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The Workshop => Performance Related => Topic started by: cabbydave on March 1, 2016, 20:22

Title: Air Con
Post by: cabbydave on March 1, 2016, 20:22
Has anyone looked into putting the Air Con compressor on the exhaust side of the engine? I need to do this on my new project to keep the A/C
Title: Re: Air Con
Post by: StuC on March 1, 2016, 22:24
I am guessing it would have to be pretty low on that side.
Don't forget the pipes. I'd imagine that they'd be just as hard to route.
Title: Re: Air Con
Post by: mr-ed_smt on March 3, 2016, 10:50
Thinking (well) outside the box... maybe you could use an electric aircon pump, and move the whole setup to the front?? You could lose the pipes running fore/aft, would distributed the extra weight more evenly, and would take some load off of the engine. Most hybrids use electric air con pumps and you can pick them up cheaply on ebay. You'd need to fabricate the plumbing, and would need to sort the electrics (so the pump switches on when the air con button is pressed?)
Title: Re: Air Con
Post by: loadswine on March 3, 2016, 13:18
As an off the wall idea, would it be easier to move the alternator instead, and site the rotrex in that position?
Title: Re: Air Con
Post by: StuC on March 3, 2016, 13:38
Quote from: "mr-ed_smt"Thinking (well) outside the box... maybe you could use an electric aircon pump, and move the whole setup to the front?? You could lose the pipes running fore/aft, would distributed the extra weight more evenly, and would take some load off of the engine. Most hybrids use electric air con pumps and you can pick them up cheaply on ebay. You'd need to fabricate the plumbing, and would need to sort the electrics (so the pump switches on when the air con button is pressed?)
I think this is a good shout. Should be cheaper to refilling as there is less gas.  s:lol: :lol: s:lol:

I might have to do some digging on this as is makes alot of sense.