looking to do a wire tuck

kneeon · Post by **kneeon** » Fri Aug 24, 2012 7:45 pm

pretty soon im going to be pulling my motor and i want to do a wire tuck. i kinda know where to put the pdc and ecu but i want to keep my a/c but i dont where to put it any ideas?

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Sat Aug 25, 2012 9:02 am

I'm not sure I get you. The location for relocating the PDC and PCM is your call. You can put them in the trunk if you want too. I'm assuming you know about increasing wire gauge to compensate for voltage drop that is associated with the greater signal distance. Minor changes in wire length shouldn't require that though.

As far as the A/C goes, what is your question? The only thing you can do tuck-wise is have custom lines made that run down along the apron area instead of on top. That would be pricey.

kneeon · Post by **kneeon** » Sat Aug 25, 2012 11:35 am

The pdc and pcm im gonna move to the dash ive seen some spots where other people have put them.my question is where can i move the evaporator to where it cant be seen and of course i know about longer lines

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Sat Aug 25, 2012 11:51 am

The evaporator is already hidden. It sits in a box under the dash. Do you mean the condenser? That is the part sitting in front of the radiator. Seems pretty silly to try and hide that since the radiator will still be sitting there.

kneeon · Post by **kneeon** » Sat Aug 25, 2012 12:21 pm

I have a 01 i mean the thing on the passenger side next to my washer fluid bottle

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Sat Aug 25, 2012 1:34 pm

That would be your receiver dryer. There was certain years that mounted the R/D on the firewall, so if you changed all the lines over to that design, I guess you could. It still doesn't hide it though.

The best way to tuck A/C is to remove it.

kneeon · Post by **kneeon** » Sat Aug 25, 2012 1:43 pm

What if i put it like behind the bumper like how i seen some guys put the battery or pdc and pcm and run the lines on the inner fender part

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Sat Aug 25, 2012 2:09 pm

If you want to get into the expense of custom made lines, you can put it anywhere you like. Keep in mind that the compressor is still going to be hanging out on the front of the engine. If you have the lines made so they stay low, you might not see them right off. The h-block is still mounted at the firewall, so your lines will be visible there too.

kneeon · Post by **kneeon** » Sat Aug 25, 2012 2:35 pm

With the block i was thinking if maybe i can move that also that way when i run the lines from it if i can run em along the fender it would be good.i havent really looked at where the compressor is and how its mounted,can it moved along side the radiator somewhere?

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Sat Aug 25, 2012 2:54 pm

You can't really move the compressor...it is belt driven.

You don't have much choice where the h-block is either because it's position is dictated by the evaporator.

kneeon · Post by **kneeon** » Sat Aug 25, 2012 3:07 pm

Oh ok yea i know that....i get the a/c part names mixed up. So i think maybe if i can move the dryer and hide the lines it will clean up alittle bit cause i need my a/c it still hits over 90 here with alot of humidity