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911pcar 06-01-2021 10:07 PM

964 evaporator
 
Hi,

I removed the evaporator from my HVAC suitcase and have to make a decision on replacing OEM vs Kuehl evaporator. The Kuehl unit is almost 3 times more than OEM, but is supposed to make a big improvement.
Please let me know your thoughts or if you have any experience with the Kuehl unit.

Thanks

joerg65 06-02-2021 03:50 AM

I installed a Kuehl evaporator in March. I’m in Perth, Western Australia so it was a good time of year to test out its performance. It’s significantly better than the old original unit and is more than adequate to keep the car cool on a 40 degree celsius day. It’s hard to tell if it would be much better than a new OEM unit (comparing it to a 30yr old caked up unit isn’t fair) but my justification for choosing it is 1. that it’s better on spec to OEM, 2. I live in a hot climate, 3. it’s a pain to change so I don’t want to do it again 4. my cars a daily drive and 5. my cars a keeper.

911pcar 06-04-2021 09:36 PM


Originally Posted by joerg65 (Post 17466928)
I installed a Kuehl evaporator in March. I’m in Perth, Western Australia so it was a good time of year to test out its performance. It’s significantly better than the old original unit and is more than adequate to keep the car cool on a 40 degree celsius day. It’s hard to tell if it would be much better than a new OEM unit (comparing it to a 30yr old caked up unit isn’t fair) but my justification for choosing it is 1. that it’s better on spec to OEM, 2. I live in a hot climate, 3. it’s a pain to change so I don’t want to do it again 4. my cars a daily drive and 5. my cars a keeper.


Thanks for your feedback. It is very helpful. The best reason is not wanting to do it again. Lol I plan to get a kuehl unit.

ffc 06-05-2021 06:19 AM

I bought a cheapish aftermarket unit when I did mine. But I have a Targa and more relevantly live in the UK so it's a tad less crucial.

Metal Guru 06-07-2021 01:21 PM

The Kuehl evaporator is NLA :(
They are re-designing it and it will take a year to get it to the market.

0luke1 06-09-2021 10:41 PM


Originally Posted by joerg65 (Post 17466928)
I installed a Kuehl evaporator in March. I’m in Perth, Western Australia so it was a good time of year to test out its performance. It’s significantly better than the old original unit and is more than adequate to keep the car cool on a 40 degree celsius day. It’s hard to tell if it would be much better than a new OEM unit (comparing it to a 30yr old caked up unit isn’t fair) but my justification for choosing it is 1. that it’s better on spec to OEM, 2. I live in a hot climate, 3. it’s a pain to change so I don’t want to do it again 4. my cars a daily drive and 5. my cars a keeper.

i was in Perth for two weeks on a port call while in the USN. it was awesome.

joerg65 06-09-2021 10:53 PM

Glad you enjoyed your visit. It’s the most remote capital city in the world so not a lot of people make it to Perth when visiting Australia - but like most places, it has an enthusiastic Porsche community.

joerg65 06-10-2021 12:06 AM

Glad you enjoyed your visit. It’s the most remote capital city in the world so not a lot of people make it to Perth when visiting Australia - but like most places, it has an enthusiastic Porsche community.


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