HF manifold + AC?
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Re: HF manifold + AC?
Q.
Can I keep my AC when doing a homemade turbo project?
A.
We have tried a few times setting up a HF/STD kit supporting AC, with a few different turbos, and it will simply not work. Maybe if you had some type of crazy adapter plate that moves the turbo away from the AC compressor you could squeeze the downpipe right by. We normally remove AC when doing our kits. I recommend if you absolutely want to keep ac, check into a prefab kit.
Directly from the HMT FAQ page
Can I keep my AC when doing a homemade turbo project?
A.
We have tried a few times setting up a HF/STD kit supporting AC, with a few different turbos, and it will simply not work. Maybe if you had some type of crazy adapter plate that moves the turbo away from the AC compressor you could squeeze the downpipe right by. We normally remove AC when doing our kits. I recommend if you absolutely want to keep ac, check into a prefab kit.
Directly from the HMT FAQ page
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Re: HF manifold + AC?
Point taken - read FAQs more closely. Thanks for the actual response, though, rather than "do a search."
Next question: Is it the internal wastegate, the turbo itself, or the downpipe that makes it incompatible w/ AC?
Next question: Is it the internal wastegate, the turbo itself, or the downpipe that makes it incompatible w/ AC?
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Posts: 137
Re: HF manifold + AC?
Originally Posted by scttydb411
right sized turbo/dp/adapterplate combo...it can be done.
click the link in my sig for example.
click the link in my sig for example.
I thought it couldn't be done so im lost.
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Re: HF manifold + AC?
Originally Posted by wilky
Point taken - read FAQs more closely. Thanks for the actual response, though, rather than "do a search."
Next question: Is it the internal wastegate, the turbo itself, or the downpipe that makes it incompatible w/ AC?
Next question: Is it the internal wastegate, the turbo itself, or the downpipe that makes it incompatible w/ AC?
Originally Posted by DMX20
Q.
Can I keep my AC when doing a homemade turbo project?
A.
We have tried a few times setting up a HF/STD kit supporting AC, with a few different turbos, and it will simply not work. Maybe if you had some type of crazy adapter plate that moves the turbo away from the AC compressor you could squeeze the downpipe right by. We normally remove AC when doing our kits. I recommend if you absolutely want to keep ac, check into a prefab kit.
Directly from the HMT FAQ page
Can I keep my AC when doing a homemade turbo project?
A.
We have tried a few times setting up a HF/STD kit supporting AC, with a few different turbos, and it will simply not work. Maybe if you had some type of crazy adapter plate that moves the turbo away from the AC compressor you could squeeze the downpipe right by. We normally remove AC when doing our kits. I recommend if you absolutely want to keep ac, check into a prefab kit.
Directly from the HMT FAQ page
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Re: HF manifold + AC?
Originally Posted by jyjck5
Originally Posted by scttydb411
right sized turbo/dp/adapterplate combo...it can be done.
click the link in my sig for example.
click the link in my sig for example.
I thought it couldn't be done so im lost.
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