I just fininshed installign my turbonetics turbo kit with the greatly appreciated help of douspray. But my question is that with the kit being for a prelude and my car beaing a accord the down pipe prevents me from putting my A/C line back on.... My thoughts are take the 3" down pipe and have a 2.5" down pipe made and that should give me clearance for the A/C line. So what do you all think? Will reducing it by .5" make that big a differance? I REALLY want A/C so just a few HP I will sacrafice. Or better yet does anyone know of any other way i can make this work? An A/C pump off something else or some clever thing like that.. I rather not hear "just roll your windows down" LOL I am realy trying to keep my A/C.

Please help all.

 

I think you will be fine running the reduced downpipe.. might increase spool time and reduce a little power, but it probably will not even notice it at all.

 

powers better,dont bitch out use 3inch dump ac plus your car will get in the R's faster and will help keep the motor cooler every bit counts

 

keep the AC unless this is your race car or you live in Alaska. i have a 2 1/2" dp on mine b16 99 si & ac.

 

I will defintly keep the A/C i value my comfort over a HP or 2... I can have luxuries like A/C and PS and still run 13's. But how to keep my A/C is the question

 

It's possible that downsizing the downpipe will give you enough clearance. What line is hitting? the one off the side of the AC compressor? hmmm, maybe theres a way you can have another downpipe bent up in a fashion to clear the AC line... or make a custom bracket to move the Ac compressor farther away from the exhaust.

 

Thats what i was hoping someone may know about.. if they done it befor.. its hittign the line coming out the a/c pump... and there isnt much room to bend it a diff way.. so i think 2.5 will work best.. i hope..

 

Yeah, I don't quite know for sure because when I had that problem... I got pissed and just decided to remove AC :P Actually I had to remove mine because the turbo was hitting the compressor and there was no way to even attempt to fit a downpipe in there.