Sanden Compressor Conversion Options Small Block (LA)

[SeaFuse]

Have a 72 Fury 360 with factory air where I want to retrofit the locked up RV2 to Saden type and retain existing crank v-belt pulley. What bracket kits for compressor change do people prefer? Was considering the CVF brackets. Not sure what this clean Fury below has. Thanks

 

[CBODY67]

Chrysler beat you to it, about 1980. On my '80 Newport 360 2bbl, they went to a Denso axial compressor. Cools great. ONLY thing is that a new intake manifold is needed as the rear mount of the compressor needs the thermostat housing to rotate its mounting studs. Look at the Edelbrock Performer intake for the 318/360 engines. It has the dual-pattern flange for that reason. The rear-most inner bolt is where the Denso rear mount is. Housing looks to be the same, just clocked differently. Other intakes that do not have that dual-pattern flange only work on '79 and back factory a/c cars.

This way, you can keep everything production-based and possibly save some money . . . other than the rear mount issue.

Happy Holidays!
CBODY67

 

[SeaFuse]

Chrysler beat you to it, about 1980. On my '80 Newport 360 2bbl, they went to a Denso axial compressor. Cools great. ONLY thing is that a new intake manifold is needed as the rear mount of the compressor needs the thermostat housing to rotate its mounting studs. Look at the Edelbrock Performer intake for the 318/360 engines. It has the dual-pattern flange for that reason. The rear-most inner bolt is where the Denso rear mount is. Housing looks to be the same, just clocked differently. Other intakes that do not have that dual-pattern flange only work on '79 and back factory a/c cars.

This way, you can keep everything production-based and possibly save some money . . . other than the rear mount issue.

Happy Holidays!
CBODY67

Isn’t that 80’s compressor the infamous C171?

 

[mrfury68]

Check out Bouchillion Performance. They have a complete kit available, from brackets to pulleys etc. A friend of mine just did his '77 LeBaron and it works and looks great. The only thing you need to do is make your lines so they fit your application. A decent repair shop that does A/C work should be able to crimp fittings onto the hoses for you.

 

[Big_John]

I used Bouchillion also and bought the tools to crimp my own hoses.

 

[CBODY67]

Isn’t that 80’s compressor the infamous C171?

Please expand my horizons. Did my car come with one of the "better ones" as it works as designed?

CBODY67

 

[bronze turbine]

The compressor on my 1980 Mirada was a "Sankyo" if I remember correctly. It worked great, never had a problem with it.