Originally Posted by coryishot19

from what i know you have to have a factory installed k/a compressor. the dealership installed ones dont fit the sr. i beleive i read that on some website and that is the reason why my ka compressor wouldnt fit on my redtop. ill see if i can find were i read that.

why not just use your sr compressor and get the sr lines spliced to the ka ones?

now according to epstein if your clip is in fact a 90-91 i would look into seeing if you actualy have a black top and not just a redtop with a black valve cover.

Originally Posted by JimmyHat

I have a blacktop and theres no question about that. When I bought the clip, I was told the year is from 94 to 98.The origional SR compressor was locked up and not working. I have my AC working nice and cold with no problems. I had everything converted to a SR compressor. My DOHC compressor was right off a KA, only hours old.

Originally Posted by coryishot19

i have herd of places that put black valve covers on redtops to sell them for the extra couple hundred. i was just saying you should look into it due to the fact that what epstein said about the very low chassis number makes sence.

im confused did you get the ac to work? did you use the dohc ka compressor or did you end up getting a new sr compressor?

Originally Posted by JimmyHat

I definatly have a black top. Here is a picture of the motor in the clip before I did the swap. Blacktops are noted by the cooling fins on the front of the head. When I found out that I could not use the KA compressor, I had the lines converted to be used with the SR compressor.