a/c compressor questions...OK to swap a Sanden 508 comp in place of stock R4? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

superchevy · 03-19-2005, 11:24 AM

I want to swap a 454 into my '81 Silverado, but want to use different, wide-mount Alan Grove brackets for the A/C comp and alternator...the stock R4 radial compressor will not fit these brackets as they're designed for the Sanden 508 compressor.
Question I have is, besides having new a/c lines fabbed-up, is the Sanden compressor compatible with the rest of my stock a/c system?
Thanks for the help,
SC

jimfulco · 03-20-2005, 02:31 AM

Might check with Vintage Air or Hot Rod Air, both in the San Antonio area. Last time I looked, they had Sandens for just about any application.

www.vintageair.com
www.hotrodair.com

Slonaker · 03-21-2005, 11:40 AM

A friend who used to design systems for Vintage Air told me that it would work. He runs a Sanden on his V8 S10. I decided against it in the end because of the cost of brackets, new compressor, and custom built lines. A new R4 was only a little over $200 I think, so I decided to stick with what I had.

Slonaker

03-19-2005, 11:24 AM	#1
superchevy Got big-block? Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 2,453	a/c compressor questions...OK to swap a Sanden 508 comp in place of stock R4? I want to swap a 454 into my '81 Silverado, but want to use different, wide-mount Alan Grove brackets for the A/C comp and alternator...the stock R4 radial compressor will not fit these brackets as they're designed for the Sanden 508 compressor. Question I have is, besides having new a/c lines fabbed-up, is the Sanden compressor compatible with the rest of my stock a/c system? Thanks for the help, SC __________________ '68 CST SWB factory 396/T400 buddy buckets, a/c, ps, pb '72 Corvette convertible 454/4spd/ac, ps, pb '73 GMC Sierra Grande short wide 454/T400 ps, pb, ac '77 K5 Blazer black on red, 350/T350/NP205 ps, pb, ac all original '78 GMC Sierra Classic short wide 454/T400 ps, pb, ac '72 GMC Sprint SP454. 1 of 38 built. '73 GMC Sprint SP454. 1 of 71 built. '75 GMC Sprint SP454. 1 of 25 built. SOLD! '72 GMC K25 4x4 468/4L80e/NP205 build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...23#post4324423 SOLD!'55 Chevy gasser 496/4spd build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...96#post4324396

03-21-2005, 11:40 AM	#3
Slonaker Insert Witty Text Here Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 3,415	A friend who used to design systems for Vintage Air told me that it would work. He runs a Sanden on his V8 S10. I decided against it in the end because of the cost of brackets, new compressor, and custom built lines. A new R4 was only a little over $200 I think, so I decided to stick with what I had. Slonaker __________________ '86 Chevy C10 (Sold 04/19/13 ) Stock '01 Silverado

03-20-2005, 02:31 AM	#2
jimfulco Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: Shreveport LA Posts: 3,170	Might check with Vintage Air or Hot Rod Air, both in the San Antonio area. Last time I looked, they had Sandens for just about any application. www.vintageair.com www.hotrodair.com



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