any of u ca18det guys running a/c?

[wildacexxx]

this is very important to me since my car is a daily.

[rexhunta]

Yup, daily driver here, and i have retained factory Climate Control

[8ggalant]

unfortunately no, bought it that way...no pwr steering either...but it will be converted be4 the summer as it is a daily driver

[r34 gtr]

im in alabama, with a black 240 and no a/c. dont give me that "i need it" crap. haha, i would kill for some friggin air conditioning.

- tim

[xyoufailmex]

Sweet, another Alabama 240 owner... why dont you come help me swap a Ca18DET in one afternoon :-p

Ok Im through jacking your topic.

You dont need A/C... you have windows... if thats not enough, remove your windshield for weight reduction.

[nab911]

Lol, you air conditioning is the ****. I dont have it right now but the manifold i had made will fit it.

[wildacexxx]

well wat about if its raining in the summer? are u doing to drive with the windows open and no windshiel? good luck.

[wildacexxx]

Yup, daily driver here, and i have retained factory Climate Control

u telling me u have the digital climate control? did u have to custom fab anything to get the a/c to work?

[xyoufailmex]

If its raining in summer, I'll just turn the fan on... I've never used AC.. hits the gas mileage too hard

[wildacexxx]

If its raining in summer, I'll just turn the fan on... I've never used AC.. hits the gas mileage too hard

the fan will just blow hot air so no thanx. i need to be comfortable when driving from say school or work back home. a/c is a must for me

[NeedCAforS13]

u telling me u have the digital climate control? did u have to custom fab anything to get the a/c to work?

he lives in Australia. its a JDM silvia...

Sean

[NeedCAforS13]

you need custom lines for it to truely work properly... some people have ghetto rigged an SOHC compressor and lines to work but I can't remember how. I think it involved cutting the belt down to 2 ribs, or replacing a pulley or something odd like that...

Sean

[float_6969]

If you swap the pully from a CA18DET A/C compressor onto a SOHC compressor everything should work just fine. I don't know if it will work for you DOHC people though...

[RMiller]

If you swap the pully from a CA18DET A/C compressor onto a SOHC compressor everything should work just fine. I don't know if it will work for you DOHC people though...

Yeah I looked at my SOHC compressor pully and scratched my head for about 15 minutes, then I looked at my CA compressor pulley, then back to the SOHC compressor, more head scratching, then I ate a banana, then I got a wrench and started swatting and the pulleys, then I gave up.

[ca18detizzle]

sucks my 93 base model hatch has AC... and now i have to get rid of it for the CA =/

[wildacexxx]

not necessarily. just get a sohc compressor and use the ca18det pulley. wat about the lines with the sohc compressor? do i still have to have them custom?

[RMiller]

A special Nissan tool is required to swap pulleys. Fab up a bracket that allows your DE compressor to work, then you're already set since the system will stay charged and everything.

[wildacexxx]

fabbing up bracket is not under my skills belt just yet so a little more detail may be helpful for future refrence.

[c-rad]

You don't need skills. Drop the car off at a machine shop for the day. Will probably cost you $50 for a bracket. Definitely worth the money IMO if you can keep the system intact.

[Dattebayo]

Then your problem will be in finding a properly sized belt, i think. I guess if you gave the guy the belt too, then i would work but thats going to be more than $50 to match it that closely.

[c-rad]

Well, I for one would pay $100-150 for a bracket. I'd pay whatever I have to to get the job done. I've been without A/C here in FL for the past 4 years and it sucks ***. Now that the car I just got has A/C, there is no getting rid of it.

[wildacexxx]

hmm i hope i can get this done i really do. thanx guys

[wildacexxx]

hey guys look wat i found, can i use this with a ca18det? http://www.onetongarage.com/ scroll all the way to the bottom.

[wildacexxx]

bump!!!

[nab911]

Seriously doubt it

[Dattebayo]

Heres the pic.

[RMiller]

It's ridiculous how close the sohc compressor comes to working perfectly on teh ca bracket. It bolt up but does not align the a/c pulley with the crank pulley. You can probably get away with grinding the bracket and a/c down to the point where it will line up. It's maybe 3/4" off and there's about 1 1/2" of meat to work with between the bracket and on the a/c where it bolts to the bracket.

[wildacexxx]

i guess i'll have to custom fab it up since most of u dont believe in a/c

[burnout 180]

What is the point of removing the a/c and power steering.Does this give you more power or speed? Or do true drifters drive uncomfortable and hot.

[wildacexxx]

it takes off some stress off the engine letting the engine free up some hp. too great of a cost if u ask me