help! my aem chewed through my ac lines! and as a result my A/c never works as cold as it used to!

is there something i can buy to "reapply" the insulation? TIA

 

If there is a hole in your a/c line it will either work or it won't, Freon is a gas and will leak very quickly if there is a hole. If it just wore through the insallation, your fine its only in your head. If there is an actual hole in the line just replace it with a new one

Mattj

 

it just wore through the insulation... im sure that insulation really helps with the A/C as the A/C doesnt work well anymore.... (compared to a honda civic A/C)

thanks for the reply...but do you know of anything to replace that insulation?


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The insulation material you wore thru will have no effect whatsoever on the cooling performance. Grab some duct tape wrap it up and call it a day. Also you may want to move your lines out of the way so they won't touch the AEM. Try zipties.

 

Zipties own.

I was careful to make sure my AEM didn't rub the AC lines.. I should check to make sure it still isn't. I never use AC anyways though..

 

JohnnyBoy installed my AEM and he did a great job to address this problem.......ziptied my A/C lines together to bring the outer line farther away from the intake........then he put a foam piece in between the lines and the intake.......works great.........zero rubbing.............couldn't be any happier

 

i think that your ac might need to be recharged. Dont' the R's have a smaller less consuming ac unit than other cars?

 

i zipped tied my lines together, , , then my nitours nozzle rubbed the line and put a hole in it . . . say buh bye to ac. its all gone and alot lighter and more power.
ac is overrated anyway

 

I guess turnabout is fair play... my A/C lines chewed (half-way) through my AEM.

 

Me too! Im kinda pissed about it.

 

My AEM got worn by the AC line so I cut up an old bike tire,wrapped it twice and zip tied it on both sides. No problems for almost a year now.

 

Well, when/if the AEM is destroyed by the A/C lines (currently bound with zipties)... it'll just force me to go with the Mugen CAI. Then, I'll show those A/C lines "who's da boss". (smack! Tony Danza!)

 

well the 1st week i had mine those nuts on the lines right where the coolant res is , , , they put a nice gauge in my aem too. thats when i ziptied them
my aem is all jacked up , i need a new one .

 

Solution to your problem : Remove the A.C. = Weight reduction

jk.

Larkin who only uses his A.C. to defog in the winter time

 

that was my solution in the long run .

 

Mine was rubbing and I adjusted it a bit and there is plenty of clearance now.