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When did the A/C systems start getting good?
Living in SWFL A/C is a big deal. My old 76' had a crap system. When did the system start being reliable and cold? Late 80's or was it not until the 964's came out?
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08-07-2008, 11:36 AM
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964s.
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993's even better.
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How does the air differ in the 964 and 993? I thought the set-up was the same, but I'm here to learn.
Thanks! Cordially, Greg
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Nothing wrong with the A/C in a 3.2 if your willing to throw a little $$$ at it. OK, alot of $$$
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Or a 3.0 if you are willing to throw those bucks.
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I had factory a/c in my 89 3.2 recharged with R12 and it's ICE COLD.
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08-08-2008, 09:28 AM
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993 or you can drop $3K on a Rennaire installed.
964 A/C still mediocre in SoCal summer heat.
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The a/c on my Carrera was fairly decent (when charged) for NC (get's pretty hot here too) although I only used it a couple of times and I'm just not an a/c person so I removed it. When I lived in Jax many years ago, I had a brand new Supra that sat in the sun all day, and I thought the a/c sucked on that car too, until I moved back to NC. IMO, my Carrera's stock a/c would probably have been sufficient for Fl. as long as the car didn't bake in the sun all day...if it bakes, I doubt it
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After replacing the evaporator, blower fan and compressor along with adding a ProCooler plus a center vent to my '89 I became convinced that it would have also required replacing both condensers (and fans for the rear condenser) to have a chance at acceptable A/C for this part of the country.
Upgrading to a 993 turned out to be a good A/C fix along with the other model improvements. Regards, David
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I must live in the cooler part of Greensboro David...the a/c in my truck hasn't been used either but I haven't bothered to remove it to save weight
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