Can 20 year compressor overheat the 20V?

[Snoopy]

Jeez... Is it possible to use compressor from another car, something "newer" 
and compatible with R134 ? Will it have similar power usage or less?

On 2012.07.31 15:29, Tony Hoffman wrote:

> An old York compressor takes 17hp to run, IIRC. We ran a 4kq years ago on a
> dyno, but I'm just going from memory. That was nearly 20 years ago. A 90
> rotary compressor (more modern technology) is about 13hp. My employee's
> 1.8T A4 definately sees a differece when the compressor cycles. In my 200hp
> A6, not so much of a differece.