KirkF

As a point of interest:
I believe the 1993-1995 Plymouth Town & Country Minivans used the same Nippondenso compressor, with a different clutch pulley. (ribbed instead of v-belt). If you had a junkyard nearby it might be worth a quick look.

Kirk

RicardoD

Kirk,

Can you then swap clutch pulleys from the Minivan compressor to make it a drop in for a 964?

Ricardo

nekbet

Kirk - thanks for the info... I looked on Autozone's site and it does list a Nip compressor that is $480 new.. So I bet that is the same one.

That said, it'd be winter again before I could make it to a junkyard with my schedule... I have 2 folks on here that have offered their used compressors pretty cheap, so I'll go that route and see if it'll work.

Cheers,

Mike
1990 964 C4 Targa

KirkF

That is the theory.

I am getting ready to install a supercharger in my car. One of the changes required is to change the A/C compressor clutch/pulley from the V-Belt to the serpentine style. The company involved told me that dodge used the same compressor with a serpentine style clutch/pulley, and that was their source for the part.

I havent done it yet, so I can't guarrantee anything. But if you had a junkyard nearby it would be easy to check it out.

Kirk

springer3

I don't understand the name changes on Japanese compressors. Sanden was "Sankyo". There is a 505 (tiny), 507 for mid-size cars (5-piston), and the 508 for full-size sedans (7-piston). I replaced a York in an early 911 with a 507. The 505 is the only Sanden that is lighter than the OEM Porsche 964 Nippondenso compressor. I doubt the 505 would work in August in Atlanta, or I might be tempted to shave a few pounds.

Perhaps I should diet instead.