air conditioning and motor

guys I live in laa vegas and it is about to get real hot. what do you recommend for an ac and what type of affect will the heat have on my car. I use to have a vw with a 2300cc engine and I am thinking of putting that in mine. any advice

Hey Will - I live is Las Vegas myself. I don't have air in my speedster. The best time to drive the speedster in the summertime in Vegas is the evennings.

There are a couple of other speedster owners in town Will and Tony maybe we can get together sometime.

I highly recommend A/C! If you race or drive the car fast like you stole the Car, just turn the A/C that is what I do more power to your motor! I live in Hawaii and it gets Hot almost 365 days a Year! I drive mostly with the top down and the A/C full blast! I have A/C and I would not have purchased the Speedster without it! The only thing I did, was raise the idle on my Carbs, because the motor used to shut off at Street Lites or at a long stand still. I have the under the dash A/C unit the ones I see in Street Rods or Classic Cars. I have seen another owner of a Porsche Replica Dave D. he has the cools Vents in his Dash.

Kawika55

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I live in miami and my speedster is my only car. I have A/C in it and only use it when the top is up (when it's raining). It does make maintenance a little trickier but I'm happy I got it. The idle issue is a problem but what I did was rig up a cable that I can set to make the idle just a little faster when the A/C is on. That way I don't constantly have a high idle.

Have any of you installed A/C in a non-A/C car? I have seen some good deals on Speedsters (and I am in a slow process of looking) but none with A/C. What I would like to know is, is it practical to get the parts and do it yourself or have it done in a shop, or should I wait until I can get one that comes with the A/C?
Thanks,
Matt

thanks you guys are excellent. I am wondering what monvo are you planning on doing about the ac and what about the motor I was thinking to make mine jump off the line in this town but i am thinking about making it a daily driver with the way gas prices are getting. everyones car looks great. what type of suspension will give the best ride

Hey Will - I have no intention of ptting AC on my car. I don't like driving with the top up and feel that the air is a waste with the top down, in addition it make the maintenence on the motor that much more difficult. I don't have a problem driving the car when it is 100 degrees out until I come to a stop sign or light then the sun really bakes down on you.

I currently have a 1915cc motor with dual kadrons which puts out adequete power for around town driving I even took it up to the central coast of California a couple of weeks ago. When I was driving back the thermometer in Baker CA was reading 114 I waited there for about an hour hoping it would go down and it did...to 113. It wasn't that bad as long as I was moving.

What part of town do you live in? Maybe we can get together for a little cruise sometime. There are 2 other Las Vegas Speedster owners that are SOC members, Tony lives in Whitney Ranch and Will who lives over by the Stratosphere, I live in Summerlin.

how was the drive to cali. did the car perform well were you comfy. I really appreciate all of the info. I live in the NW on silverstaone golf course would love to check out the car thanks for the follow up.