turbo and ac.

[Mayhem Tripp Robinson]

it there an easy way to keep my ac and go turbo.

[NAiL05]

Yea there is its a really tight fit. An older local member had a full size radiator, IC, AC but it was a tight fit. He was running a 16g also as i recall.

[C91BLX7]

Your just going to have to get creative.

[bagoon316]

custom lines? im sure a shop can fab you up some alum lines. even the rubber lines are fine, since that last section of hose is rubber. there isnt much pressure in there. the only thing with that, is the connection.

[bjaccord]

I had a/c with my turbo kit, with out modding any a/c lines or anything, just had to build the kit around it all.

Then once it was runnng, would overheat everytime I used the a/c.....

So I ripped it all out and havent had any overheating problems since.

L8r

[Maple50175]

yes there is.

[alb_accord]

I had a/c with my turbo kit, with out modding any a/c lines or anything, just had to build the kit around it all.

Then once it was runnng, would overheat everytime I used the a/c.....

So I ripped it all out and havent had any overheating problems since.

L8r

what kind of manifold/turbo did you use.

and why would it overheat when you put the ac on?

[NAiL05]

custom lines? im sure a shop can fab you up some alum lines. even the rubber lines are fine, since that last section of hose is rubber. there isnt much pressure in there. the only thing with that, is the connection.

You can use stock lines and just bend them out of the way. The dude I knew ran a full size koyo in the front and heat wrapped quite a bit of things.

[bjaccord]

what kind of manifold/turbo did you use.

and why would it overheat when you put the ac on?

Well, the manifold is an f-max copy, changed up just a little bit, a t3/to4e .63/.60 with an external dump tial 35mm.

As for overheating, when you kick the a/c on it adds alot more stress to the cooling system, because the condenser puts off heat. Throw an intercooler in front of it all and a turbo next to the radiator and there you go, an overheating problem. The a/c would work ok if I was above say 40-50mph, but any kind of stop and go or slower city driving it would only last a few minutes before I had to turn the a/c off.

[NAiL05]

Hard to see but i forgot iamanonymous setup. But he was running something smaller than bjaccord.



But as bjaccord mentioned a decrease in airflow in the front reduces cooling efficiency allowing the engine to overheat. Unless you got some bad ass flowing fans or something that dissipates heat well it will work fine.

[straightedge]

I was going to try and keep AC, then realized my turbo would dominate the condensor and the radiator, as well as needing to have an extra support bolted to the motor. Therefore, half-size radiator went in and AC parts got ditched. Better off anyway, as a second car there is no reason to keep AC for a performance and fitment perspective.

[bjaccord]

Better off anyway, as a second car there is no reason to keep AC for a performance and fitment perspective.

Exactly, my X-runner has ice cold a/c for the summer months, and now for winter I drive the accord everyday.