More Efficient Viper Air Conditioning??????

[Jim Sullivan]

Has anyone tried Duracool 12a refridgerant? Supposedly it is:

— Non-Toxic
— Non-Ozone Depleting
— Non-Global Warming
— Non-Corrosive
— UP TO 35% MORE EFFICIENT THAN 134a

Anyone tried it?

 

[Ron]

<FONT face="Comic Sans MS">If it was 35% more efficient, you'd think the industry would jump on it in order to downsize the hardware. Sounds flaky.... </FONT f>

 

[King GTS]

Interesting....

 

[ACR Joe]

~ 25% improvement by tinting the windows and installing hi-flow cats.

 

[Performin Norman]

I don't know what will and won't work but when it gets above 85 degrees out, the viper stays home. That is what you call dissappointed in a feature of my car. Oh well, at least its fast. hahaha

 

[viperdoctor]

Another aspect is the large amount of outside air that is sucked in under every a/c setting.

Put it on the snowflake (the least amount of outside air) and feel the rush of outside air going into the hood vent.

Consider that the outside air being sucked in is well over 100degf in stop and go Texas freeway traffic and there's little chance for the a/c to keep up.

I tried making a restrictor plate for this intake, but it's clear that the interior vent is not enough to pick up the slack...

There's probably a way to improve the air flow from the interior into the a/c, but I haven't explored.

I not only would like to improve the a/c efficiency, but considering I live in a city that is always battling for #1 in polution, I don't want that much outside air coming in...