Need a little more help with choosing my ac condenser

[widowmaker77]

I
Had made a post a few weeks ago about which brand explorer ac compressor I should go with so Now I’m asking about a condenser. I’ve never dealt with ac systems before. So im
Not exactly sure what I need here. My thoughts are this, my explorer compressor will be on the driver side. To help keep
Things a little more simple and tidy should I get a condenser where the inlet will be on the driver side and the outlet on the passenger side? Or does it even matter? My battery is on the driver side so I’m planning to mount my dryer on the passenger side somewhere in the area where the battery used to be. The style condenser at the bottom in the link I’m posting is what I’m thinking
https://www.uacparts.com/legacy/Search/CN/CN_PF.html

 

[MD]

The only thing important about the condenser is efficiency of converting hot gas to liquid, because the Bronco doesn't really have a great option for a condenser unless you change to a different radiator style. Using the Explorer front dress allows you to keep a high CFM thermostatic clutch mechanical fan which allows a stock mount style radiator to work well, so for AC it is simplest to fit within that framework which means a condenser that fits inside a 19" rectangle without impeding flow to the radiator. You can go higher than 19" I guess, but you won't really be pulling air across at low speed via the fan.
My BC Broncos kit uses the Vintage air 14Wx20H condenser, which after subtracting the side tanks is roughly 12"x 17" surface area that the fan is pulling air across. I bought several of the universal kit 16x18 condensers from various vendors and there isn't an ideal solution. As best I can tell Velocity Motorsports uses the same Vintage Air condenser that the Toms offroad kit uses, which is the Vintage Air 37034. That is what I am going to use with my Explorer compressor, and it does seem to be the most optimal of the available condensers that I have found, and that is what I recommend.

 

[MD]

I think using the 3 pass condenser that you posted is going to be more negative than positive. The smallest size width (~20") is too big to fit directly in front of the radiator, so you would have to place it forward. Maybe a custom shround between the radiator and the condenser would channel airflow, but that seems questionable and complicated.

 

[Slowleak]

I used this condenser and it fits great without interfering with the hood latch or the radiator support brackets. It’s 11x24 and the finned part fills the entire core support opening and the tanks are hidden off to the side. You can see the hose fitting on the left in the top picture below. It sandwiches nicely between the radiator and core support. When painted black it looks like a stock radiator from the front.
I would get one with fitting locations that allow the easiest hose routing, and fills as much of the core support opening as possible so you get the most airflow. This one fit perfect for me.

Here is a picture of how it fits.

One more pic showing the connections and the width compared to the radiator. I put closed cell foam on both sides so air can’t get out between it and the radiator.

https://clima.parts/products/cnfp1124-ac-universal-condenser-parallel-flow-11-x-24-w-6-8-ports

 

[MD]

I used this condenser and it fits great without interfering with the hood latch or the radiator support brackets. It’s 11x24 and the finned part fills the entire core support opening and the tanks are hidden off to the side. You can see the hose fitting on the left in the top picture below. It sandwiches nicely between the radiator and core support. When painted black it looks like a stock radiator from the front.
I would get one with fitting locations that allow the easiest hose routing, and fills as much of the core support opening as possible so you get the most airflow. This one fit perfect for me.

Here is a picture of how it fits.

One more pic showing the connections and the width compared to the radiator. I put closed cell foam on both sides so air can’t get out between it and the radiator.

https://clima.parts/products/cnfp1124-ac-universal-condenser-parallel-flow-11-x-24-w-6-8-ports

That looks like an interesting option to go wide. I need to check the side tank clearance on my aluminum radiator.

 

[Slowleak]

That looks like an interesting option to go wide. I need to check the side tank clearance on my aluminum radiator.

If you go too wide you get into the steering box. I like that this one fits between the radiator mounts so it is flush with the core support and fills in the gap between it and the radiator.