A/C Upgrade -- UPDATE

[Jastx]

A couple of months ago I posted the story of upgrading the A/C components and hoses in my 1989 930 here:

http://forums.rennlist.com/rennforums/showthread.php?t=267009

I had the car out yesterday when temperatures in Dallas exceeded 100 degrees.

I'm happy to report I was still getting temperature readings in the low 30's with one of those thermometers you stick into the center vent.

Using the middle speed on the fan it was very comfortable in the car, just like in my other "normal" cars. What a difference that makes in being able to enjoy it!

The kit I used from retroair.com is obviously very effective, a good upgrade for a 930 which, due to its intercooler taking half the decklid grill space, is definitely "condenser challenged". I am very pleased with it.

I am also sure the meticulous care in charging the system -- done for me by a fellow Porsche owner who is a real pro with this stuff -- was the key to its excellent performance. His efforts complemented the good hardware.

[W Scott Shores]

Great write-up! Thank you for sharing.

[jriera]

John, great write up.

What brand is the rear condenser?? what is the size?? where did you got it?? need one for my '84 930.

Thanks in advance.

[1982911SCTarga]

Nice report and some good tips. It is possible to achieve working A/C with our 900-series cars.

Brian

[Jastx]

Jordi,

I got my kit from www.retroair.com. My write-up with pics is at the link I provided in my post above. I believe the condenser is 14" square. It's a bolt-in replacement for the factory condenser. It uses the same factory mounting brackets but the inlet and outlet are in different locations. The Retroair-provided hoses and fittings are made for it. Retroair sells it as part of their kit. You can see all the components on their web site but it includes all the major components like evaporator, condenser, barrier hoses, plus other smaller items.

[jester911]

John, If you don't mind me asking what did this cost. I did not see it posted anywhere in the writeup.
thanks

[SlantnoseSD]

None of the links seem to work and I can't seem to find retro air.

[Motorhead-45]

Originally posted by SlantnoseSD
None of the links seem to work and I can't seem to find retro air.

www.retroair.com

Try that....original post erroneously had a period in the URL

[Jastx]

Originally posted by jester911
John, If you don't mind me asking what did this cost. I did not see it posted anywhere in the writeup.
thanks

Jerry, I didn't post pricing since it's available on retroair's website. I just checked his site -- it's not working that intuitively at the moment, he has some of it under construction -- but if you start from the home page and click any of the links under Porsche, it takes to you a page that shows the complete kit for 1974-1989 Carreras like yours to be $1,295. A picture of what you get is at the top right of that page. Here it is:



The 930 kit costs a little more, there is a separate web page for it.

[JGalt]

Does anyone have a telephone number for RetroAir? I'm having problems accessing the website.

[jriera]

http://www.retroair.com/ 1-800-840-6162