10 replies to this topic

[samg.t]

just wondered was it only japanese minis which had air conditioning or did standard english mpis have it as well thanks alot

[Dan]

Nope, Japan spec only.

[samg.t]

ok thanks
how hard is it to install or is it not really worth it?

Edited by samg.t, 01 September 2010 - 08:20 PM.

[redmini963]

ok thanks
how hard is it to install or is it not really worth it?

just open the windows

[samg.t]

right ok thanks anyway

[pjprofili]

Opening the windows might work for some, but when temperatures are upwards of the 90s F, a/c would really be nice!

[rwerry]

just wondered was it only japanese minis which had air conditioning or did standard english mpis have it as well thanks alot

The Mk7 (MPi) Mini was not produced for the Japanese market. One of the reasons for this was that there was insufficient room for air conditioning, which was standard for Japan. So all Japanese spec Minis has SPi engines. Any air con system for an MPi Minis would, therefore, be aftermarket and would have to fit in a VERY restricted space.

[jay30]

You could always try and get something like the kit from Car Builder Solutions to fit. Expensive but if thats what you want I don't see why not.

http://www.cbsonline...lation-91-c.asp

[bluedragon]

The key is to get a compressor mount that will fit. On the JPN models, there is a compressor mount to fit the serpentine belt drive of the MPI (needing a longer belt) but a compressor mounted here (near the belt adjuster bolt) will foul the front mounted radiator of the MPI.

The way I have seen this resolved is with a reversed A/C compressor mount, where the compressor is mounted on the wing and faces opposite the motor.

Astro Air in the UK made the original MPI A/C kits but I can't find any contacts for them. I thought I heard Astro Air is defunct.

There's another company in the UK that made MPI A/C kit fitments, but I don't know what the ID of that company is (it isn't Astro Air.)

If anyone can ID either of these companies, I'd be ready to buy from them. Just getting the compressor/compressor mount would at least allow the rest of the system to be cobbled up in a relatively straightforward fashion (as far as A/C's go.) The condensor can be mounted in the RH wing, underneath the boot floor within the subframe, or both in series (as Astro Air did.)

[mpihornet]

The key is to get a compressor mount that will fit. On the JPN models, there is a compressor mount to fit the serpentine belt drive of the MPI (needing a longer belt) but a compressor mounted here (near the belt adjuster bolt) will foul the front mounted radiator of the MPI.

The way I have seen this resolved is with a reversed A/C compressor mount, where the compressor is mounted on the wing and faces opposite the motor.

Astro Air in the UK made the original MPI A/C kits but I can't find any contacts for them. I thought I heard Astro Air is defunct.

There's another company in the UK that made MPI A/C kit fitments, but I don't know what the ID of that company is (it isn't Astro Air.)

If anyone can ID either of these companies, I'd be ready to buy from them. Just getting the compressor/compressor mount would at least allow the rest of the system to be cobbled up in a relatively straightforward fashion (as far as A/C's go.) The condensor can be mounted in the RH wing, underneath the boot floor within the subframe, or both in series (as Astro Air did.)

there is nothing to stop an mpi car running the sidways radiator. if the issue is just about mpi radiator and compressor, then surely that would solve the issue.

I asked about this as i may be taking the hornet overseas but so far this is the most informative thread on the issue.

[gazza_sidewalk]

i have just ripped the air con out of my spi jappy. while it was good to have it in there, specialy on a great british summers day, it is so hard to do anything to the engine. mine is out while i work on it but will be going back in when it is all finished. there are meany pros and cons to it. if you do go a head make sure you have comlpeted all work you want to do.

parts a available on ebay and are continuasly being sold so you can easily get hold of them.
when putting the aircon in you cant do it yourself, i have already got minispeed ready to do mine and its not tooo expensive.