jt1583

I am playing around with ideas for my upcoming project and thought about putting the AC condenser behind the radiator for better cooling to the radiator. From a general standpoint I know that the radiator cooling will improve and the condenser cooling will worsen.

The issue here is how much will AC cooling decrease, to the point where it's not effective? To get into the details I would need to know what temperature the refrigerant comes in at/what it should leave at to be effective among other things, but I don't, so maybe there is an expert here.

I did read some things saying that 1/2-3/8 of an inch is the best for spacing between the radiator/condenser to encourage the best flow between the two, but I haven't found anything regarding the order.