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Old 07-07-2020   #8
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Default Re: Freon capacity for 91 ZR-1?

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Originally Posted by emmvette View Post
Bringing up an old thread. So for my '90, it is 2.25 pounds of R12. Does that convert straight across for R-134? I'm wondering since the R-134 is less efficient if it needs more or the same amount?
No.. R12 at 2.25 will be around 1.8lbs (at the high end) of R-134a

Typically R-134a is about 75-80% of the R12 fill.

reason the later cars are at 2lbs vs 2.25 is the added capacity of the parallel flow condenser vs the tube and fin condenser
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