6. Do you offer air-conditioning compressor mounting brackets?
Hot Rod Air
Yes, for just about any motor out there. If there is not a specific bracket available, we also offer a universal bracket that gives the customer a cradle to start with and all they will need to do is build a baseplate for attaching it to the motor.
Southern Air
We carry a full line of Alan Grove steel brackets and our exclusive polished stainless steel brackets. We also make many billet aluminum brackets and carry all of Street & Performance LS-series mounts.
Vintage Air
We offer a wide variety of compressor mounting brackets, ranging from basic steel assemblies to our Front Runner drive systems that package all engine accessories.
7. Do you recommend remote condensers?
Hot Rod Air
Only as a last resort. Keep in mind that remote condensers pick up road heat and exhaust heat (it's not getting fresh air that is available when the condenser is installed in front of the radiator), so if you use one, be sure to run a trinary safety switch-just a little piece of insurance. That way if your system should develop higher head pressures, the switch will cycle the system off so you will not blow an A/C hose. It will also act as a low-pressure switch in case the system develops a leak somewhere. Remote condensers work fine around town or at slower speeds, but once on the open road, the system starts working harder and building up pressures, thus becoming less efficient than a front-mount condenser.
Southern Air
Our remote condenser will perform as well as the radiator-mounted one, and even better in traffic situations. It has a high-performance fan, pulling air across it constantly to stay cool, as opposed to the front-mounted ones that have very little air flowing through them at idle. Our remotes have a full shroud also. In some cases, the remote is a must on Model As and cars with exposed radiator cores through the grilles.
Vintage Air
Our first choice is always to mount the condenser at the front of the vehicle where it gets the best airflow at the coolest possible temperature. We look at remote condensers as an option if there is no way to package a condenser at the front air stream of the vehicle. Remote condensers must be mounted in such a way to direct an adequate amount of the coolest airflow available through the condenser to remove the heat from the refrigerant. A trinary safety switch is an absolute must with a remote condenser to protect the compressor from excessive system pressure and engage the condenser fan.
8. Do you offer heat-and-air/air-only/ heat-only packages?
Hot Rod Air
Approximately 98 percent of what we sell would be heat and air-combination systems, but we do offer air-only and heater-only units.
Southern Air
We offer heaters, air-only units, as well as air and heat units. We have them to hide behind the dash or hang under the dash, and have our new TrimLine Heat Air unit that hangs under the dash and has defrost also.
Vintage Air
We offer several cool-only underdash systems, as well as a variety of heaters and heater/defrost systems, but our most popular systems are our Gen II heat/cool and heat/cool/defrost systems.
9. Do your systems include defrosters?