know just about everyone has seen
the Ring Bros. Pantera. My new parallel flow condenser is very thin. What
if I could mount it on the front hood with it's own fans and suck air from
inside the car ( the air that comes to the car through the front grill and
from under the car and exhaust through the hood?. I could modify the hood
(if necessary ) I already have vents in my front hood. I haven't measured
them but I think their area is close to the area in the rear of the car ,
which allows the necessary air for the AC to operate properly.
Thoughts ,comments?
Boyd
On Wed, Jun 4, 2014 at 9:23 AM, Rob Dumoulin <rob at dumoulins.net> wrote:
> Let's not forget one reason for making the move was to accommodate 180
> degree headers. A Moving up front would be the obvious choice unless
> you get really creative with the plumbing and keep the stock exhaust
> location.
> Rob DuMoulin
> 904.476.8744
> [1]rob at dumoulins.net
> [2]www.kbsi.co
> [3]http://www.linkedin.com/pub/rob-dumoulin/0/1b6/58
>
> Boyd wrote:
> A A A ...
> A A A I have always
> A A A wanted 180 degree headers and having just installed a super
> deluxe
> A A A new AC stem last year the prospect of moving the condenser
> and hoses
> A A A to the front of the car is the only thing that is standing
> in m way.
> A A A ...
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Rob brings up a very important point. The reason for my considering
moving my condenser is to accommodate the 180 degree headers. Last year
I installed a completely new ac system . An authentic Sandeen
A compressor ( if you ever are shopping for a new compressor to replace
the antiquated York comppressor you will notice most ads say"Sandeen
type") or even worse they are just Chinese knock offs manufactured
without license! Mine was an authentic Sandeen and was an SD7 vs an
SD5. The SD7 is a rotary compressor with 7 pistons vs 5 on the SD5 and
has a larger displacement. The bottom line is that it A capable of
compressing a larger volume of Freon then the SD5. I also installed a
Parallel flow condenser a new dryer, a new dual fan set up and A the
new dryer had the correct connections to allow installation of both an
over pressure A and low pressure cut off switch. ( something that was
missing from the original Pantera AC system). So my new AC works great.
It blows colder air then any other Pantera I have seen. So my
motivation is not in any way connected to an attempt to get a more
effective or efficient AC.
I am looking for the best way to keep my AC while installing A 180
degree exhaust. I already have the exhaust so reworking it to allow the
pipes to exit from the normal exhaust exit point would be expensive and
would also require A a change to the cam grind ( which was designed
using the 180 exhaust measurements.A
What about thinking outside the box ? I know just about everyone has
seen the Ring Bros. Pantera. My new parallel flow condenser is very
thin. What if I could mount it on the front hood with it's own fans and
suck air from inside the car ( the air that comes to the car through
the front grill and from under the car and exhaust through the hood?. I
could modify the hood (if necessary ) I already have vents in my front
hood. I haven't measured them but I think their area is close to the
area A in the rear of the car , which allows the necessary A air for
the AC to operate properly.
Thoughts ,comments?
Boyd
On Wed, Jun 4, 2014 at 9:23 AM, Rob Dumoulin <[1]rob at dumoulins.net>
wrote:
A A Let's not forget one reason for making the move was to
accommodate 180
A A degree headers. A Moving up front would be the obvious choice
unless
A A you get really creative with the plumbing and keep the stock
exhaust
A A location.
A A Rob DuMoulin
A A [2]904.476.8744
A A [1][3]rob at dumoulins.net
A A [2][4]www.kbsi.co
A A [3][5]http://www.linkedin.com/pub/rob-dumoulin/0/1b6/58
A A A Boyd wrote:
A A A A A A A A ...
A A A A A A A A I have always
A A A A A A A A wanted 180 degree headers and having just
installed a super
A A A deluxe
A A A A A A A A new AC stem last year the prospect of moving the
condenser
A A A and hoses
A A A A A A A A to the front of the car is the only thing that is
standing
A A A in m way.
A A A A A A A A A ...
A A A A A A A A Boyd
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