Ctsv camaro incompatibility AC STUFF

• #15 by Skeltic on 14 Jul, 2014 16:38
• Any update on those ctsv lines?
• #16 by halfspec on 15 Jul, 2014 20:51
• Quote from: Skeltic on 14 Jul, 2014 16:38

  Any update on those ctsv lines?
  

  
  I think progress on those lines will be measured in months not days or weeks unfortunately. Vito's car is at Jordan Innovation's shop which must be incredibly busy because after being in queue for several months they haven't even started apparently.
  
  Lane
• #17 by Skeltic on 15 Jul, 2014 21:25
• I have run out of patients waiting for this to get done as see if it works. So I bit the bullet and bought a new cts compressor and stock lines. With any luck I will be picking it up Friday and gettin' er done the same day, assuming I can figure out how to braze, you tube makes it look easy.
  
  I can''t see why it won't work, but I can't see how lots of things don't work and somehow they still don't work.
  
  Oh well I will let you all know how it goes
• #18 by halfspec on 16 Jul, 2014 10:34
• Sorry I couldn't help push this along faster for you Matt. This whole thing was kinda out of my hands as I don't personally own a LS3.
  
  I think the biggest thing with brazing is getting the temperature high enough on the aluminum (which coincidentally likes to dissipate heat). I couldn't do it with a MAP torch. You're probably going to need oxygen or acetylene.
  
  Here's a source to get braze on male beadlock fittings:
  
  http://autoacfittings.com/Male-Insert-O-Ring-Nut-Aluminum_c223.htm
  
  Vito hadn't gotten to a place where he was ready to order the fittings above but I do remember him mentioning that he felt like the CTSV hardlines had approximately the same outer diameter. This is a little unusual from what I normally adapt to as I can normally expect a #10 (7/8") compressor outlet and a #8 (3/4") inlet. If the inlet and outlet are the same size you'll either need a braze on nut that steps up or down, or the low side hose might have to have a new fitting crimped on.
  
  Please let me know if there's anything I can do to help you
  Lane
   
• #19 by Skeltic on 16 Jul, 2014 12:42
• are those aluminum braze nut common? Or should I have ordered them a week ago?
• #20 by halfspec on 16 Jul, 2014 13:07
• I don't see them for sale online very often but I'd think you could get them at any ac shop that works with aluminum hardline.
  
  Personally I wouldn't buy anything else until you get your hand on those ctsv lines and measure the hardline ODs.
  
  Lane
• #21 by Skeltic on 13 Aug, 2014 16:30
• Just thought I would leave these here
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• #22 by Mik3ymomo on 13 Aug, 2014 16:40
• It will never work...
• #23 by halfspec on 13 Aug, 2014 16:44
• Niiice! I'll have to forward a few folks here. Looks like they couldn't get a direct braze on connector, which I imagine is due to the odd hardline OD on the stock hardlines, so they just tigged on #8 and #10 fittings from some other doner hardlines? This is a great reference point for folks wanting to run LS3's with CTSV compressors.
  
  I appreciate you posting the pics and rooting for some good news because you deserve a damn win haha 
  
  Lane
  
• #24 by Skeltic on 13 Aug, 2014 16:59
• Baby wants his bottle!
  
• #25 by keycam on 14 Aug, 2014 19:15
• Nice!
  
  I just had my CTSV lines cut and welded up too.
  JIC/AN fittings.
  
  
• #26 by Skeltic on 19 Aug, 2014 20:37
• This is for all you hosers out there!
  
  
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• #27 by halfspec on 20 Aug, 2014 09:32
• Thanks Matt
  
  Lane