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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=ES link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#37424A'>You’ve asked for opinions so here’s one…<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#37424A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#37424A'>If starting from scratch, and if I were to use my car at highway speeds for any period of time I would mount it up front. I’ve seen a bunch of relatively scientific experiments that show that on a Pantera, efficiency goes down as speed goes up due to lack of airflow through the condenser. Around town you’d probably never notice it, but if you were to take a long trip you would. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#37424A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#37424A'>You can increase the size of the condenser, improve the efficiency of your system, but you are still fighting a problem that reduces efficiency. Mounting it up front maximizes airflow and solves that problem for good. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#37424A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#37424A'>Charles McCall<br>Raising Pantera Awareness Across Europe<br>1985 DeTomaso Pantera #9375<br></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#37424A'><a href="http://www.poca.com/index.php/gallery/?g2_itemId=2323" target="_blank"><span lang=EN-US style='color:#0091D7'>http://www.poca.com/index.php/gallery/?g2_itemId=2323</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#37424A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#37424A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces@poca.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Ian Hannington<br><b>Sent:</b> domingo, 03 de noviembre de 2013 14:05<br><b>To:</b> 'De Tomaso List'<br><b>Subject:</b> [DeTomaso] Front mount A/C<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Guys,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>I have another potential buyer for my Pantera, this time in the UK. The sticking point right now is that the car currently has no A/C installed and he would like to have it. So, I am trying to get him an estimate on parts cost and have come across the issue of front or rear mount systems.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Essentially, my car is stripped of any A/C parts. All I have is the rear fan and shroud and the stock evaporator installed under the dash. So, my question is; if you were to install a system in your Pantera, which way would you go, front or rear mount?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>It would seem to me that a front mount system would be much cleaner looking, especially since my engine bay is highly detailed, but I don’t know if there is a bunch of cutting and hacking or any modifications that need to be done to install it.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>I do have a Fluidyne radiator with dual Spall sucker fans installed in the laid forward position. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Any opinions would help.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Ian<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>