Last fall I purchased a '86 2M6 that had a 9 year old LT1 swap using Archie parts.
The car originally had factory A/C, but it was not hooked up for the V8 swap.
I would like to get the A/C system operational soon.

Can I use a Fiero HR6 Compressor?
If anyone has done a SBC V8 with working A/C, do you recall what compressor mounting brackets were used for the SBC?

Thanks for the help.

You can reuse the stock fiero compression, but you will need to swap the AC clutch assy to serpentine belt pulley. Also, with the belt on the LT1 being further from the face of the engine, you will need to shim out the AC compressor to meet it. The Archie front engine mount has built in ears for mounting the AC as well as a 2nd AC mount bracket that can also be used. Here is a similar setup on a traditional SBC:

Thanks fieroguru!
That information and photos are a great help!
Thanks again.

quote Originally posted by hdryder: Last fall I purchased a '86 2M6 that had a 9 year old LT1 swap using Archie parts. The car originally had factory A/C, but it was not hooked up for the V8 swap. I would like to get the A/C system operational soon. Can I use a Fiero HR6 Compressor? If anyone has done a SBC V8 with working A/C, do you recall what compressor mounting brackets were used for the SBC? Thanks for the help.

Are you going to want to hook this A/C system up under the LT1 PCM's control? If so, I might have some helpful info but I need to know what service number is on the PCM you are using.

-ryan

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Ryan,
Is that what would be needed to get the A/C system to work correctly with the LT1 swap?
Thanks for the help.

P.S. I still have the '94 3800 N/A Series I motor w/5speed in a '85 Fiero, that I will need your help programming, etc., when I bolt on a '95 Series I SuperCharger, intake, etc. for one of the next future projects.

1992-95 OBD1 LT1 computers need a number of inputs to permit/activate the A/C clutch relay output. You'll need:

-A 3-wire A/C pressure sensor mounted on the hi-side line
-A 3-wire A/C Evaporator Temperature Sensor Module with remote (wired) sensor probe mounted in the evaporator core itself
-An A/C Clutch status wire (just tie into the green wire that goes to the A/C clutch)
-An A/C Request Signal (from the Fiero HVAC control panel)

(The LT1 PCM controls the A/C clutch relay much like how the stock Fiero system works.)

The A/C Evap Temp Sensor module is a small box with 3 wires going in and 2 coming out mounted inside the donor LT1 car behind the glove box and you should be able to get to it quite easily (at least in F and B body applications). What you can't easily get to is the actual sensor probe which is attached to this small module via the 2 wires because the temp probe itself installs into the evaporator core, which is buried in the HVAC housing. What I have done in the past was just cut the remote probe wires so I could get this "module" out of the donor car. Then I've wired up a standard GM intake air temp sensor to this module and installed the temp sensor into the evaporator box in the engine compartment (or in the case of the Fiero, it would be in the front trunk compartment). When I've done this, the PCM enabled A/C operation and didn't have much issue with me using an IAT sensor as the temp probe for the A/C evaporator temperature module.

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Ryan,

Thanks much for the help on this!

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