[DeTomaso] AC Condenser: Front Mount vs. Stock Rear Location

[JFFR]

I switched to a front mounted air conditioning condenser four years ago 
and I am totally pleased with the results, however my car is unique in 
that I have an exhaust crossover that is located below the air condenser 
inlet. There was a definite drop in air conditioning efficiency after 
that crossover was installed. With the front mounted condenser the 
outlet air is cooler than it ever was and it allowed me to install an 
oil cooler where the condenser was located in the rear of the car. A 
front mounted condenser will increase your water temperature a bit, 
however in my case it was almost hard to measure it because I am using 
an all aluminum engine, which at near 100 degree ambient temperatures 
will run on the thermostat. If you have a Cleveland block and are 
questionable about your air flow through the radiator and water 
temperature, it might not be a good idea to make the switch. The stock 
system when using R-12 actually works quite well. If you switch to R-134 
it would be a good idea to install a high low pressure switch in the 
system because R-134 runs at high pressure than R-12.