<VV> Icewater Air Conditioner

[Frank DuVal]

I'm in Virginia, where last week we had high 90s with high 90s 
humidity!  And so is Bill Hubbell! And this is just June....

Yes, I have driven most stock systems, not just GM, in this weather all 
my life.... 50+ driving years.

Max, Max, Max....

Keep it in  low gear in traffic, stay well away from the car in front of 
you (not applicable to stock Corvair).

Oh, maybe this is because it doesn't produce 5T of cooling at idle... My 
POINT! He will still need several tons of ice even though he is not 
speed of engine dependent.

Or, if it was  that easy, don't you think JC Whitney would have ice 
chests for sale as car accessories?

Frank DuVal

On 6/14/2011 4:59 PM, ScottyGrover at aol.com wrote:
> Yeah, but just where are you located?  GM rated the factory unit for  5T
> for cooling in places like Phoenix, where it gets to be 115 for weeks on  end
> or Corpus Christi, where it gets into the high 90's with humidity to  match.
>   The homemade system wouldn't require 60 MPH to cool---have you ever
> driven a stock A/C system in Texas traffic where you never get the RPMs anywhere
> near 3000--which is what a 3.55 rear end shows at 60 MPH.
>
> Scotty from Hollyweird
>
>
> In a message dated 6/14/2011 1:01:14 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
> corvairduval at cox.net writes:
>
>
> Hey  Bill,
>
> Remember that a ton of cooling is 12,000 btu, and the GM A-6  compressor
> that came on your car originally was rated at 5 tons @ 60 mph  (rough rule
> of thumb).
>
> The term ton of cooling refers to the cooling  capacity of a ton of ice.
>
> I hope your ice chest is big ebough to hold  several tons of ice for a hot
> day!
>
> Frank  DuVal
>