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Originally Posted by mgarblik
I have a question about the compressors. Please don't take this the wrong way. I notice many muscle cars and all the vintage air and other kits do away with the Frigidaire/Harrison A6 compressor. Is there a specific reason for that? The A6 is heavy and can leak a small amount of oil that can mark the underside of the hood. Other than that, extremely reliable, can support an 80,000 BTU system and was original equipment for nearly 40 years on GM, Jaguar, Rolls Royce and other cars. Just curious why they are discarded as so much junk on so many classic muscle cars? Always interested in learning new stuff.
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For one thing the A6 is heavy! The aluminum ones are much lighter. My favorite reason is the Pro6ten doesn't kill your HP like the A6. You can barely tell its on. With the A6 it felt like you killed 50 HP or more. I charged my cars with R12 and it will freeze you out and I live in Phoenix, Az.