Dear all,
To be honest, as long as U have an alternator running the electrical supply in your car, no matter whether it's a 1200, 1300, 1600 or entahkeberapahundred, U should be able to fit an a/c system and run it. However, with a smaller displacement engine, you would be draining the power band U have within that engine, and thus would not be able to use the maximum power generated by the engine when U are using the a/c. In short, pakai a/c bila cruising, nak overtake offkan je.
Anyways, I find it surprising that sometimes, a stock 1200 engine could use an a/c and still be sprightly. Nak tau ape rahsia dia? Dah Porsche design engine tu elok elok 1192cc, takyah lah nak upgrade tambah tu tambah nie....hehehe...keep it stock, coz it's more reliable!
Nak buat a/c system for VW, if you want to get it done and over with perfectly the first time, go to someone who's a specialist, someone like Steven over at New Century. The amount of R&D he has done to fabricate the a/c system for VW's goes to show, coz it's ultra-reliable, and damn chilly once fitted and used!
OKlah, any other questions, just holler!
Adit