<VV> LM Front Intake Air for A/C Condenser

[Bruce Schug]

On Nov 24, 2008, at 8:04 AM, John Oshea wrote:

> Looking for advice on how to get fresh air to a trunk mounted air  
> conditioning condenser.
> I have searched Corvair Center, AirVair, FastVair and here, but came  
> up with very skimpy data on airflow for trunk mounted condensers.
> One way would seem to be cutting holes into the trunk from the lower  
> body panel on either side of the front license plate just below the  
> bumper. Living in Las Vegas I'm not concerned with rain or snow entry.
> Can that be done without running into hidden structure between the  
> outer body and inner trunk sheet metal?
> Is there a better way to get fresh air into the trunk?
> I plan to exhaust the condenser air out the bottom of the trunk with  
> a puller fan. Is there a better way to do that?
> Does anybody know where I could find some pictures of trunk  
> condenser installations?
>

In addition to the suggestions you've already gotten, I suggest you  
contact Richard Jenkins. I don't know as anyone has more expertise in  
these installations, he's been doing them for years.

Richard Jenkins: 803-684-4723 - RMJ_SPJ at Comporium.net

Richard is in Rock Hill, SC, near Charlotte, NC. I was at his shop  
Friday looking over a concourse late coupe with one of these  
installations. You'd have to see to believe how well it was engineered.




Bruce

Bruce W. Schug
Treasurer & Membership Chairman
CORSA South Carolina
Greenville, SC
Stock Corvair Group
Performance Corvair Group
bwschug at charter.net

CORSA member since 1980

'67 Monza. "67AC140"