a/c

[surfer240sx]

ive been thinking of this for a couple of days portable electric a/c!!! no robbing of gas milage and weight problems are solved by removing it. its like 95 degrees maybe im losing my mind with no a/c on the sr. any ideas to make this work...... are welcome

[srpowered240sx]

yeah, i have an idea, that lever looking thing (or button) that rolls the window down. jk. portable ac...........?.............................just put ice cream cones down your pants......or an ice cube necklace, yeah, thats it, that way, you can be like "YO YO YO, LOOK AT MY ICE DAWG!!!", and keep cool. thats what we call, two birds, one stone.

[Encryptshun]

yeah, i have an idea, that lever looking thing (or button) that rolls the window down. jk. portable ac...........?.............................just put ice cream cones down your pants......or an ice cube necklace, yeah, thats it, that way, you can be like "YO YO YO, LOOK AT MY ICE DAWG!!!", and keep cool. thats what we call, two birds, one stone.

Dude, go ahead and laugh, but on the really old cars that's exactly how they worked.

Also, check this out:

http://www.instructables.com/i...BGMQ/

[Thaddeus]

Just drive real fast in a drift with your windows down everywhere you go. You'll get better ventilation.

[crash n burn]

ohhhhh k, try all that with a black car and leather seats..

or be trendy like i was with my jeep, bolted a mini fan that rotated side to side on it, neve rworked half of the time but you know..oh and then i cut the door pins on my cherokee..no doors FTW

[srpowered240sx]

better idea, drive with no windshield. it can be done.

[JdrifterCA]

why not install a/c ? lolz. one of my car dont have a/c and i hated it.. soon u going to hate ur 240 cuz it have no a/c. there are other ways to keep cool.. im down with the portable a/c man. but what happen to the ice when u park in the parking lot? lolz water on leather. and ur eletric fan... so u can only have a/c from home to wherevr.... but not on the way back. just trade me ur 240sx, i give u a integra with a.c lolz

[surfer240sx]

well it robs gas milage and it puts strain on the motor and is completely unnecesary during fall winter spring....

[mattscar]

Get the portable mini fans in wallgreens. Works good for me.

But seriously just install ac. That was the best thing about my 240. And the only thing that worked.

[turbo_dreams]

if i were to get all the lines off a parts 240 how much you guys think they'd charge me to install it, just labor? alsoif i just walked into a shop and said i want a/c, how much would i have to pay for parts+labor

[surfer240sx]

wat would i need for the sr a dohc condenser and lines? i had the sohc would the dohc line work?

[srpowered240sx]

bump for new guy.

[Encryptshun]

I believe it must be DOHC compressor (not sure about condenser, but better to keep condenser, escutcheon tube, evaporator and compressor all matched to be sure). Single won't bolt up to the SR bracket.

Remember to correct the wiring as well.

And I have long argued about the effect of A/C on fuel economy. Unless the magnetic clutch is engaged and the compressor (rather than the pulley spinning freely) is being turned by the crank pulley, the only strain on the motor is the friction from the compressor pulley and the extra weight of the sealed system itself. Also, if the engine is powerful enough to maintain cruising speed with the compressor engaged without taching up, fuel economy decrease is negligible anyway.

Plus, your defogger works better with A/C, since A/C helps suck humidity out of the cabin (including vapor from your breath), which is what fogs up your windows in the first place. Heater will arguably accomplish the same thing, but you don't always wanna run the heater to defog your windows.

[Onizuka]

I've often wonder if someone has ever used the AC compressor out of the Toyota prius (or any hybrid for that matter) for a custom ac job in a project car. Uses an electric motor to spin the compressor instead of a belt drive (because the gasoline motor turns off at various points). Be something to look into if the parts weren't so expensive.