Question About Cooling Unit

fasteddie · 02-26-2009, 03:35 AM

i'm turning my car into a street legal track car; got the A/C system out except for the cooling unit.

would i lose my defrost function if i remove the cooling unit? i guess what i'm asking is if the cooling unit is somehow tied into the ducting that channels air into the car being blown by the fan? i'd like to keep the ability to defrost the inside of my windshield when it all misted up.

if not, tips on removing the cooling unit would be much appreciated; thanks for any input.

328FTW · 02-26-2009, 05:24 PM

Yeah you kinda do. On my racecars I completely removed the heater unit and there is nothing but pressed steel up front. To overcome fogging I went out and brought anti-fogging agent for the window and it works good. It still fogs sometimes on a really really cold day when I'm towing it but when I get there it clears up and then I'm good for the rest of the day.

The a/c helps defog but is not solely responsible for it, you will still be able to defog with the air alone, it will just take longer. Run some anti-fog stuff and keep the heater/blower unit and controls and you shouldn't have a problem.

02-26-2009, 03:35 AM	#1 (permalink)
fasteddie No Skills Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Question About Cooling Unit i'm turning my car into a street legal track car; got the A/C system out except for the cooling unit. would i lose my defrost function if i remove the cooling unit? i guess what i'm asking is if the cooling unit is somehow tied into the ducting that channels air into the car being blown by the fan? i'd like to keep the ability to defrost the inside of my windshield when it all misted up. if not, tips on removing the cooling unit would be much appreciated; thanks for any input.

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02-26-2009, 05:24 PM	#2 (permalink)
328FTW 3vzfe tinkering Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: New Zealand Posts: 1,537 Thanks: 12 Thanked 100 Times in 84 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Yeah you kinda do. On my racecars I completely removed the heater unit and there is nothing but pressed steel up front. To overcome fogging I went out and brought anti-fogging agent for the window and it works good. It still fogs sometimes on a really really cold day when I'm towing it but when I get there it clears up and then I'm good for the rest of the day. The a/c helps defog but is not solely responsible for it, you will still be able to defog with the air alone, it will just take longer. Run some anti-fog stuff and keep the heater/blower unit and controls and you shouldn't have a problem.