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Old Jul 24, 2016 | 02:03 PM
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r-magic ac condenser

hey guys wanted to know if anyone ever ran this before its a smaller but thicker condenser from r magic that gives more room for airflow to the radiator wanted to get some feedback if anyone used it
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Old Jul 24, 2016 | 02:28 PM
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I've seen similar ones on Yahoo Japan Auctions and wondered if they were any good too. "HPI Radiator Rescue"

HPI ??????????? FD3S RX-7*Radi RX7 - Yahoo!?????? - ????!
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Old Jul 24, 2016 | 02:37 PM
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nice find my main concern is the fittings i have an r1 and from what i remember the r1/r2 and base had one style ac and the touring had another connector wise or something like that
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Old Jul 24, 2016 | 02:42 PM
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R Magic GARAGE / FD??????AC??????

Type 1 only ¥ 55,000 (consumption tax) 3 to 6-inch ¥ 38,000 (consumption tax) Normal mount vehicle about 30 minutes ¥ 4,000 (consumption tax, air-conditioner gas supplement another) "V "mount vehicle about 60 minutes ¥ 8,000 (consumption tax, air-conditioner gas supplement another) ※ air conditioning gas replenishment type 1 ¥ 20,000 (consumption tax) 2 to 6 type ¥ 15,000 (consumption tax)

To me this suggests they make one with both types of connectors. I guess you'd have to supply a VIN to confirm fitment.
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Old Jul 24, 2016 | 02:48 PM
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Will it fit a greddy v mount I wonder
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Old Jul 24, 2016 | 07:48 PM
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I installed this on customer's car before

I would say it looks nice, but it doesn't offer much improved cooling ability, and the A/C performance went down.

Brand new Mazda stock condenser(it's made by denso) cost 360+ shipping. I don't see the point of getting this "2/3 sized" condenser.

picture is the brand new stock Mazda condenser, I forgot to take pic of the r-magic/hpi condenser before.
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Old Jul 24, 2016 | 09:05 PM
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That's what I was also worried about loosing cooling they said it's a little thick to make up the dif but I guess it don't matter
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Old Jul 25, 2016 | 02:10 AM
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Will it fit a greddy v mount I wonder

So long as a condenser mounts to the standard points, then yes it should. The Greddy emulates the standard mount points and provides adapter pipe work for the condenser, albeit for the RHD layout!
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Old Jul 25, 2016 | 11:20 PM
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I don't think the oem condenser is available anymore. I put the part number into Google and all the sites who list it indicate discontinued
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Old Jul 26, 2016 | 01:44 AM
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Originally Posted by collectiv
I don't think the oem condenser is available anymore. I put the part number into Google and all the sites who list it indicate discontinued
There are lots of aftermarket alternatives for OEM on Yahoo Japan Auctions.
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Old Jul 26, 2016 | 07:19 AM
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I don't think the oem condenser is available anymore. I put the part number into Google and all the sites who list it indicate discontinued
I just got 2 from Mazda Japan, brand new OEM, they are still making it

See the pic I posted above.

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Old Jul 26, 2016 | 07:21 AM
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There are lots of aftermarket alternatives for OEM on Yahoo Japan Auctions.
I tried most of them, they all suck, and guess what, 1/2 are actually made in China.
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Old Jul 26, 2016 | 08:47 AM
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You think the parallel flow one is worth the extra money? I'm switching to r134a and they say it isn't as cool as the r12. But maybe with a parallel flow it may help. It's alot of money though. Twice as much or more as the oem condenser.
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Old Jul 26, 2016 | 09:06 AM
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if I were u I will use R152a instead.

r134a sucks no matter what condenser u uses.
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Old Jul 26, 2016 | 10:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Marf
There are lots of aftermarket alternatives for OEM on Yahoo Japan Auctions.
is there any chance they want to ship to europe?

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Old Jul 26, 2016 | 10:41 AM
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I can ship u 1. But shipping to Euro is $$$$$
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Old Jul 26, 2016 | 01:22 PM
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Originally Posted by finewayne
is there any chance they want to ship to europe?

Yes, look at the banner ad at the top of the page

????????????FD3S??????? - ?coolingdoor_west???????????????????? - ????!

It's there for all auctions, run by a company called Buyee. They buy then ship onto you.

Another example is rinkya.com

I've used both to buy parts. There are bidding fees, commission and re-delivery to pay for.

Sometime customs applied additional taxes, sometimes they didn't.
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Old Jul 26, 2016 | 01:26 PM
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Full search for FD3S condenser

????! - ??? - ?fd3s ????????????
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Old Jul 26, 2016 | 07:16 PM
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I use an RX8 condenser. Has a built in dryer. Works great and costs around $100. You can get them as cheap as $50 but I went with one from Koyo.
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So with regards to the rx8 condenser.. is there any modifications required to make the rx7 brackets line up?
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Old Jul 27, 2016 | 02:46 AM
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^^ also interested
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Good question. I have this on my v mount so we had to make new brackets anyway. Don't know the answer for OEM.
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I have a greddy v mount as well. If the size is the same you can manage to make some custom brackets to mate up with the supplied v-mount brackets
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Originally Posted by collectiv
So with regards to the rx8 condenser.. is there any modifications required to make the rx7 brackets line up?
yeah if anyone has info on this that would be clutch
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