Kurt,
Thank you very much for posting! This is great info, especially as the OEM prices are skyrocketing if you can even find an OEM replacement part anymore. Cooling improvements of any sort are welcome on our cars, and an efficiency / air flow improvement like this is much better than just adding another core to the radiator.
Was this the part number: LRS-19712C? I'm going to save it my LMR wish list for future reference.
Other people in here may know better than me, but here's what I know from some inside info and my own experience. The cooling systems on our '94s and '95s were the same as the V6 - oversized for the 3.8, and barely large enough for street use on the stock V8s. They definitely need upgrades as soon as you start to shed more heat with any significant gains in power or track use. From what I've been told, the 1996 Cobra had cooling issues from the factory when you track it. If owners came in on warranty with overheating complaints, there was a TSB fix where you could get a larger factory radiator installed. This fix became standard on the '97+ cars. Your info makes me wonder if that condensor improvement was another part of the factory solution. These feel like the year-over-year factory improvements that go somewhat under the radar, and only pop up when you have to deal directly with them.
Thank you very much for posting! This is great info, especially as the OEM prices are skyrocketing if you can even find an OEM replacement part anymore. Cooling improvements of any sort are welcome on our cars, and an efficiency / air flow improvement like this is much better than just adding another core to the radiator.
Was this the part number: LRS-19712C? I'm going to save it my LMR wish list for future reference.
Other people in here may know better than me, but here's what I know from some inside info and my own experience. The cooling systems on our '94s and '95s were the same as the V6 - oversized for the 3.8, and barely large enough for street use on the stock V8s. They definitely need upgrades as soon as you start to shed more heat with any significant gains in power or track use. From what I've been told, the 1996 Cobra had cooling issues from the factory when you track it. If owners came in on warranty with overheating complaints, there was a TSB fix where you could get a larger factory radiator installed. This fix became standard on the '97+ cars. Your info makes me wonder if that condensor improvement was another part of the factory solution. These feel like the year-over-year factory improvements that go somewhat under the radar, and only pop up when you have to deal directly with them.
$15 per pound doesn't seem bad at all, at least to me.... for a discontinued refrigerant. Comparing it's price to something you bought 10 years ago isn't fair.
I've been snatching up R12 in the past year, and, hell, I'd jump at $30/lb for it. Ebay started cracking down on sellers of it earlier this year.... so that eliminated my primary source. Ebay yanks it as soon as someone puts any up.
Agree.