High efficiency condensor for C5 vette
Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2026 12:02 am
Had my compressor lock-up and looking around for replacement parts. Unfortunately all the dealership parts are no longer available. Currently looking for a condenser. Looking for something as good or better than OEM. I live in Texas so the higher the efficiency, the better.
Found some vids online where they did a cross-section cut and you could see how the OEM cross-tubes have more chambers per tube than the aftermarket versions. Then there was cross-tube count and number of fins per inch. None of the after market condenser ads even mention this kind of stuff, so it's hard to tell how efficient they would be.
Looked into later model vette OEM condensers but it appears they switched to a different design with the C6 vettes having the drier on the side of the condenser.
Open to ideas.
TIA
Found some vids online where they did a cross-section cut and you could see how the OEM cross-tubes have more chambers per tube than the aftermarket versions. Then there was cross-tube count and number of fins per inch. None of the after market condenser ads even mention this kind of stuff, so it's hard to tell how efficient they would be.
Looked into later model vette OEM condensers but it appears they switched to a different design with the C6 vettes having the drier on the side of the condenser.
Open to ideas.
TIA