When I put my car (84 Trans Am) back together I will be completely removing the AC.
Would it be a good idea or a bad idea to use the condenser for either an engine oil cooler
or transmission oil cooler?
Since I can't run an increased capacity oil pan, this would give me extra volume.
Are you talking about the used one off the car or the new one in the picture? Can it
be relocated to a different area of the car away from the radiator?
If it's clean inside then you can't go wrong with extra cooling potential.
Are you talking about the used one off the car or the new one in the picture? Can it
be relocated to a different area of the car away from the radiator?
The original used one. I would use it in its original location in front of the radiator. But it is pretty large.
It might cool too much, especially in the colder months. I will be using an oil cooler thermostat.
I currently have a combo engine oil & transmission fluid cooler mounted where that condenser was.
This was just a thought I had.
I'm was not sure if it could be done, but if I used it to cool engine the oil, it would give me what looks
like to be at least 2 extra quarts.
The old style AC Condensors are a simple S- tube layout.
Its like that on my old 1994 Suburban but tubes are slightly flat.
On my 87 C4 Vette its a Basic S-tube layout.
New cars have a similar layout to Auto radiators.
Just my observations.
GLHS60 is probably correct, in that the stock air conditioner condenser and its internal passages and line size may very easily prove to be rather restrictive, Ive found that even the 3/8" or AN #6 lines on a trans cooler tend to be a bit restrictive to flow.