Thread: How to: GA16 a/c line on SR20 for turbo clearence

plan and simple, this doesn't even have to be a write up. There are multiple different ways you can make the GA16 line fit on the sr20.

1. Cut and dremel the bolt hole that connects the line to the compressor. ( This is what i did and pictures will follow)
2. Bend and tweak the line that connects the line to the compressor.
3. also I have heard you can add washers to the bolts that attach the compressor to the block so it extends farther out like the GA16 does.

now on to the pictures, when the GA16 line is fit flush with compressor the two holes do not match up. So what I did was cut all the way into the the aluminum end and took a flat head screw driver to open the bolt hole a little. I grinned away on the inside of it so the both can drop right in with no clearance issues. I added a washer to the top to make sure.

another one

bolted on, with screw and washer on top

another, look at the clearance, hello 3" downpipe

last but not least how flush the line and compressor matches up.

Sweet! Mind posting a link to this thread in http://www.sr20-forum.com/turbo/19989-ac-lines-turbo-4.html ?

I'm going to move this to How TO's.

I've been having a problem with this. It won't clear the A/C line that goes to the condensor. I can't get mine to go on because it's pushing against that line and can not move any farther to clear the altenator in the first place lol. What did you do to get around that?

show me some pictures of your problem and i'll see what i can do. I will get you picture of the whole a/c line

Just use the ga compressor. I have a ga compressor running on a sr20 in my b14. The only thing i had to do was get the bracket from the same platform car of the ga compressor. i.e. 96 compressor, 95-99 ser bracket. Works perfect