Making the AC Colder

[CAMAROWIDBASS]

Hey Brett Garret i have something very similar which i used in my car due to the fact that i couldnt find the product at my closest NAPA so i imprevised.

I used a type of inulation that goes around windows and its like sticky tar on one side and then shiny aluminum on the side that shows.

[Brett Garret]

If it works I'll be glad to shell out some clams for any if you have any.

[CAMAROWIDBASS]

Brett Garret im not looking to make any money off you let me check back at my houser and see if there is still some on the roll and if the dog hasnt chewed it up.

[Brett Garret]

Awesome. Let me know! Thanks.

[Rob@USC]

Originally posted by zlexiss:
Nice thread, it's peaking over 100* in Tucson all week. I need to do the insulating wrap mod.

My ghetto mod is the double air dam. After scraping the dam on enough stuff from early careless driving, I felt it wasn't stiff enough to force air up though the radiator (and ac condensor), so I bought another one off gmpartsdirect (about $30).

Then when the new one arrived, I figured, "Why not just put them both back to back on there, and get some extra stiffness". With a couple dremel cuts on the old dam to get them nested together nicely, they fit in well, and are definately stiffer than one (no bending back so much at speed). A/C stays nice and cool. And no problems with overheating, even road racing in Phoenix on a 95* day, with a FTRA blocking a bunch of flow through there.

-Jeff

What is the part number for the air dam and could you post or e-mail me some pics of what this looks like?

-Rob

[zlexiss]

The part number is 10229657 and it's $25 shipped from gmpartsdirect.com.

I took pics when I was doing it, but can't find them. Under the car it looks pretty much stock, a closer look from the side shows the double thickness.

Install was pretty easy.

I pulled the old one off, sat it on top of (in front of) the new one. There will be a couple spots at the top where you'll have to trim the old one (keep the new one whole) to get a close overlap - use a dremel or a utility knife.

I think the stock screws were long enough, but I'm not sure - a quick trip to the hardware store would be all you need if they arent.

-Jeff

[racerx3800]

Re: Making the AC Colder

i know this is an old thread. But how do you insulate the pipes that go in to the car?